Midui Glacier Viewpoint
▲ 3,800 mThe Midui Glacier Viewpoint at about 3,800 m faces an ice tongue tumbling straight down into the forest, with the glacial lake glowing a deep blue below — often called China's most beautiful glacier.
Day 15 of 20 · Act 4 · Glaciers & the Green Deep
Midui Glacier · the Parlung Tsangpo
Rawu → Bomi
3,950 m High point Glaciers · forest valley
Follow the Parlung Tsangpo down a green glacier valley, with a side trip to Midui Glacier — one of China’s most beautiful low-altitude glaciers — into the forest town of Bomi.
Landmarks
Midui Glacier
米堆冰川 · 3,900 m
A spectacular low-altitude glacier tumbling almost into the forest.
Parlung Tsangpo
帕隆藏布
A milky glacial river the road follows through deep green valleys.
Bomi
波密 · 2,750 m
A forested valley town near 2,750 m, sometimes called Tibet’s "little Switzerland."
Stops along the way
2 scenic check-in spots on this stage — pull over at any of them for a postcard.
Parlung Tsangpo Viewpoint
▲ 3,050 mAt the Parlung Tsangpo Viewpoint, the milky glacial river runs alongside the road through deep green valleys — its rushing water is the soundtrack of this whole leg toward Bomi.
Questions about this day
What is Midui Glacier?
One of China’s most beautiful low-altitude glaciers, tumbling at around 3,900 m almost down into the forest. Day 15 follows the Parlung Tsangpo down a green glacier valley to the forest town of Bomi.
Why is Bomi called Tibet’s little Switzerland?
Bomi sits near 2,750 m in a lush, forested valley — green, mild and full of trees, a softer world after the high passes. The plateau really starts to relax here.
How does the scenery change after the high passes?
The bare high plateau gives way to glacier valleys and deep forest — the milky Parlung Tsangpo, snow above and green below. In the game it’s a visible shift in mood from the windswept grasslands to the green deep.
A shared postcard from Cycling 318
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Cycling 318 turns the road to Lhasa into a daily, cozy ride. Check in at the landmarks, collect a postcard from each, and fill your 318 passport.
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