Lake Namtso, The Highest Holy Lake in Tibet China

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Lake Namtso, The Highest Holy Lake in Tibet China

iWalk 11 September 2007 No Comment

Lake Namtso is about 17,000 feet (5190m) high from sea level. I feel hard to breath but the view was incredible…

These ice must be different from normal one.

Walking around the lake takes more than a week.

By the lake there are also two standing stone pillars, One has a crack large enough to hold a single person inside. Some Tibetans believe it is the Gate God of the Namtso Lake.

If you are lucky enough, you can see lake sheep jump out of the water in groups of three to five. Herders say that those who see them will be able to have their lifelong wishes fulfilled.

Monks come here for praying too.

When Tibetan make fulfilled wishes, They will burn aromatic plants for auspicious smoke and throw a piece of snow white hada scarf into the lake.

It took me more than four hours from Lhasa to Namtso. But it worth enough. Lying at the foot of Nyainqentanglha Mountain, Namtso is the highest freshwater lake of the four holy lakes.

I didn’t come here in the best time. If it is the Tibet New year , Thousands of pilgrims will travel a long way to worship here. In the eyes of the Tibetan Buddhists, taking ritual walk around Namtso Lake and worshipping Nyainqentanglha in the New Year of Tibetan is great importance for them.