Zhangmu Town

Zhangmu is an important trading port as well as a border town between China and Nepal. About 90 kilometers (about 56 miles) south of Youyi Bridge (Friendship Bridge), which is the boundary bridge connecting the two countries, there stands the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu. The altitude of Zhangmu Town is a bit more than 2,000 meters (about 6,562 feet); therefore, it is a lowland in Tibet. A very important landmark in Zhangmu Town is its busy and prosperous harbor. Through the foreign goods coming in from India and Nepal, you can enjoy many an exotic flavor in Zhangmu Town. So many tourists enter or leave Tibet through this small but busy town. Zhangmu Town was built against a mountain. Its mild climate is conducive for the flourishing of flowers, trees and other green vegetations.

Scenic views can be found almost all the year round; in other words, whenever you decide to travel Zhangmu, this elegant small town is well worth a look. All the houses here are scattered randomly without any intentional design; therefore it gives visitors a rambling impression of the town. Furthermore, almost all the travellers are touched by its simplicity and purity. Streets and stone stairs, like threads, connect all the houses together, which make people feel very easy to find their way from one house to another. Most rooftops house small delicate gardens, bringing a special kind of beauty to this little town. Here are some guide information for your tour to the Zhangmu Town. Address: Located at the border between China and Nepal. Admission Fee: Free. Contact Number: 86-10-85968802

Geography

Leaving Shelkar of Tingri county, marching towards the southwest along China-Nepal Friendship Highway, via Tingri Town (where the county site, commonly known as the old Tingri) going more than 30 km to enter the territory of Nyalam county. On the way people can see Mt. Everest from another angle. Zhangmu has mild climate, low altitude, beautiful scenery the four seasons of flowers are in full bloom, together with the special geographical position, it has a lot of potential development of tourism. China-Nepal Friendship Highway was open to traffic since 1965 (part of the 318 National Road), bilateral economic ties between the two countries are becoming more and more frequent, business travel and goods have been increasing. Here has become the main channel of China that many foreign tourist groups and mountaineering expedition come in and out. Zhangmu port 13 km from the China-Nepal border Friendship Bridge, pass through the Friendship Bridge and enter the territory of Nepal, less than 90 kilometers to the south can be arrived in the capital, Kathmandu Nepal. Now the Qinghai-Tibet railway branch line will soon connects from Lhasa in here.

Tourism Resource

In the Zhangmu Town there is Zhangmu hotel, also there are some ethnic characteristics of the family hotel opened by local residents, loved by Chinese and foreign tourists.

Zhangmu Town, 2300 meters above sea level, is a typical mountain city built along the winding mountain road, modern buildings and ancient log cabin crisscross, the scenery is pleasant. Han, Tibetan and Nepal live together. From Nyalam County to Zhangmu Ttown is 30 km, 1 hour driving, along the road is steep and bumpy with towering tree. It is interesting that waterfall hanging down from fog, the vehicle is passing through under the waterfall, which will give you a life-enchanting trip. Along the way and go down the street to the end is the Chinese customs, a few miles away is the China-Nepal border Friendship Bridge.

How to Get

During the tourist season, Zhangmu Town has long distance buses to Lhasa, Shigatse, which takes about 18 hours. Its departure time is fixed, every week there are about two to three buses. At the same time, many tourists are charter car or thumb a lift. Also there are buses send some foreign visitors out of the town, some will be returning empty, so hitchhiking is comparatively easy.

What to Eat

A road snakes through the small border town. Along the only street in the town, private houses, shops, restaurant and government buildings are built. The booming border trade attracts merchants from inland China, Tibet and Nepal running business in Zhangmu Town. Nepalese merchants export rice, flour, pepper, vegetables, and perfumes while Chinese merchants sell wool, tea, salt and Tibetan medicine. Nepalese even run Nepalese restaurants in the small town, serving Nepalese dishes, instant noodles and beer produced in Nepal.

A road snakes through the small border town. Along the only street in the town, private houses, shops, restaurant and government buildings are built. The booming border trade attracts merchants from inland China, Tibet and Nepal running business in Zhangmu Town. Nepalese merchants export rice, flour, pepper, vegetables, and perfumes while Chinese merchants sell wool, tea, salt and Tibetan medicine. Nepalese even run Nepalese restaurants in the small town, serving Nepalese dishes, instant noodles and beer produced in Nepal.

Local hotel restaurant is expensive, but other restaurants such as Nepal restaurant, Tibet restaurant, and even Muslim Hui restaurant and Sichuan restaurant, their price is suitable and also tastes good.