East Asia What is Mêdog? The isolated Chinese enclave in South Tibet, and How the illegal McMahon Line came into being

[Beijingwalker]

Mêdog, an enclave on the other side of the mighty Himalaya mountains

It's always a very rainy region, it always rains.

 

[Beijingwalker]

 

[Beijingwalker]

Mêdog, an enclave on the other side of the mighty Himalaya mountains

It's always a very rainy region, it always rains.

 

[Beijingwalker]

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 5, 2020 shows the Mainling section of the highway linking Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Construction of a highway passing through the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, known as the world's deepest canyon with a maximum depth of 6,009 meters, was completed in 2021 in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2020 shows the Doxong Pass and tunnel exit on the highway linking Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Construction of a highway passing through the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, known as the world's deepest canyon with a maximum depth of 6,009 meters, was completed in 2021 in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The project took almost seven years to complete. A 2,114-meter tunnel was dug through in May 2021, marking the completion of the major construction of the 67.22-km road connecting Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County. (Photo by Dong Zhixiong/Xinhua)

 

[Beijingwalker]

In Mêdog, you can literally experience 4 seasons in hours in a day driving down the Himalaya slope from the polar frigid higher up north to the flat tropical rainforst south​