Fascinating Namco Lake in dawn
2010-07-28 10:30:22 GMT2010-07-28 18:30:22 (Beijing Time)
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A local herdsman walks by his tent at the sunset near the Namco Lake, some 240 kilometers north of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 26, 2010. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
A local herdsman collects the feces of cattles at the sunset near the Namco Lake, some 240 kilometers north of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 26, 2010. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
A tourist (R) rides a horse at the sunset near the Namco Lake, some 240 kilometers north of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 26, 2010. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
Namco lake, listed as the highest salt water lake at an altitude of 4,718 meters in the world, lies some 240 kilometers north of Lhasa, Tibet.
Covering an area of more than 1900 square kilometers, Namco has become a popular tourist destination in Tibet.