Lhakha attractions:

Nyingchi
Lying in the southeastern part of Tibet, Nyingchi sits at the middle and lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo. Shouldering Qamdo on the east, Nyingchi has Nagqu as the northern neighbour, with Lhasa and Shannan on the west and southwest. India and Myanmar lie on the southern border.

The region includes seven counties: Nyingchi, Medog, Mainling, Gongbo'gyamda, Zayu, Bomi and Nang. On the region of 99,700 square kilometres live 159,200 people (by the year 2000). Besides the Tibetan people, there are also the Han, Monba, Lhoba ethnic minorities and the Deng people.

Basumtso Lake is the main attraction of Nyingchi area. Lying 90 kilometers west of Gongbogyamda County, is a stunning highland lake.

It is a notable holy lake of Nyingmapa order of Tibetan Budhism. Reflecting the picturesque snow-capped peaks around, it offers a "Swiss Alps" like scenery. In 1997, it was listed by World Tourism Organization as a world tourist site.

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