Travel to Tibet via the Qingzang railway - it’s always an incredible adventure! This railway is the first to connect China proper with Tibet Autonomous Region, which due to it’s altitude and terrain is the last province level entity in mainland China with no railways. More than 960 km, or over 80% of the railway is built at an altitude of more than 4000 meters and over half of it is laid on permafrost. Of those 45 stations, nine have been set up with viewing platforms, for passengers to get a better view of the local scenery than they can on the moving train, or just sat in the stations. While the journey on the train has more than its share of spectacular sights, there is nothing more thrilling than the sight of the nomadic herdsmen of Tibet, grazing their herds of yaks, sheep and goats close to the railway tracks. Nomads have been living their traditional lifestyle for thousands of years on the plateau and spread from Western China all the way to Nepal and India. The Changtang Grassland covers the Northern and Northwestern parts of Tibet and counts two million nomads who prefer their traditional way of life to living in houses made of brick. Tibetan Nomadsherd hundreds of cattle on the grassland. They live in a tent and keep moving for better grass for their livesstock. History of the Nomads Tibetan nomads are part of an ancient culture that is derived from the Qiang nomads of ancient China. Nomadic pastoralism has long been part of the Tibetan culture and living side by side with their livestock. Tibetan nomads are hardy and well used to the harsh climate of the plateau. Tibetan Nomad culture One
Travel to Tibet via the Qingzang railway – it’s always an incredible adventure! This railway is the first to connect China proper with Tibet Autonomous Region, which due to it’s altitude and terrain is the last province level entity in mainland China with no railways. More than 960 km,
