Impressions of World's highest town in Tibet

2015-12-03

Photo shows the streetscape of the Pagri Town in Tibet. [Photo/China Tibet Online]
Photo shows the streetscape of the Pagri Town in Tibet. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

In some sense, the Pagri Town lies on the demarcation point of north and south of the Himalayan Mountains. The valley is deep and the river flows to the south. Walking to the south, we could find the elevation is lower and lower. The warm wind from the Indian Ocean blows over the south slope, making the air moist and the vegetation abundant.

Not far away from the east of Pagri Town, there standing the Rechung Portok Monastery, which is also the biggest monastery in the Pagri Town.

Because of the warm moist air from the Indian Ocean, the Pagri Grassland owns abundant rainfall and becomes one of the most fertile grasslands in Tibet.

Every summer, the Pagri Grassland is known as the "colorful meadow" with multicolored flowers.