A locomotive drives by the bank of Cona Lake, photo taken June 10, Xinhua.


A photographer takes photos at the bank of Cona Lake, photo taken June 10, Xinhua.


Qinghai-Tibet Railway looms not so far away, photo taken June 10, Xinhua.


A yak is browsing at the bank of Cona Lake, photo taken June 10, Xinhua.


Sheep at the bank of Cona Lake, photo taken June 10, Xinhua


Cona Lake lies in Amdo County on north Tibetan grassland with an area of 400 sq.km, 4,650 meters above sea level. It's considered as a holy lake among locals. After the construction of Qinghai-Tibet Railway, it's the nearest lake of this plateau railway.

China Tibet Information Center