Xining downtown Residential district with shopping center Salama und Diane, our friend in Xining New building constructions every where in Xining Diane, our Chinese friend in Xining Xining skyline behind the Public Park Ourselves in Xining Xining People's Park called Renmin Gongyuan Xining People's Park Xining People's Park A kite flying over the Namsan Park in Xining Playing Diabolo in the Namsan Park Xining around the Public Park Little girl has fun in a big plastic bulb Children paradise in Xining Xining Peoples Park Children's playground in Xining The tickets for a sleeping car The map of the railway from Lhasa to Xining Xining Station Plaza Arriving Xining railway station on the dot Railway station in Xining First view in the early morning ... We enjoy the food in the train coach Inside the dining coach Headstream of the Changjiang River (Yangtze River) Late in the afternoon Along the Tongtian River Bizarre rock strata near Tanggula town Tanggula Mountain range Along the Tanggula mountain range Closer view to the Tanggula Mountain The first runlet of the Yangtze River One more view to the snow fields and glaciers The highway goes beside the train track Every seconds an different amazing view to the mou… Reach the Tanggula Mountain Pass 5,231 Meters Info display inside the train coach Close to the Tanggula Snow Mountain Tonggula Mountain Far view to the Snow Mountains Vista to the landscape near Thangla Ri The high mountans in the background Erosion protection every where Climbing more and more higher and higher Climbing to the high Tanggula Mountains Amdo Station Erosion protection Nagqu River near Amdo View out the window to the Cuona Lake Cuona Lake Cuona Lake Close ride beside the Cuona Lake Cuona Lake near Amdo Near Amdo Impressive cloud formations Small pool beside the track The remain of workers temporary accommodations Snow just in a bit higher altitude No one on the highway Riverbed of Nam Cho Unending foothills in front of the high mountains