Find Shambhala
- Trip to Aden Daocheng
Wang beads with
Spring 2003
Know that "Shangri-La" is used because a man named Joseph. Locke wrote a book of foreigners; know "Inagi Aden" is a friend of mine went there last year, 51. According to friends, saying, "there are all you can imagine, there you think outside of everything." For the living and working in busy and noisy cities, people, this is how temptation and attraction ah! So, pick up luggage from beyond imagination and the imagination of the mind, we have embarked on a journey back to Sichuan to find Shambhala.
The first day in Chengdu - Kangding
At 11:00 on the 3rd, we party 4 0) accompanied by Chengdu lazy sun, saying with a smile, looking forward to the start of the 7-day touring trip. A car 16 passengers, all rushed to the Inagi - the hearts of Shambhala pilgrimage to go. In the next days, the help of fellow travelers from Chengdu to go hand in hand with each other along the way will be a "tour guide and traveling companion."
Flat wide into elegant high-speed, spectacular Erlang Mountain Tunnel, green ease of Qingyi water, the darkness, still majestic Luding iron chain bridge, the first day all of the scenery are all viewed in the vehicle. Erlang Mountain Tunnel to Kangding roads, landslides cut off due to many years, so almost every year in mid-bad repair. During the rainy season over, the road management department had to use one-way street the way the exchange of release, taking into account road and access issues. That very night, Yuemo 22:30, we arrived at daytime and in Kangding, even the county has not scrutinize the appearance of a careful, they hurry to find accommodation and eating places.
According to locals say that over the next few days ago, Kangding just snow, so the temperature is very low, especially in the morning and evening. Ever since, the sweater or coat will be much earlier than expected, came in handy. Kangding is not so notorious as the Ganzi prefecture, but one sung for many years, "Kangding Love Song." That Loveable Paoma Shan and the curved moon, handsome and virtuous brother of Lee Chang Sister, almost as a Kangding "image ambassador" to let this small town in western Sichuan has become the Holy Land people's minds yearning for love. There are the famous Mu Gecuo Kangding and towers of public grasslands, because it bought in Chengdu direct Inagi car, so we plan to Kangding on the back of the trip.
The next day Kangding - Inagi
5:40 is still dark night sky Xixishushu stars scattered on the top of the head. Yawned, we began the next day's itinerary. We are out of the city along the Sichuan-Tibet line, at the mouth of Yuemo is a city where the driver has "arbitrarily" means a bit to the left, and told us that that is the famous Pao Mashan. Because it has not yet fully awake, so we go along with Chou Chou had gone to sleep right again. So, we have come so gently at night, early morning to walk softly, do not take a little memory and impressions.
Has a feel awake in the morning before 7 am, the car is continuous, it seems never to go through the endless mountains. Gradually, close to the snow-covered peak. Suddenly, the Peak blowing cold and the snow-capped mountains of the surprise finally see an immediate active interior atmosphere. People began to take hold in a full day of utensils, targeting distant snow-capped mountains, burst a quick photo. At that time we were climbing over the height of 4410 meters of the folded mountainous. The assertion that the Kangding Tibetan for "discount and more", meaning "streamer dihydrate under the intersection of the office" happens to fall on the ancient city of Kangding sit Paoma Shan, the Pentium zheduo raging river which traverses the city before, and North to the Yarra rivers meet at the Guo Da Yamashita, forming "three hills surrounding the dihydrate clip flow" of the landscape. Folded mountainous we are experiencing the first of more than 4,000 meters high mountain ranges, coupled with the first time in this trip to see snow-capped mountains, so mountain sickness is not obvious.
May be because the world over the last two snow, so the sky with thick clouds, hardly unique to the plateau we had imagined the blue sky. Of course, there is no way Jiugen overlooks the many users and travelers referred to the "Shu King" - Gongga Mountain.
Kangding to Daocheng must go through the town are: xinduqiao, Essex River and Litang. This road is mainly gravel road, traffic can be summarized as: "bend over, rotten way more rock and more shaking over Britain." Come before heard xinduqiao is a photographer's paradise. When witnessed, as if the painting generally. The oval-shaped outline without modification of the poplar, yellow leaves of red and white dotted just right to the residential areas in the Kham Tibetan scattered between the meandering and leisurely flowing stream of cattle and sheep to the calm and peaceful images added Many apathy. Tibetans and Tibet Tibetan Kham different, said similarities between the two languages are not. Houses here are all from local materials, to the construction of stone as the material is made of natural simplicity. Because all the people of Tibetan religious believers, the local residents in housing completion, will ask the local Buddhist monks chanting song, and said that peace with the white painted a bright corner of the window frame and pray for happiness. Roof of the wind flowing streamer with day after day, year after year to the heavens and the earth description, that tells the story of the Tibetan people's respect for nature, and the expectations and all things of nature friendly.
After a xinduqiao continue to be rolling mountains, and low shrubs with us for the plateau before the trip. 146 kilometers, we came to the town Yajiang. Unlike most mountain town in Sichuan Province, as Yajiang is still built on mountains, the city's main street thoroughfare crossing the same shoulder the heavy responsibility (the famous Sichuan-Tibet line to go through here). After a brief stay, we have embarked city of Litang.
Litang is the only way to go Inagi, the county seat for more than 4200 meters above sea level, was able to honor "the world's high city." Litang is a shaluli mountains at the foot of a large meadow, broad vision. The distant snow of the summit, blue sky, combined with yellow brown meadow, outlined the magnificent and broad plateau. Stand on such a landscape in the pictures of people seem so small, so insignificant. County population has a tall arch, a letter to the "World High City Litang," a few characters I do not know is something we always like comments a "world first", or by-product of the tourism industry, in short, personally feel that this piece of St. Paul is not a reason Tong, does not belong here, mountains and blue sky. In Litang to eat lunch, met here, who run their own businesses in Mianyang, really admire their courage and strategy, actually went to such a high place to make money, "high, really high!" At this moment, we have four have begun to gradually appear more obvious reaction to the altitude, so prepare the plateau medicine - Rhodiola, glucose will be started and will continue to be our scenery to enjoy a strong guarantee for the plateau.
Bid farewell to Litang, we experienced this trip in the worst weather and road conditions. 150 km from Litang to Inagi distance, we have to climb two main mountain ranges: Cacalia Hill and Haizi Shan. Starting today, when the driver had been listening to our lips these two landscapes. In particular, Haizi Shan, from the pictorial point of view of Haizi various shapes and sizes, reflected upside the blue sky, such as the dolphin blue turquoise set in the deserted rooms Haizi Shan. Haizi Shan is said to have more than 3,000 large and small, Haizi, so my mind there appeared a picture of the carpet studded with gems. However, bad weather, the dark clouds of the horizon, the more set of the more thick and gradually shift to us. Take a look at the driver later told us that this weather is no way that we could see the album on a strange and beautiful scenery. Was a little disappointed, but still hidden with a look forward to.
Sometimes really lament the idea of making the World principal strange and originality, can escape the cold hard stone so that the present variety of shapes. Cacalia Hill is a good example of ease on top of the mountain, surprised to give birth to a pair of life-like rabbit ears, but must go to the front of mountains, there is a certain angle we go watch. Although the Cacalia mountain peak across the nearly 6,000-meter high (This is an excellent place to see Cacalia Hill), but we are still happily off camera. Just got off, there is no mental preparation I was top of the hill the wind blew almost did not stand firm, is that they both fiercely biting cold winds of the plateau is really a little bit not meet. Because the Cacalia Hill already feeling a little headache (apparent altitude sickness), so I will soon be the wind "blowing back to the car."
Next, have piled up thick clouds, the sky growing dark, take a look at the table until 16 o'clock before, suddenly suspected to have taken place than their watches two hours slow reaction to the altitude. Because there is no blue sky and white clouds, Haizi Shan seems a bit too quiet deserted, leaving only some road workers in removing the ban tao Duan Qiang left over after the black stove and shiver in the wind. At this time, front of the car window all of a sudden the "rain" hit the glass, the driver told us that this is not the rain, small hail. Everyone does not believe, open the windows a look, was surprised - it really was the hail. Wrapped very solid snowball, rhythmically beating in the car, glass, as if music in general is, indeed, just a little bit boring for everyone adding to a bit of fun, but also have made up that we did not encounter good weather regret. Think, no matter what the event environment, wind, frost, snow and rain, or sunshine, as long as experienced is wealth - remember the depths of eternal spiritual wealth. In retrospect, that period of time is actually a very dangerous road, because the hail, the sky darkened line of sight is unclear, coupled with large stones Haizi Shan mountain roads more slippery so bumpy, there could be a slight mistake dangerous. Hanging ah!
Turn the Haizi Shan after entering the jurisdiction of Daocheng county road becomes a wide flat. Inagi red side has an odd grasslands (sumdo), is a photographer's ideal subject. If you happen to have a robust yak leisure Duo into your vision, then your picture will become alive Smart up.
To reach the county seat is already 6:00 before. Our party of 14 individuals and unified the next day and bought tickets to the classes of Aden. Have heard about 4 km away from the county has a Ru Buchaca hot springs, relying on the Tibetan areas last year in Hot Springs miyaluo good feelings and memories, we decided to go after dinner, "welcome home." Today we are on the 4th, so in groups one after another bundle of Aden has been withdrawn by the mountains. However, due to the recent bad weather two days, visitors to the many, many visitors do not see anything on the downhill, and it is said to stay very difficult. We have heard complaints from time less than kind words. As a result, according to Tibetan antelope (self-help travel manual) the introduction, we have found a well-known local netizen "snow wolf child" open "self-travel center" to the center line of detailed consultation with the Aden, Yemen, and precautions. It is worth mentioning that, according to service personnel, and sleeping up the mountain belt is a necessity Ganqiao center has just been bought from Chengdu with a group of sleep, so we immediately rented a 4. Later, the travel experience proves that we slept with the decision of the original loan is wise.
In the washed 5 yuan / person spa, we do feel a lot of fresh bodies, but the attendant was more pronounced mountain sickness - headaches and thirst. Only later did I hear the locals say that the first day of mountain sickness is not suitable for immediate hot springs, this will only increase the reaction to high altitudes. Even so, we also had endured headaches to sleep in the dream Inagi.
Although I am not a Buddhist, but heard of Aden since the beginning of the bad weather, I have been to the holy mountains to pray silently in their hearts the hope that the gods will bring us good weather and beautiful scenery legend. I almost looked on this blessing to sleep in ... ...
Day Daocheng - Chonggu Si - Pearl harbor
8:00 early morning, cold, dry air, we seem to smell the warmth of the sun - Kamiyama heard my prayers and gave me the most sincere welcome. So, I began to believe that "Xinchengzeling", began to Kamiyama had respect.
1 Inagi town, village landscape is to the famous salad villages and riverside. Last night's heavy snow to view everything in the scene is wrapped silver dress, of a vast expanse of whiteness, bright glare to some degree. The foot of the mountains a little distance along the white mist, making us feel like being in the sea of clouds and peaks. In everyone's strong demand, we stop for a few minutes silver in the world enjoy the happiness!
Inagi to Aden, 110 km away, almost all mountain, in the snow-capped mountains, forests and streams between the walk through the past three and a half hours. In the meantime, your eyes no rest time, if not take the shuttle bus, really want to be able to stop and watch every scenic moment. Plateau is a colorful autumn, autumn, nature's color palette with the hands to make this world a gorgeous tone, and the generous gift of the people living here for generations, as well as tourists from afar.
Let us the most unforgettable hospitality of the local Tibetans. From Kangding out until the Gulf of Aden, along the way are always able to see an innocent but very sincere Zhang child's face - the kind typically have a Gaoyuanhong face. There is no modification of the smile, with the surrounding snow-capped mountains, grasslands, and the blue sky appeared so Baita harmony. It is said that the local school to teach students when you see the car travel must salute welcomed. Here the purity of a child infected with us, so they see Tibetans, we will take the initiative to greet them, they will and good and friendly smile and waved to us to express their feelings of welcome. Really is, "one soil to support the party people."
Aden (pronounced Green Day Song Gongbu Gongga) Nature radius of more than a thousand square kilometers, the main points are three completely separate parts, but not far, and was "goods"-shaped arrangement of the composition of the peaks. North Peak is regarded as a "Guanyin" in Xian Nairi, elevation 6032 meters for the first mountains, the southern peak Yangmai Yong is "Manjusri", height 5958 meters, Dongfeng, "King Kong Buddha" Xianuoduoji 5958 meters. There are more than 30 large and small peaks around the mountain peaks everywhere, scenery spectacular.
Starting 73 km from the Inagi, arriving at the Geneva Township. From the Japanese tile, there are two core areas leading to Aden nature reserve. Mengzi into a gorge, after the fire to know tie Lang (Kamiyama gate) into the Gongga silver trenches, on the Chonggu Si, worship Kamiyama. The other path to the right up, no entry "shining mountain" in Russia Hatsuyama. Mountains and across the vast expanse of Russia and the beginning of the virgin forest, down into the narrow and steep, turbulent waterfalls in the East Valley justice by Cass ditch, they can reach heaven - read Green Day Song Gongbu Gongga. We took a shuttle chose the former route. In fact, do not care where you choose which one line, because the casual way to turn your eyes and cameras will not idle, and you had no time to lament any of a beauty.
Around 11:30, we reached the village about 2 km from the Gulf of Aden at the ridge ridge dam, here is the entrance of Aden scenic area, scenic area management office is also set up ticket office rent horses. Mostly because of the way up the mountain horse Road, combined with a few days ago it rains, roads muddy, so many tourists choose riding up the mountain.
After some inquiry, in the management arrangements for holding the next four groom their horses smiling to us. Of which three Tibetan men Yuemo 40-year-old, all-bronze with dark complexion. Qian Ma for me one who looked almost 50 years old, outdated set of the thin uniform green sweaters, robes tied waist, a pair of green shoes covered with mud. In order to let me sit comfortable, where he has been finishing in the saddle and for the horse tie-down belt. We are the only female cavalry in their head - "captain." In a later conversation that she called in the pro-37 years old, the family has a husband and a son. In the pro-heads is not high, because the spirit had a cold so she looked very good. Even so she was still, like everyone else to help us back luggage, as in Qian Ma. They are living in the pro-day journey from here in the village every year to take advantage of holidays, a time when many tourists come earn some money. Because distressed that their horses, so they are holding horses Aden went from home, and has never been reluctant to ride, which is why they prefer their own luggage to help tourists do not want to give back more than horse back reasons. Ah here is the Tibetan people, they themselves around an object is treated as a grass their friends, and their equal treatment, live in peace!
Followed in the congested cavalry, walking in the Linjian Xiao Road, and contains pine hanging garden trees pass by, and joyful leaping streams waving hello, excitement and happiness is intertwined with climbing in mind. The legendary Shangri-La - the last Shangri-La on their own side, I really do not believe that some - because the first two days of hard journey, let us have too much of this land, the anticipation and imagination, Kamiyama has become so very remote inaccessible, so mysterious and sacred ... ...
Aden's main attractions are three paragraphs: Chonggu Si, pearl harbor - Luorongniuchang - milk sea, colored sea, an elevation from 2800 meters to 5000 meters. From the ridge ridge dam about 30 minutes ride to reach the Chonggu Si. Chonggu Si is located at the foot of modesty Xiannai Ri, being tall and straight Xialuoduoji, is an excellent point of photography.
Chonggu Si is a nearly abandoned temple, under the Gonggar Temple Lang Darjeeling. Severe destruction of the monastery, a collapsed buildings, the main prayers of the two-story building remaining a small stone temple - is no different from ordinary residential areas, and by turning the wheel inside a single stone. When we visited this temple, if not see the door, placed a small stone shrine Mani pile, really did not expect such a worn-out even a small hospital, is a famous Chonggu Si. Staying in the temple to welcome our two monks in a friendly manner to visit their temples. Said to be temples, but the first floor houses all the daily life of monks goods and facilities, with the ordinary Tibetan people, was very similar home. However, some dark and the second layer is a very real one is a small by the Church. The halls for a clay Buddha, lit butter lamps, with Buddha sleeping couch. According to Lama introduction, the monastery has more than 2,000 years of history, there have been a number of Living Buddhas of Mt this. Perennial stationed in the monastery monks chanting three Shou Temple, they have been here two years previously. Because of all the people of Tibetan religious believers, so a lot of kids very young age and becoming a Tibetan monk, the immediate of these two is the case: a 25-year-old, a 12-year-old, another was on a hill can not turn never met. They are stationed in the three perennial Chonggu Si, chanting self-cultivation, for the faithful and from Mt to provide a rest stop areas. They did not feel dull and bored, because they talk about the temple a long proud history of expression to tell us that they rotate through the wheel when the forced expression of pious told us that they welcome and send off when the high mountains on the enthusiasm of the Tibetan grandmother told us. Perhaps in their hearts, they are now doing every thing in them step by step closer to their ideal, close to their hearts the holy place ... ...
From Chonggu Si riding about 20 minutes walk 40 minutes to reach Xiannai Ri at the foot of Pearl Sea - Zhuo Mala measures. Emerald cypress and pine trees cover hidden in the mountain pearls between the sea and the lake's mirror-like reflected upside-pine forest and Xian Nairi Graceful figure, reflected upside the lake Mani heap flowing hada, reflected upside the Tibetan the people of beautiful and pure wishes. Close to the pro-mouth mutter prayers devout toward the Xian Nairi prayed and bowed she did not know what to say, but satisfied smile from her could see that she believed the Goddess of Mercy will be able to help her achieve their aspirations.
Since entering the Gulf of Aden after scenic area, in addition to snow-capped mountains, meadows, pine forest and yak, the journey even if Mani had piled up. The size of our mountain roads, a few steps is a Mani heap, sizes, but they are into a "pyramid" shape, you can see some bigger chunks of stone engraved with the Tibetan language. French scholar Stein in the "Tibet's civilization" have been recorded in the Mani in the origins of the heap: this all pass through the narrow winding path often encounter piles of stones, that is, Mani Peak heap, mainly white. Mani heap sixth engraved the famous mantra: Om Mani Padme moo (or Om Mani Padme moo, that is, Sanskrit Om mani Padme hum). Above, there are some stick inserted, and used a rope to pull a tree or a cliff, hanging on a rope or some rag of paper read, qi gong, called the "Wind Horse" (rlung-rta). The talus has been called "a knight's castle" (dpa '- mkhar), sometimes also specifically explained that the "god of war the castle", (dgra - lha), where people are singing the praises of song or preaching. The stones engraved with the sixth mantra is specially engraved Lama's, and when they turn 11 on the Mani heap mountains. And more of the stones are from the many ordinary Tibetans at the mountain again and again switch to turn the water accumulated during the set up.
Chonggu Si down to the sea from the Pearl, we pro-the cavalry with the appointment the next day's itinerary - Luorongniuchang, milk, sea and colored sea, and set a good Chonggu Si camp accommodation. Chonggu Si tent camp set up year-round for visitors to and from accommodation, but also Gonggar Lang Darjeeling monastery monks sent by the management on this.
In the tourist season, in addition to the tents all year round, the monks will be temporary structures of wood houses as temporary hotels. As Aden development time is very short, naturally associated facilities and equipment is also very simple - or rather rudimentary. One into the temporary wooden huts, wooden Chase 20 shops, 7 pm to 7 am, before morning the only one powered lights, no windows but still a trace of wind, wooden wall, and replace the doors with curtains, all in all makes you suddenly understand what "simple"! However, such a situation may give a person like me, deep down, another emotion breed - I had the capital to show off to friends, or at least I'm still more than 4,000 meters above sea level stayed in the mountains, but also so it goes on The lived! ! !
The autumn, the snow-capped mountains at the foot of a mountain stream next to the start tablecloths, spread of food, to appreciate against the background under the valley Kamiyama, an autumn leaf, cattle, goats and pedestrians, to listen to gurgling stream played the Sound Of Nature. Easy for people to enjoy this immersive, long time unable to extricate themselves. While ate hard tack, drinking boiled water is cold, but our mood is so pleasant - the kind of pleasure when a child spring tour. Then all of a sudden doubt, the majority of people in the city all day long for this for that fight with, the loss, confusion and were not know for what? In fact, when you are sitting in the simplicity of nature, you will find people are actually very simple, bluntly, is nothing but all things in the community, with the snow-capped mountains insignificant compared to how many do not know. Snow-capped mountains in the process of its formation did not know how many experienced the trials and tests, but she is still standing strong in there, and the most beautiful aspect of her show to the world. In addition, the Tibetans living here for generations, according to modern standards, their living conditions can be said to be bad, but they still live off the strong, but still very happy very happy, because they feel Kamiyama together.
Back to the camp, we met here, "Dreaming Inagi" author - photographer Lu Hailin. The Guangdong and Zhejiang-born photographer has arrived in Aden for 3 consecutive years, every time a few months to switch to mountain photography. According to Lu teacher talk, in order to wait for great light in his mind, he often had to rack the camera, silently waiting for several hours. Because the endless beauty of Aden a shot - early morning and sunset, early spring and late autumn, Aden always show you strange things strange scene.
Many travel handbooks on both said that there is an always open Chonggu Si pot, where you can cook yourself to eat, you can also sitting around a warm stove in the Lama speaks tirelessly Aden waterfront to listen to their stories. Although some dim light in the room, stove soot Although some wind around, but when the monks fed to steaming yak butter tea, we feel warm enthusiasm into the heart. Butter tea taste a bit strange, if you add fried barley flour, a bit like adding the butter sesame paste. However, because butter and barley are high-calorie foods, it is to alleviate the effect of altitude sickness - what a peer-old) with deep feeling.
The plateau at night as if a solid black velvet, above the stars bright patchwork place Zhuizhuo, gorgeous diamond necklace of the Milky Way like the general lie in the night sky. We are the only four in the Chonggu Si restaurant after eating half-baked dinner and saw the same car Hill 5 Mix 2) are the evenings. One from Hong Kong, Lao Li is an astronomy enthusiast, he once took on the Meili Snow Mountain LP 4 the stars - more romantic! Lao Li patiently explained to us Cowboy Vega, Queen Star, Seven Star, and so white bucket. At this point, I feel we are really close a lot from the Star, almost reaching can pick the.
For many years of us living in the sea level in the last 4,000 meters of altitude, at night in October where the plateau is definitely a test. Lama ready to shop for each one a quilt and a blanket by us a ride, a paved running out, and the night cold 0 degrees or below is almost entirely the work of our "snow wolf child" where the rented sleeping with 3) to take a. And so many people have never slept together, we like the neatly arranged next to the silkworms, like, I do not know how to fall asleep. As the nose is all blocked on the left of LG, one night, they did better than us; the right side of Lulu mother holding a water bottle at night seems to be off; I, due to wearing a sweater to bed, his arms stretched out to several hot water zone, He said that I Gaode old sleepwalking Chonggu Si; old what the worst since the beginning of Daocheng almost no way that night to sleep - has been plagued by headaches. I think will be our unforgettable night in a hostel experience as difficult, and because the special!
On the fourth day Chonggu Si - Luorongniuchang - ridge ridge dam
Morning 7 am, with the monks out "the sun came out, sunshine Jinshan the" cries, is lingering in the warmth of our sleeping with a fire, as firefighters have heard in general, bass to look neatly drilled from the sleep zone, quick and neat pack Ting Dang, grabbed cameras and video camera, a stride and we rush out and rushed to seize the favorable topography, snap a rare "sunshine Jinshan."
Protected area is located in the northwest corner of the Xian Nairi, facing the East to meet the morning of the first ray of sunshine. Sunshine oblique to the snow-covered mountains, just to be in the Xiannai Ri peak on both sides of the sub-peaks, golden yellow, only for the spectacular. Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, according to the statement Xiannai Ri peak on both sides of the second peak is the Goddess of Mercy surrounded by two followers (known as the Green Tara). Xian Nairi at this time, in the early morning blue and gray skies, there is no trace of the surrounding mist-shrouded, contour clarity, the posture is still, an indescribable sense of the sacred wells up.
I moved, and kept pressing the hands of the shutter, and wanted to see this rare one square inch of the scenic photos of income, the record of the Cassette of 6mm. Suddenly discovered around a familiar figure in the agitation of the crowd shuttle - still say that today was originally just intended to rest in the camp was not prepared to join us on a cattle farm of the old Ho. He looked a bit tired, is to find a perfect photographic base anxious - as a unique professional photographers can be seen 4).
After breakfast, we would be today without the backpack and sleeping bags placed in a cabin of the lamas, and the appointment yesterday, joined the cavalry once the necessary Luorongniuchang embarked. Since yesterday, cold in the possession of some serious (Yesterday, we gave her some cold medicine, although there is no lack of good Tibetan medicine and pharmacology, but here in Tibetan areas such as the cure for a cold day to day diseases these drugs is that they are most lacking) So, today, by his husband for her to come. Today's weather is sunny, just staged a "sunshine Jinshan," the sun has slowly climbed the mountain top, the generous warmth of our shed.
When Xian Nairi gradually disappeared after the middle of our field of vision, Xialuoduoji mountain road into the woods at the foot. The world because the former two had rain, mud-paved Ma Tao special mud. We sat on horseback on the side of the horse should always keep the foot in order to adjust their sitting position, on the other but also the way the branches overhead carefully to avoid scratching himself. At this time it was too late to enjoy shooting down through the branches, the mottled sunlight, there was no time to listen to the stream around the crisp music. In Yuemo 20 minutes later, we passed through the woods, eyes open one - Yakou arrived, at the foot of the road has become dry hard. Suddenly we have a long sigh of relief - finally able to relax about the whole thing.
And the groom began chatting, and talk to their families, talk their lives. Unconsciously, the tall and straight and beautiful Yang Maiyong leisurely toward us. 3 Kamiyama among Xiannai Ri feels like a seated Buddha - charmingly naive, Xialuoduoji pyramid is like a statue standing in the mountains - bold and effective; while dressed in white gauze like Yang Maiyong of young Women's - graceful luo variety. All the way tourists have collapsed while walking beat, where absolutely no shortage of Southern Gardens "also step is King." From a different point of view, with the clouds, swim, Yang Maiyong constantly showing us her sentimental side.
In this way stop-go and spent a half an hour's time, we arrived at Luorongniuchang. Goba than I imagined little more, this is the mountains, a relatively flat meadow - There is also the establishment of protected areas, the second concentration camp. Cattle market have gathered a lot of tourists, is not that big of cattle a bit busy - move around carrying his tripod camera, and riding ring linger everywhere, and the rest of the tourists let horses graze Tibetan groom.
Among the many horses in, LG suddenly discovered a white horse - do not own Prince Charming, but always remembered the white horse enjoyable! A closer look, Qian Ma of Tibetan women is the possession of the original - she will come up. Do not know why, she felt the special kind we see today, like an old friend for years, and I quickly stepped forward to ask her mother Lulu disease can be better, is not what medicine is also needed - everything is true feelings, without the slightest pretentious. To see if we are so like the white horses, two in possession of husband and wife, let us go up 4 11 tried to test their skills in the pro-husband gave us a special presentation of the authentic Kham-style riding. Front of our camera lens, looking a little shy, he is still showing a bit proud look.
After riding a horse, in the possession of the husband to do guide, and we go the same way a solicitation of Xiao Jin, Lao Li their five, we started this trip the most difficult, but also the most challenging hiking trip - Milk Sea colored the sea. This is a distance of about 800 meters above sea level difference along the way are mostly muddy horse Road, there are relatively steep slopes. Because yesterday Chonggu Si, had just witnessed a sea of milk down the Shanghai MM because of the severe altitude sickness has emerged from that scene - pale, bluish lips, difficulty breathing, kept by his companions to help her hand-wringing, and speak to her, hot water their feet, brown sugar, ginger, plus oxygen bottles, before regaining her - so I said to myself reduced requirements: whatever, do not Chengneng, can count to see how much!
This journey is for the local Tibetans, but the ordinary mountain section of its ordinary, but they have to go in mid-section of Mt. But this they have to do is take a half hour journey Walsh said, as the challenges of our own physical fitness and physical condition of the plateau of hard trip. This way, I walk apart from stepping on the footprints in front go the same way forward hurry, almost did not look at a lot of scenery, even the rest, some water is also busy quickly, or eating a chocolate to replenish their energy 5), or else to do deep breathing. From time to time to scrutinize what has been keeping us ahead and in front of Yang Maiyong call our Xiannai Ri 6), the eyes more of a prayer, pray that we can smoothly and successfully and safely, "ascent." Along the way we encourage each other and helped each other, I hope we can reach the hearts of the holy Haizi, list three mountain style. However, if anyone is in the body too much, we were still security-focused. We are the first of nine decided to withdraw from what is old, he waved goodbye to us after they returned to cattle to continue to take pictures, waiting for us. In nearly half of the distance traversed, the Lulu mother because of breathing a little rapidly, a bit difficult to catch up, he decided to advance down the mountain. She was a man down because of fear of insecurity, we have to get her into a middle-aged women turn Tibetan mountain took her away. In this way, the remaining seven individuals, to continue upward climb. LG started and I could keep up with the pace of their Xiao Jin, but in the last roughly less than 1 / 5 the distance, our reaction to high altitudes becoming increasingly clear - much faster heart beat, almost jumped out quickly from the throats, and breathing some difficulties, respiratory rate has accelerated noticeably. In particular, LG, in plain heartbeat just over 60 / s, he had already been to more than 100 / s of the. Although we have been in the mountains of baggage in the process of a transfer to a pro in her husband's shoulders - he was virtually tied him up, even the back of the head is also a bag, but we still feel the foot of the steps increasingly heavy, in front of goal has always been so far. In the end, I began to pick up around the stones can not help but reverently placed in the roadside Mani heap, for no other, so the only we can quickly reach their destination ... ...
About three and a half hours later, in our field of vision has finally appeared in a flowing streamer - I know that lake pretty soon. However, when I really see the sea of milk, I would like to immediately find a place to sit down in addition to, something to eat, drink to water, imagine the thrill and excitement have long gone - but that is a look at this plateau not have been more common on the ordinary lake Well!
Because the extremely weak and the reaction to high altitudes along the way, the mountains of the process, we have not recorded anything - no photos, no video. Eaten hard tack and inosine in a simple piece (a very effective plateau drugs), we do not self-induction physical, as everyone else, upward climb 100 meters to see a colored sea and overlooking the sea of milk, so I decided to take LG with video and still cameras, slowly shake the lake went to shoot the sea Zunrong point of milk in order to give the old mother had confessed Ho and Lulu. Windy lake, the lake formed the ripples will be blue sky and crumble to bits, and flipping a swinging into our hearts. To reach out and test the water temperature, cold but the release of the Kamiyama enthusiasm. Raised his camera, the lens alignment snow-capped mountains and floating clouds blue sky, local spin, hope that this 360-degree of harmony and serenity of distant family members to bring 7).
Taking into account Woliang physical problems, to discuss pro-Chinese and her husband decided to stay and so the remaining few to continue to go into the mountains, I and LG had the first down. Their return journey seems to be quicker, but the kettle has a very strong smell of the horses running out of water - irrigation is Chonggu Si that I will never open the pot in the water, Woliang of comrades like Shangganling general, the final push to let go a saliva. Finally we had fancies - if the eyes have a can of iced Coke that it is time to enjoy how, and vowed to come down later tonight have to buy a bottle of drink Jie Chan! So back to cattle, I immediately find the management office and asked them to discuss semi-open water, the United States and the United States in irrigation on a pot full of - this is happiness, then so I think!
We are on the look of this took about 6 hours, and so we are down to the cattle farm was already 17 o'clock passed, the old mother back to what until the Lulu cattle farm after riding back with the camp of the Chonggu Si. Taking into account the conditions and higher elevations Chonggu Si accommodation and I bought a LG directly back from the cattle farm dam Sweepstake ridge ridge in preparation for overnight ridge ridge dam. As the sky gradually darkened, our paper I groom all over anaphoric, LG will be riding down the mountain alone. We just chatted all the way to day, trotted back to the Chonggu Si.
When we return to Chonggu Si when the stars have been flashing in the sky, with the lights lit Chonggu Si exist side by side. Chonggu Si awaits us in front of Hut Ho and Lulu old mother anxious eyes, to see our security back, and they better be glad! In a simple exchange of views, we quickly pack up all of the luggage, ready to hand the torch, stood up and launched to the ridge ridge dam rush. At this time, Chong Gusi tourists piled up almost 3 times yesterday, almost all of the tents and huts have came in handy 8).
Chonggu Si back from the ridge ridge dam while only 30 minutes away, but the count groom we have a total of eight individual two torches, had one shining after the previous one hurry. Fortunately, the stars at night here, many are also very bright, coupled with the horse's vision is better than people (groom language), listening to the crisp, horse ring, we quickly went to the ridge ridge dam. Accommodation arrangements after, and the coexistence of the two days of the cavalry in the pro-farewell, and we finally achieved the aspirations of the recently - spend 5 yuan Jianlibao buy a tin of dreams, really good happy!
The fifth day of Aden - Inagi the end because of the forthcoming National Day, to Aden traffic significantly reduced, so the shuttle from Inagi to Aden will no longer start and arrival time. After a frustrating and some bargaining, we chartered a four Beijing Jeep - Cherokee return journey. Finally able to make up for missing two days ago all the way up the mountain scenery, and cars Despite its small size, but our feelings after so precipitate the past two days have been calm and open a lot. Along the way, the old Ho, and LG, one for the original preparation luggage capacity is limited due to failure to bring along a wide-angle lens and a sigh, a vowed that after returning to the wound and have to buy a high point of this road is equipped with only worthy of the hardships; Lulu mother and I for our ever tried dry cracked lips. Bright and sunny every day, the last two days, the road is not muddy, but some dust up. Skilled drivers in the tight, twisting catch-me-on the road for fear of falling behind others to eat rushing toward us, "Red Dust."
For us to drive is the local Tibetan master, first bargaining when the killing did not back off, but when everything is negotiated, the simple and sincere side will be shown. He's not much, but almost without complaint to 11 to meet our parking requirements.
Return on the road, in addition to other beauty is still breathtaking, even if the Tibetan local people gave us a smile has left a deep impression on him. Aden entrance to the village, innocent children, brilliant smile like the sun; the road side, occasional shampoo of the Kham mining of natural snow young girls tranquil shy smile; at the Geneva Township, green hotel entrance, 86-year-old grandma wrinkled, the Day after day, year after year, the vicissitudes of life eternal laughter. Each presented a face is not the same living conditions, but carries the same attitude towards life and philosophy - laugh at life, laughter of nature.
In Aden, and between one Jiva very famous Yellow Sect monasteries - Gongga Lang Darjeeling Monastery. Gonggar Lang Darjeeling Temple, referred to as Gong Ling Monastery, Tibetan is "Snow Island" means. This temple was built in the early Ming Dynasty, but also the territory's largest Yellow Sect Daocheng temple. Founder of the A Bouquant beads ? Rochester Britain back to the original covers an area of more than 500 acres, more than 300 monks. There is a temple in the gilded Maitreya Buddha, according to legend is the Fifth Dalai Lama presented at the monastery. Fortunately, during the Cultural Revolution by the then hid the small lamas, today was able to reproduce. The frescoes were exquisite building with traditional characteristics of Tibetan Buddhism - the tall vertical white facades, the walls painted cinnabar red hook line Chuangdong, unique eyebrow windows decorated with a small opening windows, exquisite religious murals, large Tibetan Buddhism transfer Painting and roof accessories. Although the two main hall was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, but in the past 20 years of meticulous restoration, despite the impressive solemnity. Kun Ling, the tenth Panchen Lama has visited the Temple of enthroned preaching. In the temple there is also 1022 Shakyamuni Buddha and the many historical legends Golden literature.
The more fortunate, we just recently met the monastery to find the mysterious legends of the reincarnation of Living Buddhas, and accepted the living Buddha "touching the top." A total of eight living Buddhas the monastery, of which four overseas argument, the other four remained in the Temple. We have seen the reincarnation of living Buddhas of the two, will be Gong Ling Monastery Xiuxue few years, and then went to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, learning a few years and finally back to Gong Ling Temple, the official song for the faithful preaching Buddhism. Tibetan people, all people believe in religion, many religious sects. Not only primitive religion - the religion of Tibetan Buddhism, there are a number of genres, such as: Red teach, teaching of flowers, white and yellow to teach religion, of which the number of Yellow Sect has the greatest impact. Yellow Sect is the case of the origin of the main Baca, proud of its two disciples is the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, in the tribute statue Ling Monastery, in accordance with a rank of the Yellow Sect account of the history of both. Whether it is the reincarnation of the mysterious, or devout mass followers of Tibetan Buddhism has always give people the feeling of deep and mysterious, like snow-capped mountains and the lake will always attract the same batch after batch of pilgrims.
Near 5:00 pm, when, if we sat in open-top car in general returned to the Inagi, face covered with dust wrapped a JANSEN, so another urgent desire to become the primary need at the time - taking a bath! We abandoned the very want to try, but it can not bath the Tibetan villages, specially selected "Tibetan antelope," introduced the traffic hotel. Who knows, there are, and we opened a sort of a small joke. We simply wash your face, clean up later, the intention is to fill his stomach, then a hot bath and then take concrete steps to night's sleep. 然而. When we returned to the hotel when the fond, managers told us that today's hot (in fact the hot springs) supply, has been half an hour before the end. It turned out that the local people appear to be normal, but the hot water supply control is inconceivable for us 9). Finally, we were still the hot springs of the Ru Buchaca wish they had that awful.
On the sixth day Daocheng - Kangding Kangding get on to the car from Inagi, after the past few days have been excited state we suddenly let down, has been a busy few days, the eyes are no longer on the return journey on the road to have any special landscape reaction. What we can do is to sleep in the car on a bumpy turn a blind eye as the cradle of repose. Several seems to be close to agreement Mix Online are still great interest and nostalgia, especially the one on foot across from Lijiang to Daya Ding's Mix (perhaps this be considered genuine Mix) attracted our attention. Because at this moment, my mother's a Lulu of Nanjing colleagues may now walk from the mountain road, Lijiang Road, Aden 10).
On the road, we have to reserve a guest house of Kangding City vehicle fleet. Into the room, we felt moved into a four-star hotel with the feeling of the same - there were as many as a separate bathroom and water heaters - enough for a luxury!
After dinner, we decided to head for the last almost no impression of the city of Kangding. Lulu mother and I also hope that one can buy a beautiful Tibetan jewelry, two were able to find a barber shop and then a luxury 1 - and washing we have not the nerve see people's hair.
Paoma Shan is located in the city of Kangding, the Kangding county river runs through the whole fight. Hexi is basically old, narrow streets, houses, mostly two three-storey brick houses. East of the river is the new Metro in recent years, several large hotels are located in the Metro. Pao Mashan on the shuttle back and forth a few searchlight beam, but also add a little town feel. However, the water rushing sound of Kangding River continues to remind us that this is a mountain city, away from nature, or nearly so.
In Aden and our way of Old Lee to stay a day in Aden, two in xinduqiao Xiaojin they left, only a small Shandong 2 and we take a shuttle bus to Kangding, and had arranged to go to a day away from the MS Contin does not wooden lattice far wrong. Visit all later, on the way back to hostel, we have encounters of a Chengdu girl traveling alone, so we set up a temporary seven-man team in preparation for the next day to open the wooden lattice wrong - Savage Sea.
Seventh day of Kangding - wood lattice wrong - Chengdu because of good sleep, we slept almost 4 an appointment time. When we are still eating the local beef steamed dumpling known when the appointment of the driver was already waiting for us.
Wood lattice wrong scenic Yala Township is located in the territory north of the city of Kangding, 24 km from Kangding town, scenic area of 500 square kilometers, from the cuckoo Gorge, seven-color sea, medicine pool boiling springs, wood lattice wrong and the Red Sea attractions such as the composition of grassland. After Rhododendron Valley, we really like painting the picture before his eyes attracted by red and yellow in a different ratio of deployment of a countless variety of orange and gold, intertwined with each other against the background, just right. Waters from small brooks, from the gorgeous foliage in the outflow, it is quiet there are animals and wonderful to the extreme. This is a row of trees to make stained America, a unique beauty of autumn, a harvest of beauty.
Few visitors to this day, the plants and trees within the scenic area experiencing the noise down into the night after. Rainbow calm sea, such as the early morning mist in the sweet young woman, quiet and elegant; complete without the legend among the sunlight, the seven colors at the same time showing the splendor and variety. Wood lattice wrong is Jingde can hear the wind moving the lake, the water splashing waves sound. Wood lattice wrong, also known as sea Savage 11), elevation 2900 meters ~ 3,800 meters long and 5 km wide and 1.5 km water depth over 70 meters, is 2000 meters above sea level in Sichuan's largest lake. Wood lattice wrong is deep blue blue, in the distant shore, accompanied by yellow larch and red and white maple leaf forest, as well as more distant white-capped mountain top, it is definitely a picture you can not refuse, he has a kinds of sophisticated charm to attract you, and pulling for you. The rise is no longer a lingering-stemmed white clouds, but the picturesque home of great individuality ink, emotional and full cast go to the general. The whole picture, unique, eye-opener.
We have chosen to ride to the Red Sea steppe, and give up boating on the lake view scenery both sides. What are not say sorry because different perspective, experience a different charm. Is grassland, but in fact, the top of the hill a relatively flat grassland. Here, one side is the radar snow-capped mountains stretching one hand, they dream of the king of Shu - Gongga snow-capped mountains. Here, we have troops on horseback again, here the first time we listened to the original flavor of Tibetan folk songs, warm Tibetan groom with their simple songs expressed a warm welcome to guests from afar, but also expressed their own life the love of this land. Listen to groom speaking, wood lattice wrong apart from the fall, the best-looking of the time is in May in late spring early summer season, when the hill and dale to the colorful azaleas and Gesang Hua 12). In addition even the Happy Lunar New Year festival in July, when the local Tibetans, as well as all ethnic groups in one of the biggest gatherings.
Back from the wood lattice Kangding wrong way, we are also privileged to visit Sichuan is China's only a Tibetan school (secondary); also a special trip to a farm they bought just picked the apple tree, and there the opportunity to appreciate the well-known Tibetan Mastiff. Lulu Lulu mother and she especially took a few pictures of goats. In short, the day we have more contacts than the previous few days, the Tibetan people the opportunity to personally witness looked at their living conditions, left me the deepest impression or their faces.
Back to the Kangding town, we immediately rushed to the bus station, hoping to buy tickets the next day returned to Chengdu. Who knows, because the road's sake, this should be the starting of the train today, there is no one to leave the Kangding, all waiting for notification of the transport sector, but also the bad news is that the next day will cease to start to Chengdu. So we discussed in the brief immediately after the decision to buy the evening's ticket back to Chengdu night - though some may sound risky, because driving at night in addition to poor road conditions, very dangerous, but it turned out was a wise decision is also considered , at least to the old Ma Ho and Lulu more than a day of rest and enjoy the time in Chengdu.
Friendly Tips
P Route:
The Inagi Aden there are two routes to and from departure from Chengdu, Sichuan, Yunnan Lijiang starting. In this just make a starting line from Chengdu for reference purposes only.
D1: Chengdu - Ya - through Erlang Mountain Tunnel - Luding - Kangding overnight accommodation;
D2: Kangding - Yajiang - off "in world city" Litang - climb Haizi Shan, Cacalia Hill - overnight Inagi;
D3: Inagi - at the Geneva Township - Aden Village - ridge ridge dam - Chonggu Si - pearl sea, overnight Chonggu Si;
D4: Chonggu Si - Luorongniuchang - milk sea, colored sea - overnight Chonggu Si or ridge ridge dam.
D5: Aden - at the Geneva Township - Inagi.
D6: Inagi - Kangding.
D7: You Kangding's Paoma Shan, wood lattice wrong.
D8: Back to Chengdu.
- Special Note:
1. D3 can directly up to the Luorongniuchang night stay, so for the next day to see the sea of milk, and plenty of time to prepare colored sea. But this must be what one can, because cattle farm than Chonggu Si high altitude, about 4200 meters or so, the plateau in poor health for a friend, we must fully estimate their strength.
2. If you have plenty of time, D7 swim across the wooden lattice wrong, you can go to a nearby tower in passing the public grasslands go shopping, scenery is not bad Biya Ding.
3. If the time is sufficient, proceed to go north route from Chengdu, the Chengdu - Siguniangshan - Kogane - Danba - Kangding.
? to eat:
1. The roads are basically Sichuan, the price is relatively cheap, vegetarian 4-8 yuan / copies, meat dish 8-15 yuan / copy (Deli), only Chonggu Si and Luorongniuchang meals more expensive, sell rice to 2 yuan / bowl.
2., But must be prepared in advance a number of dry rations to prepare for the road fill their stomachs, and especially when the sea of milk. Fortified biscuits, chocolate, fast food noodles, ham, sausages, pickled vegetables, canned fish, are a good choice.
3. In addition we must do a good job in the plateau region to prepare meals to eat half-baked.
4. Reminded: Entering Ganzi later, any show that beef food, basically all of yak meat - the full game.
? live:
1. Generally speaking to accommodation is not expensive, the average double room (public health, and public wash rooms room) price of 25-35 yuan / person. Only in Aden ridge Long dam management office accommodation more expensive: General Double room (three-room wood) price is 70 yuan / person, and the wash rooms and toilets are also huts across the river (fairly clean).
2. Chonggu Si accommodation, you will also have the opportunity to "enjoy" what "best in the world toilet."
3. In Kangding, located hostel near the station of the vehicle fleet in good condition and standard room: 70 yuan / rooms, with electric water heaters heat water all day. And the downstairs restaurant, cheap and authentic taste. Opposite a beef steamed dumpling is the local time-honored.
4. Along the way, basically, do not expect you to bathe, to wash most of that goes to spas.
v line:
D1: From the south gate of Chengdu, the new coach station, all year round there are direct Kangding, Chengdu tickets, luxury bus model with (dragon or a Mercedes-Benz) and medium-sized passenger cars available. Chengdu Golden Week in tourism there is a bus directly to Inagi itinerary two days, overnight Kangding, 2:216 yuan / person, only the minibus (sub new). ': 02,885,433,609.
D2: to Kangding, you can buy directly in the station ticket Inagi, China and Pakistan.
D3: Inagi daily shuttle bus straight Daya Ding ridge ridge dam, 2: 110 yuan / person, according to Vic. Tourism Golden Week, shuttle more time, other times hard to say. Car rental can also be a few people, but the road is not good, car hire enough security.
D4: the ridge Long dam, the physical good, you can choose to walk up the mountain; otherwise, it is recommended that you ride the mountains. Horse riding are all united in the management office rent horses. Cost: ridge ridge dam - Chonggu Si, riding 30 yuan / person; Chonggu Si - pearl sea, and the groom can talk about price, 20 yuan / person.
D5: Chonggu Si - Luorongniuchang riding 35 yuan / person. Somersault the day to discuss the proposed groom well, they are willing to Chonggu Si on the next day to pick you up - this will allow them to no longer have to re-queue (Aden, Yemen, taxi!).
D6: in the streets of the city of Kangding there are many Jinbei vans and Otto car waiting for you, the average price for 150-180 yuan / truck days. Golden Week is not allowed to taxi up the hill Management Office, there are shuttle bus from Kangding proceed with tickets for 50 yuan / people.
Other items (list below is for reference only, do not have carte transcription):
Waterproof shoes, water bottles, disposable underwear (several), film (how many are not too many), sleeping bag (which can bring their own, but also can be Inagi "self-tourist center" loan), flashlight (headlamp ideal), lunch boxes , a small knife and so on.
ì Drugs:
1) trauma with: are safflower oil, Band-Aids, tape, alcohol, cotton balls, cracking glycerol (better than crack lipstick).
2) larynx with: grass coral lozenge; watermelon frost lozenge.
3) anti-inflammatory drugs: spiramycin.
4) gastrointestinal drugs: do bite forest; norfloxacin; Huoxiangzhengqi water.
5) cold medicine: Several.
6) Plateau medicine: Rhodiola, Inosine Inosine oral tablets or tablets taken with a single parameter (can be bought in Chengdu and local).
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Postscript
Today I can finally长舒一口气because their lazy, making such a long time, and everyone should work together to share our trip to this unforgettable Shambhala. In fact, this road has a lot of interesting stories, we also explore a lot of the local unique culture and lifestyle, for the same saw and heard also in the hearts of many of our feelings as never before, the above text is not can be listed out in full. So, while today, I do put down his pen, but I believe that there will be a day, these will be an indelible memory of this experience prompted me to write again what.
Shambhala difficult to describe the beauty of ink, which gives us the gift of nature, we have a responsibility to protect her, care for her. Although the current development and management is still not perfect trip to Aden Daocheng to endure a lot of hardship - boundaries of Cuchadanfan, mountain sickness, but only people who truly love nature, can truly appreciate the beauty and charm lies Shambhala.
Zhang Xin
January 24, 2003 At home in Shanghai
Author: zhangxin118
