Because of the special nature of Tibet, it is necessary to understand the general knowledge before entering Tibet, but there is no need to worry too much:
1, psychological preparation: although Tibet is sacred, but it is also not a forbidden area, and go to other places to travel the most different is that Tibet is a high plateau, and it is a high plateau, mainly inhabited by Tibetans. For normal people, going to Tibet is nothing more than traveling to the plateau once, even if there is plateau reaction, it is also a very normal thing, and generally will not lead to life-threatening, besides, the medical condition in Tibet nowadays is greatly improved than in the past, and relieving and treating the plateau reaction is just a small thing. Therefore, if you do not have any heart, blood, lung, brain and other aspects of the disease, you can go freely.
2, material preparation: this is also a Tibet tourists often ask the question, as if into Tibet is to what no man's land, to prepare a lot of items beforehand in order to protect their own needs in Tibet, in fact, Tibet is now very developed, basically the mainland can buy things and then Tibet can buy, and due to the improvement of transportation and the development of business, the price is not as expensive as the legend, so if you have to go, you can go.
So if you don't have any special needs, even if you don't bring anything with you and bring your wallet, you can live a good life in Tibet.
Of course, this is not to say that you don't need to bring any items, just to say, go to Tibet, you can like to go to other places, bring what you should bring (such as, go to the plateau, you should bring sunscreen, lipstick, glasses and other sunscreen items)
3, about drugs: general medicine Tibet can be purchased, especially for high altitude reaction medication, it should be said that Tibet more better, but the According to personal habits, you can bring cold medicine, motion sickness medicine, painkillers, glucose, gastrointestinal drugs, etc., in addition to more specialized medicines are aminophylline, chlorpromazine, compound aspirin, vitamin C, E, B1, B6 and other symptomatic drugs.
If you want to take anti-high altitude reaction medication, take it a few days before you go to Tibet (although it is not very useful).
Questions and Answers
1. What documents do I need to travel to Tibet?
For travelers who do not have a mainland Chinese ID card [including foreign tourists and Taiwan compatriots], there are two documents that are required: one is a Chinese visa, which you can apply for at your local Chinese embassy. The other is a letter of approval for foreigners to enter Tibet issued by the Tibet Tourism Bureau.
2. How do I get an approval letter for traveling to Tibet?
You can apply on your behalf through your local travel agency. Please bring a copy of your valid passport and visa, as well as your occupation when applying. You can provide the above information by letter, fax and email.
4. What is the best season to visit Tibet?
Generally speaking, the best time to visit Tibet is from April to October. The details will depend on the route. In fact, it is more comfortable to travel to Tibet in winter, when there are fewer tourists and you can enjoy the beautiful natural scenery more freely.
5. What is the "hottest" part of Tibet?
Whether you are on a regular tour or a trekking tour, Lhasa, Zedang, Gyantse, Shigatse, Tingri and Dangxiong are the most popular places. Everest and Shenshan, on the other hand, are full of wonder and excitement and are popular areas for adventure and trekking tours.
8. What should I be aware of when engaging with Tibetans?
The Tibetan people are hospitable and you are free to talk to them, but you must pay attention to the following things:
1) You can't take photos without the subject's permission, and you must respect the other person
2) Don't talk about sensitive issues such as politics and religion
3) Don't eat dog, monkey and horse meat
9. How to deal with the Tibetans? How to deal with Tibetan beggars?
Religious beggars are accepted in Tibetan society. It is an act of charity to donate some things and money to pilgrims, usually a nickel to 20 cents. Note: If the beggar is an elderly man or woman in wide and tattered clothes, or a young beggar holding a monkey, these are usually professional beggars, and if you are not willing to give him anything, you can drive them away as you would the locals.
10. What medicines do I need to prepare for plateau reaction?
In addition to the medicines you need for your own ailments, it is recommended to have medicines such as Rhodiola Rosea, Aspirin, Aminophylline etc.
11. What should I prepare for traveling to Tibet?
Because of the high altitude and thin atmosphere, the intensity of solar radiation in Tibet is very high. In order to protect your eyes and skin, you'd better prepare sunglasses, sun hats and sunscreen
How to Prevent Plateau Reaction in Tibet
Scientists refer to an altitude of 3,000 meters above sea level as a plateau. Because when the altitude reaches this height, its climate characteristics (such as low oxygen pressure, lack of oxygen, high radiation and high cold, etc.) and the plains are obviously different. People to such an environment, the body must carry out a series of adjustments in order to adapt. Therefore, the first time into the plateau, or even live in the plateau of people from the plains back to the plateau, must be in a variety of ways to prevent the occurrence of acute plateau disease.
I, suffering from the following diseases is not suitable to enter the plateau
If you have never been into the plateau, before entering the plateau, must carry out a rigorous physical examination, such as the discovery of the heart, lungs, brain, liver, kidney lesions, severe anemia or hypertension patients, please do not blindly enter the plateau. If you only suffer from general illness, you must take the necessary precautions in advance, such as carrying oxygen with you.
Two things to note after reaching the plateau
Lhasa's altitude is about 3,600 meters, the oxygen content is only about 70% of that of the plains, and the atmospheric pressure is also lower, which is the main reason for the plateau reaction.
1, just to the plateau, everyone will feel different degrees of chest tightness, shortness of breath, breathing difficulties and other symptoms of oxygen deprivation, serious headache, general muscle pain, insomnia and other symptoms. But this does not mean that you can not adapt to the plateau, this reaction is very normal, if you can protect yourself correctly, 1-3 days later, generally can make the above symptoms improve or disappear. However, after the reaction is relieved, it is not that you can do whatever you want, you should control your own behavior in order to play a good role.
2, people often advocate the use of oxygen to relieve discomfort. Of course, oxygen inhalation can temporarily relieve symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing, but after stopping oxygen inhalation, the symptoms will reappear. This slows down the time for acclimatization to the plateau. We advocate that if your symptoms are not very serious, especially when resting, it is better not to inhale oxygen, so that you can quickly adapt to the plateau environment.
3, just entered the plateau, do not overeat, so as not to aggravate the burden on the digestive organs, so that they can adapt well to this environment. It is best not to drink and smoke.
4, to eat more vegetables, fruits and other vitamin-rich substances, to drink a lot of water, the more the better, as long as you can afford.
5, the first time to the plateau, not to walk quickly, not to run, not to do manual labor, it is best to spend half a day completely quiet rest, the first night to rest early, more sleep. This one to start from the beginning of the plane, a lot of people a plane, there is no plateau reaction, think they are, the results of a night symptoms only appeared, then regret it is too late.
6, the first to the plateau, to prevent the cold caused by cold. Cold is one of the main causes of acute plateau pulmonary edema. The temperature difference between the plateau is particularly large, it is very easy to catch a cold and cold, this time to remember, rather than a little hot, not a little cold, wear more clothes.
7, into the Lhasa travel arrangements are very delicate, not blindly. To first to the low sea level, and then to the high sea level of the place, such as the network's itinerary most of the arrangements to go to Linzhi first (sea level of about 2,900 meters), and then go to other places, such as Shigatse, Namucuo, etc., only the end of the trip, you know that such an arrangement so that you can benefit endlessly.
8, once the plateau reaction does not have to panic, depending on the degree of its reaction and targeted treatment. If the reaction is low, you can take the approach of recuperation, drink more water, less exercise, generally after a period of time will disappear or weaken; if the reaction is heavy, affecting the sleep, you can take some medication to help treatment; if the reaction is too heavy, you can go to the hospital for treatment, infusion, medication, oxygen, etc., Lhasa has a very good specialized treatment of mountain reaction hospitals and physicians, and the better hotels have a very good in this regard The better hotels also have very good medical room, can provide this service; if really can not stand the torture of plateau reaction, have to take the earliest flight back to the mainland, the general situation can be immediately relieved.
9, there are often rumors that some people in Tibet due to plateau reaction and lost their lives, in fact, the real reason for loss of life is generally due to plateau reaction caused by the eruption of the disease. So generally will persuade a cold, heart, lung, brain, liver, kidney lesions, severe anemia or hypertension patients do not enter Tibet, is afraid of plateau reaction caused by these diseases.
10, if just have a general disease or just plateau fear, but also very want to go to Tibet people should do?
First, we should overcome the fear and keep a normal mindset, plateau reaction is not "SARS", there is no such thing as a terrible legend.
Secondly, if you don't have confidence in yourself, you can go to the hospital for a medical checkup before you leave and get a full and proper understanding of your physical condition.
Third, if you do not have confidence, you can hire a specialist doctor to accompany you on your travels, so that the doctor can make comprehensive tracking arrangements for your diet, play a protective role, but of course you have to pay a lot more. The dream traveler can arrange such service for you.
Fourth, if you are still not confident, you will have to go without, and learn about Tibet through websites and TV.
11, try to choose a better condition of the hotel to stay, so that they have a good living environment, you can get a very comfortable rest, so you can get from the psychological and physical relaxation, is conducive to overcome the plateau reaction. In addition, sleep as much as possible to open the window, so that air circulation, and try to sleep close to the window.
12, choose better tourist vehicles, such as high-grade off-road vehicles (at present, Tibet is the most and the best is the Japanese-made Toyota Desert Prince off-road vehicles) or loose imported vans, so that the journey more comfortable.
13, the journey as easy as possible to arrange, the trip is appropriately loose, the first low sea level, and then high sea level.
14, commonly used drugs to prevent plateau reaction: rhodiola rosea, muscle liver tablets, glucose, etc., two days before entering the mountain began to take, the road also insisted on taking, can effectively prevent high mountain reaction.
15, maybe not directly, but I believe it is also useful, is to prevent dryness, especially sunscreen with lipstick, sunscreen, etc., every day insist on using, can effectively prevent the loss of water, can increase the body's resistance.