{"id":5995,"date":"2021-09-02T06:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T22:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=5995"},"modified":"2021-09-02T22:04:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T14:04:09","slug":"qushui-bridge-the-qushui-bridge-in-tibet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel\/qushui-bridge-the-qushui-bridge-in-tibet","title":{"rendered":"Qushui Bridge in Qushui County, Tibet (Tips, Photos & Map)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Qushui Bridge is the first modern bridge over Yalu Tsangpo River, a crucial bridge in Tibet. It is located Qushui County, about 60km south of Lhasa and 27km west of Lhasa Gonggar Airport<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Qushui Bridge is a crucial bridge in Tibet. (Google Map)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Qushui County<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The name “Qushui” comes from “Jimai” in Tibetan language in ancient times, which literally means “the land where rivers meet”. Quishui County has been the transportation hub connecting Lhasa with Shannan, Nyingchi and Xigaze since ancient times. The county was established in 1959.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We pass through Qushui County<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Yalu Tsangpo River flows under the Qushui Bridge from west to east. Lhas<\/a>a<\/a> River<\/a>, an important tributary of Yalu Tsangpo River, meets Yalu Tsangpo River at Qushui County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qushui Bridge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Qushui Bridge was open to the public on August 01, 1966, the first modern bridge over Yalu Tsangpo River. The bridge is 300 meters long and 10 meters wide. All the major roads in Tibet pass by or over Qushui Bridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are going to cross Qushui Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Starting from Lhasa, driving cross Qushui Bridge and turning left, you will get to Lhasa Gonggar Airport<\/a> 27km away from Qushui Bridge; turning right, you will get to Yamdroke Lake<\/a> in 41km, Nanggartse County<\/a> in 91km, Gyantse<\/a> in 187km and Shigatse <\/a>in 287km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our bus is driving on the Qushui Bridge from north to south.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t crosss the Qushui Bridge and drive west at the north of Qushui Bridge, you will easily get to Shigatse<\/a> in 196km along the National Highway No.318.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We drive though Qushui Bridge, and turn right to the dierction of Yamdrok Lake<\/a> .<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We drive though Qushui Bridge, and turn right to the dierction of Yamdrok Lake<\/a>. Yamdrok Lake <\/a>is situated within Langkazi County (Nangartse) of the Shannan Region of Tibet on the way between Lhasa and Gyantse \u2013 110km southwest of Lhasa and 140 east of Gyantse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We drive though Qushui County ( Qushui Bridge) and get to Yamdrok Lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hassle-free Lhasa & Tibet Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for guided tours to Lhasa and Tibet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lhasa Tour<\/a>
Tibet Travel<\/a>
Lhasa Tibet Group Tour<\/a>
Lhasa Tibet Private Tour<\/a>
Beijing Lhasa Tour<\/a>
Lhasa China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Best Time to Visit Lhasa<\/a>
Top 10 Attractions in Lhasa<\/a>
Lhasa Tourist Traps, Tourist Scams Lhasa<\/a>
Where to stay in Lhasa<\/a>
Makye Ame Lhasa Restaurant \u2013 Your Kitchen in Lhasa<\/a>
Lhasa Airport, Lhasa Gonggar Airport<\/a>
Xian Lhasa Flight Experience, Xian Lhasa Flight<\/a>
Lhasa Railway Station Transportation, Taxi, Public Bus<\/a>
Get around in Lhasa with Pedicab or Trishaw<\/a>
lhasa Taxi<\/a>
Best Places to Take Picture of Potala Palace Lhasa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4-Wheel Drive Trip from Lhasa to Ranwu<\/a>
Tips for Visiting Drak Yerpa (Tips, Photos & Map)<\/a>
The Pilgrim Kora in Lhasa, Lhasa Pilgrim circuits<\/a>
How to Visit Sera Monastery in Lhasa<\/a>
Beijing Road in Lhasa<\/a>
Lhasa River in the City of Lhasa (Tips, Photos & Map)<\/a>
Lhasa Great Mosque, the Mosques in Lhasa<\/a>
Lhasa Yamdrok-Tso Lake Road Trip<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qushui Bridge in Qushui County, Tibet (Tips, Photos & Map)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Qushui Bridge is the first modern bridge over Yalu Tsangpo River, a crucial bridge in Tibet. It is located Qushui County, about 60km south of Lhasa and 27km west of Lhasa Gonggar Airport. Qushui County The name “Qushui” comes from “Jimai” in Tibetan language in ancient times, which literally means “the land where rivers meet”….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1384,58,1392],"tags":[3904,3905,3906],"class_list":["post-5995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gyantse-travel","category-lhasa-travel","category-qushui-bridge","tag-how-to-visit-qushui-bridge","tag-qushui-bridge-map","tag-qushui-bridge-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5995"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5995"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27079,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5995\/revisions\/27079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}