Tibet (Xizang), the Roof of the World, remained unknown to the
world until the beginning of the 20th century. The massive,
snowy land has exerted an awesome draw on travelers and
adventurers ever since. Its majestic scenery, mysterious and
exotic religious culture, and wonderful people, reward every
tourist with an indelible life long memory! Tibet (Tibet
Autonomous Region, TAR for short) borders Xinjiang, Qinghai,
Sichuan and Yunnan internally while India, Burma, Bhutan,
Sikkim, and Nepal meet its external borders. It covers a massive
1,220,000 square kilometers (470,920 square miles), which is
about 12.8 % of the whole of China. With an average height of
4,000 meters above sea level, Tibet is encompassed by some of
the world's highest mountains. The Himalayas to the south, the
Karakoram to the west, and the Kunlun to the north are the dream
lands of all adventurers and mountaineers. The vast land is also
the cradle of several great rivers such as the Yangtze River,
the Yellow River, the Nu River (Salween),