Saturday, July 26, 2008


The Yusong Village attraction of Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, photo from Tibet Daily.

Attractions at the entrance to the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon will be open to tourists at the end of this month, sources from Nyingchi Tourism Department in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).

The attractions are located at the Pai Town in Mailing County of Nyingchi Prefecture, 130 km away from the Mailing Airport. Visitors can enjoy jokuls, falls as well as religious tales on their journey.

Liu Jianyun, vice head of TAR Tourism Co., Ltd, predicts that more than 300,000 tourists will visit attractions at the entrance to the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in 3 years