Qīnghǎi–Tibet Railway E0

# 0 300 km Qīnghǎi–Tibet Railway e 0 200 miles A B C D E F G H •# CHUMA’ER RIVER G as Hu STATION

B 1 Watch for Tibetan antelope as this u 1 h part of the journeyAyakk crossesum Hu the QĪNGHǍI LAKE •# species’ major migrationXĪNJIĀN path;G the 78 holes in the railway bridge here were Aqqikkol Hu 444 constructed to allow wildlife to pass Qinghai Hu undisturbed. Look north for a glimpse •# Xīníng of 11.7km Qingshuihe Bridge – the 444 world’s longest railway bridge. •# Golmud 2 2 •# Dūlán er •# Guìdé v i R

c 444 w lo •# Línxià CHUMA'ER RIVER l Kūnlúnshān e STATION Pass Y FĒNGHUǑSHĀN TUNNEL •# QĪNGHǍI LAKE 风火山隧道 QĪNGHǍI Outside Xīníng, the train passes Q umar Huang GĀNSÙ Pass through this lengthy tunnel, •# China’s largest lake, saltwater FĒNGHUǑSHĀN •# Magen 3 which at 4905m, boasts the epic Mǎduō R Qīnghǎi Lake, which is nearly six 3 TUNNEL Gyaring Gangri superlative title of the world’s highest Hu Ngoring (6282m) times the size of Singapore. frozen-earthChangtang tunnel, built entirely on Hu Nature permafrost.Preserve Tuotu Lángmùsì o •#

R Purog c D Kūnlúnshān Kangri a (6929m) m Pass Suhurima •# •# Zöigě 4 R 4 Geladandong Peak Que'er Shan (6621m) (Chola Mountain) c Mǎ'ěrkāng (6168m) Bayankala •# •# Hóngyuán c Tangu-la R Pass TANGGU-LA •# (5180m) Z TANGGU-LA a T The highest point on the on gt Qīnghǎi–Tibet Railway, 5072m ian •# Sêrtar Tanggu-la marks the crossingZa’gy intoa the •# 5 Cuonahu • 5 Tibet Autonomous Region and is also •# # Matang Siling Co CONAG LAKE c Gānzī the world’s highest railway station, Nganba-la (Garzê) with a view of towering Geladaindong Pass •# S īc Nu h Peak (6621m) to the west. •# (Salween) u Nagchu ā SÌCHUĀN n R e -T Xiǎojīn ng i Ra •# b •# Yāomèi la) •# Chamdo etH •# Fēng Gyaring gu •# •# w 5 5 5 Tan Riwoche Xīnlóng y Rongzhag Co n ( Yàqīng che H Nam 5 en e Ny TIBET n D Co g a 6 5 5 d 6 u d Mt Nyenchen •# a u R Damxung n Tanglha R 5(7111m) (Dāng Xióng) 措那湖 a CONAG LAKE L n •# a g 5 e Yangpachen n •# Catch a passing glimpse of turquoise atHimala c •# Lǐtáng Lúdìng 5 re ya R a •# Bātáng G an n J (Lithang) Conag Lake – the train passes less ge g i Gònggá ( n R N M Shān •# than 100m from the lakeshore. Conag s u e h (7556m) Lhasa k a Yarlun Lake is among Tibet’sBā holyyī •# lakes and o g Tsangpo ( •# Rawok n ( Bra Y Shímián •# •# hmapu g Y Xigaze tra) is home to migratory birds, including ) a a l 7 n o 7 cranes, mandarin ducks and swans. g n •# Z t g Jiǔlóng •# a z e •# Gyangze Yamzho y Xiāngchéng ) Yumco ü

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