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Photo taken on Dec. 28, 2021 shows charming winter view of Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy lakes in SW China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. (China News Service/Jiang Feibo)
Yamdrok means "jade" in Tibetan, which vividly depicts the limpidity and the fine blue color of the water.
At 4,441 meters above sea level, the lake has a 250 kilometers long shoreline, 130 meters long from east to west and 70 meters wide from south to north.
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Photo taken on Dec. 28, 2021 shows charming winter view of Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy lakes in SW China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. (China News Service/Jiang Feibo)
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Photo taken on Dec. 28, 2021 shows charming winter view of Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy lakes in SW China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. (China News Service/Jiang Feibo)
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Photo taken on Dec. 28, 2021 shows charming winter view of Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy lakes in SW China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. (China News Service/Jiang Feibo)
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Photo taken on Dec. 28, 2021 shows charming winter view of Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy lakes in SW China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. (China News Service/Jiang Feibo)
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Photo taken on Dec. 28, 2021 shows charming winter view of Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy lakes in SW China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. (China News Service/Jiang Feibo)