Scenery of the Yamdrok Lake and surrounding villages in Nagarze County of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Placid and peaceful: enjoy the aerial view of Tibet's holy lake, Yamdrok Lake.

SHANNAN, Sept. 2, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Yamdrok Lake with an area of about 590 square km is located in Nagarze County in the city of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. It's about 100 kilometers south of the region's capital Lhasa.

Yamdrok Lake along with Lake Namtso and Lake Manasarovar are regarded as the three holy lakes of Tibet.

Scenery of the Yamdrok Lake in Nagarze County of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Scenery of the Yamdrok Lake in Nagarze County of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje

Scenery of the Yamdrok Lake in Nagarze County of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Scenery of the Yamdrok Lake in Nagarze County of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Scenery of the Yamdrok Lake in Nagarze County of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Scenery of the Yamdrok Lake in Nagarze County of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xin)