Yushu in Qinghai is situated in the hinterland of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, withthe average elevation of over 4,200 meters. Ga Duo Jue Wu, the famous holymountain there, is reputed as the Dzong (fortress) among four well-known mountains in the Tibetan-inhabited Area. Yushu, which has been long known as the "Source of Three Rivers", is the birthplace of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River. In Yushu, 97% of population is Tibetan, with rich ethnical features.

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Architects: THAD - Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tsinghua University

Location: Yushu, Yushu, Qinghai, China

Design Team: ZHUANG Weimin, ZHANG Wei, JIANG Kuiyuan, TANG Han, ZHANG Tao, LIU Yichuan, XU Hua, ZHANG Jinghua, MI Zhong, LUO Xinyu, GONG Jiazhen, QU Zhang, WANG Wei, YANG Li, ZHANG Zhongzhao
Project Year: 2014

Photographs: YAO Li, Courtesy of THAD

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From the architect. Yushu in Qinghai is situated in the hinterland of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, withthe average elevation of over 4,200 meters. Ga Duo Jue Wu, the famous holymountain there, is reputed as the Dzong (fortress) among four well-known mountains in the Tibetan-inhabited Area. Yushu, which has been long known as the "Source of Three Rivers", is the birthplace of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River. In Yus...