Driving from Nyêmo to Qüxü – Lhasa, Tibet, China
Nyêmo is a township of Nyêmo County in the Lhasa Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located 94 kilometres south-west of Lhasa.
Qüxü or Chushur or Chusul or Chushul is a town and township and capital of Qüxü County in the Lhasa Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
In this video we will drive from the Nyêmo section in Lhasa to Qüxü County.
The complex geological conditions and the changeable high-altitude and cold climate make the China National Highway 318 that runs through Tibet’s Lhasa always face the potential threat of geological disasters.
The section along the Yarlung Zangbo River is often blocked by landslides and mudslides. It is now undergoing rectification and reconstruction.
Video Source: Lhasa Nyêmo to Qüxü – The hardest part to repair of Highway G318 in Tibet from Walk China 行走中国 on Youtube ⁄ CC BY
