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Summer sun turns the sloping mountains above Namtso Lake a golden hue. The vast tracts of grazing land nearby make Namtso, the highest saltwater lake in the world, a favorite spot for Tibetan nomads.

Route 317 and 109 junction, Nakchu, TAR, Tibet Autanomous Region, China

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 28.2 Mpixels (80.6 MB uncompressed) - 6500x4333 pixels (21.7x14.4 in / 55x36.7 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Asia, Chamadao, Chamagudao, China, Chinese, cloudy, exterior, hill, Kham, landscape, light, mountain, Nakchu, outdoors, outside, range, shadow, sky, sunlight, TAR, Tea Horse Road, The Forgotten Road, Tibetan

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