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Tibet's holy lakes - Yamdrok Lake
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Tibet's holy lakes - Yamdrok Lake
Tibet's holy lakes - Yamdrok Lake
![Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110124/000d87ad3cdd0ea7501d1e.jpg "Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]")
![Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110124/000d87ad3cdd0ea7502223.jpg "Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]")
![Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110124/000d87ad3cdd0ea7504d2a.jpg "Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]")
![Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110124/000d87ad3cdd0ea7505333.jpg "Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]")
![Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110124/000d87ad3cdd0ea750573e.jpg "Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]")
![Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110124/000d87ad3cdd0ea7505c4b.jpg "Yamdrok Lake, along with Nam Co and Mapam Yum Co, is one of Tibet's three holy lakes. It's the largest freshwater lake at the Himalayas' foot. The 638-sq-km body of water is situated about 4,441 meters above sea level and is believed to be the woman guardian of Buddhism in Tibet. [Photo by Chen Zhu]")
