Over tens of millions of geological years, the Himalayas have become a symbol with the roof of the world - Mount Everest. With its majestic beauty and massive position, the Himalayas put on a cape covered with snow and wind all year round. However, the highest mountain range in the world attracts many visitors' curiosity when coming here because of its magnificent landscape and religious beauty that has dominated for centuries. Let's explore interesting things around this Himalayas with me!
Over tens of millions of geological years, the Himalayas have become a symbol with the roof of the world - Mount Everest. With its majestic beauty and massive position, the Himalayas put on a cape covered with snow and wind all year round. However, the highest mountain range in the world attracts many visitors' curiosity when coming here because of its magnificent landscape and religious beauty that has dominated for centuries. Let's explore interesting things around this Himalayas with me!
1. Great roof of the world
Himalaya is the name of a majestic mountain system in Asia that separates the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan plateau. The name of the mountain range means "abode of snow", implying that the mountain is so high that only snow can survive here. The Himalayas span 7 countries: Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar and Afghanistan. It is also the source of three major river systems in the world, namely the basins of rivers such as the Indus, Ganges and Yangtze.
The Himalayas are the source of three major river systems in the world
Visitors to Nepal will admire the highest mountain in the world located in the Himalayas, Mount Everest (8848 meters high). Everest has become an impregnable symbol in the world when no one has conquered this mountain until 1953.
The highest mountain in the Himalayas is Everest at 8848m.
The flora and fauna of the Himalayas vary with climate, rainfall, altitude, and soil. The climate varies from tropical at the foothills to eternal ice and snow at the highest peaks. Annual rainfall increases from west to east along the southern slopes of the mountain range. Diversity in climate, altitude, rainfall, and soil facilitate the development of many flora and fauna communities. For example, very high altitudes (low pressure) coupled with extremely cold climates allow organisms that can withstand very harsh living conditions to survive.
Huge glacier in the Himalayas.
The Himalayas are one of the youngest mountain ranges on Earth and consist mainly of uplifted sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. According to plate tectonics, its formation is the result of continental collision or mountain formation along the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate. This mountain range is known as the fold mountain.
The displacement of the Indian plate makes the Himalayas grow 5mm each year.
The Indo-Australian Plate is still moving at a rate of 67 mm/year, and over 10 million years from now it will be about 1,500 km deep into Asia. About 20 mm/year of the Indo-Asiatic convergence follows the fault along the southern slopes of the Himalayas. This causes the Himalayas to raise about 5 mm/year. The movement of the Indian plate into the Asian plate also causes seismic activities such as frequent earthquakes in this region.
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2. Sacred Mountains of Buddhism
The grandeur of nature and Buddhism are two factors that have attracted tourists to choose Nepal tourism. This mountain range has a very profound influence on the culture of South Asia. Many of the Himalayan peaks are considered sacred to Buddhism.
The grandeur of nature and Buddhism are two factors that have attracted visitors.
The Himalayas are often mentioned in Buddhist scriptures and were familiar to the Buddha. He was able to see large layers of ice, forming long rock ramparts before he abandoned the world and began searching for the bottom. Perhaps he had this mountain in particular in mind when he compared the virtuous man to the bright sunlight on a snowy mountain top:
A gentle person even from afar,
Appears like a snow mountain.
Even the wicked stand near,
Like an arrow shot in the night.
Himalayas and Buddhism have always been closely linked
There are about twenty monasteries and over a thousand monks here. Most of them study practice according to the Mahayana school, although there are also a few who follow other schools. This is the abode of arahants and bodhisattvas. There was a time when almost the entire Himalayan region was Buddhist, and even today in areas like Ladhkh, Zanskar, Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur, Mustang, Sikkim and Bhutan, Buddhism is still the majority.
The Himalayan culture is the Tibetan Buddhist culture. The Himalayas are still often referred to as the “Land of Padmasambhava” (Land of Padmasambhava). Padmasambhava is considered the patriarch of Tibetan Buddhism, bringing the teachings of Buddhism from India to Tibet, and then Tibetan Buddhism spread throughout this land. The most prominent, most distinctive features of Himalayan culture have their roots in the essence of Tibetan Buddhism.
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3. The Forgotten Kingdom
Overcoming thousands of miles of wind and dust, coming here, visitors will discover many mysteries and harsh life in this eternal snow and ice area. Mustang - which is known as the "forgotten kingdom" - is located in the northwest - the most remote and remote part of Nepal, bordering the Tibetan plateau, China. Hidden away in the Himalayas, surrounded by mountains over 8,000m high, the old Lo kingdom possesses amazingly beautiful scenery.
Once an independent Buddhist kingdom, Mustang was annexed to Nepal in the late 18th century, but it was not until 1950 that it really gave up its right to independence. Mustang can be divided into two climates and natural landscapes: Lower Mustang has many fertile and fertile lands and Upper Mustang extends to the Tibetan border (China) with the mainland. Most of the shape is a rocky plateau.
The Lower Mustang region has many fertile and fertile lands.
In a remote location for thousands of years, Mustang was isolated from the world and almost forgotten until it was "rediscovered" by explorers in 1981. Mustang means "fertile plains" This is the land of ancient cultures with interesting and beautiful scenes. Until now, Mustang has always been a mysterious land full of attractions for all tourists around the world when traveling to Nepal.
This is the land of ancient cultures with interesting and beautiful scenes.
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4. The desire to conquer the roof of the world
In the Himalayan system, Mount Everest is famous with an altitude of 8848m and is considered the "roof of the world". For all the time known, still no one has conquered this peak. That has motivated people to conquer to show their strength in front of nature. On May 29, 1953, the greatest explorer of the 20th century Edmund Hillary was the first to conquer this mountain, setting a turning point in human history in the conquest of creation. Since then, many people have followed in his footsteps to reach the top of the mountain.
Edmund Hillary (left) was the first person to conquer this mountain.
On May 22, 2008, Vietnam was included in the list of countries with successful mountaineering groups to conquer Mount Everest. And the people who made this miracle are climbers Bui Van Ngoi, Nguyen Mau Linh and Phan Thanh Nien.
3 Vietnamese climbers successfully conquered Everest.
Every year, an estimated several hundred thousand tourists come to explore the Himalayas. For those who love adventure, the Himalayas are truly a wonder of nature. Not only the magnificent Himalayas, Nepal still contains many beautiful landscapes with unspoiled rustic features waiting for you to explore. Do not miss the attractive Nepal travel opportunity with Migola Travel with adventurous trekking routes, challenging all your limits.
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