We left Xi'an on the morning of August 26, 2020, my lover and I, two people, one car, because it is the first time into Tibet, prepared a lot of things. On the Internet to see 318 national highway often traffic jam, specially prepared a lot of stone dry cake, thanks to the preparation, in the back of the road to solve a lot of problems.
The first night rest in Guangyuan, Sichuan, live in Guangzhou Road, Guangzhou River South Bus Station, Nu Jia Express Hotel, accommodation conditions and service attitude are very general. The weather is still hot, in the evening we stayed in the hotel next to the South River walk, the South River steps sat a lot of cool people, the city of Guangyuan is not big, people seem to be very laid-back.
The next day we arrived in Ya'an and stayed at the Ruijia Hotel Ya'an High Speed Railway Station, which I think is one of the best Ruijia stores in all aspects.
From Ya'an, we entered Ya Ye highway. This is the second time to walk on the Ya Ye highway, the first time is to go to Inacheng Yading in April 2018, then called the Yakang highway, the road to Luding is broken, we go down to Luding, and then from Luding to Kangding.
Driving on the Ya Ye Expressway, close to Luding, meet Luding Dadu River Bridge head on, Luding Dadu River Bridge was completed in October 2018, December 31, 2018, completed and opened to traffic. It is a large-span steel truss girder suspension bridge built at high altitude, high seismic intensity zone, complex wind and temperature field environment, with a total length of 1,411 meters, a main span of 1,100 meters, and a deck of 239 meters to the water surface of the Dadu River, which is regarded as "the first bridge in Sichuan and Tibet". Luding Dadu River Bridge is located in Sichuan Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Luding County Dadu River, is Ya (an) Kang (Ding) Expressway line "a bridge and a tunnel," one of the key controlling projects. In the steep terrain, harsh natural conditions of the western Sichuan plateau construction of the bridge, the project is extremely difficult. Bridge builders have adopted a large number of innovative design, a number of technical indicators to set a precedent. At the 36th International Bridge Conference held in Maryland, U.S.A., Sichuan Yakang Highway Luding Dadu River Bridge won the "Gustav Linden Less" Gold Medal. Linden less" gold medal, known as the bridge sector "Nobel Prize". It crosses the Sichuan-Tibet line, each pier in the plateau unique blue sky and white clouds and bright sunshine under the background appears to be Ran Ran Shining. The bridge stands in the majestic Grand Canyon, has been the "Sichuan-Tibet line" on the landmark. "What I think in the distance, when the mountains open road, water bridge; Fuhui mountain and sea, the great beauty of Shu Jing, to bridge to see Chuan."
Not far from the line, into the Ya Ye high-speed Erlangshan Tunnel, also known as the new Erlangshan Tunnel, a total length of 13.4 kilometers, is the whole line of Yakang high-speed control project, but also in the domestic highway under construction and open to traffic in the fourth longest tunnel, known as the first tunnel in Sichuan and Tibet.
The Yakang Expressway Erlang Mountain Tunnel is open to traffic, and it takes only 15 minutes to cross the lofty Erlang Mountain. The 13.4-kilometer Erlang Mountain Tunnel connects Ya'an and Kangding, in the middle of the tunnel, 80,000 LED lights light up the top of the tunnel, the five-starred red flag, red leaves, blue sky and starry night and other patterns alternately, so that people as if they were entering the space-time tunnel, and instantly alleviate the fatigue of a long time to drive ......
The original intention was to live the third day The first day of the trip, I was able to get to Kanding, which is at an altitude of 2580 meters above sea level. The first thing you need to do is to get to the next stop, Yajiang County, to rest.
In Kangding County, the original preparation for the rest, but the streets of Kangding County is relatively narrow, wide place along the 318 National Highway side parked many large trucks, did not find a suitable parking area, directly out of the Kangding.
The front face is the folding of the mountain, the first pass of the Kangba. The pass is 35 kilometers away from Kangding County, there is a viewing platform, elevation 4298 meters, 318 National Highway up the mountain, two lanes, one side of the side of the mountain is a cliff, the wind is very big, a lot of big cars, I drove the vehicle driving very slowly. The top of the mountain is even more windy, because we went to the previous year to the paddy town of Aden after two folding mountain, so I did not stop this time, in the observation deck from the car to look out, the parking area is full of vehicles, the observation deck has a lot of tourists in the up and down.
The drive from the Mt. The original through the Xinduqiao, ten miles of gallery Xinduqiao, everywhere is beautiful, small bridges and water grasslands yak snow mountain, picturesque. Unfortunately, we passed through Xinduqiao this time is repairing the road, the road dusty, just in the Moya Holy Land scenic area to meet the big traffic jam, this scenic area is best not to go, you know.
In the Muya Holy Land scenic area side of the whole blocked more than 2 hours, we both eat while sitting in the car, watching a group of people from the front of a few cars down to dance, until jumping tired, into the car to rest, just this time the fleet is slowly moving.
From Xinduqiao, due to traffic jams, lunch in the car to eat a little, and then over the Gao Ersi Mountain (elevation 4412 meters), to the Yajiang County, is already more than 5:00 p.m., live in the 318 National Highway next to the Yajiang Chub Fish Business Hotel, the two of us can not eat spicy, we ordered a pickled fish in the hotel and a vegetarian, large amount of flavor is also available.
After dinner, we just out of the hotel door, a small brown dog milky voice to us called a few times, turned his head and drilled into the side of a Tibetan residence, from the outside to the inside, this Tibetan residence is very characteristic, the courtyard doorway roadside planted a lot of flowers and grasses, outside the main door there is a grapevine, knotting a lot of green grapes.
There is a self-driving camp hotel opposite the hotel, and the gerbera blooms are particularly lush.
The two of us went back down to the river valley opposite the hotel, with a steel bridge and a small vegetable garden planted by locals. The Yajiang is 2640 meters above sea level, and it is very comfortable to stay here without worrying about high altitude sickness.
This trip is basically in the plateau area, the early stage is mainly to adapt to the main, so try to live in the low.
Here, I first say a few more important points of attention, and will later recount more notes in the travelogue.
① Bring some dry biscuits and instant noodles with the car, and bring enough hot water for each trip. ② just into the Tibetan area try not to bathe, if bathing, never wet hair to leave the hotel room. ③Every time you meet a gas station, the lack of a little bit of oil should be filled up, especially with 95 gasoline. ④ Be sure to wear anti-ultraviolet glasses.