Himalayan orogen is by far the youngest and largest active continent - continent collision belt in the world and is the ideal place for studying the plate dynamics of intracontinental convergence and investigating the mechanism responsible for uplift of the plateau 喜马拉雅造山带是世界上目前仍在进行的、最年轻的、规模最大的陆-陆碰撞造山带，是研究陆内汇集过程板块动力学以及探讨高原隆升机制的理想场所。
