This region's Yarlung River forms a "Grand Canyon," the deepest in the world.
This region's Yarlung River forms a "Grand Canyon," the deepest in the world. This region is where thepractice of blessing land with "prayer flags" originated. Lakes Siling and Namu are found in this region'snorthern Changtang area. Its traditions include ritually incising a corpse and leaving it to be eaten byvultures in a "sky burial." An animist religion called Bon is native to this region. The capital of this regioncontains Jokhang Temple, built by Songtsen Gampo, and Potala Palace. It is located southwest of Qinghaiand directly south of Xinjiang. For 10 points, name this Himalayan region with a capital at Lhasa,controversially taken over in 1951 by China.
This region's Yarlung River forms a "Grand Canyon," the deepest in the world.
Tibet [or Xizang]