Finally the daughter of country Lugu Lake / Shangri-La dream Daocheng Aden on foot through the diary
Authors: Jia Tao Xia Yulong mountain people by E_mail: xiajiataoyn@hotmail.com
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June 6, 2003 -26 days, while the vast land of odd to be a sudden catastrophe, such as - "SARS" epidemic of the occasion, we (Yulong mountain people, A Jian) and caravans (junction Badelon, Seoul Car Ma ) along the following lines to complete our anti-"SARS" Journey: Lijiang - Lugu Lake - Yongning Spa - Wood Lane Mountain - Aden - Inagi - Litang - kang DING - Chengdu - Xichang - Panzhihua - Lijiang, where foot Lugu Lake / Inagi Aden eight days along the year was an Austrian-American botanist, geographers and anthropologists Joseph Locke's footsteps to find our dream of Shangri-La.
Attractions and Background:
Lugu Lake:
Lugu Lake in Yunnan and Sichuan Yanyuan Ning Langxian between the town 72 kilometers away from the Ninglang Xian. Like a glittering jewel set in the mountains northwest Yunnan plateau a pair. Lake elevation of 2685 meters, but his face is about 48.5 square kilometers, of which 30.5 square kilometers in Yunnan, with a total capacity of 1.953 billion cubic meters of water, the water inflow towards the Yalong River and finally into the Jinsha River, belong to the Yangtze River. The lake is an average depth of 40 meters, maximum depth of 93.5 meters, in Yunnan lakes, after Chengjiang Fuxian, ranking the second place. The entire lake, Zhuangruo Horseshoe, North East and West long narrow neck gourd shaped like a song, hence the name Lugu Lake. Absolutely fabulous lakes and mountains in between the continuation of a rare live at home and abroad with the characteristics of matriarchal Mosuo people, it's unique, "Assia" marriage, natural and primitive customs, for this ancient land infected with a layer of the mysterious and beautiful colors, known as the mysterious daughter of the country the East.
Daughter, thousands of country style, one lived for generations because of Lake Mosuo people still retain the original matriarchal society of the extended family system and the men do not marry a woman does not marry, "Assia marriage" customs; second Mosuo people "respect for women worship Mother "culture, it seems that has also affected the lake landscapes, beautiful and ethereal to become the feature into this line into the Pure Wansi goddess territory.
Inagi Aden and Joseph Rock:
Aden Scenic Area in 2002 by the State Council as a National Nature Reserve. Is now actively apply for world natural heritage. However, in view of its magnificent, so many years ago have known.
Aden Tibetan means "sunny place." Scenic core of 24 holy places of Buddhism in the world ranking 11th place three presume the main snow-capped mountains. "Are creatures of God Jide towards the holy shrine." 3 presume the main snow-capped mountains for the three peaks Dingli and Zhi, North Peak Xiannai Ri, which means Guanyin Bodhisattva, charitable serenity, warm and calm, elevation 6032 meters, in order to Inagi first peak; South Peak Yangmai Yong, meaning Manjusri , dignified and quiet,冰清玉洁, elevation 5958 meters; Higashimine Xianuoduoji, meaning Vajrapani, handsome and staunch, his voice, elevation 5958 meters. 3 Xuefeng was "goods"-shaped, peaks around the peaks everywhere, large and small, a total of more than 30 seats, is both varied and very beautiful spectacular. It still did not have three snow-capped mountains to climb virgin peaks.
In the exploration history of this region for the first time documented the activities of the French in 1909 to Inagi region Gongga Beko Ridge Temple visits, due to bad weather, he did not see snow-capped mountains. England National Geographic Society in September 1924 issue of the "Geographic magazine," an article entitled "Snow Mountain in Yunnan," the article, the first time, Inagi mentioned that the three sacred mountains, but no detailed information and pictures, also marked geographical in the Yunnan region.
Foreigners for the first time an official report to the outside world that the three sacred mountains of the American Joseph. Locke, who in 1928 came to Aden from the wood inside the three sacred mountains on foot to gather a great deal of valuable information is also shooting a lot of historic significance photographs, and later published in the United States, "National Geographic" magazine, these valuable data are still attracts many domestic and foreign adventure explorers to the region.
Joseph Locke (1884-1962) Austrian-American botanist, geographers and anthropologists. 1922 - 1949 years of 27 years, he has the U.S. "National Geographic magazine," the U.S. State Department of Agriculture, the United States Harvard Institute of Botany, explorer, writer, photographer identity, has in China's southwestern Yunnan Province Sichuan area lived 27 years.
1922 - 1931, the Joseph Locke in the United States National Geographic Society with the support of Lijiang in Yunnan Province as a base for expeditions to the area in the southwest study; in June 1928, Locke in the Muli king arrangements, and follow him for many years 21 Naxi followers from Lugu Lake County, through the wooden house foot Township, Lodi Township, to Inagi Aden Water Nature Reserve. 1928 -1931, the "National Geographic Magazine," Locke carried straight on Inagi Aden, "Say Green Day Song Gongbu Gongga" Kamiyama region, text and image data, causing a huge stir. The article said that he Inagi Aden saw the world's most beautiful three peaks, Inagi worthy of the Tibetan people and Buddhist holy sites and so on. This trip he called "the most of mystery and adventure value" journey. Will be in 70 years ago this piece of Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture in China has never been involved in off white Uncharted brings the world ... ...
In 1931, to discover the mysterious "Shangri-La" as the background of the novel "Lost Horizon" by British novelist James Hilton published, this novel and Locke in "National Geographic magazine," the rapid publication on the cross-dissolve, in the Europe, the United States, Japan and other places has made waves, and to "Shangri-La" the word spread around the world, but also in the rise around the world boom in the search for Shangri-La.
Shangri-La Where?
Hilton stated that his readers can not be found on any map Shangri-La, but he also hinted that: Shangri-La to lay a long valley, on both sides of a seemingly lonely hills but very sad, but its highest point is is "the world's most beautiful and lovely mountains," "This is almost a flawless white cone-shaped peaks, a simple outline as if from a child's handwriting."
According to The Nature Conservancy provided a report on the propaganda card that the Shangri-La, Hilton, and neither Capra visited the area, many people speculated that Hilton writing "Lost Horizon" draws its inspiration from the 1924 to 1935 published between "National Geographic" magazine launched by Joseph Rock in the northwest of Yunnan adventure series.
Hilton's "Lost Horizon" is a fictional novel, but any fictional novels can not be concocted out of thin air, and there is always a single real-life prototypes of life impact. Hilton have never been to southwest China, and his work is described by a plane flying from west to east fringe of Tibet was forced to land in a mysterious valley - the adventures of Shangri-La. What is intriguing is the novel describing real-life Shangri-La and Lijiang in southwest China - Lugu Lake - Water Luo Valley - a perfect fit the actual Daocheng Aden: the novel of the snow-capped mountains, the Grand Canyon, temples, gardens and other natural match; and novel human harmony with nature themes of national traditional culture is consistent ... ... Maybe this is what we dream of Shangri-La?!? ... ...
The ancients said: "Long Journey, won big applause." To continue to understand the world through tourism has always been love outdoor activities, Yunnan, Lijiang, Yulong mountain of local people, A Jian two people completed the walk before the Tiger Leaping Gorge - Lugu Lake, Haba Snow Mountain - baishuitai, Meili Snow Mountain, in turn, economic, Drung and so on, after crossing on foot, this plan - on foot Lugu Lake / Inagi Aden unusual for us to have different meaning, we use our own manner of anti-"SARS" tour, along the Austrian-American botanist year home, geographers and anthropologists Joseph Locke's footsteps to find our dream of Shangri-La.
1, ready to walk (Lijiang / Lugu Lake / Yongning Hot Springs)
June 6, we proceed from Lijiang to Lugu Lake, sitting 4-hour shuttle bus, we arrived at Ninglang Xian city, this has a little known in Liangshan Yi Autonomous County of the city before we reach the most populous county Daocheng place, tile decorating the streets, poor health status shows there is a development in the city, where I changed some money, which was very convenient in the mountains. We just get off, there is enthusiasm for the local minibus drivers waved to us, that our luggage proof of our purpose in coming. Three hours later, we arrived at the lake, accompanied by two local villagers, a Hunan's youth volunteers, and she finished at the local lake drowning small as a teacher, to complete her outlook on life, very interesting, I think it is life bar.
Lugu Lake is known as "Pearl of the plateau," said, 2685m above sea level, when fine weather after the rain the lake is more beautiful, the lake islands Tingtingyuli, shape varied, trees lush, green picturesque, slowly sliding in azure above the The Zhu Caochuan and slowly floating in the Tianshui Mosuo between the folk songs, so that even added some ancient period, a bit quiet. As in the "SARS" period, few tourists, which makes the lake extremely graceful. Night, we enjoy the local Zhu Biaorou, fresh fish the lake, and the Mosuo uncle chat, there is no singing and dancing the night is also beautiful Moso.
June 7, four days of rain finally clear up the day after tomorrow, and good weather presage tomorrow's walk will be a memorable journey. We came to ride under the Lion Rock Yongning Township, here is a very high altitude rice growing areas, the local red rice famous in the market, where they prepared some food, and later discovered that varieties of these foods are too monotonous, allowing us to reach the next Station Shiyou supplemented. That afternoon, we transfer in the hot springs hiking guide and groom knot Badelon (hereinafter referred to stammer) lived under the structure of his house, houses along the way and then we see the Tibetan houses are similar. Housing is a square-shaped wooden building, second floor, first floor, which is fed to livestock corrals, horse cow pig and chicken was very complete. The middle is a four-square garden, livestock and people can human activities, also was very dirty, mud, animal feces everywhere, this is the so-called civilized society from the tourists coming from the most unbearable thing, it directly to the bring a strong visual impact.
As night fell, when we Mosuo people's grandmother room using dinner, stammer Mary Sullivan brought the Moso's all we drink wine, which is a wheat, corn and other pickled in rice wine, but also saw a whole head pig fat, was originally a whole boneless pork, Zhu Biaorou with local climate-related Every year in October of each village, killing pigs produced pork fat is concentrated. Show their drink three cups of wine, tomorrow we start on foot from here.
2, theme: Walking Lugu Lake / Inagi Aden through the eight days from Lugu Lake to the foot of Aden across the Daocheng general there are two paths are based on hot springs as a starting point. Emei Village through a yes to Russia after the tooth fellow east-yi direction, starting from the village of Cass Cass hell through the valley, from Xian Nairi and Yang Maiyong Yakou between snow-capped mountains wear down, after milk, sea, Luorongniuchang arrived in Aden Chonggu Si. Walking 3 days left to Russia teeth fellow, there have been a simple village roads can lead to Cass, but very few passing vehicles can be rented tractor. This road is not difficult, just a few pieces through the jungle, and Yang Maiyong 5,000-meter snow-capped mountains Yakou not be turned several mountains, in addition to Cass Hell Valley scenery outside is limited. The other one is to the highland pastures Carl direction, over the water after the Luo River gold mine, from the snow-capped mountains Yakou Xialuoduoji turned over, straight Daya Ding Chong Gusi. This road is basically the plateau on the journey needs to climb several mountains about 4,000 meters and about 4735 meters Yakou the Xianuoduoji Yakou, all the way is quite difficult. We chose the Carl pasture this road, does not challenge the line would make the whole journey bleak. Although Carl ranch on this road on foot is not completely follow the footprints of the year Josef Locke's advance, but I think we really went into the dream of Shangri-La ... ... ..
June 8th Circuit: Hot Springs Village - Li Jia Zui - Township foot house before the grasslands (La Shuidong)
Last night, we know and our accompanied by stuttering Assia (Mosuo people take marriage, partner) Mary car Seoul, stuttering is a common Mosuo people, of medium build, outline a clear, very hard working, enthusiastic and cheerful , starting today, eight days for firewood for our fire, making tea cooking, without him we may be unable to complete the journey on foot. Caravan near nine o'clock we began to clean up properly after the start, horses from the composition of a mule and a horse, horse is very gentle, but powerful enough to really "horse mule pack than not," from Ninglang Yongning Township, Hot Springs Village, is a land out of the road the road on both sides of a wide field. Half an hour later, at Lu Yi Five small village beside the old horse to help us along the road slowly started climbing, hill and dale of the rhododendrons bloom in silence after the rain, rendering into the eye-catching scenery. Not too high, turned over Yakou (2970m), after passing through a forest, 11:30, we arrived at Yanyuan Toshiie Zuicun. Here is a small village Mosuo people, all with extended family, even more than 300 people over 20. The local people claim to be Mongolian, according to legend this is around the Yuan dynasty in 1253 Kublai Khan who often had mishaps on. After lunch, they jumped over the hills 3040m above sea level Yakou entered Muli County Township foot house in the wizard to us about the future days, should we be afraid of the mountain, distant mountains in the mist of Buddha extraordinarily ambitious, today's with impressive results achieved through the two provinces in the three counties. 15:00 pm We are the house feet Heung Ming Jiaoji Year of the pasture before the camp, there is a small river into the La Shuidong, the Montreal purple primroses in tents around the camp is really good, fly in the ointment is the dinner we drink water, because the days of rain turned into mud soup. I think this is a strange world to witness another way of life and experience another life course, to my ordinary life, the pages of the book was added to a color page, or black and white photographs.
June 9th Circuit: La Shuidong - House Rural feet - is Faldo Yi Village - Tribulus terrestris Ancient Yakou grassland under the horses we have 8:50 am ready to continue the road, in 40 minutes after the arrival of Mongolian Autonomous Township foot house. This is a multi-ethnic and mixed ethnic minority village, there are Mosuo people, Yi, Pumi, Mongolians and other nationalities. There is a simple village house feet of dirt roads may be opened to traffic, a jeep and motorcycle will be parked at the entrance to the village, where the "Grain for Green" before the busy transit point for forest areas. The village next to a house foot river, the river flowing into the joy of a beautiful valley, we follow the easy road ahead, the state has always been good, always without intermittently walk in front of the caravan, and even the ranks of rejection often very far away. 11:10 We arrived at the bridge is Faldo Yi village, began to climb the Buddha mountain, hillside villages inhabited by the Yi, and legs belonging to rural housing. Local watchdog after the bark at the fence screaming, we have a strange image in the ground may be very conspicuous. In the next few days, we basically through the 3000-4200 m in the plateau between the trek, and in the true sense of the forest to walk through the way encountered the indigenous villagers a day not more than 10 people, I have more than 4000 m climbing climbing step by step, when the lack of oxygen are uniform up slow operations, there are many times, even the mule are breathing. After a pine forest, we called the leech area of virgin forest in the next lunch, where the groom stammer demonstrated his skills in a good field fire last few days, the rain did not affect his operation, choose the groom is really very important. Zone through the leech, we found that leech in the first person through the atmosphere when you could smell the grass from the street to wake up ready to attack in the past pedestrians and horses, but fortunately, only the horses when they graze bitten a few mouth, but actually a leech in the leech area have not attacked our team four people to some extent, this will lead to hunger, leech has been lost ... ... 17:00 PM We are in the rain, climbing a half hours later reached an altitude of about 3900m of Tribulus terrestris ancient Yakou, turn this on arrival Yakou Carl Muli County ranch, we are under the pasture where Yakou camp and pasture around the white azaleas exceptionally beautiful, high-altitude mist-shrouded meadows below, looking at distance The Lion Rock, there is a mood-elevating feeling. We go to pasture not far from the outlet of the shower, brush your teeth when you experience the taste of ice water, teeth almost lost on the cold ... no ... Tonight the stars over the grassland has a dense mass of clouds, while beginning to rain down as expected. I listened to the rain pounding the tent intermittent sound, loses sleep over. Din Din griddle pan to well when the horse ring near the Kongkuo resounded through the wilderness, this crisp, ringing like a lullaby to accompany us through a number of the night. Mule at night are generally not tied to the pile on the left to move back and forth on the grass grazing, but also not afraid of their escape, the mountains of the good faith of people simply do not worry about Pirates of the horse and the like to happen. Surprisingly, yes, Tribulus terrestris, under the ancient grassland Yakou actually have a mobile phone signal, I reported to my family and friends of the peace.
June 10 Line: Tribulus terrestris ancient grassland under Yakou - Carl Ranch - tas ditch - Sparrow Fall Mountain Ranch last night's rain did not affect our departure, 9:10 Yakou we embarked, 4150m of Tribulus terrestris is not the ancient Yakou imagine so hard, we climbed one step at a solid pace of the up, only took half an hour later, we walked a rhododendron bush reached Yakou, according to local customs to Mani Tim heap of small stones, such as action to help us have gone through the next few days trip. When down through the rhododendron bushes and Mary do a heap, we have come to forests under the ridge, the valley is the Carl ranch, from the hillside around the past, did not stay at the ranch. Pastures have pockets of several wooden huts, the surrounding around the fence, pasture, there are yaks, horses graze in the buried, I really have "the bluest of blue sky Baiyun Piao, white clouds below the horse run" Zongma speeding desire ... ... the ranch dominated by alpine meadows, purple azaleas as a Dean-like color of the carpet is not flat valley to the distant extension of a gurgling brook across from the pasture edge. 11:50 noon, we turned over all the West Yakou later, in a small mountain at the foot of the beautiful lake, lunch, as are rhododendrons blooming season, and the lake were yellow pollen drift, and this is the plateau green lunch, compared with natural pollen mixed with a feeling worth remembering. Climbed over a small Yakou about 4200 meters, the eyes suddenly light up, the following trough colorful and picturesque scenery, this is beautiful tas groove. Ventas groove is crossed to heaven Aden before the passing of the most beautiful valleys, dreamlike scenery is still surrounded by my mind.
After finishing the downhill carefully walk through a swamp, we have 15:20 in the afternoon to the cho la tasa groove under the last paragraph of a lawn, camping here tonight. The lawn was full of cow dung, we are going to sleep in tonight on the cow dung. This is not bad, only the flowers was inserted in cow dung on the Well. We camp next to a simple cow grazing in the cho la basin, the all around top of the hill bare little vegetation, camp altitude is not low, there are 3950 meters. Camp opposite a waterfall from the top flows into primary forests, tas, lying in ditch quiet valley, this is Austin-shaped purple rhododendron and distant white, yellow, red, pink azalea bush together constitute the a beautiful landscape, or even vaguely have Jiuzhaigou's shadow, beauty and the monotony of dinner in sharp contrast.
June 11 Line: Sparrow Fall Mountain Ranch - Mongolia sub-Ga Kamiyama - Longsa pasture beside the edge of the forest road as early as 8:55 we had another one involving swamps, waded through muddy horse Road, in the drizzling rain across the landscape, such as painting ventas ditch, after this day, we follow the year's Tea-Horse Road crossing up a few forests, jumped over the Mongolian sub-Ga Kamiyama, after a few patches of highland pastures after arriving before nightfall Longsa pasture edge, the beautiful scenery adds to my life in a memorable memories. I Ejian easily skip the pan-Smirnov-flow streams, walk through swamps, and some sections seem to take the plum movie heroes, like piles need to jump before it is passed. Soon we began to climb mountains, and dense forests, and I went through the Meili Snow Mountain in turn is surprisingly similar forest vegetation, tall trees, forests, flourish mostly pine. Every pine tree, both covered with green green radish, fluttering in the wind all over the sky, the rhythmic sound of the caravan bells quiet is even more evident in the old trail. 10 o'clock we reached an altitude of 4180M small Yakou, sunny day when the groom said that you can see snow-capped mountains of Aden, and we worship the direction along the Mani Dui about the distance Kamiyama. After a relatively gentle little trail on the downhill, we came to Mongolia with a stone forest landscape characteristics sub-Ga Kamiyama in front of clouds in the holy mountains even more mysterious, I realized that in nature is so tiny. . . . . . After the 14 o'clock lunch, we crossed the Mongolian sub-4350M Ga Kamiyama Yakou, came wide grasslands, the purple dotted where Dean-like azalea, azalea bush, forests, numerous Mani Dui, cloud formation in Kamiyama a beautiful picture. Rain in the afternoon we had a difficult journey, we came to the Long Sa 17:30 pm pasture edge of the forest road beside rained constantly non-stop, just as I worry about dinner when you light a fire, we are fortunate to find a small cave, so that we spent in the rain, an extraordinary night. I now feel that the local villagers over to the Mani Yakou Tim heap of small stones is a multi-need somewhere to dominate their own, "busy reactive" is useless in the rain so that we can encounter a cave fire, we are back The Yanyuan caravans are less lucky, the evening is very difficult, the next day the wrong path, backward have our half-day away.
June 12 Line: Long Sa pasture beside the edge of the forest road - Tongtianhe Side - East La Village (Fei Liu Mashimo 2000 m)
As early as 9:00 am We Longsa pastures beside the edge of the forest road and began to go down Yakou embarked. 20 minutes later, we reached an altitude of 4,000 meters Yakou from Yakou an area where we began the endless downhill, the next too low means that after more than a few days we will be more than for the difficult climbing, because we ultimately have to climb about 4800 meters The snow-capped mountains to get to the Daya Ding Yakou. We chose the path down the mountain, rainy day to go muddy mountain is not wise, but today the line is very long, the only way not to delay the trip a mountain, a section of highway. Mountain is a shortcut down the mountain, but signs were not obvious, several days of rain, the mountain towering pine trees on the tall and straight and proud on the extraordinarily strong and vigorous, tree beard released into the atmosphere in the trees, pink azalea shrub dotted the forest. After a while we need to take a mountain road, so that alternately several times, this road is obviously used to transport timber is not wide, several serious landslides means that for a long period of time here, no longer open to traffic a. Highway under the valley streams murmuring, crisp sweet. A dive down from the mountain streams, murmur to flow through the highway to the valley any more. Many streams in the disorder to lay thick deadwood Unfortunately, these gradually decayed wood. In our pre-departure Yanyuan caravan chiefs may not know that fork in the road sub-path has been along the forest road downhill, and soon lagged behind in our rear. We are in the forests along the highway side of the trail to continue bolted down, 13 o'clock when the bell arrived in Ludu village, with an elevation drop, keeping us company for a few days of rain we say goodbye. After lunch, we cross the winding road continues rapid decline, at 16:00 to arrive at water potential of the turbulent water Luo River (also known locals Tongtianhe) side. We are in the water two days in the future through the Luohe valley, valleys, the upper and lower elevations in the 2200M, the mountains more barren, vegetation is not good, along with Tibetan village, with terraces. Nature is very fair, and river gravel containing gold, the gold has long been known in the riverside. Water Luo valleys of the Jinsha River valley of Lijiang, Baoshan Stone City is very similar, I am very proud to own such a place can have quietly gone through, although not had to leave footprints and shadows, but never got unforgettable memories. There are several hills toast remnants of the towers, isolated in the Cham, blue skies, was very eye-catching, is said to be the year of Lijiang Naxi Wood King of toast to be left behind when the local gold mining to under. Around 17:30, we pulled around the East Village, came to the hill of the primary schools. Pull the mouth of the East Village there are dozens of the hundreds of roadside Mani Dui, yes I have seen the largest group of Mani Dui. Mani Dui fact to the size of stones stacked in pyramid shape, some stones will be engraved with golden verses, scripture is Tibetan, there are some bamboo poles stuck in the Mani Dui provoked streamer, in the the wind blowing. After Mani Dui said when the bypass from the left to go to show their awe. La primary school in the East, we have encountered an elderly Tibetan school for his two granddaughters to make rice, a month or so once they come back to after walking four hours to reach home. We bought a chicken in the village as a dinner entree, the price of chickens so that I will never forget the experience. We went to a couple of laps around the village asked a few people have said that his family had no chickens, and groom them to buy horses and they said there was no grass, the hospital calls in the chicken, horse bells sound ruthless betrayed them, is indeed surprised? ! ? . . . . . . Later, it bought a tongue so much is slightly larger than the quail chicks, fifty yuan, and Phoenix is really about. But the most memorable thing is that we have today from an altitude of about 4000M above sea level 2000M water downhill to the river Luo really Fei Liu Mashimo 2,000 meters. . . . . .
June 13 Line: East La Primary School - duro Village - 4 Village - gold - Galuo village last night's heavy rain so that we wake up very early, and 08:50 we embarked on the next stop, on the road we met Several teams caravan, very far from the sound of horse bells on uploaded Trail opened, on a distant hillside where goats graze in the valley. 12:00 minutes we arrived in gold have been known for a long time. Gold mine is located in a hillside, the need to go through a small bridge, the baishuihe brawl from the valley through the rushes out from under the bridge, plunging to a turbid water Luohe, near the mouth of the formation of entirely different in the waterline . Gold gold-rich, multi-year boom had a while ago, and now because of the increasing depletion of reserves wilt millet sluggish, still some gold mining boss. Gold There are several small shops, material deprivation, bought some gifts, we have met in the stammer of a family to eat lunch, we sat cross-legged on a mat, drinking instant play host to our system of butter tea. . Housing is a typical Tibetan wooden building, on the first floor to support animals, on the second floor are occupied. You Zhaiyou steep staircase upstairs, almost into the degree bend angle of. On the second floor has a spacious living room, two pillars either side of legislation on both sides of the fireplace, is said to represent the men and women. In the rear there is a fireplace Aden 3 Kamiyama mural on the stove filled with a variety of statues and other items. 14:00 pm we left the gold, along the Tongtianhe move on, half an hour later a white sparkling rivers pour out into the valley and from the Tongtian, which he also called baishuihe. Baishuihe water joy carefree, fast-flowing, hit the rock off a piece of white spray. This is what I have seen the most beautiful rivers, buzzing sound of the water is just like a mildly touching song, it is brisk pace can easily bring our emotions. River water plants lush, good trees silhouetted against the showground. Baishuihe said the water comes from the mouth of Yulong with spirituality. This is a stammer said, I doubt he was also staring eyes solemnly explained to me. I prefer to believe him, even though I know that obviously the water from the snow-capped mountains, maybe that is the source of snow-capped mountains Gongga it. Buddha said to the mountains there are holes. 15:00 Yakou we climbed the hill about an hour later we came to Galuo Village, yellow and green and white terraces, castle-like Tibetan residential areas in the clouds looming, is extraordinarily beautiful. We groom stammer acquaintance named "Azi" and a dozen others ground floor, "Azi" We are a people friendly, the night I broke into the sleeping bag and a few "uninvited guest", made me feel not sleep well Is this is a walk through the necessary experience?
June 14 Line: Galuo Village - Galuo mountain pastures Galuo village, which is arrived at Aden, the last one before their village in the morning 8:20 we began the arduous climbing. As the altitude increases, colorful landscapes on the plateau gradually began to appear in front of Yi Keke isolated pine on hill slopes, teaching people sympathetic, my eyes have a strange moved far from the steep cliff, soles of the feet are colorful shrubs, and occasionally even across a few gurgling streams. Overlooks the village from the cloud in the Galuo Xialuoduoji Kamiyama, always feel that it is very close, but yet so far away to go up. One after another one of those endless little Yakou easily cause Xinfuqizao, dispirited. Have always felt that the goal stands in front of the road on foot, but only after experiencing genuineness of feeling, only step by step and walked with a firm step in order to reach the hearts of the final peak, we do not have wings, we can not fly, but the We are willing to spend time and effort. 11 o'clock we came to an elevation of 4100M's Galuo Yakou, from here to Galuo mountain pastures still have a relatively flat mountain. Today Galuo Yakou much fog, visibility was only about 5 meters and I Ajian out a walkie-talkie to keep in touch. Thinking is not far in front of Aden, I and A Jian grow emotional pace, the caravan left far behind. 16:20 pm We came to an elevation of 4450M's Galuo mountain pastures, here are a few stones piled up 20 made of cow, as precisely Cordyceps harvest season, people here than we thought it would be more pasture where the Tibetans lived, it seems to to a village, really, "Kamiyama under the village."
June 15 Line: Galuo mountain pastures - Xialuoduoji Yakou - Chonggu Si Aden - Aden, a cold night on the village pasture after a long absence, we greet the sunny days, although there are some clouds to see incomplete Xialuoduoji Kamiyama the whole picture, but it indicates that God for us on him. Ranch's breakfast, was able to buy fresh yak milk, 9:10 Yakou we Xialuoduoji attack the snow-capped mountains, to 4500M above sea level, I feel a bit tough, uniform pace has slowed progress. 10:00, we are under a snow-capped mountains Yakou grass see several Tibetans lying on the floor, we stepped forward to inquire about it know what they are looking for caterpillar fungus, we have stopped participating in their ranks, the lucky Ajian in Rhododendron his side to find a caterpillar fungus, we are ecstatic to leave the Napian grass.
11:40 noon, we arrived at 4735 meters of snow-capped mountains pulling a Xialuoduoji Yakou, Yakou, there is a big Mani Dui, Mani Dui provoking the streamer fluttering in the cold wind creaked, Qing Wu flying. I am standing on the blue sky his hips forward in the distance, valley below Yakou lush vegetation, colorful, cross-flow stream slopes, streams are filled with large and small gravel. Oh, the front is in front of Aden. On the snow-capped peaks to misty, next to the two peaks are covered with snow, such as the two white "gold" is used. Xuefeng steep cliff, canyon where dense vegetation, unfathomable. Rhododendron valley remains the same, gurgling streams have been merged into a murmuring stream. I stroll by the river, in the bush walk through, such as the Huaichun woman, fascinated by the brilliant colors. Under the valley there are valleys, while the valley below the color even richer. I walk to the letter, turned a corner after another bend, I do not know how long gone, but also two appeared in front of the beautiful snow-capped mountains, I can easily tell, one is Yangmai Yong, the other is Xiannai Ri. Yang Maiyong's peak covered with snow, such as a white "gold," the word, it is the eagle the trunk, while the side peaks as the start of the eagle's wings, always will be into the sky. It is said that all the most beautiful one snow-capped mountains. If the strict division Xiannai Ri sat, shrugging close enough to give people a dignified and solemn majesty. Aden 3 it is the highest mountain Kamiyama. Xianuoduoji behave, unpretentious, calm and indifferent demeanor always inadvertently appear in the fundus. It is somewhat regrettable that the days of gloomy, mist-shrouded Yangmai Yong, and Xian Nairi have failed to realize she explains. From here a fairly long road, three Kamiyama, have been also appear in the fundus, while in Aden elsewhere, it could also see the three holy mountains of the area difficult to find, in addition to those we have such a walk, it could also see the three Kamiyama people only those devout Tibetans in Mt. With the elevation drop across a beard covered with virgin forest trees, after 15:00 pm we reached the Chonggu Si, the temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty the scale is still large, collapsed buildings shows the Temple of the vicissitudes of life, from here to see Xian Nairi Kamiyama is the best angle. 18:30 we reached the village of Aden, in the Tibetans at home overnight.
I recall a front lawn Chonggu Si exceptionally beautiful, floating clouds in the sky, the beautiful lovely snow-capped mountains, dense forests, quiet rivers, pasture cattle, horses, lamas temple where the recitation echoes in the ears. Is this not what I do dream of Shangri-La? . . . . . . .
Third, the beautiful Tibetan areas in western Sichuan
June 16 we returned to ride Daocheng county, in the hot spring where Xi Jin during a fatigue of the foot. The transfer station where Tong, Kangding and other western Sichuan. Rotary held out the kind of hillside forests between the snow-capped mountains, flies the spring waterfall, stream gully. The land are inlaid with mirror-like lakes, dazzling meadows, grazing cattle and sheep, wooden felt each other, they pose a fascinating pieces of the original landscape has been reverberating in my mind. . . . . .
4, Chengdu / Xichang / Panzhihua / Lijiang
June 20 from Kangding after 11 hours after the ride, we arrived in Chengdu, and friends at the Jinjiang side of tea, met an old friend of Tibet. Soon we turn the train to the Xichang, in June 24 I saw the television coverage Beijing "SARS" "double lift", we anti-"SARS" career victory, and we beat a healthy body "non - Code. " June 26 back to our warm home, go home feeling nice.
I like the feeling of hiking backpack, full of feeling I always look forward to, "health is the last word," the phrase in the "SARS" period has a special meaning, I really hope that our outdoor sports-loving friends "so that some people go first up. " Ha! Ha! Ha!
If you insist on asking me why all the time longing for the distance, I will bear arms, the smile look the sky, in that, under the blue canopy due to Fengpiao Yang, happy cruising the clouds, it was my state of mind at the moment. If you still want to ask why I choose to walk, then please let me be serious to tell you: I may not have the ability to break a path through trackless places, but as long as this world there are roads where my feet will be able to reach; as long as the my foot to reach the place, my heart will be able to reach!
Travel is all I got only way I could feel the value of life and life's colorful, I will not think this is nice living ... ...
My heart fly Yang. . . . . . Flying in our dreams, Shangri-La. . . . . .
Appendix: Equipment and supplies list:
Following through the equipment and supplies based on our Yulong mountain people, Ajian two people into the lake on foot / Inagi made Aden's personal experience summed up, in which there are many lessons learned, hope can Zaiqu few people go the roundabout. We do hope that the shortcomings of Zhijiao amendment.
1) Backpack (we carry 90L, 70L, 35L, 28L backpack the size of a number, almost all with a backpack cover)
Recommendation: backpack size of the visible volume of their respective circumstances, but be sure to consider the possibility of moving its own weight-bearing, carrying the system better as far as possible, even though we use the caravan is responsible for this through the luggage, but the player's backpack is very important. Another backpack waterproof performance must be taken into account, and be prepared. Carry pocket knives and self-defense should also prepare.
2) tent (we brought a double OZARK)
Recommendation: Remember that this route must take the tent. As long as three quarters of double-account, it will definitely be better than water, wind resistance not ask for much. Caravan using a simple tent: a rope, two wooden blocks, a plastic sheet can be.
3) Luo Guo (we only took two small cooking pot and a small bottle)
Recommendation: good discussions with the caravan brought by them is better, we have used this rice cooker burned four people (including the groom) of water and rice. Also an ax must take.
4) Emergency underwear (shirt, waterproof trousers each of us has a different preparation)
Recommendation: From the view of the whole process, GTX Jackets helped me the most, most of the time only the upper body is dry. GTX Trousers prices have a lot of money, but I think if the conditions would be very wise, of course, other types of waterproof trousers can also choose to. Pleasure (dry) Trousers better prepared to prepare for a (two sections better). In terms of the rain coat is also a good choice.
5) hiking shoes (each of us are ready to good hiking shoes)
Recommendation: waterproof shoes, or would like to emphasize, because that in most of the time you no longer need to carefully wading, high indeed help prevent a sprained ankle. Great local people wear our army Jiefang Xie, non-slip nature of good, but too soft soles, as water do not need to consider the wet anyway, is not afraid. Proposals on how to foot the Lugu Lake / Inagi Aden can afford to bring a pair of Jiefang Xie prepared for (arrived at their destination replacement).
6) sleeping bags, moisture-proof pad (each of us a)
Recommendation: sleeping bag as long as not in the winter, the vacuum is sufficient cotton, feather would have some heat.
7) headlights, flashlight (each of us are prepared)
Recommendation: There headlights best Zouye Lu useful on the larger.
8) sandals or sandals (I have prepared a)
Recommendation: It can be changed without shoes, when I pair TEVA great help. Also in showers, the rest a pair of comfortable sandals to the liberation of your tired feet.
9) above sea level table, compass, and GPS (we have a SUUNTO, CASIO outdoor table of a dedicated, GPS 1)
Recommendation: Conditional use the dedicated outdoor table better. Otherwise, water should be prepared and accuracy better elevation table and a compass, of course, did not and does not matter even if the wizard will not let you lose direction. GPS no data could be found in the local, coupled with access to the mountains often do not find three or more satellites useless.
10) Other individual and collective goods to be prepared:
Saber, gloves (preferably waterproof), hat (with along), water bottle or water bag (preferably transparent, and sometimes pay attention to the water there fetch water leech), the wet paper towels, sunscreen (35 + above) raincoat (disposable), compression bags (standby), personal hygiene items, maps (much detail as possible), auxiliary rope 30m (sometimes required), mountain climbing canes (you can also make use of the materials at any time)
11) We are accompanied with drugs:
Antibiotics (several), painkillers (general and morphine), antidiarrheal drugs, deworming drugs (cool oil, Essential Balm, radar, aerosols, etc.) Yunnanbaiyao (pain relief and treatment of the cooling sprays each one), cold medicine, bandages, absorbent cotton, absorbent gauze, hydrogen peroxide, Band-Aid, vitamins (21 Jin him), glucose powder, foreign Triple tablets, oral solution Jing days (anti-altitude sickness). Note: The trip is being used in all types of oral and external medication is not used outside except Band-Aid. Yi Yao should be ready some.
12) should be prepared for food:
Lijiang to buy: hard tack, seal meat, fast food porridge, soup, Salted duck egg, mustard, Tang Yongning buy: rice, fresh meat (only saved 2 days), bacon, vegetables, fruits (go after the had to rely on vitamin tablets), spices, instant noodles
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