318 Self-Driving Series Must-Visit • Ranwu Lake in Tibet

🌟🌟🌟 Speaking of Ranwu Lake, a mandatory checkpoint for self-driving on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, Ranwu Lake is the main source of the Parlung Tsangpo River, a tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. The lake surface is at an altitude of over 3807 meters, about 26 kilometers long, and averages 1 to 5 kilometers wide. The calm surface of the lake is like a mirror, with morning mist shrouding it, resembling a dream from a fairy tale. 🌟🌟🌟 The mountain top next to Ranwu Lake is covered with snow all year round, with overlapping undulating snow mountains, known as the 'Jade Pool of the Western Heaven'. The Ranwu Lake area is a huge glacial valley formed by glacial action over different periods. More than 200 years ago, a major collapse occurred in the downstream area of what is now Ranwu Lake, and a massive landslide dam blocked the Parlung Tsangpo, forming a huge plateau barrier lake, which is today's Ranwu Lake. 🌟🌟🌟 Accommodation recommendation, Blue Lake Post Zen Hotel (Ranwu Lake branch), a newly opened hotel. The owner is Han Chinese who grew up in Tibet from a young age and understands both cultures very well. He talked with us for a long time about the devotion and beliefs of the Tibetans, their faith in Buddhism, and the differences in life between Han and Tibetan people. The hotel is a short walk from Ranwu Lake, and a walk away from Ranwu Town, where there are supermarkets, small shops, and a food street. You can enjoy a highland cold-water fish hotpot in town, which is tender and very fresh.