Start towards southwest from Nyima country, after 8 kilometers turn left at the crossroad. Go straight in the south direction about 80 kilometers, and cross a mountain pass at about elevation 5 kilometers, and you’ll arrive at Tangra Yumco lake basin.
Lake Tangra Yumco is considered as a holy lake in Bon Religion followers. Lake Tangra Yumco lies in the deep lake basin bottom, next to Tangra Qonco. Actually, they are in the same lake basin. It is said that they were the same lake long time ago. That is how the name, Tangra Qonco comes. In Tibetan, Tangra Qonco means little Tangra Yumco. It is said that water of the lake may change into three different colors a day. In the west bank, there stand continuous dark red cliffs, just like a row of screen. These cliffs clearly recorded every water decline in Lake Tangra Yumco. Stone steps eroded by the lake water surround the lake round in round from the top mountain at the lakeshore to the lakefront. Go ahead from Lake Tangra Qonco, after about 5 kilometers, and you’ll see the most famous holy lake in the north Tibet: Lake Tangra Yumco.
Tangra Yunco runs from south to north, shaping like a big shoe. The lake is surrounded on three sides by mountain, with only a gap at Dargo Mountain in the south lakeshore. There are seven peaks in Dargo Mountain, just like seven neatly ranked pyramids. The mountain together with the Lake Tangra Yumco is respected as the holy place by Bon Religion followers. Beside the lake there is a monastery, Yubon Monastery, built in the scarp cave. It is said that Yubon Monastery is the oldest one in Bon Religion.
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