Bome County
Bome means "ancestor" in Tibetan. The Bome Country lies in the neighboring area between Himalaya and Niangqing Tanggula of east Tibet. The rugged countryside is surrounded with peaks with a river valley in the heart. Bome County has a population of 260,000 and covers an area of 14,972 square kilometres. The county is surrounded by the mountanious region. The average altitude is 4,200 metres above sea level.
The main attraction of Bome is the Gangxiang Village Nature Reserve. The Gangxiang Village Nature Reserve, aiming to protect the high-yield spruce forest, and other rare plants and animals, is located 22 kilometers west of Zham County. The reserve is about 12 kilometers east to west and about 24 kilometers north to south, covering a total area of 4,600 hectares. The forest covers over 2,800 hectors, the percentage of forest cover being over 61 percent. The growth speed, continuous growing period and unit stock volume of the forest in this reserve are far greater than its counterpart in and out of China, especially the spruces. This reserve is characterized by high mountains and luxuriant trees. With ancient trees touching the sky, the reserve is a haunt of rare wild animals. There is also a rich resource of various rare medicinal herbs. For these reasons, GangXiang Village Conifer Reserve in Bome is well known for its scenery and is called "Swiss in Tibet" by the foreigners.
Beside the Gangxiang Village Nature Reserve, Midui Glaciers in Bome is famous as “ Ice and snow in paradise”. Midui Glacier is located in Yupu Township, about 100kilometers east of the county seat of Bome. The glaciers are of typical monsoon moderate glaciers and they appear before people in all shapes. The glaciers are most famous for their giant ice basin, for their frequent snow avalanches, and for their giant ice cascade as long as 700-800 meters. In the upstream of the glaciers are the arch-shaped ice formations. Tourists can see all the ice lakes, fields and villages there. It's a natural park of glaciers.