Qinghai Tibet Railway Sightseeing Station

Qinghai Lake & Bird Island

On the train from Xining to Golmud, you’ll get the chance to view the “Green Lake”, Qinghai Lake. It is the largest inland and salt water lake in China. As a National Nature Reserve and a National Park, it is rich in rare species of birds and fishes. The famous attractions here are Haixin Shan(Hill of the Sea Heart), Shadao(Sand Inland) and Niaodao(Bird Island). The Bird Island is one of the lake’s highlights, which lies in the northwest corner of Qinghai Lake. It is the kingdom of the birds, a heaven of the reproduction of Asian birds. Every May and June, the best time for bird watching.

Tuotuo River Station

Tuotuo River is the the Source of China’s longest river, Yangtze River. The turbulent Yangtze River with a length of 6380 kilometers begins from this gentle highland river and surges all the way to the East Sea. Natural scenery around this area is unique and amazing, with bamboo-shaped ice bars, ice bridges, ice lakes and other features of glacier physiognomy. On the Tuotuo River scenery-viewing platform, travelers can experience the glittering wide river.

Buqiangge Station

You can never feel bored on the train to Tibet. From Mt. Yuzhu Peak Station to Tanggula Mountain Station, the train will pass by Holxil Area, you’ll be lucky to have a glance at the stunningly beautiful Kekexili Nature Reserve. It is a special and unique place which is on the northern Tibetan Plateau. The most famous among them are Kekexili lake, Sun lake and Xuelian lake. Kekexili nature reserve mainly protects the habitat of indigenous wildlife. It is home to most of the Tibetan antelope, wild donkeys and wild yaks of Tibet. It has gained a reputation for "paradise of plateau wildlife" and "kingdom of wildlife".

Tanggula Mountains

Tanggula Mountain literally means “mountain on the plateau”. While the Tanggula Mountain Pass which is between two snow mountains is the highest point of Qinghai-Tibet Highway . It is also the watershed of Yangtze River and Nu River. Regarded as a dangerous place for mountaineers and a place closest to the heavens, the snow on the mountain never gets melted and the road is flimsy.

Cona Lake Station

Cona Lake is a holy lake respected by the locals. The lake like a glittering blue pearl among the vast grassland, reflects the blue sky and the fluffy white clouds. The great variety of fish in the lake has drawn many animal species including dark-necked crane, swans, wild duck and mandarin duck to inhabit the area.

Naqu Station

Nagqu Station is a good spot to view the endless fertile Changtang Grassland. Changtang Grassland is a culturally abundant land as well as a paradise for your wild animals and plants. On the vast grassland, you could see yaks, sheep and nomadic people’s camps everywhere. You can appreciate the colorful long-standing nomadic culture created through the nomadic men and women here. Probably the most appealing will be the festival clothes worn by nomads, specially women and middle-aged women. At festivals, many of the ladies and middle-aged females use attractive and high-priced Tibetan gowns and hang a great deal of tinkling trinkets with them, which can be truly a good looking scene.