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Bomi 波密

Bomi’s county seat at Zhamu is a practical base in a greener part of southeastern Tibet, where forested valleys and glacier-fed mountain scenery follow the G318 corridor.

Entry & permits for Tibet (Xizang)

Foreign tourists need Tibet entry approval, commonly called a Tibet Travel Permit, and an organised visit arranged through a specialist travel agency in China. Confirm your approved route before booking transport. Requirements differ for Taiwan residents and for travellers using mainland or Hong Kong/Macao Chinese resident documents; check the document guide before you book.

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Policy scope verified: 2026-09-06. UK FCDO: China regional travel advice ↗ State Council Taiwan Affairs Office: Tibet entry approval ↗ Xizang Department of Culture and Tourism: Medog border permit notice ↗

A meadow and forested mountain landscape in Bomi · 波密
A meadow and forested mountain landscape in Bomi · 波密 Photograph date recorded by the source: 22 May 2010 (original upload date). · 牛糞 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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About Bomi

West of town, the Guxiang area brings together lake views and the Gangyun spruce forest; northwest, the Qingduo valley is associated with peach blossom landscapes. These are different excursions rather than one urban attraction. For a compact introduction, concentrate on the western forest-and-lake corridor and leave distant glacier visits for another day.

Bomi, meaning 'ancestor' in Tibetan, was largely a semi-independent area from the Tubo period onward and was ruled in the Qing dynasty by local hereditary kings (土王). In 1910 the last Qing resident commissioner in Tibet, Lianyu (联豫), sent troops that defeated the Bomi king, and in 1911 the area was organized as Dongjiu County (冬九县), also called Lower Bomi. The Tibetan Gaxia (噶厦) government expelled the king's son-in-law in 1928, bringing the region fully under its administration; in 1951 the PRC established the Second Chamdo Office, and in 1960 the Qingduo (倾多), Bo Qu (波曲) and Yigong (易贡) zongs merged to form present-day Bomi County.

Bomi County lies at the eastern end of the Nyenchen Tanglha range and the eastern Himalaya, with terrain higher in the north and lower in the south. Its central area comprises the valleys of the Parlung Tsangpo (帕龙藏布) and Yi'ong Tsangpo (易贡藏布) rivers, fed by dozens of tributaries across a drainage area of 4549.6 square kilometers. Elevation within the county ranges from 6648 meters at its highest point to 2001.4 meters at its lowest, while the county seat at Zhamu town sits at 2720 meters.

What to look for

  • The Gangyun spruce forest, a defining part of Bomi’s wooded landscape.
  • Guxiang Lake and its surrounding mountain-valley setting west of Zhamu.

The surrounding area

Eastern valleys, lakes and canyon scenery around Basum Tso and the Yarlung Zangbo.

Location & getting there

Getting to Bomi

Use Zhamu/札木镇, the Bomi county seat on the G318 corridor, as the accommodation and transport base.

  • Arrange the western Guxiang and forest stops together; Qingduo and the eastern glacier areas branch in other directions.
General visit reminders

Use the Chinese name and exact local address when arranging your arrival. A city, district or neighbourhood can cover a wide area, so choose the particular streets or venues you want to visit and group nearby stops together. Check onward and return connections before committing to a distant extension.

Combine your visit

Suggested order for this visit:

  1. Gangyun spruce forest

    Begin with Bomi’s characteristic conifer landscape.

  2. Guxiang Lake

    Continue west for the lake and valley views.

This is an editorial sequence based on the features described in the sources. Confirm access locally; no walking time, shared admission or guaranteed interior access is implied.

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Sources & visit information

The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.

Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 91955958.

Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "波密县", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 91955958.

Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Bomê County", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1372397806.

China Revealed · Editorially updated 2026-10-07