ONE GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1
Ⅰ．The Breath-taking Scenery of the"Roof of the World" 3
Ⅱ．Diverse Natural Resources 8
Ⅲ．The Appearance of Man in the"Land of Snows" 13
TWO THE NORTHERN TIBET PLATEAU—PARADISE OF WILDLIFE 17
Ⅰ．Vast Subnival Grasslands 20
Ⅱ．Lakes Like Stars Studding the Sky 26
Ⅲ．Salt Lakes 33
Ⅳ．The Mysterious"No-Man's Land" 36
Ⅴ．"Masters"of the Plateau 41
THREE NGARI—THE ROOF OF THE PLATEAU 49
Ⅰ．The King of the Holy Mountains—Gangdise and Mount Kangrinboqe 52
Ⅱ．The Holy Lake and the Ghost Lake 56
Ⅲ．The Earth Forest and the Guge Kingdom Ruins 60
Ⅳ．Bangong Co and Maindong Co 62
Ⅴ．"Soft Gold"—Cashmere Wool 65
FOUR THE HIMALAYAS 67
Ⅰ．Mighty Mountain Range 67
Ⅱ．Mount Qomolangma—the"Third Goddess" 71
Ⅲ．Rich Altitudinal Eco-System 76
Ⅳ．Enthusiasm for Mountain Climbing 81
FIVE THE BEAUTIFUL AND RICHLY ENDOWED YARLUNG ZANGBO 85
Ⅰ．The Hanging Ri ver—the Mother River of Tibetans 93
Ⅱ．The Spectacular"Braided Water Systems"and Deserts in the"Land of Snow" 95
Ⅲ．Tibet's Granary—the"Golden Delta" 102
Ⅳ．Lhasa,the Holy City 104
Ⅴ．Yamzho Yumco—A Pearlin Southern Tibet 108
Ⅵ．The"Heroic City"（Gyangze）and the Best Plantation（Xigaze） 111
Ⅶ．The Green Treasure House—the Nyang River Area 114
Ⅷ．The Himalayan Geothermal Belt 120
Ⅸ．The Worid's No.1 Great Canyon 122
SIX THE GROTESQUE MOUNTAINS AND GORGES OF SOUTH EAST TIBET 129
Ⅰ．The Ancient Town of Qamdo—Gateway of Eastern Tibet 131
Ⅱ．Three Rivers Running in Parallel 138
Ⅲ．The Lush-Green Bamda Pastures 143
Ⅳ．The Ancient"Tea-for-Horses"Trade Route 147
Ⅴ．Beautiful Alpine Lakes 152
Ⅵ．Zayu County—Southern-Style Scenery 156
Ⅶ．Wonders of Maritime Glaciers 162
Ⅷ．The Shangri-la in Tibet 167
SEVEN PROTECTING THE LAST UNSPOILED HIGHLAND 171
Ⅰ．The Call of the People 172
Ⅱ．Quiet Changes in the Environment 175
Ⅲ．Arduous Course for Achieving Harmony Between Man and Nature 179
APPENDIX：VARIETIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN TIBET 185