The stunning Basum Lake is truly beautiful

Basum Lake is a lake, in Tibetan it means 'the green lake under three rock mountains', also known as 'Three Rock Lake'. Because the lake is located in the territory of Cuo Gao Township, Gongbujiangda County, it is also called Cuo Gao Lake, with an altitude of about 3500 meters. Basum Lake is a sacred lake of the Red Sect, and also a holy land. The so-called Red Sect is the Nyingma School, one of the four major lineages of Tibetan Buddhism: Red, White, Flower, and Yellow, and it is the oldest one. Because of faith, the water here is always so clear and transparent. The distant mountains are misty, the green water is deep, the snow-capped mountains occasionally reveal their true appearance in the clouds, and the lush primitive forests accompany the lake. When the wind rises, it passes through the forest and hits the leaves, like the chanting of sutras, initially inaudible, gradually resounding through the world.