Category Archives: Nature / Fauna

Tibetan Mastiffs

Tibetan Mastiff dog breed belong to an ancient stock. It is believed that at least most of all mastiffs descend from that old Tibetan stock. Tibetan Mastiffs is very large. They were once used to guard the holy city of … Continue reading

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More Slide Shows

Lhasa to Shigatse:  Magnificent  Mountain, Lake & Glacier Shigatse was previously known as Samdruptse. The city of Shigatse is the hub of the road network between Lhasa, Nepal and western Tibet. It is located at an altitude of 3,840 metres (12,600 … Continue reading

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Enroute to Tibet: Panda Research Centre, Chengdu

This centre is not only dedicated itself to giant panda conservation, but has also made great efforts to combine natural scenery and man-made landscapes to create wonderful and humane living areas for giant pandas and red pandas. Red pandas are … Continue reading

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Qinghai Lake

Qinghai means green lake in Chinese and this is the largest inland saltwater lake in China. Lying in the northeast of Qinghai Province, approximately 193 miles from Xining at 3,200 meters above sea level, the lake stretches endlessly into the … Continue reading

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