Often called “the Roof of the World,” the Tibetan Plateau is the highest and largest plateau on Earth, towering at an average elevation of over 4,500 meters (14,800 feet). Spreading across western China and parts of Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Xinjiang, this vast highland shapes the climate of much of Asia. #documentary #documentaryfilm #storytelling #jayveescars #geography | Denis Karori

A stunning golden "stairway" stretches across vast flower fields on the Qinghai Plateau. With thousands of acres in full bloom, the highland landscape is now at its peak beauty. #SeeChina #ChinainSeconds #ChineseCulture | CCTV

The Tibetan Plateau, home to tens of thousands of glaciers, is very sensitive to climate change. Water from melting glaciers has created hundreds of new lakes and enlarged existing ones, such as the main pair shown here. Learn more at our Images of Change: https://climate.nasa.gov/images-of-change?id=778#778-melting-glaciers-enlarge-lakes-on-tibetan-plateau | NASA Climate Change