Highest National Park Made Its Debut in Tibet
by Jack

June06

Just last week, the highest national park has made its debut in Tibet. Hailed as the highest national park in the world, Qomolangma National Park shocked the world with its altitude and scale as it sits on the roof of the world - Tibetan Plateau.

Qomolangma National Park

Overview of the National Park
Dubbed the highest national park in the world, Qomolangma National Park made its debut last week in Tibet Autonomous Region, according to China Daily. Standing on the roof of the world, the Qomolangma National Park is surrounded by snow-capped mountains and plateau landscapes, like 8,848-meter Mount Everest (known in China as Mount Qomolangma), 8,201-meter Mount Cho Oyo and 8,013-meter Shishapangma. The plateau national park is home to dozens of towering peaks soaring 7,000-8,000 meters, as well as glaciers, hot springs and alpine forests. The national park is very high, huge and resourceful Covering 78,000 square kilometers, the newly opened tourist destination occupies a vast land and is located in the Xigaze Prefecture in southern Tibet Autonomous Region, near the border with Nepal. The national park is erected to focus on the protection of the ecology and biodiversity as well as the rich and diverse natural resources and unspoilt land. The national park will play a key role in preserving the harmony of Tibet.

More Details about the National Park
If you want to get inside the park it will cost you RMB 180 per person, and with RMB 400 you can rent a small vehicle to drive through the national park and RMB 600 will land you a large vehicle. There is no clear explanation as to how the vehicle should be rented and which exactly the official entry points to the park. The Qomolangma National Park is the third national park set up in the far-flung autonomous region, together with the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon National Park in southeastern Tibet and Namtso National Park in mid-eastern Tibet. The national park and plateau reserve are regarded by the Chinese government as a way to transform the plateau into an iconic world destination. There is also the highest airport in the world underway in Tibet, the 4,436-meter-high Nagqu Airport, which is planned to open in 2015. Over time, the national park will be easily accessed and explored by visitors from home and abroad.

To sum it up, the national park is not to be missed while visiting Tibet!

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