The trail on the piles The tickets for a sleeping car The railway goes mostly on piles Our group is boarding the train Along the Zang Po river View over the grain fields to the highway The track goes along the Tsang Po valley A look outside the window Salama and Albin inside the compartment Dangxiong 4,293 m, clean and empty railwaystation The floor inside along the coach 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 Children's playground in Xining Xining Peoples Park Children paradise in Xining Little girl has fun in a big plastic bulb Xining around the Public Park Playing Diabolo in the Namsan Park A kite flying over the Namsan Park in Xining Xining People's Park Xining People's Park