Unending foothills in front of the high mountains Riverbed of Nam Cho No one on the highway Snow just in a bit higher altitude The remain of workers temporary accommodations Small pool beside the track Impressive cloud formations Near Amdo Cuona Lake near Amdo Close ride beside the Cuona Lake Cuona Lake Cuona Lake View out the window to the Cuona Lake Nagqu River near Amdo Erosion protection Amdo Station Climbing to the high Tanggula Mountains Climbing more and more higher and higher Erosion protection every where The high mountans in the background Vista to the landscape near Thangla Ri Far view to the Snow Mountains Tonggula Mountain Close to the Tanggula Snow Mountain Info display inside the train coach Reach the Tanggula Mountain Pass 5,231 Meters Every seconds an different amazing view to the mou… The highway goes beside the train track One more view to the snow fields and glaciers The first runlet of the Yangtze River Closer view to the Tanggula Mountain Along the Tanggula mountain range Tanggula Mountain range Bizarre rock strata near Tanggula town Along the Tongtian River Late in the afternoon Headstream of the Changjiang River (Yangtze River) Inside the dining coach We enjoy the food in the train coach First view in the early morning ... Railway station in Xining Arriving Xining railway station on the dot Xining Station Plaza Restaurant tent and the Himalaya mountain range Public bus to Xigazê city Yak herd and the Himalaya mountain range Yak herd browse at a hill foot An other convoy on the way to the Kailash Young Tibetan girls in Hor Qu Gongzhucuo lake (Konggyo Tso) Mani wall with thousands carved stones Mani wall leading to the lake side Great spectacle at the sky Holy rest and ... ... the first view to the Holy Kailash mountain Dramatic cloud spectacle Memo Nanyi (Gurla Mandhata) peak (7728 m) Lake Manasarovar (4556 m) Clouds scenery at the Memo Nanyi (Gurla Mandhata)… Holy bath in the Holy Lake Manasarovar Lake side at the Manasarovar (4556 m) Breakfast beside the Holy lake Seralung Gompa Dangxiong 4,293 m, clean and empty railwaystation Salama and Albin inside the compartment A look outside the window The track goes along the Tsang Po valley Modern tourist bus runs beside the Tibet train The Tsang Po river also called Yarlung Zangbo Rive… Crossing the Tsang Po river View over the grain fields to the highway Just out of Lhasa Along the Zang Po river Modern construction in the railway station Our group is boarding the train The train is ready for Beijing Boarding the coach No. 11 The railway goes mostly on piles The Qinghai-Tibet Railway The tickets for a sleeping car The gate to board the train to Xining The waiting room in the railway station Lhasa railway station The trail on the piles The map of the railway from Lhasa to Xining Tiger Jumping Gorge Little girl posing for a photo shot at Tiger Jumpi… Choosing the fresh victuals for lunch in Qiaotou Tiger Jumping Gorge Tiger Jumping Gorge Steps to the Tiger-Jumping Gorge Kids welcome us in Zhongdian Dukezong village beside the Songzanlin Monastery Songzanlin Monastery Main entrance to the Songzanlin Monastery Living quarter behind the Songzanlin Monastery Wall paintings inside the Songzanlin Monastery View to the Songzanlin Monastery complex Tibetan woman in a village near Zhongdian A boy look down the balcony View to the big Songzanlin Monastery complex Leaving Zhongdian the Shangri-La in Yunnan Landscape on the way to Zhongdian The border to the Tibetan territory in Yunnan Songzanlin Monastery new constactions Songzanlin Monastery Very simple personal living condition in the Tibet… Inside the Songzanlin Monastery Bitahai Lake near Zhongdian Tibetan boys in the village Our group says "Bye bye Yunnan and surely see you… Kunming intersection Dongfeng Road Eating the cake the Chinese way Kunming Dongfeng Road Cutting the cake the Chinese way Kunming downtown Dongba Scripture shown how to write Cristal clear water runs down the mountain Heilongtan Lake Park entrance Lijiang Ancient City Lijiang Black Dragon Pool Big water wheel at the entrance of the Old Town Li… Canals in Lijiang's old town Lijiang at night Streets, bridge, wooden houses and red lanterns