Zhaxi Island

Zhaxi Island (Chinese: 扎西岛; pinyin: zhāxī dǎo; also Tashi Island) is a small island in the middle of Lake Basum Tso a green salt water lake approximately 300 km east of Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. There are many large stones on Zhaxi Island and each big stone is a symbol of a different Bodhisattva.

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Coordinates: 30°00′40″N 93°55′01″E / 30.01111°N 93.91694°E / 30.01111; 93.91694


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