Mountain-climbing tours--Climbing the "Mother of Mountains"

There are many famous mountains and deep valleys in China, for amateur mountain climbers to test their talents and skills China also has a folk custom which involves climbing mountains on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Mountains afford a good view but climbing also instills a feeling of well being, pride in achievements and arouses a love and understanding of nature and the living environment. Now many mountain climbing activities are available to meet the individual needs of climbers.
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is known as the "Mother of Mountains". There are more than 100 mountain peaks over 6,000 meters high above sea level in the Tibet Autonomous Region, of which 44 are open to  people from home and abroad. It is known at the mountain climber's heaven. Professional mountaineers can challenge peaks over 8,000 meters high, while amateurs can practice their skills on peaks between 6,000 and 7,000 meters. Most of the peaks haven't been climbed, so they are a double challenge. Animaqing Mountain is located in Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. It is 200 kilometers long and 60 kilometers wide with an average elevation of 4,000 meters. There are 18 peaks the highest of which is Animaqing Peak at 6,282 meters above sea level. Since 1980 mountain climbing tourist groups and individuals from Japan, Britain, the United States, Germany, and France have climbed it.