First of all, the geographical positions of the two mountains are different.
Tanggula is located in the northeast of Xizang Autonomous Region, China and at the junction of Qinghai Province. The east is the boundary mountain between Tibet and Qinghai, and the southeast is Yunling and Nvshan in Hengduan Mountains.
Nyainqentanglha Mountain runs through central and eastern Tibet, which is the eastward continuation of Gangdise Mountain. It extends to the southeast, connects with Boshula Mountain in the southwest of Hengduan Mountains, and slightly protrudes to the north in the middle. At the same time, Tibet is divided into three regions: northern Tibet, southern Tibet and southeastern Tibet. Nanjiawa Peak near the bend of Yarlung Zangbo River in the southeast.
Second, the altitudes of the two mountains are different.
Tanggula Mountain is about 6000 meters above sea level, the highest peak is 662 1 meter in winter, and Tanggula Mountain (peak name) is 6099 meters. Although the Tanggula pass is as high as 5220 meters above sea level.
The average elevation of Nyainqentanglha Mountain is over 6000m, and the ridge line is located to the west of Dangxiong-Yangbajing, with a total length of 1400km, an average width of 80km and an elevation of 5000-6000m. The main peak of Nyainqentanglha Peak is 7111m.
The legend of Tanggula Mountain
According to legend, Princess Wencheng married Tubo. When she came to Tanggula Mountain, she was blocked by the heavy snow. In desperation, the princess left the lotus seat on the golden sedan chair to drive away the snow and let her cross the mountain safely.
When Genghis Khan led his army into the South Asian subcontinent through the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, he was blocked by Tanggula Mountain. Bad weather, cold and lack of oxygen led to a large number of deaths. The invincible Genghis Khan can only look at the mountains and sigh, but he has no choice but to retreat. /kloc-in the 4th century, the western world got a true and fictional description of this plateau for the first time, and explorers, missionaries and climbers followed.
Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tanggula