Lhamo Latso Lake Travel Guide

Lhamo La-tso, 50 km from Jiazha County of Tsedang, is the most legendary lake in Tibet, means a fairy lake or goddess lake. The lake lever is 5000 meters high, one of the fresh water alpine lakes in Tibet. The lake shapes like an ellipse with an area of one square kilometer, and looks like a mirror surrounded by mountains. In Autumn and Spring, the lake will freeze for about 7 months. In summer, the lake sometimes shows her peaceful appearance, sometimes rises waves without any breeze.

Although the lake is small, she plays a very important role in reincarnation system of Tibetan Buddhism, being highly respected by Buddhists. In every search for reincarnation soul boy for Dala Lama or Panchen, lamas come and view the lake, listen fortunetelling from the lake. It sounds very mysterious and legendary. But this is true. Every year, Dala Lama needs to come to the lake and make his pilgrimage. Every April to June of Tibetan calendar, lots of devout men and women come and pilgrimage to the lake. It’s said that each person may see his prolife and future from the shadow on the lake.