The Geladandong Glacier

　　The Geladandong Glacier is situated in the Tanggula Mountain Township of Golmud City. Geladandong, which means "towering, sharp peak" in Tibetan, has an elevation of 6,620 meters, while Jianggendiru reaches 6,548 meters. It features two large semi-circular glaciers, northern and southern. The southern branch is 12.8 kilometers long and 1.6 kilometers wide, with a two-kilometer-long ice tower forest at its end. These towering snow-capped mountains and pristine, glittering glaciers are the source of the mighty Yangtze River. Within the ice tower forest, there are soaring ice pillars, delicate ice stalagmites, rainbow-like ice bridges, and mysterious ice caves. Pristine and magnificent, it forms an extraordinarily beautiful natural art gallery. The surrounding area consists of excellent natural grasslands, home to rare wildlife such as Tibetan wild yaks, Tibetan wild asses, Tibetan antelopes, and snowcocks. It is an ideal destination for adventure tourism, mountaineering, exploration, and scientific research.

　　The Geladandong glacier group is a type of mountain glacier. The ice tower forest, reaching heights of 60 to 70 meters, resembles silver helmets and white armor, standing tall and stretching one after another. Some resemble sky-supporting jade pillars, others like towering crystal towers, some like cold, sword-like peaks piercing the clouds, and others like uniquely shaped towers and peaks in various forms. Within the ice tower forest, there are towering ice pillars, delicate ice stalagmites, rainbow-like ice bridges, mysterious ice caves, as well as exquisitely carved ice cirques, ice tongues, ice lakes, and ice gullies... A marvel of nature, pristine and magnificent, it is truly an extraordinarily beautiful natural art gallery. In summer and autumn, the mountains are covered in silvery white, while the foothills bloom with wildflowers. The ice crystal stones found near the Geladandong ice peak at altitudes above 6,000 meters are known as the "treasures of the river source."