Namtso Lake 

"Namtso" means "Heavenly Lake" in Tibetan; in the Mongolian and Manchu languages it is referred to as "Tengri Nor" which has the similar meaning.

Loated about 240 kilometers north of Lhasa between Baingoin and Damxung Counties and at an elevation of 4,718 meters, Namsto Lake sits 70 kilometer long, 30 kilometer wide and has an area of 1,940 square kilometers.

It is the largest saltwater lake in Tibet, the second-largest saltwater lake in China, and the highest lake in the world.

According to legend, Namtso was Indra's daughter and Nyanchen Thanglha's wife. She had one face, three eyes and two hands. In her right hand she held a precious vase and in her left a jeweled mirror. A tight bun sat high upon her head, when let loose her hair streamed down her shoulders and back. She was an enchanting beauty and would ride an azure dragon.

Basum Co Lake 

"Basum Co Lake" in Tibetan means "Three-Rock Lake", which is also known as "Draksum Tso Lake".

It is the holy lake of the Nyingma Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, and is one of the largest freshwater barrier lakes in eastern Tibet. It is located in rural Draksum Tso Township, which is in Tibet's Nyingchi City's Kongpo Gyamda County.

Basum Co Lake is surrounded by mountains and has a mild climate. The lake is at an average of 3,538 meters above sea level and 15 kilometer long with an average width of 2.5 kilometer. The lake's deepest point reaches down 166 meters.

Tangra Yumco Lake 

Tangra Yumco is the largest holy lake of original Tibet's Bon religion, and is the third largest lake in Tibet overall.

It is 70 kilometers long, 20 kilometers wide, covering an area of 1,400 square kilometers, and sits more than 4,600 meters above sea level.

Tangra Yumco and Dargo Sacred Mountain are located in the wilderness that is well-known as a "no man's land". In the Shuanghu and Ombu areas which take up an area of more than 200,000 square kilometers, there is only one person for every six square kilometers.

Legend has it that in ancient times, Dargo the Mountain god went to Tohlung Dechen trying to find good barley seeds. This thus enraged all of the local gods who went in hot pursuit after him.

Many hardships fell upon Dargo. Of his stolen barley seeds, he carefully sprinkled the remaining seeds on his wife's side. Tangra Yumco was nourished from her breast milk, and with careful cultivation, the tsampa barley here became the sweetest in Tibet.