Nyingchi
Nyingchi Overview
Chinese Name: 西藏林芝市 English IPA: Nyingchi Location: Southeast of Tibet Population (city): 231000 Language: Tibetan and Han Language Zip code: 860000 Tel code: (+86) 0894 Time zone: UTC+8
Located in the southeast of Tibet, Nyingchi owns the biggest elevation gap in the world with the lowest elevation of only 900m and the highest elevation of 7,782m (altitude of Namjagbarwa Peak). Literally meaning the Throne of Sun, Nyingchi is renowned as the “East Switzerland” and “Jiangnan of Tibet (Jiangnan in Chinese means the fertile and prosperous area in the south of the Yangtze)”, blessed with beautiful lakes, deep gorges, immense forests, azalea-filled meadows, etc.
Highlights of Nyingchi
- Paradise of Peach Blossom: When spring approaches, most parts of Tibet are still covered with snow, Nyingchi has already been immersed in a sea of peach flowers. In order to celebrate this grandeur of nature and advocate Tibetan culture, Nyingchi Peach Blossom Festival has been hold by local Tibetans and enthusiastic tourists since 2002. During this grand festival, you can not only enjoy the rosy peach blossoms and exotic pastoral scenery but also explore Tibetan villages, watch horsemanship performance, try some local delicacies, etc.
- Natural Museum-Mount Namjagbarwa: It is no exaggeration to say that the Mount Namjagbarwa is a rare “natural museum” that spans the tropical zone and the cold zone. This ideal landform condition and superior climatic conditions make Mount Namjagbarwa become the only mountain in China with the most complete mountain vertical vegetation spectrum. In this unique tropical mountain ecosystem, complex and abundant vegetation types and flora and fauna are developed and multiplied. For this reason, Mount Namjabarwa is praised as “the natural museum of vegetation types” and “the gene pool of mountain biological resources.” by many biologists.
- Deepest Canyon in the World: Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon or Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon or simply the Tsangpo Canyon, Brahmaputra Canyon or Tsangpo Gorge, along the Yarlung Tsangpo Rive(雅鲁藏布江) in Tibet, China, is the deepest canyon in the world, and at 504.6 km (314 miles) is slightly longer than the Grand Canyon in the United States(美国大峡谷), making it one of the world’s largest.
- Colorful Ethnic Culture: Nyingchi is a multi-ethnic city with Tibetans as its main body. In addition to the Tibetans, there are also Menba, Lhoba, Nu, Dulong, Lisu, Naxi, Bai and unidentified ethnic group-Deng people. The rich festivals, the unique local specialties, the delicious food, Tibet Crafts, Tibetan Medicines, Buddhist culture, etc. constitute the unique picturesque. When you come to Nyingchi, you will be impressed by the colorful Tibetan culture.
Other Destinations in Nyingchi
- Nang County
- Bomê County
- Bayi District
- Mainling County
- Mêdog County
- Zayü County
- Gongbo’gyamda County
- Pagsum Lake
Nyingchi Attractions
Top Nyingchi Attractions include Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, Mount Namjagbarwa, etc. Plan your Nyingchi Tour and visit the top attractions of Nyingchi. Nyingchi Attractions are abundant and are full of all kinds, including natural sceneries, human sceneries and villages where you can experience the rich ethnic culture. Because of its characteristic geographic location and diverse climate, Nyingchi attractions get its uniqueness in different ways. In spring, you can catch the sight that the delicate and charming peach flowers are in full blossom and the [...]
Nyingchi Tours
Nyingchi Tours offer travelers different kinds of tour packages of Nyingchi for your Tibet Travel. What's more, Mysterious Tibet provides the most suitable Nyingchi Tour Package for you according to your requirements. Nyingchi Tours will give travelers an opportunity to enjoy the fascinating natural landscape in Nyingchi Tibet and discover the mystery of Nyingchi Tibet. Being one of the top destinations in Tibet, Nyingchi will never let you down. You can spend a leisure time around Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon and immerse [...]
Climate & When to Go
Nyingchi Weather & Climate describes information with temperature & precipitation. Find out the best time to visit Nyingchi and see the season highlights in Nyingchi Tibet. It also tells you what to wear in different seasons and clothes packing for your trip to Nyingchi Tibet. Nyingchi Climate and Weather Nyingchi is situated at the north bank of Yarlung Zangbo River, lower reaches of Niyang River, at the southeast part of Tibet. The terrain here is dangerously steep with river valleys. The [...]
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Transportation
Nyingchi Transportation Guide serves you some transport information and introduces fights to Nyingchi, trains to Nyingchi, buses to Nyingchi, and ways of getting around Nyingchi in Tibet. Located in the southeast of Tibet, Nyingchi borders with Lhasa to east, Shannan to southwest, Qamdo to south and Nagqu to north. Taking flights and driving are the two major ways to get to Nyingchi. How to Get to Nyingchi By Air Nyingchi Mainling Airport is a civilian airport in Nyingchi City, Tibet, China. [...]
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Festivals and Activities
Nyingchi Festivals and Activities include a brief introduction of festivals and activities for Nyingchi Festival Tour and tell travelers what to do in Nyingchi, such as Tibetan New Year and more events. Various Tibetan festivals are celebrated in different ways in Nyingchi. It is suggested to visit Nyingchi during the festivals and enjoy activities with the local people if time is free. Festivals in Nyingchi Date Festivals Notes Jan. 1st of Tibetan Calendar Tibetan New Year Feb. 24th-Feb. 26, 2020; Tibetan Minority; Jan. 15th of Tibetan Calendar Butter Lamp Festival The last climax [...]
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Travel Tips
Nyingchi Travel Tips introduces some information about Nyingchi travel, including useful numbers, transportation, best time to visit, dressing tips, post offices, banks and hospitals, etc. When plan your trip to Nyingchi, view our answers to questions about Nyingchi travel to get better understanding of Nyingchi Tibet. Nyingchi is blessed with beautiful lakes, deep gorges, immense forests, azalea-filled meadows etc. you hardly believe that there is such a picturesque and fertile heaven land in wild Tibet. With available daily flights and lower elevation, Nyingchi [...]
Useful Maps
If we go to somewhere new, maps are good support for us. To help you have a better understanding of Nyingchi, we provide you different Nyingchi maps including Nyingchi transportation map, Nyingchi tourist attractions map, Nyingchi region map and Nyingchi location map, etc, through which you can probably know how to get to Nyingchi and what to discover there. Located in the southeast of Tibet, Nyingchi borders with Lhasa to east, Shannan to southwest, Qamdo to south and Nagqu to north. Taking flights and driving are the [...]
Nyingchi Accommodation
Nyingchi Accommodation will solve the problem-where to stay in Nyingchi. Nyingchi Accommodation and Hotels Booking introduces the recommended comfortable, economic and cheap hostels in Nyingchi. As a renowned tourist destination in Tibet, more and more hotels gather in Nyingchi centered in Bayi District, the largest district along the stretch of travel route. Bayi District is a nice place for overnight as well as a transportation center in Nyingchi. Of course, Bayi District is a place full of attractions, such as the grand [...]
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