I am now sitting outside the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, there is a temple being renovated, the room is very thick square columns with a few lights between the lights, more than two dozen Tibetans are using a primitive tool for pounding on the ground - one more than the thumb thicker wooden sticks, inserted in a circular hole in the middle of flat stones, holding that the original tool, all singing folk songs, according to the beat pounding the ground. This ceremony was only the temple is said to have lyrics, the effect is to hit the ground very down, very strong, a house is probably more than 30 levels in two and a half, and thus keep the compactor, to eight days to complete. When I first saw, the heart was touched by inexplicable, Tibet - people moving place.
Long-standing desire in Tibet, but decided to come to very short notice, contact a week ago, a good car, on the 28th flight to Da Xining already 5 pm, and to the leasing companies to mention cars, do procedures, vehicle inspection, after finishing all days has been getting dark, time is running out, the day of departure, departure from Xining to Qinghai Lake (200 km) had 10 points more than this section of track there are two toll stations, each received 15 yuan, the second paragraph of 28 No. just opened that day, it is LUCK. In the lake a small restaurant to eat dinner, shop owners, I recommend Huangzhong fish, I turned it down, hoping to be able to refuse to eat there, a friend Huangzhong fish, because the Qinghai lake temperature is low, huang long a pound of fish for 10 years before, in recent years excessive fishing, the birds in Qinghai Lake in rations running out! ! After dinner, I am prepared to camp, the name of flashlight hurriedly shore up tent days it began to rain, I recall that night feeling good strange, fear (1), the excitement, all kinds of feelings have persisted, this is what I want. Fixed a tent at night to go out, fingers Zachu a Xuepao L. Listen to the rain sound to the 2:00, 6:30 get up, micro-light days, unfortunately, is cloudy, do not see the sunrise, packing equipment, departure. To extend the road along the Qinghai lake, the grass gradually yellow. At this time the sun is completely out, the gap through the clouds scattered in the earth, the bright lights a block area, feeling not help with the magnificent scenery in front of them, can often be seen on the road, or a person or a Tibetan, or walk or trolley switch Lake, turn a lap time of about a month. Two hours later the rubber Mountain, elevation 3810 meters, this is the first line of the Qinghai-Tibet high altitude pass, okay. No response, and my heart was glad to reach 18:00 Golmud, has more than 800 kilometers from Xining, there are more than 1.1 thousand kilometers away from Lhasa, living the Home Guest House, 15 yuan a night, you can bathe in the boiler room, open the hot water, only a tepid , on the wound and rushed one, dressed first thing that strikes frosty, rushed to his room and instant noodles, drinking water, but also do not feel at ease, eating movie "The white plus black," and tipped sleep.
6:30 wake up early in the morning on the 30th, attend to eat, to own a vacuum bottle (leasing companies borrow) plus full of hot water, washing is completed, the road, today is the most uncomfortable day, over the Kunlun Pass, Fenghuoshan mouth the Tanggula pass (5210 meters) all the way only to see the expanse of the Gobi and the occasional vehicle, in the Hoh Xil to see two Mongolian gazelle. When approaching the Tanggula pass Guo Buchu I expected, mountain sickness, back of the head throes, shortness of breath, eat pieces Saridon and soon felt sick, I do not know, or drugs to stimulate the reaction to high altitudes. To the Tanggula mouth, we saw a good few more off-road vehicles parked on the roadside, down only half of the passengers on board camera, I have the car parked on the roadside, please someone help according to a few a quick escape down the mountain to the L. 20:00 to Nagqu has more than Nagqu house prices are relatively high, conditions are not good, several are the same look and find the fourth Zaimei strength, and had to check in, the room in the 3rd floor, when I do not know why , we feel each layer are extra high, on the 3rd floor, gas able to come up, attend to eat, and fell down asleep is also uncomfortable to sleep, insomnia, and finally fall asleep, more than 3 points were awakened by a car outside the window , confused to 7 points, departure.
October 1, today's mood is quite comfortable, all the way to no signs of human habitation, as if from the Qinghai Lake on the way, at intervals of more than 100 kilometers will see the signs of human habitation. Nagqu starting from about 1 hour mountain sickness on unconsciously disappear, walk through the car along a lot of snow-capped mountains, all the way beautiful scenery. 12:00 that when hung, eating lunch, inquire about the wood that measures the way to go this year is the Year of the Goat, the local customs and transfer Ram Lake is the most efficacious, and that when hung from the wooden measures although the lake is only 61 kilometers, but all sand and gravel washboard road L, along the way Hill, less than 30 kilometers to see that Wood Lake of the measures - like a blue gem inlaid in the earth, the Jiuzhaigou I have not been, but this is the most beautiful water features I have ever seen. That lake elevation of 4,700 meters, 5,000 meters above sea level Yamaguchi, I only attracted by this scene, but did not feel discomfort mountain sickness. Coming down the mountain, but also the voyage to the Tashi peninsula is 2:00, and 61 kilometers per hour is only 30 km. In fact, I feel the vision of that lake look better than standing on the lake's more than I had thought the lake camp arrival, give up this idea, Lhasa, 200 kilometers called me, more than 6 o'clock that evening to Lhasa, eight Gallery to learn There are five in the earth, and living with strangers, but both men and women, JJ, into the room to pack a good Dongdong, bathing, changing clothes, took to the streets to eat, in the old neighborhoods around in circles, dark and did not see anything, and the Mainland not very different, back room, roommate, who had been returned, a Beijinger, to Lhasa on a cold, spent a day in the hospital, there is a Guangzhou girl, chatted a while, sleep.
October 2, get up early in the morning drive straight to Shigatse, I have only one purpose - Everest, the sacred mountain. Personal view: the human it is wrong to climb, and climbed Mount Everest only shows that can control the nature of human self-conceited and arrogant. The want to leave the old road, passing Yang Zhuo Yong measures, thought the wrong path, and take a new line of State Road 318, along the Brahmaputra to Shigatse, about 300 kilometers, half of the cliff along the Brahmaputra River was built, it is dangerous , there are bridges broken, only bypass to Shigatse has been 15 o'clock, is God arranged for me to take the new line, nearly 50 kilometers to Shigatse city, I have a foot brake, not a LLWK, Fortunately, speed fast, went to the city, but also a LUCK, repair the car on the point, no accessories, from Lhasa to send, arrange a good car, live Tenzin hostels. 4 points more than went to the Tashilhunpo - the home of the Panchen Lama, Tian Zangtai Unfortunately, only the morning and have burial rituals were dropped back to hostels, and the masters of Tenzin Tashi chat, happen to have three to go, Ms. Chu Feng, rented a Toyota 62 (giant broken) at the door by Dan bought some souvenirs, take a bath to sleep.
I am now sitting in the front of the Jokhang Temple, from morning to present the letter in front of men and women of good here, knock on the long head. The knock non-stop, from the white-haired elderly people, down to the 4,5-year-old children with adults, sometimes I would stand where for a long time to see a devout Tibetans where devout kneel before, could not tell moving from the heart over the region.
October 3, early in the morning to 7:00 car on time, not yet dawn, all the way gravel road, the road there is so much killed the hare, roads very difficult to go to New Tingri is 3,4 points, bought a ticket to the border post inspection, I have brought a passport (required to activate not only the history can have a visa). Congcong Wang Everest catch up after a period of disk mountain, down the mountain, taking the road of more than 40 kilometers, and finally be able to see Mount Everest, and the white snow-capped mountains stand there quietly, waiting for your arrival, this is the most LUCK of the One day, I saw Mount Everest, there is no trace of clouds, you can see the summit of the snow breeze, to the Everest base camp is the evening, here, the sun was down more than 8 points, standing at base camp - at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, for a long time ( cold), can also be said to come up ice, but I have been very satisfied, and this way, people look up to the mountains, rather than going to conquer the natural barrier. 7 km return trip at night is the Rongbuk Monastery, living Rongbuk Guest House 25 yuan / person here, managed by the temple monks, the owner is very simple, arranged Dongdong dinner, sweet tea, a good drink, we want the noodles, fried cabbage, fried egg (the only two kinds of cooking) There are a bottle of wine, eats dinner to checkout, the owner said, what I eat, do the math! Good exaggeration! ! Very careful thought to what to eat, and make doubly sure, a total of 66 yuan, four individuals, AA system, and Mix will chat days, sleep, returned to his room to see under the semicircle on the number of Everest and the endless sky the stars, I play primary language on the Mo Xuehao, no words can describe, and only thought of a word "by a sub is too fat, too thin by a sub-rule", Rongbuk altitude of 5,000 meters, although adapted but still uncomfortable, 15:00 woke up, breathing heavy.
10,4 Back Xigaze, has reached 19 points, wanted to back the same night in Lhasa, thought dark road to go bad, enduring! In the Tashi (Tenzin hotelier) family chat.
10,5 3:00 p.m. Back to the 8 Gallery science, a good bath, the United States and the United States sleep
10.6 I finally have the time to understand this city, this nation. Get up early, before the Potala Palace, first, I did not into the fabric Palace, twisted his feet in the Everest: in Everest to the toilet before going to sleep, dark, carrying flashlights, only to see the toilet in front of six steps no attention to the door is very short, the results - I was bounced off the door, by the way twisted feet, and holding his head squat for two minutes, gas able to come up, cold, shivering. . . . . . L Potala Palace square in front of a lot of people kowtowing, since there is no strength in, took two photos, sitting three to a human Jokhang Temple, the temple is small, it is the faithful the sacred shrine, entered the temple cursory view of spend 20 minutes should be sufficient, if you do not, and into the hall where the faithful queue up to see the words. When I went to the yard, vaguely heard someone singing, accompanied by the rhythmic click click blow to the sound of curiosity, the out of temples, either intentionally or unintentionally around the temple, which is gradually recruited Bajiao Street. . . . . .
Bajiao Street has a mixed crowd, with silk-stocking of tourists (such as me), doing business merchants, there are still some locals to keep a local costumes, while others have already been assimilated and the Mainland, there is from afar come true believer, a very thin braids, or spread out or re-form a thick braids, and turquoise headdress, Tibetan clothing, shuttles are tireless, I have been sitting here for two hours, and next to the Tibetan women in the non-stop The kowtowing to the present never ceased, these afar that Chinese believers have to understand it, is difficult to exchange, but they are very friendly, when you look them staggered, they will send you a friendly smile. Most people only knock long head in front of the Jokhang Temple, there are some people I feel more pious, they circle clockwise around the temple and knock one of the long head across the step in front of around a long apron, the hands of two sets of block of wood, nose stained soil, posted a forehead ornament, Xu is to prevent frayed brow bar! There is a 30-year-old man carrying a child, a child of about 5,6-year-old bar, such a step in a knock came on the temple door, I watch them for a long time, many people give him money, then he would be friendly with the right hand the money in the forehead light point, express my gratitude, and then continue with his next one reciprocating motion. I do not think this is begging or alms, which is a mutual help, there are many roadside rest of the pilgrims did not seem rich, but also expressed an angle two cents to help others express their wishes. I break them in their exchanges, but gestures and eye contact, to buy a lot of time in Beijing, two-color ball-point pen, I gave two father and son, child Na Zhaobi very happy, but do not know how to use, I have to teach him How to press, how a pen out of school at 8 Gallery asked for a stack of work, I would like a child at home may not have writing paper, sub-half to him, when he Nazhuo Bi scratches on paper, I saw him showing happy smiling face, I am also very happy, but quite sad, happy that the children from which they may come into contact with pen and paper, which is a good thing, sad thing is that Tibet so big, the number of such child's life Only a few come into contact with civilization, and I can only do so much, and Xu is the fear of kids fun, father and son there is a 2,3-meter-long rope connected to. Pocket pen soon there, and I continue to look for along the Barkhor in the Jokhang Temple to hear the singing, I know he was nearby. Turned into a clean alley, which is also hear familiar songs, Mother took steps, turn into a door, I finally found. . . . . .
Tibet, Sui Bi on the vehicle: 8 Gallery in Lhasa, learn hotels can be seen around the plate, Heilongjiang, Guangdong, Hebei, Sichuan, etc., and Mix can chat with a profound understanding of what is "always other able men, and people beyond", there are three young people in Guangzhou, the two man and a woman driving a Sail away from Guangzhou, Sichuan-Tibet line to Lhasa, but it was actually just received his driver's license a month, big brother, I would faint. . . . . . Of course, Beijing is still brand of cars, the yard can put more than 10 vehicles, up 8 Beijing vehicles from time to time, COOL. There are many off-road vehicles in Tibet and Hong Kong are from Japan (Small Japan) Toyota 62,4500 up, Toyota 62 very old, mostly scrapped, of course, the rent is pretty cheap, in my experience, if the car rental, or 4500 is good, 4 sharing a house 62 from Shigatse to Everest 2-3 days to 2800 taels of silver, 4500 to 3600 two (10,1 Golden Week, this price too high) an average of more than 200 two, but the 62 easy bad, not comfortable, More importantly, the slow, delay time, and we hire a car there is no 4500, only rent to 62, from Shigatse to Everest Britain for 12 hours, the road repair twice, each time 20 minutes, if it is 4500, around 8 hours to a . Car is the largest consumer of Tibet.
About to eat: I am not much interested in eating, eat, or eat to do their own home delicious. Filed in Tibet to eat, had to say yogurt, very strong, very acid, you can not stand the acid, sugar, very good to eat. Sichuanese opened in Lhasa, there are many restaurants, tastes OK, the price high, here are Tibetan restaurants, which is very dark, Tibetan section of the armchair and the table rows and rows of, at first I did not dare go in, then could not help yearning for diagonally across from the school in eight corridors are a rather bright Tibetan restaurant, and went in, a very good boss, the first sentence to tell me that they only Tibetan meal, I said Well, I'll eat Tibetan foods, for the first time as long as a copies of yogurt, soon end boss in the ranks, as well as a cup of sugar, told me to add sugar, at first I did not add sugar, try a spoonful, very acid, very cool, with milk flavor, very good to eat, then we should put sugar because it is too acid. Yogurt 5 2 silver, not cheap. Later went to once, this time to be the last time I saw two Tibetans eat Dongdong, a bowl of Ciba and a bowl of stew, vegetable beef stew potato vermicelli, taste good, Ciba bowl, the locals Yong Shounie into blocks are eating, I did not dare, for fear Chihuaiduzai (That's not fun) the principal or awkward to eat with a spoon, and no funny smell. Along the way people eat instant noodles nausea, to Lhasa are basically out to eat, Sichuan, Tibetan meal, does not seem Dongdong can cause my interest, probably owes something too few taste buds! :)
With regard to live: as a donkey race, all the way to live cheap room, Nagqu is really expensive, a small room again overcast and cold, but also 40 taels of silver, I really better to Golmud 20 two room is good, eight corridors learn Fortunately, although living The simple point, but free for bathing and laundry, the key is a good atmosphere, big door there are many lonely heart is accompanied by post, at any time can be carrying a backpack and Mix travel. Tenzin, a good living in Shigatse, although the high price (50 2), hotels are newly built this year, 24-hour hot water, TV, atmosphere is also very good, as far as the boss boasting Tashi: Here had been a foreign-related hotels, only to receive overseas visitors , until a few years ago, they started receiving in-bin, if the prices can be cheaper or better! ! ! Everest Rongbuk Guest House 25 21 nights, a big tent camp is 25 21 nights, not up to much, but everyone is immersed in the excitement of seeing Everest of these are unlikely to care of.
On the second Tibet Tour:
Attractive place in Tibet lies in her natural beauty, culture, religion, and harsh environment. I know that after this trip I will Zaiqu. I would like to organize a club, like self-driving tour of Tibet's friends, whether you have any off-road vehicles, could come to talk. In late April 2004 from Beijing,
Tibet Tour schedule:
1.4.25 from Beijing, 26 to Da Xining, living for more than Samsung, hotels, 27 in Xining rest can go to Bird Island in Qinghai Lake, Tar tour.
2. 26,27 Mix departing from Xining in Xining collection, a collection location to be determined.
3. Converging on the 28th after 8:00 am starting from Xining, Golmud arrived around 5 pm arrived Nagqu 5.30 days 4.29 Nagqu departure, arrival and that wood wrong, Yangbajain, such as health permits, may be wrong in that residential wood , or directly to Lhasa, live 8 Gallery science, Asia hotels, or auspicious days.
6.5.1 in Lhasa, rest day, to go places on the need not:)
7.5.2 proceed to Lhasa, Gyantse, channels Yang Zhuo Yong measures to Gyantse to go baiqoi monastery 8.5.3 arrived at the foot of Rongbuk Everest Tingri, or a day in hurry: (
9.5.4 Everest base camp, the weather was good for some can also climb, about one kilometer, the test of physical strength and the will of the time has come to:) afternoon return to Shigatse, living Tenzin hotels, and eight school corridors where par .
10.5.5 the morning to go Tashilhunpo, Living Buddha somewhere to live and good luck early in the morning you can see burial and debates. The afternoon return to Lhasa.
11. Intends to spend a few days in Lhasa, casual look, 5,8 back, walking the Sichuan-Tibet line, departure, detour to see the way Shannan Prefecture, Sichuan-Tibet line is not very understanding, intends to use the 10 days, 18 returned to Beijing. The projected 24 days.
The above is my plan, I urge the exhibitions:) want to go to Ali's and contact me, if possible, there will be some people go to Ali:)
Fees: 1. Full 13000 2. Attend only from 4.27 to 5.6 of the Friends of 6500 two silver brigade.
Fees include: cars, oil, Luqiao Fei, drivers, insurance, accommodation, some meals and safety issues: from Xining, the starting of the vehicle from a local professional drivers to drive into the Sichuan-Tibet line, such as risk perception, from the Qinghai-Tibet backtrack all the way arrangements time is very ample, so we do not catch up night road, encountered bad weather without the road, short, all with security as the premise:)
Personal items: frontier pass (or have a passport, visa), sleeping bags, flashlight, cat flea ring, metal lunch boxes, drink cups good seal, a pair of good shoes, seasonal clothing, toiletries, medicine best if they bring the things: sunglasses, sunscreen, high-energy foods are: physical exercise from now on:) every day for more than 2 km jogging, head hitting the wall 10 times or more (up to see the package:)
The other: Each to Tibet Mix has its own purpose, I do not want my Mix just to have conversation topics, while others boast to participate in this event, if so, you might as well Participation travel agencies in Tibet need to sink in mind at rest, gradually began to feel !
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