The highest city in China.

The highest city in China is Shigatse.

The average altitude is above 4000 meters, located in the southwest border, southwest of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Shigatse borders Nepal, Bhutan and India in the south, Ali in the west, Naqu in the north and Lhasa and Shannan in the east. The land area of the city is182,000 square kilometers, 800 kilometers long from east to west and 220 kilometers wide from north to south. There are many land types in Shigatse, including cultivated land, grassland, woodland, wasteland, lakes and swamps.

The cultivated land area in Shigatse area is 85,500 hectares, and the perennial sown area is 84,700 hectares, mainly concentrated in the valleys along the Yarlung Zangbo River, Nianchu River and Pengqu River. Some narrow areas along the lake are low-lying and rich in pasture. Shigatse is rich in medicinal resources, and there are more than 300 kinds of commonly used medicinal materials, such as Cordyceps, Fritillaria, Gastrodia elata, Saussurea involucrata, Rhodiola and rhubarb.

geographical environment

The Himalayas, which runs through southern China, is the youngest, highest and largest mountain system in the world, with an average elevation of more than 6,000 meters, numerous peaks and numerous mountains. There are five peaks over 8000 meters in Shigatse, namely Mount Everest, Luozi Peak, Makaru Peak, Zhuoruoyou Peak and Xixiabangma Peak.

Mount Everest, located at the junction of Shigatse and Nepal, is the highest mountain in the world, with an altitude of 8848.86 meters. It is the highest in the world, with its head held high overlooking the mountains. There are 14 peaks over 7000m. In addition, there are many high mountains such as Carula, Gazzola, Mala, China-Latin America, Raj and Madera. There are also the northern side of the Himalayas, the Pengqu River Valley Plain in the southern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and some scattered valley plains. These valleys have gentle slopes, deep soil layers, pleasant climate and abundant water resources.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shigatse City