Namtso Lake, A Blue Pearl in Tibet

Namtso Lake, A Blue Pearl in Tibet

 

With an elevation of 4,718 meters and a surface area of approximately 1,920 square kilometers, Namtso is the biggest lake in Tibet and also the second largest salt lake in China. Namtso Lake is a world of blue. Those who live in Namtso have the largest vocabulary of blue, just like the Inuit people have hundreds of words for different snows. Navy blue, midnight blue, powder blue, pearl blue, tile blue, gray blue …the blues one can see in Namtso will definitely go beyond a normal vocabulary.