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In Damxung County, Lhasa, Yangpachen contains rich geothermal resources
and is famous as a geothermal museum. The well known Yangpachen
Geothermal Power Station stands here. It has hot sprigns everywhere
and when the valve is switched on, hot water spurts several meters
or even dozens of meters high, constituting a magnificent scene.
Yangpachen, 87 kilometers (54 miles) north of Lhasa, is famous
for its hot springs. It was said that long time ago, before the
sky and the earth was separated, the whole world was in total darkness.
People living at the foot of Mt. Nyainqentanglha were suffering.
One day, a golden phoenix flied to the area, determined to create
brightness by sacrificing itself. It threw one of its bright eyes
onto the ground. A fairy caught the eye, and then a bright lamp
arose in the air. Snow capped peaks of Mt. Nyainqentanglha appeared;
grassland like huge carpet emerged; happiness came into Tibetan
people. However, a greedy man near Yangpachen coveted the lamp.
He took a witch man's idea to sharpen his hatred into an arrow to
shoot the lamp. The lamp was broken then, the pieces of the lamp
dropped onto the ground, turning into hot springs and burned the
man to his end. People said that the hot springs were the fairy's
tears.
Yangpachen is 87 kilometers away from Lhasa. It can be reached
by taking the long distance bus in Lhasa. Around the Yangpachen
Transport Station there are guesthouses for 4 years. |
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