It's also 313.5 miles (504.6 km) long, making it longer than the Grand Canyon in the US. All of this gives the Yarlung Zangbo River a drop of roughly 25,152 ft (7,667 m) from its highest point ...

The Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon, as an important water vapor source for the Tibetan Plateau, has not been fully understood in previous studies regarding its impact on the precipitation of the ...

and the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, as revealed at the third plenary session of the 12th People's Congress of the Xizang autonomous region. The six regions cover a combined area of approximately ...

Close-up view of the Yarlung Zangbo River and Mount Namjagbarwa. This footage was filmed by Mr. Gasong, in Qushui, Lhasa, Xizang, at 17:03, on November 9, 2024.

Passengers will be able to take in features of the Tibetan landscape, including the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon and Nanga Bawa Peak, as they look out of the train window, according to the report.

These six distinctive ecological areas encompass the Three-River-Source region (specifically the Tangbei area), the Changtang reserve, Mount Qomolangma, the Gangdise Mountains, the Gaoligong Mountains ...