“十一”帶你走進“西藏江南”

Nyingchi Prefecture

Nyingchi in the southeast of China's Tibet Autonomous Region is becoming the first stop for domestic and overseas tourists to the mysterious autonomous region.

With an average altitude of 3,100 meters, Nyingchi has received 199,159, or nearly one third of all the tourists to Tibet, and made a revenue of 79.66 million yuan in the first five months of this year, 20 percent and 24 percent higher than the respective figures for the corresponding period last year, said local tourism bureau.

Zhang Yang, a tourist from Southwest China's Yunnan Province, believed that as Nyingchi's altitude is relatively lower than other parts of the region, "tourists can adapt to plateau condition gradually before touring to other areas of Tibet."

The Nyingchi airport, which began operation on September 1, 2006, has contributed a lot to the boost of tourism in the prefecture.

Surrounded by mountains with average altitude of more than 4,000 meters, the Nyingchi airport has handled 53,000 tourists to Tibet by September this year, despite its location that makes flights more difficult and restricts theairworthy time to only 100 days a year.

Altitudes of the other two civil airports in Tibet, located in the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, were measured at 3,650 meters and 3,836 meters respectively.

Nyingchi Prefecture, covering 117,000 square kilometers, is known for its humid and mild climate, charming scenery and rich natural resources.

During the upcoming week-long National Day holiday, Nyingchi is expected to receive about 350,000 tourists, according to local tourism bureau.

位於西藏自治區東南部的林芝縣正成爲海內外遊客進藏的第一站。

林芝平均海拔3100米，據當地旅遊局介紹，今年1月至5月，林芝共接待遊客199159人次，佔進藏遊客的近三分之一，旅遊總收入達7699萬元，分別比去年同期增長了20％和24％。

一位名叫張楊的雲南遊客說，與西藏其它地區相比，林芝的海拔相對較低，因此“遊客前往其它地區之前，可以在這過渡一下，逐步適應高原環境。”

去年9月1日，林芝機場正式通航，極大促進了當地旅遊業的發展，

林芝機場的周圍都是平均海拔達四千多米的高山峻嶺，儘管地勢險峻、飛行困難，全年的適航時間僅有100天，但截至今年9月，林芝機場已安全運送遊客53000人次。

西藏其它兩個民用機場位於西藏自治區的首府拉薩和日喀則，海拔分別爲3650米和3836米。

林芝地區總面積爲11萬7千平方公里，氣候宜人、景色優美、自然資源豐富。

據當地旅遊局介紹，“十一”國慶黃金週期間，林芝預計將接待約35萬名遊客。

airworthy time :適航時間