Zhuxi Glacier (Chinese:朱西冰川;Tibetan:འབྲུག་གཤིས་གངས་རི, Druk Shig Gangri), is situated inBomê County,Tibet Autonomous Region. This 12.7 km-long maritime glacier descends from 6,120 m to 2,750 m elevation within the Gangrigabu Range. Characterized by a 1.2 km-wide accumulation zone receiving >3,500 mm annual snowfall, it feeds theYigong Tsangpo River through three terminal moraine lakes.[1]
Ecologically, Zhuxi sustains rare species like theblack-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) andTibetan argali (Ovis ammon hodgsoni), with 28 endemic alpine plants identified in its foreland. Its ice core records trace climate patterns to theLittle Ice Age (1350-1850 CE).[2][3] Culturally revered by theMonpa people, the glacier hosts an annual Kora pilgrimage during theTibetan Water Bird Festival. Local monasteries preserve 17th-century thangkas depicting the glacier as "White Tara's Tears." Designated a Class-A Protected Glacial Zone in 2022, access requires permits from Tibet's Ecology Department.[4][5]
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