Mount Qomolangma Cultural Tourism Festival

The Mount Qomolangma Cultural Tourism Festival (Chinese: 珠穆朗玛文化旅游节, 珠峰文化旅游节; Tibetan: ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མའི་རིག་གནས་ཡུལ་སྐོར་དུས་སྟོན) is an annual event held in Tingri County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, near the base of Mount Everest (known as Qomolangma in Tibetan). Established in 2001 by the Shigatse municipal government, the festival aims to celebrate the cultural heritage of Himalayan communities and promote sustainable tourism.

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