From now on, it is necessary to transfer to tourist buses. Dingri County, Xizang: passengers enter the Everest Scenic Area
Dingri County is located at the foot of Mount Everest in the north foot of the middle section of the the Himalayas. Nearly 90% of the county's territory is located in Mount Everest National Nature Reserve.
According to the evening news on August 22 of the WeChat "Dingri County Release", in order to ensure the road traffic safety of tourists in the Everest Scenic Area and facilitate the unified management of the Everest Scenic Area, the Dingri County Culture and Tourism Bureau of Shigatse City, Xizang, and Shigatse Everest Cultural Tourism Investment Development Co., Ltd. decided that from 00:00 on August 23, 2023:
One is to cancel the environmental protection fee for vehicles entering the Everest Nature Reserve;
The second is that outdoor bicycles, hiking enthusiasts, scenic area work vehicles, Rongbu Temple work vehicles, law enforcement vehicles, funeral vehicles, emergency rescue vehicles, medical ambulances, scenic area tent operators material support vehicles and other related special vehicles and special business vehicles do not need to transfer to scenic area tourism and sightseeing vehicles after being reported and approved. Except for the aforementioned vehicles, all passengers on other vehicles are required to transfer to the scenic sightseeing bus.
According to the website of Xizang Dingri County Government, Dingri County is located at the foot of Mount Everest in the north of the middle the Himalayas, and nearly 90% of the county's territory is located in Mount Everest National Nature Reserve. Mount Qomolangma, or Everest for short, is located on the border between China and Nepal, with the north in Dingri County, Xizang, China, and the south in Nepal. It is the highest peak in the world and the center of Mount Qomolangma Nature Reserve and Nepal National Park across four counties in China.