# Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon (雅鲁藏布大峡谷)

Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region · Southwest, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Entrance ticket ¥150; sightseeing bus ticket ¥90 (peak season). Entrance ticket plus sightseeing bus ticket ¥128 (off-season).
- **Opening hours:** 2026.11.01-2027.02.28 09:30-20:00; 2027.03.01-2027.10.31 08:30-19:00
- **Time needed:** 1–2 days
- **Address:** Pai Town, Mainling City, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region
- **Getting there:** Located in Pai Town, Mainling City, Nyingchi; about 2 h by self-drive from downtown Nyingchi; or take the tourist special line from Mainling Airport
- **Good for:** Photography, Mountains & Adventure, Nature

## About Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon

Located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at an altitude of over 3,000 metres, the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon stretches 496 kilometres. Deep and precipitous, it has been eroded downward by more than 5,380 metres. It contains nine vertical ecological zones, from high-mountain snow and ice belts to low-altitude tropical monsoon rainforests, making it the most complete and well-preserved example of vertical mountain ecosystems in the world. The canyon is also home to a wealth of biological resources, and it is known as “the most beautiful canyon in China.”

## Tips from the guidebook

- Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Trekking Routes
- Hiking the Tibet Grand Canyon involves a degree of risk. The following five routes are provided for reference only. Route 1: Pai Town in Milin County → Duoxiong La (around 4,200 metres) → Nage (the downhill section begins) → Hanmi (steep mountain roads) → Maniweng → Beibeng (3 days). This is a traditional route, and it is also the road from the northern slopes of the Himalayas, across the high plateau, down to the lower river valley of the Grand Canyon.
- Pai Town in Milin County → Dadu Ka and Gega → Jiala (entering an uninhabited area) → Baima Gouxiong (many cliffs and dead ends) → Xixing La Pass (4,400 metres above sea level) → Lugu Village → Gandai (east bank) → Jiarisa → Medog (15 days).
- Route 3: Pailong (heading down the lower reaches of the Pailong Tsangpo River valley) → Zaqu Village → Dabo → Bayu Village → Lugu Village → Gandai → Jiarisa → Medog (7 days).
- Route 4: Bomi Guxiang (crossing the Pailong Tsangpo River at Guxiang Lake) → Suila Pass (around 4,400 metres) → Jiarisa → Medog (3 days).
- Route 5: Bomi (heading east) → Daxing → Pailong Tsangpo River → Jinzhu La Pass (5,030 metres above sea level) → Jinzhu District (Gedang) → Leech Mountain → Damu → the Grand Canyon (45 days).
- Suosong Village within the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is one of the best places to admire peach blossoms. Here, peach trees bloom beneath snow-capped mountains, making it one of the most famous “hidden paradises” in Tibet.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 577. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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