Nyingchi is a prefecture in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. At an average altiture of 3000 meters above sea level, it is home to Tibetans and several other ethnic minorities. Mount Namjagbarwa and the Yarlung Zangbo, 496.3 km long and 5382 meters in maximum depth and believed to be the world's largest canyon, are the most interesting of all the tourist sights in the prefecture.
Yarlung Zangbo Canyon
Yarlung Zangbo River makes a horseshoe-shaped turn at the foot of Mt. Namjagbarwa, and with water lapping at the rocky mountain with a deafening din, works geographic miracle by converting itself into an immense canyon 496.3km in length and 5,382m in maximum depth. In 1994, the canyon hit the headline when it was discovered by Chinese scientists, who believe it to be the world's largest canyon.
Medog Nature Reserve
China's largest nature reserve with the best preserved primitive jungle in its bottom is found in an area of 460,000 hectares that slopes down from north to south on the southern side of the Himalayas in Medog County, southeast Tibet. Read more Medog Nature Reserve.
Basum Lake Holiday Resort
The first holiday resort of Tibet is in Gongbo Gyamda County of Nyingchi Prefecture. The resort is heavily wooded, and in its center is the mountain-skirted Basum Lake. Ranwu Lake
The Ranwu Lake is a perfect blending of the Swiss Alps snow peaks and glaciers and the streams in Jiuzhaigou (a pretty town in central China).