Landscape of Medog Highway in Tibet(1/8)

This photo taken on May 16, 2021 shows the aerial view of Medog Highway in Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Feibo)

Medog, meaning "Secret Lotus" in the Tibetan language, is located on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River and the south of the Himalayas. The 117-kilometer highway linking Medog, the last roadless county in China, with its neighboring Bome county in Tibet, was formally opened to traffic on Oct. 2013, ending the county's isolation from the outside world. Before the traffic opened, people could only reach Medog on foot.

This photo taken on May 16, 2021 shows the aerial view of Medog highway in Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Feibo)

This photo taken on May 16, 2021 shows the aerial view of Medog highway in Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Feibo)

A resident sells fruits on the side of the Medog Highway in Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, May 16, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Feibo)

This photo taken on May 16, 2021 shows the aerial view of Medog highway in Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Feibo)

A car entering Medog highway drives through the valley in Tibet Autonomous Region, May 16, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Feibo)

This photo shows the landscape of Lotus Lake in Medog County, Tibet Autonomous Region, May 16, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Feibo)

This photo shows the landscape of a village in in Medog County, Tibet Autonomous Region, May 16, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Feibo)