Me charmed eight years of snow and finally a worthwhile trip.
Sat Army Air plane to Lhasa, elevation 3700. I could hear the plane next to someone that altitude sickness, leg to play soft. Heart burst of feel pleased but not because I did not feel that. Lang arrived in eight school hotels, waiter passion to help us with the luggage, we saw that she left a bag, his right hand a tripod, and then on the back of a 70-liter backpack, for a while will get all our luggage room. I began to empty-handed Palou, unfortunately just a little on the second floor, a while dizziness, my altitude sickness began to appear. Night, headache, heart followed. Fortunately, the next day I returned to normal.
The next day, waiting for other members, close to nothing, sit eight Long study under the famous balcony reading, chatting. The people around, whether residents or the waiter was so accommodating. As if this piece of pure land in Tibet, a decrease of preparedness among people heart. After a half-day chatting and found that indeed Canglongwohu here. Casual one ask, is a god. Some people walk across from the Inagi to Lugu Lake, there have been wandering in Tibet more than two months, some people went to Bai (Kham Tibetan hinterland). I used to think that he has a traveled invincible hands. Only dishes in front of them is not worth mentioning. After a day of communication, initially set our itinerary, eight days and rent a Toyota Jeep (5,000 yuan), from Nyingchi to the Tanggula mouth, and then return to Lhasa, from south to north to go again.
13, the early days, just light, we have according to Tibetan customs, proceed to go 8 Gallery Street by turning the Road, winding walk around the Jokhang Temple, to pray for our safe journey. In the Jokhang Temple, the two big incense exudes Tibetans worship pines and cypresses, wormwood aroma. Turning the crowd calm and peaceful line of the River from time to time be able to hear some muttered of "Well Well smart smart Hong." 8 o'clock the official start day of hurry from Lhasa through Mozhugongka, gongbo'gyamda, arrived in the town of Nyingchi 81. Nyingchi commonly known as Tibet's Jiangnan, Misty trees throughout the region, if not the distance the towering snow-capped mountains, you can not believe there is Tibet. Night stay at the People's Bank Guest House, but still there are marked pairs (60 yuan / room), with a separate bathroom. However, after living inside the bathroom only to find what how a terrorist. So they had the first Tibet TIPS, the best choice of accommodation with no bathroom, if it is necessary to the streets to solve the public bath, 5 yuan a person, clean and affordable.
14, drove the former living Sejila Yamaguchi, unfortunately Namjagbarwa fled into the thick clouds. Dao Shi the way through the sub-boreal forests, the landscape more like the scenery of Jiuzhaigou. The evening rush Basongco stay. In the beautiful vacation house, I found my bed as if spring is not so smooth, I thought should not be too particular about Tibet. Middle of the night, I found my body the following Crimping a key ring, straining a pull spring actually put Simmons pulled out from the night sleepless. Tibet TIPS2, if the bed and rugged, 10 million can not be reserved.
15, Basongco is a high mountain freshwater lake in the town 40 kilometers away from Bason. Lake on the island there is a small temple built in the Tang Dynasty, which had said the horseshoe master Padmasambhava. According to Tibetan custom, line vote of three to five body gift Libi, I am a little bit short of breath, imagine the way the Tibetans in the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra long head, how much stamina and perseverance. From the Basongco out, our car began to go wrong, no oil tanks were replaced and a new, but also goes a need to rest for a while, to give it poured cold water down what temperature, more funny you say that the cars like people need to drink nutritional supplements. However, we can also take the opportunity to experience the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the sun on the roadside. The evening, we can only arrive more than Pine Township. Said to be a town, in fact, only in the national highway 200 m long section of the house. Here, my first Tibetan to live at home. I was surprised that the Tibetan point of gas lamps, which no less than bright light. Night, lying in the same shop as the Chase Tibetan bed and found that the stars seem within reach in Tibet, the sky is eyeful.
16, played one got up early, rush to live Mira Yamaguchi. Did not wait for the sun, but added to my ears a taste of Tibet wind, numbness, not realizing it is almost fall. When the town rushed over from the pine-hung, because the rain washed out of a small bridge, we are giving up to Reting Monastery, changing on a country road. This has also allowed us to see that other people do not see the scenery. On both sides of the road, Tibetans planting rape, the mix of purple alfalfa flowers, in addition to an unknown crop, blue Youde bright in the sun to bloom, and even inferior to the colorful rainbow.
17, when the male to Nagqu, we have officially entered the Qiangtang grasslands, there is a song I remember Han hometown, singing 'blue sky white clouds blossoming, cattle and sheep flocks on the ground'. The distance is snow-capped mountains, which you can Qiangtang grasslands can be found in the portrayal of the real. We marvel at the beautiful scenery, when you want to record it. Often stop their cars and put up a tripod, ready to shoot, a cloud drifting across the sky, light and shade changes occur instantaneously; approached the sheep, ready to shoot, Yanger only give you an ass, and even now face do not see you. The most angry is that we are in Amdo have seen one with standard build, with typical characteristics of the yak, we want a photo with him. Time-consuming half an hour, only to get the best of his half-length photo.
18, Guo Nagqu, we have embarked on the Tanggula pass, that was allocated the highest Qinghai-Tibet Highway section of Shanghai, across the Tanggula Mountains of the main peak of all peaks pull Dandong. The source of the Yangtze River, the famous Three Rivers on the distribution of protected areas in this. This section of the prairie landscape and Qiangtang completely different, an alpine desert vegetation. Exposed surface occasionally with some moss and low growing shrubs. But the strange thing, the surface rocks are colorful, and occasionally find some bizarre rock stands. Is said here in ancient times, but the karst topography. Some of the rock by years of wind into the present gravel. The existence of the section also Ziyaliezui. We flew all the way forward, hoping to find the entrance of Yangtze River Glacier. Unfortunately, could not find a person, the distance dark clouds turned over to our pressure, the rain sporadically shed, yet the distant mountains are under the hail. One will be covered with a white mountain Jiu Ji. The temperature inside the vehicle began to fall, at the time a feeling here, not suitable for human habitation. Car climbed over two mountains, clear up a bit days, we have just arrived in the Tanggula pass. 5,300 meters above sea level, is the junction of the Qinghai and Tibet. Our driver told us the coldest time, crossing the convenience of a driver to stop, there is no urine to the ground. Photo-op, we began to snow-capped mountains to the group pull a hill in Dandong - Basikangji embarked peaks. Department at an altitude of 5,300 meters on foot, if not back anything Let's asthma, the original thought that close to a snow-capped mountains, has become remote and not the original thought that the small flat slopes, a rocky beach has become chaotic, small streams, marshes ground ranging. 1 hour later, boarded a hill and found that we have only climbed half way. It is no effort, to sit down and take pictures, my personal climbing record. Eating a piece of chocolate to add strength, we began to return, hoping the dark before the rain back to the car before. Unfortunately, only a half, rain down, instant, conversion into the hail, I wore a hat, glasses, or hit your face Shengtengshengteng's. Temperatures continue to fall, when my expensive pieces of waterproof breathable windbreaker play a function. But my pants completely soaked. Therefore Tibet TIPS3, a penny a sub-cargo, waterproof breathable windbreaker in Tibet, the weather was particularly fast but can not convert a place especially for a cold. All personnel returned to the car, the days have been all black down, coupled with motivated rain hail, visibility is very poor, we can not find the way up the mountain. The original flat hill has become a crisis infinite, and we almost rushed to the mountain valley. Finally only send one person in the vehicle, guiding the rain. When we re-find the Qinghai-Tibet Highway State Road, the feeling of relief that Heaven has granted it a us a way out. Tibetan Buddhist devotees also understand why it is so, so bad in places where natural conditions, humans over nature is just a good wish. Night stay in Amdo, was admitted to a 288 is not a luxury bathroom with a triple room, only to reward what we have experienced rain hone body.
19, from the Amdo Damxung Check back for the next day into the Nam Co, Tibet, one of the four holy lakes. In Tibet a few days, our driver all the way to teach us understand the lives of Tibetans, eating cheese, wild leek, dripping Grew (roast beef), tsampa, Suannai, buttered tea. Therefore, we also found that Tibet's TIPS4, eat some Tibetan food, to alleviate altitude sickness, dry and lit, abdominal distension, and so are the benefits of freezing cold.
20, Damxung County town 40 kilometers away from the Nam Co is also our first encounter in the Tibetan areas attractions tickets. All the way into the scenic walk through the mountains, suddenly climbed over a mountain pass, the Nam Co in front of us, blue belt in the lake seems to lie in the Dai-colored mountains, between the green of the grasslands. And then drive for nearly half an hour, we came to the lake, this time some overcast weather, but still found that the lake is very clear, from time to time beating the lakeside rocks. Tashi peninsula, where the towering mountains from time to time find some weathering of the cave is said to be able to find monks inside self-cultivation. After a child, the sun out, Namco's magic is also apparent that if the lake's blue and broad, perhaps Namco compare the sea. But the magic of the lake water must be matched by ever-changing. Sky, cloud color, as well as the distant snow-capped mountains Dai color, so that we can in this moment, he saw the lake is obvious that white, blue, cyan, dark blue and other color combinations, in another instant, the skies have changed啦, clouds have changed啦, color vanish change. Tashi peninsula, coupled with fiery red rock, lake, piling up to Mani Dui, all form a thick atmosphere of Tibet. We decided to swim in the Tashi peninsula by mountains on foot. Guru Padmasambhava can be seen along the repression of women left behind by the combined Raksasa even the palm of your hand (Buddha palm Rock). All beings want to pre-Buddhist community living in Sumeru. In the evening we were staying in a 25 yuan 3-bed hotel. Here simple to all of us must solve the problem of public toilets in nature. After everything settled, with others out to see sunshine. I sat in the room to add heat. Eating is fun, an old goat walked into our room, I wonder what it is to do? I saw it a mouth to bite us just bought the wild mushrooms to just about plastic bags on the rotten, and mushrooms sprinkled the floor. In order to save our mushrooms, I single-handedly holding their own food, mushroom in one hand and a few scattered intended to lure the enemy out. It is also the temptation he can not only identify the big guy on the ground. My poor hands are occupied, the door does not close again, the old goat push push also fixed. I can only use Nazhi body to ward off the old goat. I have never in this life and the animals have such close contact, and my heart scared straight. The old goat can not be tried on the left of the right to enter, wore horn rushing to me, my roommate calls loudly, unfortunately leaning against the wind, my voice behind him only to Gone. Are anxious occasion, it would only head to the old goat a waterproof my expensive shoes, I tried to overturned. Very good, I withstood the impact of his times and found that he also consulted the recipe. So I looked at him non-stop schadenfreude arch, thinking of the livestock and then is merely clever animals. A moment, my companion came back and saw my panic-like, smile overturned on the ground, almost out of altitude sickness are induced, the old goat can only bitterly away with it.
21, we leave return to Lhasa, via Yangbajain, but we did not see geothermal fountain, I heard that gave ring to the power plants. We are just a hot spring swimming pool where a similar bubble a bit. Can be seen everywhere on the road that we shed the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, all of the material and are transported in. endless. How much can be expected would be a huge project.
22, we intend to go shopping in Lhasa. The first leg of the Jokhang Temple. Built by the Tang Princess Wen Cheng of the Jokhang Temple is the center of Lhasa, Tibetans are also the hearts of the Holy Land. Here are many Tibetan Buddhist shrine of the Prophet (Songtsan, red statue Princess, Princess Wen Cheng, Mila Ba, were Aqaba). Especially dedicated to the 12-year-old Sakyamuni's life-sized statues have heard that the Buddha himself received blessing, the world's last remaining statues of Buddha. Into the Jokhang Temple, turning the Road to walk through the crowd, the chanting voice whispers. Before every Buddha in the Jokhang Temple, Tibetans holding butter lamps. All these make me aware of a deep religious atmosphere. The origin of Tibetan Buddhism, elongated, exquisite magic, made me think that a monk is not a bad thing. Buddha is not entirely just before the Qing Deng loneliness, but also beyond the realms of enrichment and joy. In the Jokhang Temple on the second floor balcony, they are just doing repairs, I was privileged to hear the Tibetan playing gaya. Traditional Tibetan houses, the roof and floors were made from sand, small stone, Yang You mixed together, by playing gaya level by level, compaction, grinding out. Playing gaya, the Tibetans from time to time ranked column cross formation teams, step by step a little bit of ram roof, while they were divided into male department, Female Department, various forms of choral singing, so that an original work of boring boring now has become a vigorous. Voices in song that the thin air in Lhasa drift far, but it also let me feel that life is more simple the original so good.
23, the Potala Palace, the Dalai Lama, Tibet's political and religious control of the palace. From the foot of a mountain to climb into the back door to go out, we spent a full three small-time, unfortunately many people did not go as guides, it is only a cursory, and occasionally invited a small monks, on behalf of explain that, or rub other people's guides hear a few words. Tibet TIP5: visit the Tibetan monasteries to teach must be a guide, or just like Huluntunzao. Afternoon Bajiao Street, red Xeikon market purchases of my Tibet souvenirs. I come from an old couple hand in Sichuan to buy a pair of agate beads. The other tourists who fancy the old woman's robes, others insist on a new old things, only the old lady put it to a Leng Leng.
24, this is my last day in Tibet, Ganden Monastery fortunate to be able to catch up with Buddha Exhibition Festival. 7:00 minutes we proceed along the way, under the light rain. This weather really worried exhibition Buddha? Ganden Monastery is located in the valley on the outskirts of Lhasa, is the驻锡Tsongkhapa, the once limitless glory. Our car to the hillside on the block there. I saw four townships near and far neighbors of the eight Tibetan rain to the mountains crawling forward. We are also excited to jump off the bus. After climbing the two steps, you know what cold and hunger, eat all the food stuff bag and continue to climb. Up on the hilltop, was found here, but packed, the Tibetan people constantly on the red walls to the temple thrown hada. By noon, there seems to Bodhisattva spirit appeared normal, day clear up. A width of 10 meters, 15 meters long Thangka the sound of the hum of the Fahao was carried out. And spreading in the temple on the red walls. Just show up for a while was closed.
I have a beautiful trip to Tibet I once again set foot on the military aircraft as the aircraft has been completed. Tibet is worth a go, and worthwhile Zaiqu place. I hope I can go to Ali the next peak of Mt Kinabalu Gangrenboqi can go to Tingri Everest watch the magic, can go to Medog take a look at the door of the original Palestinian villages. Has also placed great hopes on the Qinghai-Tibet railway in Tibet will not undermine the primitive and simple.
Author: plumc
