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词条 Mount Nyenchen Tanglha
释义

  1. Location

  2. Mythology

  3. The three main summits of Nyenchen Tanglha

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. Sources

{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Nyenchen Tanglha
| other_name = Nyainqêntanglha Feng, Nyenchen Thanglha, Nyenchentangla, Nyanchen Thanglha, Nyainchentanglha
| photo = Nyainqentanglha.JPG
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 7162
| elevation_ref = [1]
| prominence_m = 2239
| prominence_ref = [2]
| listing = Ultra
| map = China Tibet topography
| map_caption = Location within Tibet, China
| map_size = 300
| label_position = right
| location = Damxung County, Tibet, China
| range = Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains
| coordinates = {{coord|30|22|03|N|90|35|06|E|type:mountain_dim:100|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = [2]
| range_coordinates =
| first_ascent = 8 May 1986 by a Japanese expedition
| easiest_route = Glacier/snow/ice climb
}}

Mount Nyenchen Tanglha[3][4][5] (officially Nyainqêntanglha Feng; {{bo|t=གཉན་ཆེན་ཐང་ལྷ་|w=Gnyan-chen-thang-lha}}; Chinese: 念青唐古拉峰, Pinyin: Niànqīng Tánggǔlā Fēng) is the highest peak of Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, which together with the Gangdise range forms the Transhimalaya.

Location

Mount Nyenchen Tanglha is located in the western part of the range on the watershed between the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra River) to the south and the endorheic basins of the Changtang to the north. In particular, it lies to the south of Namtso Lake. It belongs to Damxung County in the Prefecture of Lhasa of Tibet.

Mythology

In Tibetan mythology Nyenchen Tanglha is considered the most influential deity in a large part of northern Tibet.

In his mortal form he is shown riding a white horse, wearing a satin dress and holding a horse whip in one hand and a Buddhist rosary in the other.{{sfn|Yuan|Kunga|Li|2014|p=122}}

He is considered to be a bodhisattva on the eighth level, and is a protector of the teachings of the Nyingma tradition.{{sfn|Tsogyal|2004|p=272}}

Nyenchen Tanglha is the subject of many fairy tales and folklore.

The three main summits of Nyenchen Tanglha

With an elevation of 7,162m, Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest mountain of the Transhimalayan range. It has a topographic prominence of 2,239m and its parent mountain is Gurla Mandhata located 890 km east. Key saddle is at 4,923m (30°25'57"N 81°37'28"E) near the spring of Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahamaputra).

Nyenchen Tanglha has three main summits above 7,000m, located on a northwest-southeast ridge. All three main summits were climbed between 1986 and 1995.

MountainHeight (m)CoordinatesProminence (m)Parent mountainFirst ascent
Nyenchen Tanglha I7,16230|23|26|N|90|33|49|E|}}2,239Gurla Mandhata8 May 1986
Nyenchen Tanglha II7,11730|22|15|N|90|35|03|E|}}189Nyenchen Tanglha I28 July 1989
Nyenchen Tanglha III7,04630|22|06|N|90|36|03|E|}}253Nyenchen Tanglha II22 August 1995

See also

  • List of Ultras of Tibet and East Asia
  • Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains

References

1. ^{{cite peakbagger|pid=10594|name=Nyainqêntanglha Feng, China|accessdate=2011-11-24}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/china1.html|title=Tibet - Xizang Ultra-Prominences|publisher=Peaklist.org|accessdate=2011-11-24}} Listed as "Nyainqêntanglha Feng".
3. ^{{cite book | last = Dorje | first = Gyurme | year = 1999 | title = Tibet | edition = 3rd | publisher = Footprint | location = Bath, UK | isbn = 1-903471-30-3 | ref = harv }}
4. ^{{cite book | last = Chan | first = Victor | year = 1994 | title = Tibet Handbook: A Pilgrimage Guide | edition = | publisher = Moon Publications | location = | isbn = | ref = harv }}
5. ^http://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Articles_by_Area/ChinaTibet.html The Alpine Journal (web archive)

Sources

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  • {{cite book|ref=harv

|last=Tsogyal|first=Yeshe|title=The Lotus-born: The Life Story of Padmasambhava
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2aSdyq0DD4gC&pg=PA272|accessdate=2015-02-07
|year=2004|publisher=Rangjung Yeshe Publications|isbn=978-962-7341-55-0}}
  • {{cite book|ref=harv

|last1=Yuan|first1=Haiwang|last2=Kunga|first2=Awang|last3=Li|first3=Bo|title=Tibetan Folktales
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BDq2BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA122|accessdate=2015-02-07
|date=2014-11-25|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-471-1}}{{refend}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Nyenchen}}

3 : Mountains of the Tibet Autonomous Region|Mountains of Lhasa|Seven-thousanders of the Transhimalayas

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