The local government of Tibet Autonomous Region has approved of construction of the Yangbajain Geological Park, which costs 290 million yuan.

The proposed Yangbajain Geological Park locates at about 90 kilometers away from northwest Lhasa, where the world's biggest geothermic resources lies. It is honored as natural geothermic museum and geothermic city in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The world's only cosmic rays highland base and training base of Chinese mountaineering were set up there against the Mt. Nyainqentanglha.

Henan Province of China proposed the establishment of the park and invested 20 million yuan to start the construction.

The park, with a coverage of 2,500 sq.km., will be provided with sightseeing, scientific investigation, holiday resort, camping expedition, geological and ecological popularization.