Tibetan Man and Yamdroktso Lake

Photographer: Mark Morin
From: China/Tibet Postcard 4 - Evasive Everest

Tibetan Man and Yamdroktso Lake

This is a dead lake; no outflow, evapouration compensates inflow from rain and local run off. The Chinese Government has started draining this sacred lake for hydro-electricity, while it lasts.