Compared to the previous journeys to western Hunan and western Sichuan, the Sichuan-Tibet-Tibet-Qingdao journey is a feat!
The unusual natural scenery, strong humanistic colors, and the unknown and dangerous road conditions that we don't see on weekdays are not only the strong visual and psychological stimulation and gravity impact, but also the reflection of the perception that people can't calm down for a long time and can't be forgotten for a long time. Perhaps, it will arouse something that has never been activated and has been dormant.
In the frenzy of early summer, everything is on display, and the magical journey that is about to unfold is mesmerizing. After the rain, the sky clears up, and something seems to inspire a journey to a faraway place.
Two years ago into the Sichuan westbound to Inaccessible, take the Sichuan-Tibet south line 318 national highway, in addition to the Litang, Aden and the folding back of the Hailuogou a bit of high reflex discomfort, give a person the feeling of high and fresh autumn scenery is good, there is not the slightest sense of coercion. The penetration will be by the north line of national highway 317 advance. The north line relative to the south line, higher altitude, more sparsely populated, the scenery is more primitive and magnificent, people look forward to!
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Another westbound, mountainous landscape in the heart. The first thing you need to do is get on the Shanghai-Rongzhou Expressway and enter Chengdu through Chongqing, and the real meaning of the Sichuan-Tibet-Qingdao penetration thus begins.
The choice of Yingxiu stop, because it is to go to the "Four Girls Mountains" must pass through the road, more importantly, the ten-year sacrifice of the Wenchuan earthquake can not be missed. It is necessary to mourn the tragic events of ten years ago, and must be a comprehensive record of the reconstruction of the scene after ten years.
Looking back to fifteen years ago in the fall, the first time into the Sichuan, in the "see the mountains or see the water" decision, selected the "Four Girls Mountains". Over 5040 meters above sea level, the experience of the Barangay Mountain, especially windless surging sea of clouds is still fresh in my mind.
It is said that when the sky is clear in Chengdu, looking west to the sky, you can see the shadow of the Four Girls Mountains. Barangay Mountain is more than 100 kilometers from Chengdu, a year ago, the country's longest plateau tunnel - a total length of 8.8 kilometers of Barangay Mountain Tunnel officially opened, but crossing the Sichuan-Tibet route on the first mountain, or to feel the "mountain view of the four seasons, ten miles of different days," the meteorological changes. Into the tunnel when the fog in the sky, as if the autumn and winter; out of the tunnel is warm sunshine, spring and summer return. The blue sky, beautiful scenery as far as the eye can see, and more profound good luck companion travel feeling.
Siguniangshan's majestic and exotic peaks, the ghostly landforms, and the rich and unique landscape, known as the Holy Mountain of the East, make her a resort for sightseers, a paradise for mountaineers, a labyrinth for hikers, and a paradise for photographers.
From the town of Four Girls Mountains, along the Minjiang River canyon forward, over the small gold county to Danba County, over a few mountain beams, climbed to the end of the curved road, the valley came to the chanting of the Tibetan scriptures, the roadside of the colorful streamers dance with the wind. Standing high on the mountainside, looking out over the back of the Ribalong Mountain, the oil painting of the middle of the road Tibetan village, in this "people and God's desire to place", naturally get the inner peace and the pleasure of transcendence.
A few dozen kilometers away from the middle of the Tibetan village, the other side of the Dajin River, enjoying the "Jiajiu style business card", "Tibetan fairy tale world", "China's most beautiful countryside towns The "Aju Tibetan Village", from the Dajin River Valley layer upward edge, has been extended to the foot of the Kapama peaks, is a deep hidden in the Hengduan Mountains in the little-known paradise.
Sailing out of Damba, the mind is still a fairy tale Eden oil paintings, ears ringing MercyMe lead singer Bart Millard's song: "The pasture is shrouded in bright golden mist,...... Oh, what a wonderful morning! Oh, what a beautiful day! With a good feeling in my heart... Going my way .... All as I wish."
Soon to be "disappeared" Seda, this life can not miss the scenery. So, traveling and photographing Seda, is the main purpose of walking the northern line of Sichuan-Tibet. By the 211 provincial highway by Jinchuan County embarked on the northern line of Sichuan-Tibet 317 national highway, into the hinterland of the Northwest Plateau, the night sleeps in the traffic to Ganzi State Seda mouth Guanyinqiao.
Seda, meaning "Golden Horse" in Tibetan, is named after the legend that "horse head" shaped gold was once found in this rich and beautiful grassland. More than 20 kilometers from Seda County, there is a ravine called Lalong Gully, along the gully up a few miles, is the world-famous Lalong Monastery Wuming Buddhist College, also known as the Seda Buddhist College. By the U.S. "World News" called "the world's largest Buddhist College".
Into the lalong ditch mouth began to rain, and then drifted snowflakes. Although the temperature is low down, and heard that most people here will have high reflexes, but still in the Buddhist College of the large Hall of the opposite slope up to the top of the mountain. Raise your eyes and look away, was immediately shocked by the landscape in front of you, which exclaimed "after Seda, no more Seda."
Because of the choice of freedom, so give up having. The first thing you need to do is to get away from the life or get closer to the life.
The first time I left Seda, I went through Wunda, crossed the old folding mountain, and arrived at Ganzi County.
Laozuo Mountain is the border mountain between Fuhuo County and Seda County, and is also a big mountain that must be crossed on National Highway 317. Fuhuo is known as the most beautiful county in Sichuan, which is the right place to enjoy the beauty of the plateau in this season. Kasa Lake is honored as the mother lake and locally famous holy lake. Due to the rush did not stop more, she seems to be waiting there for a long time, the eyes look back at the tourists.
From Ganzi County, along the Yalong River 317 National Highway, passing through Manigango. Manigango is a small town between Ganzi and Dege, take the northern line of Sichuan-Tibet must pass through. When the rain started to fall, I took a slow walk by the gas station on the roadside to take a photo, and rested a little bit for the upcoming crossing of the Bird's Nest Mountain.
In Tibetan, Bird Mountain is also known as Jomai Eza, meaning that eagles can't fly over the peaks. Because of its steep terrain, narrow roads, lack of oxygen and extreme cold, it is known as "the first danger in Sichuan and Tibet", but it is also the most beautiful scenery.
Close to the bird mountain will begin to snow, the higher up the snow flake is bigger, the original clear valley faded in the snow, as far as the eye is all the white world, seems to intentionally let a person feel the "bird mountain, the whip hit the sky".
There is a "sea" of snowy mountains at the foot of Bird Mountain, called "New Road Sea". This name is said to be when the Sichuan-Tibet Highway road construction army named, Tibetan name Yulonglatso. The new road sea and the surrounding ecological primitive, intact, with the "Western Heavenly Pond", which ignited the climax of the beauty of the road from Ganzi to Derge.
Life seems to be initially disrupted by the original complete color pattern, just that you did not spend time and energy to put together.
Shola Mountain is the first pass into Tibet via Gangtuo Bridge, and it is a symbol for those who aspire to Tibet. However, over Shola Mountain is considered the northern route on the 317 National Highway is the most treacherous, the mountains are all yellow mud road, so that people completely lose the feeling of walking on the national highway, every time the wrong car is jumping, encountered large trucks, especially tanker trucks from the opposite side of the slowly moving over more people's heartbeat accelerated. On the contrary, the drivers with the unique language you a sound I honked the horn tacit communication, mutual humility is really touching.
317 State Road, Sichuan-Tibet line over the Gangtuo Jinsha River Bridge along the road after the scenery is strange and dangerous and magnificent.
From Gangtok to Chamdo, over the Xueji-La Mountain and Zongla Yi Mountain, the two mountains no longer have the same steepness as the Bird's Nest Mountain, covered with green turf of the mountains and mountains, the field of view is more open, gray clouds floating on the white clouds, the green sky in the back.
Chamdo is the eastern gate of Tibet, located in the Hengduan Mountains and three rivers (Jinsha River, Lancang River, Nujiang River) Basin, the Tibetan language means "water confluence at the mouth", known as the "Pearl of the Tibetan East". At night, the city of Chamdo is full of lights, completely modernized and rich in the breath of the mountain city.
Contemporary writer Bi Feiyu in the "I read" a brief history of time "article at the beginning wrote:" A Brief History of Time "This book I have read many times, not once have gained. Every time I read A Brief History of Time, I feel like I'm traveling, in Tibet, or in Xinjiang.
So, now it's time to start reading A Brief History of Time?
Langla Mountain, the highest mountain near Han Hong's hometown of Chamdo. With Han Hong's "Langla Mountain Love" song, we traveled along the Lancang River, passed through the Langla Mountain Pass, and looked out at the distant Derma Snow Mountain.
Derma Snow Mountain, Tibetan language for "Zhaling Derma Joni", meaning that the world's 12 sacred mountains in this concentration.
In the Bangda grassland fast driving, glimpsed the world's highest Bangda airport, and take China's longest national highway 318, over the Ye La mountain pass, is the famous "Nujiang River 72 abduction", also known as the "Sichuan and Tibet 99 bends. The U-shaped mountain road is sharp and steep, in the peaks and turns in the experience of the miracle of China's highway!
Finally rushed out of the Grand Canyon of the Nujiang River, crossing the Nujiang River Bridge traveling along the river, through the magical Baju, over the Nujiang River and the Yarlung Zangbo River watershed Anjula Pass, to reach Ranwu Lake.
There are always some places crowded into the eyes, can not go into the heart; and there are some places not often mentioned, but immersed in the heart. The stream flows like a dream, if there is time to walk all over the water.
From Ranwu town, take the 201 provincial highway along the Palong Zangbo River.
"Ranwu" in Tibetan is "copper made of water tank" meaning. Ranwu Lake is located in the southwest corner of the territory of Baju County, Chamdo region, adjacent to the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, she is the first big lake in eastern Tibet, but also a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the main source of the Palong Zangbo River.
Ranwu Lake is known as "the most beautiful lake on the 318 Sichuan-Tibet southern route". Ranwu Lake in the mountains surrounded by green shadow seems extraordinarily quiet and charming, mirror-like lake reflecting the surrounding snowy peaks, green forests and the blue sky and white clouds, constituting a picture of both the Tibetan Plateau's unique and magnificent scenery, but also the Tibetan idyllic pastoral charm of the style of the picture.
Laiku Glacier a source from the glacier adjacent to a small Tibetan village a Laiku village, Laiku in Tibetan means hidden paradise-like village. Lai Gu glacier adjacent to Ranwu Lake, is the largest known area of Tibet and the widest glacier, one of the world's three major glaciers. Around the Lai Gu village of a number of glaciers, in front of the village to form a number of ice lakes, ice lakes are still floating on the large and small icebergs, looks a little bit to the Antarctic feeling, is the earth in addition to the north and south poles, the only place where you can see the blue ice.
In the rain and snow left the village of Laiku, return to the 318 national highway to the rice pile glacier, all the way to enjoy the beauty of Ranwu Lake again.
Migdui Glacier is made up of two world-class ice waterfalls, the two waterfalls are also distributed between a piece of primeval forest, like a huge ink landscape painting, worthy of the praise called "Snow Genie", by the "Chinese National Geographic" magazine as one of the six most beautiful glaciers.
Rushed to Bomi Bowo Resort early, as an instant respite into Tibet. The unexpected colorful rainbow and the dusk of the Sunshine Mountain made people excited, and the beautiful natural scenery faded away the fatigue left on the way.
Climbing the mountains and going to the same place more than twice, either there is a person who is attached, or is the place of paradise.
After six years again into the Linzhi, marveling at the passage of time at the same time, I feel that Tibet Jiangnan scenery remains the same.
Linzhi Tibetan meaning "sun throne", referring to the place where the sun rises. The first time to Tibet is to take the airplane directly to the Linzhi airport, the first time to feel the magic of Tibet is also from the beginning of Linzhi. Linzhi is the land of paradise.
The town of Lulang in Linzhi, Tibet, is a fairyland-like place, known as "the eastern gate of Linzhi". Lulang, meaning "Valley of the Dragon King" in Tibetan, is also a place where "people do not want to go home".
The stone pot chicken of Uncle Phuntsho's family in Zhaxigang village makes a pile of fine bones on the table for those who don't eat chicken. The idyllic scenery around Uncle Phuntsho's homestay is even more unforgettable.
Sedera Pass Tibetan meaning "wine mountain", is the Niyang River Basin and the watershed of the Parung Zangbo River, is the highest elevation in Linzhi. Sedera mountain is most famous is full of rhododendron, in May and June bloom brilliantly, extremely spectacular.
The biggest wish to get close to Linzhi is to get rid of the regret of six years ago. That time to see the true face of Namcha Barwa, waiting for a few minutes in the village of straight white, finally in the mid-air clouds found like a sword tip of the silver peaks, if not the guide said, "has been very difficult! The first time I saw it, I was not willing to leave.
Because the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon of the deep, so the Namcha Barwa so tall; also because the Namcha Barwa tall, so the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon is so deep.
China's most beautiful mountain Namcha Barwa, located in the Himalayas, Nyingchi-Tanggula mountain range and the Hengduan Mountains at the junction of the highest mountains in the Linzhi area, it is the oldest Tibetan Buddhist "Yongzhongbenjiao" of the Holy Land, "the father of the mountains in Tibet! It is the oldest Buddhist "Yongzhong Buddhism" holy place in Tibet, and has the name of "the father of Tibetan mountains". Namcha Barwa Peak also has another name "wood Zhuobal mountain", its huge triangular peak body year-round snow, cloudy, never easy to show its true colors, so it is also known as "shy female peak", even the local people can see his true face in a year's time also The first thing you need to do is to get your hands dirty.
Sosong village is located in the north bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo River Grand Canyon, is the best place to watch the panoramic view of Namcha Barwa Peak. At four o'clock in the afternoon to the village of Suosong, looking straight at the clouds in the sky, looking forward to the miracle in the distance. Two hours passed, three hours passed, sincere finally moved Namcha Barwa, slowly shrouded the entire mountain of thick clouds and thick colored clouds above began a wonderful change, that looks like a sword tip of the top of the silver peaks revealed, "that's her!" All the people on the scene shouted in unison, excited, and coincidentally prayed for the clouds to clear faster, hoping that the moment of history to turn more slowly. Shocked the soul of the Namcha Barwa mountain until the sunset show its overall appearance, dream-like scenery let people blossom, can not control the flow of tears of happiness.
The so-called happiness is nothing more than a perfect process from unlimited expectation to fulfillment and then to a very satisfied.
Have you ever felt that the big and small things in life will continue to accumulate, accumulate into this great moment now? That's what this evening feels like!
"Kading" Tibetan is "heaven and earth means", Kading sacred mountain from this. Linzhi Kading ditch waterfall is a granite canyon style, due to the influence of the Indian Ocean warm and humid air flow, the canyon on both sides of the mountain high cliffs steep, rolling, pines and cypresses all over the cliffs. Kading ditch waterfall called Tianfo waterfall, waterfall water naturally formed by a big Buddha appears from time to time. The waterfall is a natural formation of a big Buddha appearing from time to time.
Batson Tso, also known as Tso Gao Lake, Tibetan is "green water" means, is located about 36 kilometers away from the town of Gongbu Jiangda County, Ba River upstream of the high gorges and deep valleys, is a famous sacred lake of the Church of the Red God and the Holy Land. The majestic snow-capped mountains, holy lakes, and dense forests make the Batson Tso scenic area enjoy the reputation of "Little Switzerland".
Mira Pass is located in the Sichuan-Tibet line on the 318 national highway, is the last pass on the Sichuan-Tibet line into Tibet, but also the highest one, all year round in the snow. Mira Mountain because of its high and majestic and become a sacred mountain in the hearts of Tibetans here, when over this pass, from Lhasa is no longer far away.
Potala Palace Square is the highest square in the world, looking around, any angle is a beautiful painting-like scenery. During the day, especially in the early morning, the quiet and peaceful feeling of people shocked, the night will see her slightly soft side.
The Potala Palace is located in the northwest of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, on the hill of Mabuji, is a palace fortress-style complex. This world's highest and most majestic palace is the most important symbol of Lhasa and even Tibet.
Dazhao Temple, meaning Buddha's Palace in Tibetan, is located in the center of the old city of Lhasa, and is the earliest wooden building in Tibet, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery with supreme status in Tibetan Buddhism. In Lhasa, Tibetans also like to take the main Barkhor Street area called "Lhasa". Standing alone, looking at the side of the walk to promote the barrel or in front of the Da Zhao Temple to knock the long head of the pilgrims figure, can not help but blood rushing.
"Your love is with me at all times, the living water of life moisturizes my heart, my life is brilliant because of you, the pious heart will never change ......" Leaving the home of the soul - the The moment of Lhasa, can not help but humming the song occasionally hummed on weekdays.
The snow and hail and sunshine, the scenery along the wireless good. Walking on the 109 national highway core section "Qinghai-Tibet section", the spiritual journey into the new road. But close to the Nianqing Tanggula Mountain, the eye of the weather suddenly changed face, it is incredible, in the blinding sunshine in the soybean-sized hail on the body, and soon will be drifting snowflakes.
Traveling on a highway that goes straight to the sky, it is already snowing in the sky when we arrive at Yangbajing. Traveling is a crazy life, there is some truth in this; extreme beauty, often compared to death, does not seem wrong.
Namucuo, Tibetan meaning "heavenly lake", one of the three famous sacred lakes in Tibet, since the drying up of Lop Nor has become China's second largest saltwater lake. The world's highest lake, like a huge mirror, set in the grasslands of northern Tibet.
Rain and snow fall and muddy bumpy undulating mountain road, more feel the entrance to the scenic area from Namucuo is so far, the heart keeps praying that the clouds and fog, so that once again to view the sacred lake that beautiful scenery.
Standing on the edge of Namucuo Lake, the world's highest and most beautiful sacred lake is shocking, as if in a blue world.
Some things are not done now, may not be done in a lifetime.
Some people say that the Qinghai-Tibet line is "the most mysterious place except the moon", is a magical snowy sky road. "...I want to go to find that road, you hold me that section of the road, there are sweet and bitter ah mud and fog, I said there are you so like the journey...", walking in the scenery of the road, and then the big bumps will not hurt, the blue sky so clear, and there are "Poetry and faraway places". Bent on looking at the gateway to Tibet, just respectively at an altitude of 4,500 meters in Naqu and 4,600 meters in TuoTuoHe stayed a night.
Tanggula Mountain, the Tibetan language "high mountains on the mountain", also known as "when the pull of the mountain", in the Mongolian language, meaning "eagle flying over the mountains". This is the highest highway in the world. The Tanggula Mountains are the birthplace of the Yangtze River.
"Coco Sicily" in Mongolian means "green mountain beams", Coco Sicily, also known as Coco Sicily no man's land, is China's largest, highest altitude, the most mysterious "death zone! "The Qinghai-Tibet Highway and Qinghai-Tibet Railway run from the edge of Cocosily.
Looking around the "wildlife paradise", excitement was born. Unexpectedly, in the Sonam Dajie Nature Reserve, lovely Tibetan antelopes appeared on both sides of the highway in twos and threes, and in the distance more numbers of Tibetan antelopes playing under the railroad bridge.
The Sanjiangyuan area is China's largest natural wetland distribution area at the highest altitude, known as the "Chinese water tower", "plateau wetland". The Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve is the largest nature reserve in China, and also the most concentrated area of biodiversity and the most ecologically sensitive area in the high-altitude region of the world. Historically, the Sanjiangyuan area has been a plateau grassland meadow area with a large number of wildlife populations, and has been called an ecological "virgin land".
The Kunlun Mountain Pass is a major pass on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, named after the valley pass, also known as the "Kunlun Mountain Pass".
The Kunlun Mountains are the symbol of the Chinese nation, but also the cradle of Chinese myths and legends, the ancients honored as "the ancestor of the mountains", "the ancestor of the dragon vein", and thus have the "mother of the country mountains!
Standing on top of the mountain, looking back, the heart has infinite feelings; think of that impermanent natural scenery and colorful humanities, y appreciate the great beauty of the line.
"Qinghai Qinghai Yellow River yellow, but also the monstrous Jinsha River, snow hao hao mountain pale pale, good pasture under the praying Lianshan ......" together with Zhang Mingmin's a national ballad walked through the Golmudan arrived at Dachaidan.
Dachaidan Lake, also known as Dachaidam Lake, the Mongolian language, said Ike Chai Damu Lake, like hidden in the depths of the Dachaidan a brilliant emerald, the beauty of the people moved.
Randomly walk into a strange wind erosion geomorphology of the valley, immediately was stunned by the scenery in front of me! Close your eyes and turn around any angle and then open, in front of the postcard is absolutely beautiful, seems to appreciate the ancient painter Dong Yuan's paintings. This beautiful place is the silver river valley in Dachaidan.
Chaka Salt Lake, also known as Chaka or Dabusun Nur, is one of the four major salt lakes in the Qaidam Basin. "Chaka" is the Tibetan language, meaning that the salt pond, that is, the salt of Qinghai, is the "Qinghai four scenic" one. Chaka Salt Lake area of open, flat terrain, the lake is extremely strong reflective ability, as a mirror for the sky grooming and preparation for China's "Mirror of the Sky", was named by the National Tourism Geographic magazine, "people must go to 55 places in their lives," one.
Qinghai Lake, the Tibetan name "Tso Wenbu" (meaning "green sea"). Located in the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai Province, China's largest inland lake, saltwater lake.
Along the magical "West Sea" lakeside roaming, full of Sichuan, Tibet and Qingdao through the final scenery, thoughts and feelings. The rainbow hanging between the sky and the water, the migratory birds passing overhead and the blue waves of passion, playing the strongest sound when the curtain falls!
Sichuan into the green out of the big through, every place is a fairy tale, every day is a narrative poem, every journey is a symphony.
The first step is to go on the road, without defining the starting point, because it is always on the road!
I'd like to conclude with a passage from contemporary writer Bi Feiyu's "I Read A Brief History of Time":
I don't know how others read A Brief History of Time, but I read it extremely slowly, and sometimes, for a single page, I'll spend tens of minutes. I know that it is impossible to get something out of such reading, but it is still necessary. Difficulty brings a special thrill, and this thrill is above all a mobilization, you are mobilized. One's so-called spiritual experience must also be inextricably linked to difficult reading. A person who has not experienced the difficulty of reading can hardly get "other" pleasure.
(Pictures were taken by my cell phone along the way)