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Mount Kangrinboqe is located in Burang County of Ngari prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an elevation of over 6,600 meters, it is taken as a "sacred mountain" by local people because of religious belief.
Mount Kangrinboqe in winter in Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest China. /VCG Photo
Mount Kangrinboqe in Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest China. /VCG Photo
Mount Kangrinboqe seen from afar in Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest China. /VCG Photo
Mount Kangrinboqe in twilight in Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest China. /VCG Photo
The area of Mount Kangrinboqe is characterized by faulted metasedimentary rocks. The rocks prove the massive geological movement for thousands of years ago in the plateau. Because of these rocks, Mount Kangrinboqe is believed to be uplifted by the tectonic movements during Cenozoic era.
(Cover image: Mount Kangrinboqe in twilight. /VCG Photo)
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