Often called “the Roof of the World,” the Tibetan Plateau is the highest and largest plateau on Earth, towering at an average elevation of over 4,500 meters (14,800 feet). Spreading across western China and parts of Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Xinjiang, this vast highland shapes the climate of much of Asia. #documentary #documentaryfilm #storytelling #jayveescars #geography | Denis Karori

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the world’s highest and longest plateau railway. If traveling to Lhasa by train, you will discover that the most important part of the rail is a single-track railway: but why? | China Q&A

From horseback to drones, the women rangers of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau conquer treacherous terrain to protect #wildlife and #forests. These extraordinary women rangers demonstrate remarkable courage at over 3,000 meters, proving that safeguarding #nature requires dedication beyond gender. #ShePower #environment | China Daily

In the deep valley of Angsai, Zadoi County, located in Qinghai Province's Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the symphony of spring is just beginning. Many plateau animals are thriving in Zadoi, also known as "home to the snow leopard." Rivers, plants, mountains and birds are waking up from the silent winter and embracing the late spring with their most beautiful melodies. | CGTN

The Tibetan Plateau, home to tens of thousands of glaciers, is very sensitive to climate change. Water from melting glaciers has created hundreds of new lakes and enlarged existing ones, such as the main pair shown here. Learn more at our Images of Change: https://climate.nasa.gov/images-of-change?id=778#778-melting-glaciers-enlarge-lakes-on-tibetan-plateau | NASA Climate Change