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 Yarlong
Tsangpo River, originating from a glacier on the north Himalayas, is the
highest river on the earth with an average altitude of more than 4,000
meters (13,120 feet). Running 2,057 kilometers (1,275 miles) in Tibet,
it finally flows into India, where it is named as Brahmaputra. The river
is the largest river in Tibet and the sixth longest in China. It makes
a very sharp turn when it meets snow capped Mt. Namcha Barwa, which soars
7,782 meters (25,525 feet) up to the sky and stays in clouds. The turn
is so sharp that a great canyon larger and more spectacular than the Grand
Canyon of Colorado River forms. The Great Canyon of Yarlong Tsangpo River's
depth reaches 5,382m (17,657 feet) and it has a total length of 496.3
kilometers (307.7 miles).
The newly discovered world largest canyon
lies at the junction area of Himalayas, Hengduan Range and Mt. Nyainqentanglha.
The depopulated area covers 17,000 square kilometers (6534 square miles),
having rich tourism resource. The great canyon has 17 snow-clad peaks
above 6,000 meters (19680 feet), however the river drops severely to 155
meters (508 feet) only at its end. Wet wind from India plain flows into
the area and builds an Edan of plants and animals undisturbed.
The complex and unique geographic and climate
conditions provide Tibet a museum of wildlife. Rare and unique plants
and animals, existing only in this area on the earth, are well reserved.
At the deepest of the great canyon, Menba
and Luoba people live their primitive life on the purified land on the
earth!
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