Mount Nyainqentanglha
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Mount Nyainqêntanglha or Nyainqêntanglha Peak is the highest peak of Nyainqêntanglha Mountains, which divides Tibet, the watershed
between the Yarlung Zangbo
(Brahmaputra) and the Nu (Salween) rivers. Nyainqên Tanglha means "the God of Grassland" in the Tibetan language
. It is located in Damxung county
in the Nyingchi Prefecture
of Tibet
.
Nyainên Tanglha is the subject of many Tibetan fairy tale
s and old folklore.
Water divide
A drainage divide, water divide, divide or watershed is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins...
between the Yarlung Zangbo
Yarlung Zangbo River
Yarlung River is a watercourse that originates upstream from the South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, in Tibet. It then passes through the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India, where it is known as the Dihang....
(Brahmaputra) and the Nu (Salween) rivers. Nyainqên Tanglha means "the God of Grassland" in the Tibetan language
Tibetan language
The Tibetan languages are a cluster of mutually-unintelligible Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily by Tibetan peoples who live across a wide area of eastern Central Asia bordering the Indian subcontinent, including the Tibetan Plateau and the northern Indian subcontinent in Baltistan, Ladakh,...
. It is located in Damxung county
Damxung County
Damxung is a county far north of the main centre of Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Its administrative seat is Damquka.Damxung means "selected pasture" in Tibetan language.-Geography:...
in the Nyingchi Prefecture
Nyingchi Prefecture
Nyingchi Prefecture is a prefecture in southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region in western China. The Chinese government claims South Tibet, which is currently governed by India, as part of the prefecture....
of Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
.
Nyainên Tanglha is the subject of many Tibetan fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
s and old folklore.