The Beautiful Plateau Lake

The Beautiful Plateau Lake Photo: Yang Yichou
Time: June, 1983
Site: Lake Ranwo, Bomi County, east of Tibet
Height: 4200 m
Brief Introduction: Lake Ranwo, with a height of 4200 meters, is the source of the Parlung Zangbo River, Bomi County, east of Tibet. It is an alpine moraine lake, and is the biggest freshwater lake in the Indian Ocean drainage basin water systems in Tibet. Around the lake are modern glaciers, virgin forests, wildlife and fish resources, villages of Tibetan nationality, and plenty of ancient Quaternary glacial remnants, holding a high value of sight quality. By the lake is a highway from Sichuan to Tibet.