ake Manasarovar in Tibet

When you plan to have Tibet travel, first you will know some place worth visiting. Here we will talk about the mysterious Lake Manasarovar. Located in the south of Mount Kailash, 35km far away from the east of Pulan Country, Ngari Area of Tibet, Lake Manasarovar is the largest freshwater lake with maximum transparencyin in China. The surrounding landscape is very beautiful and since ancient times followers of Buddhism and benzene regarded it as the Holy Land and " the center of the world ".It is also the birthplace of four great rivers in Asia.

Lake Manasarovar in Tibetan means " unbeaten and victory " which is also called " the Spirit Lake ". In history Lake Manasarovar had ever met the Tug Tso which is called "the ghost lake" by Tibetans. Lake Manasarovar is inland lake evoluted by flood, ice and water accumulation and blockage. The shape of Lake Manasarovar looks like a pear with wide south and narrow north. The direction of long axis is 26km and the short axis is 21km. The lake is at an elevation of 4588 meters that the average depth is 46 meters with a maximum depth of 81.8 meters, covering an area of 412 square kilometers. The transparency is14 meters.

Lake Manasarovar is called " the holy lake" by Buddhism. Every summer and autumn, Buddhist will carry the aged and the youth to pilgrimage and have a bath in the holy water in order to prolong life. A lot of books and classical description says the water here likes pearls after drinking it humans can wash Immortal iniquity. Almost all of the Tibetan people will praise the water tastes very sweet .Next to Lake Manasarovar there is Lake Tug Tso called ghost lake by Tibetans means " the toxic black lake ". Lake Manasarovar is a fresh water lake while the Tug Tso is a salt water lake.

If you want to have Tibet travel to have a view of Lake Manasarovar, you can go alone with the Tibetan Railway or plan a Lhasa-Kathmandu travel. Scenery on the way is very unique and full of surprise.