Midui Glacier [Linzhi]

"One of Top Six Most Beautiful Show Caves in China" Ranked by China National Geoegraphy Magazin

Midui Glaciers in Bome County, Nyingchi Area of Tibet Autonomous Region: Ice and snow in Paradise

Midui Glacier is located in Yupu Township, about 100 kilometers east of the county seat of Bome. It is the lowest altitude above sea level in the world. Its altitude is from 2,400 meters to 6,800 meters.
A monsoon marine glacier, the Midui Glacier is formed from the convergence of two excellent ice waterfalls, sandwiching a stretch of lush green virgin forest. Glistening, soul-stirring ice cliffs are everywhere at the head of the glacier; at its leading edge extends into sub- tropical evergreen broadleaf forests. The glacier descends through four distinctly different seasons of scenery. Here snow mountains, glaciers, forests, lakes, villages and temples co- exist in harmony, creating a sequence of unique vistas: the worlds of atmosphere, of ice and snow, of rocks, of water, and of living creatures. It looks as if Nature’s hand itself had taken up a brush to paint a splashed-ink landscape.

"Bome" means "ancestor" in Tibetan.
Bome County is located in the east of the Tibet Autonomous Region and to the east of the Yarlung Zangbo River. Bome County has a population of 260,000 and covers an area of 14,972 square kilometres. The county is surrounded by the mountanious region. The average altitude is 4,200 metres above sea level.

The mine resources are mainly iron, tungsten, molybdenum, copper, lead, zincum, crystal, gold dust, clay and plaster, etc. The virgin forests are rich in the county. The stock volume of trees is 0.12 billion cubic metres.
Bome County is one of the food supply bases of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The main products of handicraft industry of the county are butter barrel, wood bowl and Tibetan Knife. Over 200 kilometers of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway crosses the county.

GangXiang Village Conifer Reserve in Bome is well known for its scenery and is called "Swiss in Tibet" by the foreigners.

Best time to go
From May to October
The yearly average temperature is about 47.6F and gets to 68F in summer.

Ticket
No ticket

Around Landscape
Lake Raog co, The Seche La Mountain Scenic Spot, The Burqug Lamaling Scenic Spot, The Bayi Town Scenic Spot, The Nangpo Gully Scenic Zone, Pojiu Lama Forest Scenery, Niangpugou Scenic Zone, Zayu Landscape, Gyaxing Valley Waterfall of Curtains, The Waterfall in Metok, Pungri Holy Mountain, The Hot Spring in the Bulu Gully, The Peach Blossom Valley, etc.

Local Snacks and Specialties
Saffron, Aweto, Lingzhi, Tianma, Caladium, Ginseng, Palm Ginseng, Snow Saussurea, Hongjingtian, Ginseng Fruit, Tricholoma Matsutake, Qinggang Fungus, Tibetan Curio, etc.

Travel Tips
It was empoldered in 2006.
Be sure to respect local ethical customs and traditions.
People who get hypertension, heart disease and tracheitis must stop to go.
From July to October, booking hotel in advance is necessary.
Please take sunbonnet, sunglass, and suntan oil in summer.

Distance
Beijing (4064 km) Lhasa City (633 km) Bayi Town (100 km) Bomi County (90 km) Zhangmu Town