羌塘

Qiāngtáng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Changtang, the high and nearly uninhabited plateau of northern Tibet

Examples

HSK 6
Qiāngtáng hǎibá hěn gāo, dōngtiān tèbié lěng.
The Changtang lies very high and is bitterly cold in winter.
HSK 7-9
Zài Qiāngtáng, yěmáoniú hé zànglíngyáng bǐ rén hái duō.
In the Changtang there are more wild yaks and Tibetan antelopes than people.

Tips

culture
With 可可西里, 阿尔金 and 罗布泊 it is one of China's four great no man's lands (无人区). Much of it is protected as the Changtang National Nature Reserve, one of the largest in the world.
history
The Chinese name sounds out the Tibetan name Changtang, "northern plain".

Stroke Order

羌 qiāng
塘 táng