– Largest Primitive Forest Area Of Tibet
Lying in the southeastern part of Tibet, Nyingchi situated at the middle and lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) river. Shouldering Chamdo on the east, neighbouring Nagchu on the north, Lhasa and Lhoka (Shannan) on the west and southwest and India and Myanmar lies on the southern border.
The Nyingchi region includes seven counties: Nyingchi, Metok, Minlin, Gongpo Gyamda, Zayul, Bomi, and Nang. The region’s central city region is located in Bayi, which is 400 kilometres from Lhasa. It takes 5 hours to drive to Bayi. However, at the end of 2019, the express highway between Lhasa and Bayi was completed, and the drive to Bayi is less by 2 hours.
The local geological structure framed the gorgeous landscape, unique climate, and flourishing vegetation. The beautiful cloud in the blue sky, snowy peaks covered in the glacier, rushing rivers and giant waterfalls, ancient Bon monasteries, lakes, etc.
Under the influence of the monsoon from the Indian Ocean, the area has neither scorching summer nor freezing winter. With little rainfall, the air is quite humid. The sunshine is long, and the frost is short. The area is just around 1000m above sea level. Some regions can even breed rice, apple, orange, banana, lemon, peanut, etc. The area is the most fertile land in the Tibet autonomous region.
Nyingchi is the most pleasant weather in Tibet because of its low altitude and landscape of flora and fauna. Therefore, it’s a great choice to travel first to Nyingchi to acclimatize if you have enough time. The average elevation of Nyingchi is 3000 meters.
To get to Nyingchi, you can fly from any city in China to Nyingchi Milin Airport. The airport is just 20kilometres from the city centre. There are many good hotels and restaurants in the city.
Most Bon spiritual tour travellers prefer to fly directly to Nyingchi instead of Lhasa because there are many Bon monasteries. In addition, the holy Bonri mountain is also close to Nyingchi city.
All the foreign tourists must need the Tibet travel permit to enter Tibet both fly or train. Moreover, you must need the Aliens travel permit to travel smoothly in the Nyigchi area.
There are Buddhist monasteries like Lama Ling Monastery, Buchu Sergyi Lakhang, Dreksum Tso temple, etc. Moreover, they are more Bon spiritual sites as compare to Buddhist sites. To visit these sites, you must need your Tibet travel permit and the Aliens travel permit.
Bonri at Nyingchi county is one of the holiest places for followers of the Bon religion of Tibet.
