01) Camp check-in
October 3, 2019, about three o'clock in the afternoon, according to the organizing committee's guidelines to arrive at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the Government House Hotel check-in, just out of the cab, into the eyes of the eyes is an oversized poster publicity sign: "2019 Tea Horse Ancient Trail Hiking Challenge," three-day Four nights 72 kilometers, looking at these words, let a person's heart pounding. The poster's background of rolling hills, and the distant blue sky and white clouds against each other, picturesque.
Looking around, I was looking for someone to take a picture, when a woman came under the arch bridge, hand luggage, like a long-distance friend of the apprentice, thin body looks thin, the autumn sunlight outlines her silhouette, there is a kind of spirit of perseverance. After exchanging pleasantries, she helped me take the first picture related to the Tea Horse Road trek. The photo shows me with a red face, which is the result of drinking too much plum wine at the Flower Drunk Inn in Lijiang's Old Town.
Moving to the hotel lobby, the staff had been waiting for a long time, and I picked up the sleeping bag, boarding battles, assault vests, and off-road rucksacks that the organizing committee had prepared for the hiking and camping trips. The large sign-in wall was filled with the names of the trekkers, which symbolized the determination to challenge the Tea Horse Trail.
The woman who took the picture of me, calm and relaxed, in front of the sign-in wall, a leap in the air, took amazing pictures, and "we are all dreamers" mood of a beat, face a bright smile, as the warm sun of Lijiang Old Town in the fall.
Dragging the heavy luggage and equipment, in the hotel tour bus help, back to the room, pushed open the door of the moment, was the hotel and the organizing committee of the heart of the service touched, the bedding is clean and tidy, white pillows placed on top of a small sign, always remind the purpose of this trip, the bed sheet put a "we are all dreamers!
The strange teammates living in the same room have not yet arrived, after a simple wash, I stepped out of the balcony to preview the hotel's beautiful scenery, a Naxi architectural style of the small courtyard, or rows, or a separate courtyard, unique, very much the feeling of the Jiangnan water town buildings; the breeze is not dry, the sun is just right, with a hand shot is a beautiful scenery.
The team came late, and the ceremony of gathering Yin Tang's departure has already begun. The young and handsome Taoye Outdoor's DaLong hosted the ceremony, witty and funny, talking about Lijiang's weather changes in the last few days with light rain - be careful with rain; medium rain - rain at noon; heavy rain - about the rain to Lijiang's changing weather explained to the fullest, the guys listened to the laughter, applauded DaLong's wonderful review, no longer for the next Lijiang's weather feel confused.
On the big screen, the route and precautions of the upcoming trekking are shown. The Tea Horse Road, a passageway that once played an important role in the development of the Chinese nation like the Silk Road, has been gradually submerged in the dust of history with the cleansing of the modern civilization, but its history and value will always shine. Looking at the screen on the three days and four nights of the trip, the road is bumpy, rugged mountains, although some fear, but the heart is still incomparable yearning.
The National Day, the organizing committee arranged a ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the birth of the motherland, all stood up and sang the national anthem, the bright five red flags rising from the big screen, the familiar melody slowly sounded, I followed the melody together with the chorus, the heart felt immense pride.
Next is the flag ceremony, the flag represents the direction, the flag is the power, has an extraordinary significance. This is the organizing committee's encouragement to everyone, but also to each participating team. Each team received the team flag.
The 6 participating teams are as follows:
1. Tea Horse Jingtu Team?
2. Team Walker?
3. Tea Horse Lightning
4. Tea Horse Kyushu?
5. Tea Horse Eagle Team
?6. Tea Horse War Wolves Team
The trekkers who received the team flags were in high spirits, waving the blue and white team flags, ready to challenge the Tea Horse Trail under the blue sky and white clouds.
In everyone's election, we chose Mr. Miao Miao to be the captain, Mr. Miao Miao is a sportsman, but also a veteran of the 100-day run team members, before coming to the 10.1 day, but also organizing the running group held at 4:00 a.m. 70 kilometers of relay running, full of positive energy. We used the slogan "Tea Horse Jingtu, never give in", time is tight, the team song was not adapted successfully.
Looking at the side of the walkers without boundaries team, led by the captain of the Liu Qingtao shouting slogans on stage to report, quite a momentum.
Dalong patiently explained the three days and four nights of the trip, is about to go on a journey, looking forward to the eyes full of deep feelings, not afraid of the wind and rain, not afraid of hardship ......
02) Wenhai Surprise
October 4, 2019, 5:30 a.m. the hotel's wake-up call ringing, open hazy sleepy eyes, stretching, began to meet a new day.
The first day of the trekking challenge, the goal: 24 kilometers, the highest altitude: 3135m,everyone is very excited. After breakfast, we started to get into the car in an orderly manner. I found a window seat in front of me and sat down with my eyes closed, ready to meet the 24-kilometer trekking activity. The car slowly drove away from the hotel, and the downtown area was getting farther and farther away. I tilted my head and buried my head in the soft seat of the bus, because the first time to participate in the wild mountain hiking, but also in such a beautiful city, the heart is very excited, a sleepless night; I would like to take advantage of the car ride time to take a nap, but the car soon came to the Lashihai Wetland Park.
The staff had long arrived at the departure point in advance, and supported the arch of the second stop of the "2019 Tea Horse Ancient Trail Hiking Challenge" in the distance. In the early morning under the warm sunshine, blowing a refreshing cool wind, friends excited, eager to try, in the organizing committee under the organization of the staff we carried out warm-up activities, drums, a whistle, intense and exciting hiking activities officially began, excited friends like arrows rushed out of the starting line, I carry the "Tea Horse Beijing apprenticeship" team flag followed the large army marching together, the "Tea Horse" team flag. I carried the "Tea Horse Jingtu" flag and marched with the army. Lashihai Wetland Park is a tourist attraction, when we arrived at the scenic area already have donkeys to check in, with the Tea Horse Road, they rode through the horse, and we have to use our feet to measure the Tea Horse Road; the team marched in the countryside on the small road, the air filled with the smell of cow dung and horse manure, mingled with the scent of green grass; early morning sunshine shines on the earth, the roadside dog is also the spirit of the dog shivering to follow the team to walk together, the front! Not far away came the "de de" hoof beats, a small horse from the side of the short stature of the short horse leisurely trotted past, holding the horse herdsman dark face, rough and simple ......
The team went through the small village, and then quickly turned into the mountain pass, the organizing committee of the The organizing committee's thorough and meticulous work makes it easy for everyone to find their way forward, and the red ribbons every 100 meters are like a link that ties people from all over the country together, **** with the challenge; the ribbons sway in the wind, and are like a small flag calling for more people to join in the activities full of positive energy ...
The team passed through the small village and quickly turned into the mountain road. ...
A group of people quietly walking through the mountains, the higher up the more dense the woods, a variety of rare flowers and plants appeared in front of the eyes, attracted by a variety of plants and flowers, we scrambled to take pictures ......
The silent mountain forest is suddenly lively ......
The laughter overflowed the mountain forest, the sisters in the form of beautiful butterflies fluttering back and forth in the mountains and forests......
The mountain flowers, blooming all over the mountains, carrying the memory of the vicissitudes of spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons, stepping on the soft winds of the fine rain stretching the petals, quietly blooming in the mountains, alone to appreciate, enjoy that kind of cozy and oblivious to the realm of ......
Carnival, your laughter is the best gift to the mountains! ......
On the first day of the hike, everyone was very relaxed, responding to the organizing committee's call: feel the road, do not rush; have fun on the road, feel the breath of nature and the bosom of the mountains ...... I carried the team flag and followed the team to continue traveling.
The distant valleys, layers of soft stacks, began to go to the mountain concave, the sound of bells coming from the distant hillside, three or five cows eating pure natural grass, leisurely; the leading cows under the neck tied bells, every step issued a crisp ringing sound, as if in the welcome to our group of far to come to the guests. Over a hill, the eyes suddenly became clear, following the direction of the red ribbon guide to the lake in front of the lake, the lake is clear; blue sky and white clouds, cows and sheep in groups, a vibrant scene ......
Continue to move forward, the shadow of the cows more and more drawn longer and longer, the sound of the bell more and more distant! ......
The sky is still so deep, the white clouds follow us all the time changing, sometimes like a ball of cotton wool, sometimes like a strong white horse; between walks and stops, finally saw 5 kilometers from the end of the end of the, dragging tired legs, continue to walk in the direction of the heart... ...
The camp is located in Wenhai Village, "a mountain in the clouds, a hundred families on the water", a small village like a paradise. A tent is set up in the valley and becomes a beautiful scenery of the village. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the sound of gongs and drums, colorful flags fluttering.
The organizing committee set up a table next to the camp, with instant noodles, mineral water, and fruits, so that everyone could replenish their energy in time; Sun Nan's "Pure Land" resounded through the valley, warmly welcoming each and every warrior who returned home in triumph. The first to arrive were busy stretching, washing, changing clothes, taking pictures, and posing for a group photo.
Next to the campsite were a few herdsmen, and our arrival brought them happiness and busyness, the women were working in the yard to prepare dinner for us.
The men smoked a lot of water pipe and set up a few big pots in front of the courtyard to make fire for the soup. The more the soup was boiled, the thicker the soup was, the more the aroma came out and refreshed the heart, and the scent lingered over the small village. The students are coming back one after another, the village is crowded, we greet each other warmly, like a long time to meet the old friends back to their hometown .......
In the small valley, the Unicom signal is particularly poor, there is no 4G, I asked the herdsman who made the soup if I could rub the net, the enthusiastic herdsman gave me the wireless password in not very standard mandarin, so I can easily communicate with the outside world and share the happiness.
It was past the prescribed dinner time, the rain kept falling, the sky was dark, and the canopy was low. The generator like an airplane engine has been roaring, for the rainy night to send a weak light, dim lights alone and wandering, the silhouette was drawn longer and longer, the air hides the chill of late fall, the mountain wind blew, let a person straight to hit the jittery, slippery ground wang water, non-stop falling rain snapped hit the ground, splashing a layer of water.
The herdsmen covered the cooked meals with raincloths and transferred them from the kitchen to the big tent next to the campsite, where we ate the steaming hot meals in the cloudy and cold weather.
The sky had completely darkened without the brilliant night sky, and laughter came from the tents as the warring groups began rehearsing the programs they would perform the next day. Danruo and her mother went to the organizing committee to look for a pipa, ready to play a song "Ambush on Ten Sides" at the gala; under the call of the team secretary Han Ying, we also began to look for segments in the Jitterbug, and after looking around for a long time, we couldn't find a suitable program that could be learned quickly, but suddenly a familiar melody rang out, which gave us all a sudden inspiration and direction. Everyone started to organize and rehearse their own ideas, and after many adjustments and improvements, we decided to rise to the challenge and break through, and the song "Flower Protector" was freshly released. The high standard and strict requirements of the team Han Ying is memorable, in order to highlight the playboy characteristics of the escort, we went through all the bags in the tent, put all the sports clothes with color on the body left and right comparison, three times the effect of comparison, and finally the captain of the pectoral muscles developed put on the orange leotard that comes with the Beijing Tang Shuyou wore a yellow short-sleeved from the woman's bag searched out, and I was reluctant to put on Ma Jiajia's red leotard, and the red leotard. Wearing the red sweatshirt of Ma Jiajia, the sleeves are on the short side, a little pulling, but for the sake of the program effect has gone out of the way. With sunglasses, the shape of the guardian of the first shape, I think just with this shape will certainly become a bright landscape on the gala.
The rain kept falling, the night was deep, the first draft of the program had been finalized, we were happy to chat, originally thought that we could rest assured a good night's sleep. Outside the tent began to thunder and lightning, not long after a moderate rain, bright lightning like a silver snake in the air, once and again the whole tent lit up, a loud thunder on the roof of the tent exploded, the pouring rain began to rampage in the small valley, the rain like millions of arrows shot at the tent, unstoppable. The mountain wind is wild, through the rain, the tent outside the tree branches blowing "clattering", torrential rain, like forgetting to turn off the faucet ......
In the dark of the night, the isolated tent, a group of people who have just met a short time ago, in a thousand miles away from the village
I was curled up in my sleeping bag, the sound of thunder like a cannon roaring, terrified, all the imaginary horrors all crowded in my mind, so that I could not sleep. Soybean-sized raindrops continue to beat the tent, rain down the mountain, the tent seems to float, moisture-proof pad has been wet, vaguely feel the tent is still dripping, wet pillow side of the bedding, I will move the pillow to the side, through the afterglow of lightning, look around the tent other team members, the children are sleeping in their sleep, completely unaware of what is happening outside, darkness to see the other team members with me, the same, can not sleep, restlessness. The first thing you need to do is to get a good look at the other members of the team.
Outside the tent, the staff braved the rain and played a weak light to check the situation of each tent, vaguely listening to the sound of their voices, so that a long time can not calm the heart finally slowly calm.
The downpour lasted nearly three hours, a sleepless night, a night of fright ......
03) Dongba Valley Reunion
October 5, 2019
A heavy rain in the village of Wenhai, so that everyone can not sleep at night, the memory of it is still fresh; after a night of fright, we headed to the next A goal to drive towards: the Dongba Valley campground. Distance: 28km, altitude: 3380m. During the ceremony, the organizing committee revealed some information about the Dongba Valley campsite, which is said to be built with millions of dollars, and we were looking forward to seeing it earlier, and at the same time, we hoped to unveil the true face of the secret land of Dongba.
The morning of the small valley, the air is very fresh, the sky is still drizzling, the carpet outside the tent is full of muddy water, potholes, accidentally stepped on the uneven place, splashing water fell on the pants legs and shoes. Under the leadership of Taoye Outdoor DaLong, we finished the warm-up exercise in the light rain, the weather is slightly cooler, some teammates put on a raincoat, I added a windbreaker, ready to catch the road.
The drums of departure sounded the sleepy mind, the sleepy eyes traveled through the flow of time and space, and with heavy feet began to advance to the secret land of Dongba, and the rugged mountain road extended upward to the top of the mountain. Today will be another extraordinary day ......
The team quietly traveled through the mountain path, hills and gullies, the road is narrow, and there are some unnamed branches, the branches are full of thorns, accidentally can be stabbed in the arm.
Because of a heavy rain last night, the mountain road was washed clean, but instead of walking to the convenience of everyone, every foot can be stepped on the ground, the more to the halfway up the mountainside to go the more fascinating scenery, the hazy mountains, covered with a layer of veil, shadow, in the misty clouds and smoke in the near and far, if it is, thin clouds and clouds in the sky met together into a beautiful picture, as in the case of a fairytale, the clouds in the sky, the clouds in the sky. The first thing you need to do is to get into the right place.
The mountain road has been extended upward, climbed for an unknown period of time, behind the horses and horsemen yell, it is the rescue of the horses followed up, in order to protect the safety of the organizing committee hired the local herdsmen to prevent emergencies in order to protect the vehicle can not be reached in the place of rapid rescue. Simple herdsmen in front of the horse walking, with Naxi language conversation, along the way the teammates pulled the horses busy photo photo. The hillside is covered with a vibrant variety of unknown green vegetation, the beauty in front of us y attracted us, so that we are intoxicated in the embrace of nature.
The woman who took my picture on the day of signing in, Jelly, also rushed up at this time, probably because the organizing committee decided not to count the individual results after the heavy rain, the walk was particularly easy, and the smile is still as bright as a mountain flower. We exchanged pleasantries, cheered each other on, and gave way to the horses. The horses were in the lead and we trailed behind for some time. During the chat, Jelly told me about several 100km cross-country races she participated in: Jiangnan 100, Laoshan cross-country and Shanhaiguan Great Wall cross-country, and also teased that 100km cross-country races are in fact a large-scale outdoor buffet activities along the route of 100 kilometers, every 10 kilometers of the supply station to eat a meal, can not finish the running water table. The confidence in the free conversation made me impressed by the weak woman in front of me. Things in the world, nine out of ten are not as good as expected, although there is no life, but there are open and cheerful life, perhaps this is like a challenge to the people with the character: open-minded, optimistic, strong.
The curved mountain road has no end, can not see the silhouette but hear the sound of people ......
Over the hill, the road is no longer rugged, turning to an open space, the farther you go, along the way the scenic route is more and more beautiful; the white clouds over the valley, sometimes into a ball of cotton wool, sometimes into a long damask, in the valley The first thing you need to do is to get a good look at the color of the clouds and the color of the sky.
Walking in the open valley, under a blue sky, I breathed every breath of cool air in the sky, look at the mountain flowers blossom and fall, favor and disgrace; look at the sky clouds rolled clouds Shu, go and stay unintentional ......
From a distance, there is a white tent at the foot of the mountain, and I think that is the Dongba Valley campsite, and I don't know how to speed up the marching feet, running, sprinting, into the Dongba campsite.
A good Dongba campground, it is true to its name; surrounded by mountains, hidden in a sea of flowers, flowers in the valley, flowers in the lake, the lake is reflected in the blue sky and white clouds.
A neat tent like a yurt lying in the valley, steel pipe structure, one foot off the ground to build, so that the water flow can be unimpeded through, compared with the tents in the village of Wenhai, "no better than", the heart is much more down to earth.
One after the other, some of our friends arrived, and after a short break, they started to stretch and relax, some were washing their clothes and shoes, and some were replenishing their energy.
In the campground's auditorium, the staff is tuning up the audio and video equipment.
Dinner was a sumptuous hot pot and a toast sung by the local ethnic minorities, who did not understand the lyrics, but were familiar with the melody:
The wine smells good and the song flies
Drink up, my friend
The victorious October is unforgettable
The cups are full of tears of happiness
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After a full meal, the Dongba Valley to take a break, waiting for the gala ......
In a high-pitched bright minority songs in the sound of the formal opening of the gala ......
The first performance is our tea horse Jingtu's recommended pipa song, Dan Ruo calmly and calmly on the stage, worthy of the national pipa competition gold medalist; a song of the "ambush on all sides" is just like the Wenhai village of that a The rain, raging, majestic, small Danruo, calm and collected, the song ended people happy, the crowd shouted.
Next there are memories of Dunhuang expedition drama performance, song and dance "calories", there are also adapted songs "Walking on the Tea Horse Road", the performance is not professional, but very amusing.
The host continues to report: the following tea horse Jingtu team to bring you the performance of the "flower protector" ......
Finally, it's our turn to go on stage, never been on such a big stage, in case of stage fright how to do. Headscarf to a set of neck, sunglasses a wear, with a feeling of apprehension stepped on the stage; camp equipment is a little sketchy, the music played but the screen does not have subtitles, "flower protector" is a fast-paced song, I stepped on the flustered pace, usually familiar with the melody suddenly became so hard, looking at the side of the teammates jumping happy, the heart of the plan can not be messed up to give the team a shame, focus on the focus, and once again! With the beat together jump up; myopia I wear sunglasses can not see the audience, so I am no longer nervous, twisted to replace; team secretary Han Ying and the captain of an impromptu dance, so that the audience shouted.
After the party, a long time can not be calm, simply pack up the clothes and mood, sleep in a tent with floor heating, ready to meet the last day of the challenge of 20 kilometers.
04) Farewell at Juhyantang
October 6, 2019
The Dongba Valley Gathering gave everyone a pleasant and wonderful night, like a stimulant to inject new energy into the large group.
After a light rain, the mountains of Dongba Mysterious Land have not yet awakened, shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland. The troops have been assembled and started to warm up, today is the third day of the hike, but also a day of individual and team performance, everyone is riveted to the force.
A short stay, not yet had to look at the Dongba secret area will be carrying the bag to leave a feeling of reluctance, beautiful environment and clean campsite left me a very good impression, and underfloor heating so that I can sleep soundly, without the fear of the day of the Man Hai field camping.
Just out of the Dongba Valley campground, ushered in a muddy mountain road, the camp clean shoes after a night of drying wear has been very comfortable, feet try to fall on the slightly dry ground, but soon the mud is still over the upper surface of the shoes, dirty pants and feet.
The rugged and muddy mountain road, leaving the footprints of the brave ......
On the ancient road, there are occasional tourists passing by on horseback, some smiling, some scared, the ancient road is very narrow, the sound of horse hooves, one step a pit, surprise and fright constantly, the experience is very good; everywhere you can see the horse manure exudes a strong flavor, mixed with the fragrance of the soil, after a big sweat, the smell is no longer so stinky, the smell of the horse manure attracted countless small stink bugs, always in the The smell of horse manure has attracted countless small insects that have been flying around in front of our eyes, making us sick and tired.
The road is ahead, only more than that can reach ......
The last two kilometers of the sprint rain, looking at the back of the jelly far away, exhausted, I have been unable to catch up, I and the Chama Eagles team of big sister companion walked a little bit, halfway up the mountainside, the wind is particularly strong, mixed with light rain,? Particularly cold, the end is in sight, I gritted my teeth, roared, rushed across the finish line ...... teasing me to put on the medal at that moment, tired and happy.
Simply replenish the energy after, in the cold autumn wind waiting for the back of the disciples to come ......
Walked through the tea horse ancient road, back are brothers and sisters!
The celebration was held in the hotel's "Gathering of Virtues Hall", and I like the word "virtuous", meaning "character". I like the word "Xian", which means "character". I said: "Seeing the wise and thinking of Qi Yan, seeing the unwise and internal self-reflection. Here are all the 100-day runners, there are a lot of 100 kilometers cross-country masters, because the run bond, and so a group of "virtuous" people together, especially happy.
Sisters dressed in flowers, very colorful; men elegant, elegant, smiling and communicating with each other, gather Yin Hall into a sea of joy.
Tao Ye Outdoor's DaLong a black dress, humor is still, the organizing committee of the heart of the ultimate surprise, to the October birthday of the apprentice friend prepared a cake, let me this bystander quite touched.
The winners of the awards were very well deserved, and they gave their speeches, and the jellies were so grateful that they were sobbing uncontrollably. The end of the awards, the guys drink, jelly came to say goodbye, if the jelly said, three days and four nights can also achieve a friendship; wish her a safe and smooth journey back to the distant home.