A foreign tourist walks along the Karola glacier, which situates at the boundary between the Nagarze county and the Gyangze county of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on January 14, 2009. The glacier tongue locates at an altitude of 5,560 meters, extending from the top to the roadside. [Xinhua]

Two foreign tourists take pictures in front of the Karola glacier, which situates at the boundary between the Nagarze county and the Gyangze county of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on January 14, 2009.[Xinhua]