当雄县的羊八井镇以其丰富的地热资源享誉西藏,早在上世纪70年代末就建立了西藏第一座地热试验发电厂,至今源源不断向拉萨输送着电力。从青藏公路上经过,老远就能看到发电场上空升腾的氤氲蒸汽,西边的念青唐古拉山有终年不化的积雪,两相衬映,很有些奇异的感觉。由于羊八井是藏北高原通往西藏腹地的必经之地,建设中的青藏铁路也经由此 The Yangbajing Town in the county of Dangxiong County, renowned for its abundant geothermal resources, established the first geothermal test power station in Tibet as far back as the late 1970s. Since then, it has continuously sent power to Lhasa. After passing from the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, you can see the steep steam rising over the power plant all the way. There is a year-round snow in the Nyainqntanggula Mountain in the west. There are some bizarre sensations in the two phases. As Yangbajing is a necessary place for the Tibet Plateau to reach the hinterland of Tibet, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway under construction also passes through this