Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon Travel Guide

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travelling guideline:

Scenic area activities: "Cultural Tourism Festival" and "Hiking Conference" are held every year to promote the brand of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon.

Accommodation: In addition to the tourist reception center in the Grand Canyon Scenic Area, there is also a street of family hotels in the town.

Food: In addition to highland barley wine, tsampa, butter and butter tea, Nyingchi also has some ethnic minority specialty foods, such as Lhoba rice wine, roasted Tibetan chicken with pine mushrooms, roasted Tibetan fragrant pig, roasted Tibetan fragrant pig with Qinggang mushrooms, Nyingchi Bahe fish, and Medog stone pot stewed chicken with palm ginseng, etc. The most distinctive food of the Lhoba people is roasted rat, which is usually used to entertain guests.

Tour route:

The first route: Pai District, Milin County → Duoxiongla → Nag → Hanmi → Maniwong → Beibeng.

The second route: From Pai District of Milin County, pass through Daduka and Gega to Gala, and then go down into the uninhabited area. It will take about a week to walk along the river to reach Baimagouxiong. Leave the canyon and go straight down along a branch ditch through Xixingla Pass (4,400 meters above sea level) to the Grand Canyon. After entering the big bend, pass Jiangbianlugu Village, cross the zipline to Gandai (east bank), and go down from Gandai through the Hejiasa District and go straight to Medog.

The third route: From Parlung on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, go down along the Tsangpo River for three days to reach Zaqu Village at the top of the Grand Canyon, cross the newly built iron cable bridge (originally a zip line) to Dapo, leave the Grand Canyon and cross it, passing through virgin forests and ridges. In three days, you will reach Bayu Village on the riverside below the bend of the Grand Canyon, and then go through Lugu, Gandai, and Hejiasa to Medog.

The fourth route: From Guxiang in Bomi County, cross the Guxiang Lake on the Parlung Tsangpo River, go up the mountain and cross the Sui La Pass (about 4,400 meters above sea level), go southwest and directly reach the Jiaresa area by the river in the Grand Canyon. The mountain road along the way is tortuous and the journey takes three days.

The fifth route: From Zamu Town, Bomi County, go south along the north curve of Gaolongla, cross the Gaolongla Pass at an altitude of 4,200 meters, go southwest, and follow the Gaolongla South River for 64 kilometers and 86 kilometers to reach Damu on the edge of the Grand Canyon. It usually takes two days to enter the Grand Canyon and reach Medog.

Route 6: Go east from Bomi to Daxing, cross the Parlung Zangbo River and follow the Daxing River to its source, take the winding mountain trail to the Jinzhu La Pass (5030 meters above sea level), then go down along the Jinzhu Qu, pass the violin to

Best time to visit:

Early June → mid-October is the time to hike in the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, and April and October are the best seasons to enter Medog.

Shopping recommendations:

The local specialties include: Menba bamboo weaving, Medog stone pot, Panax notoginseng, Menba wooden bowls, musk deer, colorful masks, and gorgeous thangkas.

Scenic spot map: