Tibetan antelope in Ngari, Tibet, China

Tibetan antelope in Ngari. Ngari Region is an area under the jurisdiction of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People`s Republic of China, located in the core of the Changtang Plateau in the northern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau It is one of the least densely populated areas in the world, with a unique plateau natural features. The land area is 337,174.95 square kilometers. The Regional Administrative Office is located in Shiquanhe Town, Gar County. Yuan Dynasty called Nari, Ming Dynasty called Oris. Ali is the place where the Himalayas, Gangdise Mountains and other mountains meet, and is called `the ancestor of all mountains`. At the same time, it is also the birthplace of the Brahmaputra, Indus and Ganges, so it is also called `the source of hundreds of rivers`.The paved Xinjiang-Tibet Highway 219 passes through this area. The average altitude is above 4,500 meters.The environment is harsh, barren, hard.

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