In the past 20 years, I have planned N trips to Tibet. Because of my unreliable ex-boyfriends, I went to Yunnan Shangri-La and had a high-definition. I was afraid because I couldn’t find 7 travel friends to form a two-car convoy. Because there were no I have no money and no time, because I have money and I have time. The season is wrong, because of many, many reasons. I have been waiting for 20 years to travel to Tibet.
A person who is more reliable than any boyfriend is called a best friend. I would like to thank my best friend/Wang Jiana/Bookworm/Little Motor/Evita Wang/Eva (these are various nicknames for the same person) for cooperating with my impromptu idea and starting this project on time. Itinerary of National Highway 318 Sichuan-Tibet Line.
* A bookworm recommended that I read this novel about the Sixth Dalai Lama by Tsangyang Gyatso, which is very appropriate for the occasion. The novel describes Tibetan religion, politics, local customs and the poignant poems of Tsangyang Gyatso. It can quickly understand Tibetan Buddhism, the Living Buddha and the Dalai Lama. It is suitable for reading before departure.
I was cautious and conservative when I entered Tibet for the first time. I booked a small self-driving tour through Ctrip with a Tibetan driver: Shilang Enzhao (the correct and polite name is Enzhao. There is no distinction between first name and surname in Tibetan people. All names are We warmly call him Brother Enzhao; oxygen tanks, rhodiola raw materials, glucose powder, headache powder and other high-response emergency supplies are provided with the car throughout the whole journey; the hotels along the way can basically provide oxygen; with these aids Conditions, psychologically at ease.
National Highway 318 starts from People’s Square in Huangpu District, Shanghai and ends at China-Nepal Friendship Bridge in Nyalam County, Shigatse City, with a total length of 5,476 kilometers. Via Shanghai - Suzhou - Huzhou - Xuancheng - Wuhu - Chizhou - Anqing - Huanggang - Wuhan - Jingzhou - Yichang - Enshi - Chongqing - Dazhou - Guang'an - Nanchong - Suining - Ziyang - Chengdu - Ya'an - Garze - Qamdo - Nyingchi - Lhasa - Shigatse.
Our trip starts from Chengdu and ends in Lhasa. It passes through Chengdu-Ya'an-Hailuogou-Kangding-Xinduqiao-Litang-Daocheng Yading-Batang-Mangkang-Basu-Bomi-Lulang-Ningchi-Lhasa. The whole journey takes 12 days and is about 2,680 kilometers. The entire itinerary is designed very scientifically to adapt to high altitude, with the altitude going from low to high, step by step. So there is no physical discomfort.
Tashi Delek!
September 24th on the plane
We took a night flight from Shanghai to Chengdu (no need to ask for leave for this day) and stayed at the Tibet Hotel in Chengdu. Tibet Hotel is not only a five-star hotel, but also has distinct Tibetan characteristics. You can feel the atmosphere of the destination at the starting point, which made Miss Eva and I so excited that we couldn't sleep.
September 25 On the road
Chengdu (500 meters above sea level) – Luding Bridge (1300 meters above sea level) – Hailuogou (1600 meters above sea level)
A wonderful day starts when you wake up and drink butter sweet tea + authentic tsampa. Brother Enzhao picked us up, packed our luggage, and we set off from Chengdu all the way to Lhasa.
I was on the road basically all day and drove more than 260 kilometers. On the way, we passed Luding Bridge, also known as Dadu Bridge. It was built in 1706. It is an iron cable bridge across the Dadu River. It is 103.67 meters long and 3 meters wide. It is composed of 13 chains. The bridge is famous for its "flying to capture the Luding Bridge" Famous for fighting at home and abroad.
* Miss Eva dare not walk on this iron-locked plank bridge, please mark her.
We continued driving in the afternoon, passing through the Erlang Mountain Tunnel and various mountain roads around Alao, and arrived at the small town of Moxi at around 6 o'clock. The small town of Moxi is quite lively. I took a stroll while it was still bright and discovered the Red Army Long March Memorial Hall. It is the former site of the Fourth District Soviet established by the Fourth Front Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1935 for more than half a year. This is also the Moxi Catholic Church, where Chairman Mao stayed during the Long March. Following the chairman's footsteps, we found the "Zangjiayan" restaurant deep in the church for dinner.
The first night we stayed at the Cliff Hot Spring Hotel in the small town of Moxi. There was really a hot spring. It was really on the edge of the cliff. You could soak in the hot spring while looking up at the mountains. But we have a more important task, soaking Rhodiola rosea.
September 26th Hiking
Hailuogou Glacier Forest Park (elevation 3,600 meters) – Kangding (elevation 2,560 meters) – Xinduqiao (elevation 3,500 meters)
Hailuogou is located in Moxi Town, Luding County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, on the eastern slope of Gongga Mountain. It is an extremely high mountainous area on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Hailuogou is located at the foot of Gongga Snow Peak and is famous for its low-altitude modern glaciers. It is only a 5-minute drive from Moxi Town. We arrived at Hailuogou Glacier Forest Park at around 9 o'clock in the morning. After entering the scenic area, we first changed buses and drove for more than an hour to Caohaizi, then transferred to a battery car to reach Camp No. 3 directly.
*It is recommended to go down the mountain road. We will be upset if we meet people who are climbing the mountain in the opposite direction.
From Camp 3 to Camp 4, you need a cable car + hiking. You can see the glacier at the closest distance. Whether you can see the glacier depends on the clouds and fog. The fog is too heavy and you can't see anything. When we arrived at Camp 3, it was still drizzling and cloudy and foggy, so we had to give up Camp 4 and missed the opportunity to see the glacier up close. The old viewing platform, which is 1.8 kilometers up, is also foggy. In short, there is no chance to see the true face of the snow-capped mountains.
We continued from Camp 3 to Camp 2 all the way down through the Glacier Forest Park. The average altitude is about 3,500 meters, and the way down the mountain is easy and breathable. As long as the road needs to go uphill a little bit, take three steps and take a breath, and take five steps and stop.
The forest area in Hailuogou is 70 square kilometers, most of which are virgin forests. It has the remarkable characteristics of strong biodiversity and rich ornamental plants. There are 38 species of rare plants confirmed in the ditch, including one national first-level protected plant, 7 second-level protected plants, and 13 third-level protected plants; 150 species of wild vertebrates, including 6 national first-class protected animals and second-class protected animals. 22 species of protected animals. The vast majority of these rare animals and plants are monotypic genera, subspecies and endemic species. The Gongga Mountain area, including Hailuogou, is one of the areas with the most preserved ancient and primitive biological species in China. It is called a "refuge" for animals and plants during the Quaternary Ice Age by the botanical and zoological circles. There are hundreds of species of plants, including magnolias, rhododendrons, orchids, primroses, gentians, lilies, snowdrops, wild osmanthus, yew and other flower species, as well as epiphytic plants such as tree rhododendrons and epiphytic trees. Ten species, more than 100 types of modeling categories such as extra-large plants and groups of trees on boulders, and dozens of community categories such as vegetation zoning, evergreen and seasonal plant communities embedded in each other.
Walking through the Glacier Forest Park, you can feel the magical plants of nature. There are glaciers, hot springs, plateau rhododendrons, Schefflera fir, yew, various wild mushrooms, "dried noodles", and many red pandas and raccoons. (Although we only see their tree holes and not the real ones). We kept walking like this with all kinds of curiosity and excitement. We walked for 5 hours, mainly downhill. We survived. Walk back to Caohaizi and wait for the bus to return to the gate of the scenic spot.
Hailuogou is recommended to stay for a day and walk slowly. We entered the scenic spot at 9 am and left the scenic spot at around 4 pm. Carry dry food with you for lunch. You can buy some corn, beef jerky and other foods in the scenic area, but it is recommended to prepare light dry food such as energy bars to keep you full. If the jacket is not waterproof, you can prepare a light raincoat. If the fog is heavy, the rain will be heavy.
👆800-year-old alpine rhododendron with pink flowers.
👇In the tree hole, the red panda and the little raccoon were not at home after inspecting it.
At around 4 o'clock, I had a meal in Moxi Town, I don't know if it was lunch or dinner, and continued westward. The journey was originally more than 2 hours because of the traffic jam on G318, so we chose to go over the mountain (4400 meters above sea level), which is farther and higher but faster, but it was dark. We drove along the mountain road for more than an hour. I encountered two black cows crossing the road. There were no street lights or reflective shoulders, and the cows were not wearing reflective vests, so I defined them as bumper-to-bumper cows. Later I learned that the market price is around 5K for an ordinary cow and 15K-20K for a yak.
I finally arrived in Kangding at around 9 o'clock. I visited Kangding Yangzongling Art Hotel in Xinduqiao. The hotel was so beautiful that I couldn't help but take photos. Or was it because I drank too much Rhodiola rosea and was too excited? !
September 27th On the road
Eighteen bends on the mountain road – Kazila Mountain (elevation 4,700 meters) – Litang (elevation 4,104 meters) – Tu’er Mountain (elevation 4,696 meters) – Haizi Mountain (elevation 4,500 meters) – Daocheng Yading (elevation 3,764 meters)
Humming Kangding love songs, I went out early in the morning and continued westward. Brother Enzhao said that the sun would come out after passing the tunnel in front.
How can it be? Cloudy and foggy!
After passing the tunnel,
The sun is coming out. 😅
Just suddenly of The sunshine, blue sky and white clouds made me overjoyed. Encountered G318 temporary road closure. Brother Enzhao was not surprised by either of these two things. us I was notified that the line would be open before 12 o'clock. The vehicles seemed very accustomed to this kind of road closure. Vehicle stalled , bring out the small stool, Small table, Drink tea , start playing cards.
Fortunately, it was opened to traffic in advance. It passed through the Eighteen Bends of Tianlu, Kazila Mountain, and Rizhao Jinshan Mountain. Then it drove out of Litang on G318 and headed south to Shangri-La Town in Daocheng Aden, a journey of more than 400 kilometers.
Tu'er Mountain is actually a very small ✌️ stone.
Haizi Mountain is amazing. I have never seen such a large and continuous stone mountain. Located in the northern plateau area of Daocheng County, with an area of 3,287 square kilometers and an average altitude of 4,500 meters, it is the largest ancient ice body relic on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is famous for its "Daocheng Ancient Ice Cap". The highest point in the region is "Guo Yin Rize", with an altitude of 5,020 meters. There are a total of 1,145 large and small lakes. Its scale and density are unique in my country. Tibetans call mountain lakes Haizi, so this place is called Haizi Mountain.
👆This is called Manidui, which is called "Duobang" in Tibetan, which means a pile of stones. Almost everywhere in Tibet, you can see altars made of stones and slabs in the mountains, at intersections, by lakes, and by rivers. Manidui is also called "Goddui". Most of these stones and slabs are engraved with six-character mantras, wisdom eyes, statues of gods, and various auspicious patterns. They are also masterpieces of Tibetan folk artists.
* Miss Eva was holding the memorial stone tablet of the 6th Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso in Litang. She was so excited that she shed tears and marked it.
The sky is high and the clouds are low, and it feels within reach. Or is it because our altitude is too high? The average altitude along the way is more than 4,000. In addition, we also found that at high altitudes, the air pressure also decreases, making breathing thinner. The altitude of Shanghai is 4 meters, and the air pressure is above 100pa. The altitude in places above 4,000 meters above sea level is basically around 50pa. We didn't turn on the oxygen tanks!
Overnight in Shangri-La Town, Daocheng Yading, for two nights. Rhodiola rosea continues to soak.
Because we were walking downhill in Hailuogou yesterday, our calves were stiff, so we asked the hotel to arrange for Fuqiao to come to the room to provide foot bath services. The foot massage, which lasted for more than an hour, was a joy because I met two enthusiastic and cheerful Sichuan girls. One of the Sichuan girls had just been to Daocheng Yading Scenic Area, and also provided her personal experience: Don’t ride a horse when you go in. It costs 300 yuan/one way, and you will be off the horse in no time. Moreover, the roads that the horses walk are easy to walk. They are all scammers. Don’t do it. You can ride a horse and walk on your own. If you walk slowly, you can reach the Milk Sea and the Five Color Sea. The Five Color Sea is not as beautiful as the Milk Sea.
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September 28th in Tian (Dì) Hall (Yù)
Daocheng Yading (average altitude 4500 meters)
Daocheng Yading is mainly composed of three mountains: "Xiannairi, Yangmaiyong, and Shanuoduoji" and the surrounding rivers, lakes and alpine meadows. The north peak, Xiannairi Peak, is 6,032 meters above sea level, and the south peak, Yangmaiyong Peak, is 5,958 meters above sea level. The east peak of Xianuoduoji Peak is 5958 meters. As of October 2019, it is one of the most complete and primitive alpine natural ecosystems in China.
It takes 5 minutes to drive from Shangri-La Town to the entrance of the scenic spot. Like Hailuogou, you must first transfer to the bus in the scenic spot for about an hour. It feels like you are constantly climbing over mountains and ridges. Every time you turn a corner on the mountain road, you can see the fairyland in the distance. Nairi Xuefeng attracted a cry of exclamation followed by the clicking sound of taking pictures on mobile phones.
Get off the bus at Zhaguubeng. There is a short line and a long line. A short trip to Chonggu Temple and Zhuoma Lacuo (Cuo means lake), all the way around the Xiannairi Snow Peak, is 1.5 kilometers one way, and takes 2-3 hours to hike back and forth. The long-term trip goes to Milk Sea and Five Color Sea, all the way around Shanuoduoji Snow Peak and Yangmaiyong Snow Peak. It is 5 kilometers one way and takes 3-4 hours to climb back and forth. The average altitude is about 4,500 meters. Continue to change the battery car for more than 20 minutes to reach Luorong Cattle Farm. We take the long route.
Passing by the caravan, Miss Eva and I looked at each other with disdain. We didn’t need to ride horses.
Luorong Cattle Farm is very beautiful and the weather is really awesome. We were prepared for this tough battle and traveled lightly. Apart from water and energy bars, there was no extra weight in our backpacks. I didn’t bring any mobile power bank with me. When I entered Daocheng Yading, I turned on airplane mode to maximize the battery life. Anyway, iPhone➕China Unicom=nothing at all📶.
The ecological protection of Daocheng Yading is very good. Small animals can be seen everywhere, and they are not afraid of people. They are all wild, including blue sheep, squirrels, Tibetan pheasants, as well as invisible first and second-level national protected animals wildebeest, red panda, Sambar deer, white-rumped deer, forest musk deer, leopard golden cat, antelope, goral, black bear, macaque monkey, etc.
Our pace is basically the same, take three steps and take a breather, and take five steps and take a breather. If the slope is high or there are many steps, we will stop for a while and then continue climbing. After walking for nearly 3 hours, when I was about to collapse, I realized that there was still one last kilometer to go. It was a dilemma. Who says horses walk on flat roads? The horses obviously climbed a 2-kilometer slope, so we had to make sure to spend the 300 yuan, but we had already missed the caravan. There was no way to recruit an empty horse on the way. Moreover, the caravan does not take people down the mountain. We once fantasized about seeing an empty horse and let the horse take us down the mountain. The caravan said the steps down the mountain were too steep and unsafe for riding.
On both sides of the narrow stone mountain road were parked, lying, sitting, and upside down people inhaling oxygen. Some were inhaling oxygen tanks, some had nasal tubes inserted directly and carried oxygen pillows, and there were all kinds of red people who could not walk and were shivering. Beautiful girls in skirts and beautiful young aunts are in various states of hypoxia. Is it a lack of oxygen or a lack of physical strength? Plateau mountain climbing is really no joke. Even if you no longer have symptoms of high reflexes, you will find that your physical strength cannot keep up at all. I don’t like climbing mountains in the first place, and I feel like I’m approaching the zero point.
We still haven't opened the oxygen tank!
In addition to caravans, there is also a purely manual service on the climbing road: either one-to-one carrying you on their backs; or two people carrying a wooden stick for you to sit on and carry. 200-300 yuan/person to help you climb the steepest mountain road. They are basically all locals, and both men and women can take jobs. Really tough!
Finally, we arrived at the last fork at around two o'clock in the afternoon. It was 400 meters away from Wu Color Sea but with a 75-degree vertical climb. It was 600 meters away from Milk Sea on a flat road with a gentle slope. Without thinking, we went to Milk Sea first. Let’s talk about it later. The moment I saw the Milk Sea and the Glacier 🏔 I really wanted to cry, not because I cried because I was beautiful, but because I cried because I was tired. Feeling the excitement of victory and joy for myself, my body obviously couldn't keep up with the rhythm, so I could only vent my emotions.
👆Milk Sea 👇Five Color Sea
When I turned around, Miss Eva pulled me towards the hillside, towards the Five Colored Sea. After walking dozens of steps, I decided to give up. Miss Eva continued to the Five Colored Sea without looking back. That kind of determination was the fearlessness and bravery of the Red Army during the Long March. Before I could go down dozens of steps, "Little Motor" had already disappeared into the crowd.
Later, Xiao Ma Da said that what she was thinking about at that time was the Chinese women's volleyball team that supported her to the end of the five-color sea. The scenery of Five Color Sea is mediocre, not as good as Milk Sea. But sometimes people want to finish something, even if you don’t know the meaning at the time. Completion is victory. Give your body and yourself an explanation.
After waiting at the intersection for more than 20 minutes, my little motor went down the mountain from Wusehai. The little motor is mighty! The Chinese women's volleyball team is mighty!
* Mark Miss Eva’s new nickname.
The body has its limits, but the limits can also be constantly exceeded. It took us 4 hours to climb to the highest point, and 1.5 hours to jog down the mountain back to Luorong Cow Farm. We were worried that we would not be able to catch the bus out because it was already 3:30 when we went down the mountain. You can see snow peaks and beautiful scenery from different angles at every turn and back. Have you ever taken a photo from this angle? Take another photo. This angle seems more beautiful, let’s take another photo. The great rivers and mountains of the motherland! The dilemma caused by the epidemic is that I cannot go abroad, so I simply travel through the Northwest first. My footprints in the Northwest were all made in the second half of this year.
Because the sunset is very late, basically around 8 pm, the sun's rays are the softest around 4-7 pm. When it shines on the snow-capped mountains, it will emit golden light, which is the softest light of the day.
We walked continuously for 7 hours during the day, and in the evening we asked the hotel to help arrange a foot bath, and requested that the same girls be arranged as much as possible.
– Did you walk to the Milk Sea and Five Color Sea today?
– We’re here. How many hours do you think it will take us to go up the mountain?
- 2 hours? 3 hours? 4 hours is the most, right?
– 4 hours. Why do you say riding a horse is useless? It can obviously help us walk 2 kilometers uphill, so the 300 yuan is worth it.
- Is it? I think it's nothing. It took me 2 hours to reach Milk Sea.
– 😓
– I grew up in the mountains of Sichuan. Climbing mountains is no big deal!
– 😓😓😓
All the money spent on horse riding was spent on massages, and I felt like I had fallen into a deep trap.
September 29th On the road
Litang (elevation 4014 meters) - Maoya Prairie (elevation 3800 meters) - Sister Lake - Batang (elevation 2575 meters)
It has been the fifth day at an average altitude of 4,500 meters, and I have basically adapted well. Rhodiola rosea is a spiritual support. I don’t know if drinking it will help. Just drink it.
Brother Enzhao was finally relieved to let me drive. With blue sky and white clouds, any kind of mental illness can be cured. I feel refreshed and in excellent condition along the way.
👆Friends who have driven G318 all say that the current national highways are very well built. Indeed, except for the section from Batang to Mangkang, which is under construction, the road conditions on other sections are excellent.
👆Maoya Prairie
👇Sister Lake
There is a natural hot spring passing by Batang. You can roll up your trousers and soak your feet. The hot spring water foam reaches your calves, which is very comfortable.
September 30 On the road
Mangkang (elevation 3869 meters) - Dongda Mountain (elevation 5130 meters) - Nujiang 72 Turn - Basu (elevation 3280 meters)
After getting up early, Brother Enzhao said that the road was very difficult to drive today, and road construction on some sections would cause even more traffic jams. The morning was misty and hazy.
I didn’t know how many mountains I had climbed along the way. Finally entering Tibet from Ganzi Tibetan Sichuan, there are more mountains than mountains. Today we have to drive more than 500 kilometers of mountain roads. At this time, I feel so lucky to have Brother Enzhao here.
Even without looking at the altitude app, you can feel that the air in Dongda Mountain is extremely thin, the air pressure is lower, and your breathing becomes heavier, similar to the cold air in Shanghai in the early morning in winter.
Dongda Mountain is located in Zuogong County, Tibet. The latest surveyed height of the Dongda Mountain pass is 5,130 meters. This height is close to the Everest Base Camp and is the highest pass on the entire Sichuan-Tibet line. This area is a typical alpine shrub meadow zone, including alpine willow, gentian, golden plum, rhododendron, etc. Drops of snow water from Dongda Mountain weave into silky mountain streams, spin out trickling springs, and merge into large rivers along the winding streams. The Dongda Mountain Canyon is covered with silver. The mountains are covered with snow. The colorful prayer flags set off the beautiful scenery of the Dongda Mountain Pass in the ice and snow.
The sight of Nujiang 72 is better than hearing it a hundred times. Nujiang 72 Turns refers to the Yela Mountain winding road with an altitude of 4,618 meters at the pass on the Sichuan-Tibet line (located between Bangda Town on the southern Sichuan-Tibet line and Basu County, 16 kilometers). It passes through the Nujiang River on the way and has steep slopes and dangerous roads. It is known as the "Nine "Nineteen Turns Back", "108 Turns" in Yela Mountain, and "99 Turns in Sichuan and Tibet". There are more than 72 hairpin turns, we counted more than 130 turns.
After driving down the mountain for more than an hour, Brother Enzhao parked the car and turned it off. The brake pads needed some rest.
We arrived at Basu Ranwu Lake under the stars and moon all the way. We drove more than 100 kilometers (nearly 2 hours) for the Starry Room to stay at the Wuhu International RV Campground. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival night. Miss Eva’s friend saw the Milky Way last time at Ranwu Lake! Our naked eyes and equipment are relatively poor, so the Milky Way is probably out of reach.
The campsite is built along the lakeside, and they are all independent cabins with skylights. We communicated with the campground in advance and added a plug-in heater in the room. We were worried that it would be cold if the air conditioner did not heat it. The bathroom and shower room in the room are fully equipped and separated from dry and wet. With the heater, the cabin is extra warm. The campground also provides standard RV water and electricity supplies, which is indeed worthy of the word "international".
It's a pity that we arrived relatively late and did not see the beauty of the sunset. However, the moon on the 14th is already round and big. It seems that Ms. Eva has not yet studied the night shooting mode of Huawei P30, and finally managed to get a good moon with a red and yellow halo.
We had dinner at a lakeside restaurant. In order to celebrate the National Day + Mid-Autumn Festival, the camp arranged a bonfire party and set off fireworks twice in a row.
Quietly, waiting for night to come, waiting for the camp to turn off the lights completely, waiting to look at the Milky Way.
Just by accident, I fell asleep first.
I was woken up by Miss Eva at around two o'clock in the night. Look, the moon has moved into the starry sky in the skylight above our heads.
🤩🤩 I must be dreaming, so let me continue dreaming.
👆Miss Eva Huawei P30 starry sky
👇The Milky Way seen by others at Ranwu Lake (stolen picture)
October 1st in a daze
Ranwu Lake (elevation 3800 meters) – Midui Glacier (elevation 2400 meters) – Bomi (elevation 2720 meters)
Ranwu Lake is particularly clean in the early morning. After a long day's journey yesterday, Brother Enzhao was kind and allowed us to spend a morning in Ranwu Lake! YEAH!
Ranwu Lake is located in Ranwu Township, Basu County, Tibet, at the collision point of the Himalayas, Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains and Hengduan Mountains. With an altitude of 3850 meters and an area of 22 square kilometers, it is the largest lake in eastern Tibet. There is Gangrigabu Snow Mountain to the southwest of the lake, Azagonla Glacier to the south, and Bossula Ridge to the northeast. The melted water from the surrounding snow-capped mountains constitutes the main water supply source of Ranwu Lake. The well causes the lake water to pour westward, forming one of the upper sources of Palong Zangbo, an important tributary of the Brahmaputra River in Tibet. It is a barrier lake formed when landslides or mudslides block river channels. Ranwu Lake is surrounded by a large grassy meadow, with blue lake water and snow-capped peaks. The scenery is picturesque. The long and narrow Amutso Lake winds more than ten kilometers westward and gradually shrinks into a river valley. Depending on the season, the river water also shows several colors, such as blue or green. There are many rocks and small islands dotted in the river. The shadows of trees on the lake are dancing in spring and mist is filling in autumn and winter. The beautiful scenery in all four seasons will make people feel like they are in a dreamland.
After lunch, we drove from Ranwu Lake to Midui Glacier. When the fun of traveling weakens halfway through the trip, how to use your mind to climb mountains? If there is no chance, use a horse. We directly entered the scenic area with a battery car and then rode horses (due to the painful experience last time, there was no reason to refuse the caravan). In fact, we also realized that this section of the road is very easy to walk. You can ride horses up and down the mountain, so the road must be very gentle. The horses will wait for you on the mountain for 15 minutes to take pictures and then return. After climbing Daocheng Yading once, Xiao Ma Da and I were unwilling to do any more mountain climbing.
Come and ride my beloved Tibetan pony!
The Midui Glacier is in the upper reaches of the Midui River, which is a secondary tributary of the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River. It flows into the Palong Zangbo from the south bank of the Palong Zangbo at the 84-kilometer route of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. Midui Glacier is close to the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. It is large in scale and easy to access. It is a typical representative of marine glaciers in southeastern Tibet. It has typical characteristics and complete types. It is famous for its beautiful arch structure and is a rare natural wonder. Here, glaciers, lakes, farmland, villages, forests, etc. blend together.
👆At the glacier photo spot, a young couple and a girl were wearing Hanfu and holding two Erha in their hands. They said they were walking along the Sichuan-Tibet line with the two Erha. The dogs were not high-reflective. I hugged my Erha and missed my chocolate hard.
Continuing to drive for a while, we arrived in Bomi, where we stayed at the single-family villa of Renqing Inn, a popular internet celebrity in Bomi. It is indeed a very beautiful inn. Currently, the owner's daughter Zhuoma is in charge and manages the entire inn and surrounding businesses. In time for the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, the inn was full. Dolma brought out apples, plums, apricots, walnuts, moon cakes, melon seeds, peanuts and other delicacies to entertain all the guests. There was also a lively bonfire party in the evening, allowing us to feel the enthusiasm of the Tibetan people. and charm. Our dear and lovely brother Enzhao danced HIGH during the bonfire party. When he got tired of dancing, he sat down and drank a glass of Lhasa beer, then sat back and waited for the next song to continue dancing, releasing the enthusiasm that had been locked in the car all the way!
👆Mooncakes are given to every table🥮, but they are stuffed with five kernels, five kernels!
👇I had to take out the double yolk white lotus paste brought from Shanghai🥮
Matsutake chicken soup, beef with highland barley noodles, Lhasa beer, butter sweet tea, mixed moon cakes, everyone is celebrating, and the sumptuous dinner of Mid-Autumn Festival + National Day has begun. 🍻
* Inn episode: It was late at night and everyone was quiet. Miss Eva found a small pet that looked like a centipede in the bathroom, which scared us. I had no choice but to call the inn for help in the middle of the night, and a little brother came. Jingjing helped us flush the bugs into the bathroom sewer, chanting sutras in his mouth, which was like salvation. After the incident, the little brother left our room with his head downcast and continued to mutter, "For you, let me kill tonight, alas." As soon as the little brother left, we quickly blocked the drains, all the drains. In fact, I got out of bed and made a phone call for help, and then continued to shrink back into the bed to help Miss Eva yell. At the critical moment, you still have to rely on Miss Eva.
October 2 On the road
Tongmai Bridge (1800 meters above sea level) - Lulang (3700 meters above sea level) - overlooking Namjagbarwa Peak (picture appreciation) - Nyingchi (2980 meters above sea level)
The air in the mountains is particularly fresh in the early morning, with some clouds and mist. Leaving Bomi, we will go to Linzhi tonight, getting closer and closer to Lhasa.
It didn't take long to drive to Tongmai Bridge. Tongmai Bridge is a throat project on the famous Tongmai dangerous section of National Highway 318 on the southern line of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. There are three cross-river bridges from different historical periods at the same location. The Tongmai Bridge that is mainly open to traffic is a single-tower diagonal span. The original two bridges have been closed to motor vehicle traffic. Now the three bridges have become a landscape. The lowest one is an iron cable bridge.
The first Tongmai Bridge was built in the 1950s and was destroyed by the Yigong Lake dam breach in 2000. The second Tongmai Bridge suffered consecutive failures in 2013 and 2015. The third Tongmai Bridge was opened to traffic at the end of 2015. It is designed as a single-tower, single-span, self-anchored space main cable suspension bridge. It spans the Yigong Zangbo, a tributary of Palong Zangbo, which is a single tower. It has a total length of 415.8 meters and a main span of 256 meters. meters, 59.5 meters high. The third Tongmai Bridge is a traffic-guaranteing project. The completion of the bridge made the interrupted National Highway 318 smooth.
Continuing forward, we arrived at the small town of Lulang for lunch. Lulang is a natural scenic spot located in Lulang Town, Bayi District, Nyingchi City. Lulang means "Dragon King Valley" and "the place where the gods live". It is known as the "natural oxygen bar" and "biological gene bank". Lulang is a town known as a natural oxygen bar and the Switzerland of the East. The most important thing is the delicious Lulang Stone Pot Chicken, which is absolutely not to be missed.
The car stopped again on the way, and Brother Enzhao pointed in a direction, looking at Namjagbarwa Peak, which is basically invisible. You can make up your mind.
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Namjagbarwa Peak is located at the intersection of the Himalayas, Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains and Hengduan Mountains. It is the highest mountain in Linzhi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, with an altitude of 7782 meters. It belongs to the Himalayas and is located at the easternmost end of the Himalayas. It is the holy land of the Yongzhongben Sect, the oldest Buddhist religion in Tibet, and is known as the "Father of the Mountains in Tibet". At the same time, the adjacent Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon turned a horseshoe-shaped bend around him, and then extended out towards the Indian Ocean. Namjagbarwa Peak is also known as "Muzhuobar Mountain". Its huge triangular peak is covered with snow all year round and shrouded in clouds and mist. It never reveals its true face easily, so it is also called the "Shameful Girl Peak".
👇Appreciation of stolen pictures
In the evening we arrived at Linzhi, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is located in the southeastern part of Tibet, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. Its west and southwest are connected to Lhasa City and Shannan City respectively. It is connected to Jiali County of Nagqu City to the west and Qamdo City to the east. Part of the southern part is in southern Tibet and borders Myanmar. It is called In the south of the Yangtze River in Tibet, there are the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the deepest canyon in the world, and the Parlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the third deepest canyon in the world.
The downtown area of Linzhi is not big, so we took a long walk to measure it. A prosperous small city with clean and spacious roads. (Pomegranates sell for 45 yuan each, and in Hailuogou, Sichuan, they sell for 10 yuan each). The Taxation Bureau is very impressive, and together with the surrounding People's Bank of China and other banks, the Land Bureau, the Forestry Bureau, and the Public Security Bureau, it forms the core area of the CBD. Cinemas, hypermarkets, freshly baked bakeries, and various restaurants are all concentrated in one commercial street. You can also see the Tibetan script of the internationally renowned chain brand KFC. After eating Sichuan stir-fry all the way, we finally had a change of taste. We found a very authentic Nepali/Tibetan restaurant for dinner.
Arrive in Lhasa on October 3
Nyingchi – Yamdrok Yongcuo (elevation 4441 meters) – Lhasa (elevation 3650 meters)
The remaining 300 kilometers to Lhasa are all on expressway. We arrived in Lhasa in the afternoon, but first we went to Yamdrok Yumcuo, the dreamy blue mirror lake.
Yamdrok Yumcuo, referred to as Yanghu, means "jasper lake" in Tibetan. It is also known as the three holy lakes in Tibet along with Namtso and Manasarovar. It looks like a coral branch, so it is also called "the coral lake above" in Tibetan. Mainly located in Langkazi County, Shannan City, Tibet, the middle section is between Langkazi County and Gonggar County, about 70 kilometers southwest of Lhasa. It is the largest inland lake at the northern foot of the Himalayas. The beauty of the lakes and mountains is the best in southern Tibet. Yamdrok Yumcuo covers an area of 675km² and the lake is 4,441 meters above sea level. The lake surface is calm and emerald blue, like the sapphire on the mountainous plateau.
👇Thanks to the great master Sabrina for providing the sunset movie of Yanghu Lake. Sabrina drove on the Sichuan-Tibet line for more than a month. She is a great master and admires it in every way.
After an hour's bumpy journey from Yanghu Lake, we returned to Lhasa, where we stayed at the Naicang Hotel in Thalasa for two nights. It feels like coming home. Miss Eva and I just wanted to lie down on the bed and couldn't move anywhere. To celebrate the journey, we had a buffet at the hotel in the evening, and as an unexpected surprise, we were treated to hairy crabs, wow!
Cheers to Lhasa!
October 4th in Lhasa
Potala Palace – Barkhor Street – Yangzong Hotel – Jokhang Temple – Phuntsok Kangsang – Princess Wencheng’s performance
It’s a full day in Lhasa, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Lhasa
Also known as Luoxe and Sunlight City, it is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Lhasa is located in southwest China, in the middle of the Tibetan Plateau, on the north side of the Himalayas, in the valley plain of the middle reaches of the Lhasa River, a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River. The Lhasa River flows through here and flows into the Yarlung Zangbo River in the southern suburbs. It is the political, economic, cultural and scientific and educational center of Tibet, as well as the center of Tibetan Buddhism. Holy place. With an altitude of 3,650 meters, it has sunny weather all year round, little rainfall, no severe cold in winter, no scorching heat in summer, and a pleasant climate. There are more than 3,000 hours of sunshine throughout the year, so it is known as the "Sunshine City".
Potala Palace (Tibetan: པོ་ཏ་ལ)
Located on Maburi Mountain northwest of Lhasa, it is the highest-altitude majestic building in the world, integrating palaces, castles and temples. It is also the largest and most complete ancient palace and castle complex in Tibet. The landscape pattern on the back of the fifth set of RMB 50 banknotes is the Potala Palace. The main building is divided into two parts: the White House and the Red Palace. The main building is 117 meters high, with 13 floors on the outside and 9 floors on the inside.
Visits to the Potala Palace must be made on the mini program 24 hours in advance, and must be accurate to the specific date and time. With a valid reservation code, you can enter the Potala Palace through pre-checking on the east and west sides before the reservation time, and then enter the main building of the Potala Palace through the south main gate. Our reservation time was 9:40 in the morning, we entered the South Gate at 8:50, checked in at 9:30 and entered the main building of the Potala Palace.
Various explanation services, customized explanations, team explanations, etc. can be purchased through third-party official and unofficial channels. Climbing the Potala Palace at an altitude of more than 3,600 meters with a tour guide listening to the explanation is a bit difficult, and having to follow the tour guide is not our way of traveling. It is highly recommended to use the Beidou Star voice guide. The guide has Bluetooth and will automatically explain wherever you go, saving time and effort without interfering with each other. Beidou Star has rental points on the left side of the South Gate entrance and opposite where you buy Potala Palace tickets.
It takes about 2 hours to visit the entire Potala Palace. Regarding religious relations, photography is not allowed inside the Potala Palace, so you need to be conscious.
👇It’s so beautiful, enjoy the stolen pictures.
The Potala Palace was originally built by Zampo Songtsen Gampo of the Tubo Dynasty to marry Princess Chizun and Princess Wencheng. After the Potala Palace was rebuilt in 1645 by the Dharma protector King Gushi Khan and the Gelug regent Suonan Qunpei during the Hoshuote Khanate period of the Qing Dynasty, it became the winter palace residence of the Dalai Lama and the venue for major religious and political ceremonies. It is also the place where the Dalai Lama’s stupa is enshrined. In 1690, under the auspices of Dipa Sangye Gyatso, the Red Hall of the Fifth Dalai Lama Pagoda was modified and completed in 1693. Later it experienced expansion on behalf of the Dalai Lama.
The White House is the Dalai Lama's winter palace and was once the seat of the former Tibetan local government's offices. It is seven stories high. The White House is named after its white exterior wall. The oldest existing building in the Potala Palace is the Fawang Cave. In the 9th century, the Potala Palace was destroyed due to civil strife in Tibet, and only the Dharma King's Cave remained. Inside the cave are statues of himself, Princess Wencheng, Princess Chizun of Nepal and others that are said to have been made by Songtsen Gampo during his lifetime. The top floor is the "Sunlight Hall", the Dalai Lama's residence. Part of the roof in the hall is open, allowing sunlight to penetrate, and it is covered with tarpaulin at night, hence the name. The Sunlight Hall is divided into two parts: the east and the west. The West Sunlight Hall (Niyue Solangleji) is the original hall, and the East Sunlight Hall (Gaden Langse) is a later imitation. The layout of the two is similar, and they were built by the 13th and 14th generations respectively. The Dalai Lama's palace is also where they handle government affairs. The hierarchy here is strict and only high-ranking monks and lay officials are allowed to enter. The palace includes a worship hall, a sutra hall, a sutra study room and bedrooms, etc., all of which are very luxuriously furnished.
The Red Palace is located in the center of the Potala Palace, with a red exterior wall. The palace adopts a mandala layout, with many sutra halls and Buddhist halls built around the stupa halls of the Dalai Lamas of the past dynasties, thus connecting it with the White House. The most important building in the Red Palace is the pagoda hall of the Dalai Lama of the past dynasties. There are five stupas in total, namely the fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth and thirteenth generations. Each palace has the same shape but different sizes. The largest of them is the Fifth Dalai Lama Pagoda Hall (Zanglin Jingji), which is three stories high and is supported by 16 large square pillars. The fifth Dalai Lama's Pagoda is placed in the center, and the pagodas of the 10th and 12th Dalai Lama are on both sides. The Xiangtang West Hall (Cuoqinlu, also known as Sixipingcuo) of the Fifth Dalai Lama's Pagoda Hall is the largest hall in the Red Palace, with a height of more than 6 meters and an area of 725.7 square meters. Inside the hall hangs a plaque titled "The First Place of Yonglian" written by Emperor Qianlong, with the Dalai Lama's throne underneath. The entire hall is decorated with carved beams and painted pillars, and there are 698 murals, most of which are related to the life of the fifth Dalai Lama. To the west of the Red Palace is the Thirteenth Dalai Lama's Pagoda Hall (Gray Dunjue), which was built in 1936 and is the latest building in the Potala Palace. Its scale is comparable to that of the Fifth Dalai Lama's Pagoda Hall. In addition to the stupa, the palace also enshrines a silver statue of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama and a ritual object made of 200,000 pearls and coral beads. "Manza".
For more than 300 years, the Potala Palace has collected and preserved extremely rich historical relics. Among them are more than 2,500 square meters of murals, nearly a thousand pagodas, tens of thousands of statues, and tens of thousands of thangkas; there are also precious scriptures and classics such as the Bayeux Sutra and the Kangyur Sutra; they represent the history of Tibetan local government and The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, who were connected to the central government, bestowed upon the Dalai Lama gold volumes, gold seals, and jade seals, as well as a large number of gold and silver products, porcelain, enamel wares, jade wares, brocade wares, and craft treasures. These cultural relics are colorful and rich in themes. The Thirteenth Dalai Lama's Pagoda Hall is the latest building in the Potala Palace. Construction started in 1933 and was completed in 3 years. In addition, there are halls such as the Guru Hall, Samantabhadra Hall, Xiangtong Hall, Kalachakra Hall, Sakyamuni Nengren Hall, Sakyamuni Baihang Hall, Flower Master Hall, Bodhi Path Stage Hall, Mingming Hall, and Hereditary Hall. In August 2015, Tibet passed the "Regulations on the Protection and Management of Cultural Heritage of the Potala Palace in the Tibet Autonomous Region". As a world cultural heritage, the Potala Palace will be further protected. In 2016, based on the Potala Palace Management Office's application for a renovation project, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage allocated more than 31 million yuan, and in 2017 officially launched the construction of the 7 golden buildings, 7 vases on the top floor of the Potala Palace, and the fifth, seventh, and seventh centuries. Renovation project of the five golden domes of the Eighth and Ninth Dalai Lama's Pagoda Hall and Pabala Kang Hall. On November 7, 2018, the renovation project of the Golden Domes of the Potala Palace was completed and accepted, marking the successful conclusion of the one-and-a-half-year-long renovation project of the Golden Domes of the Potala Palace and its ancillaries.
Barkhor Street
It takes 20 minutes to walk from the Potala Palace to Barkhor Street. In Tibetan, "Bakuo" means "transiting the sutra path". Barkhor Street, also known as Bajiao Street, is a famous turning road and commercial center in Lhasa. It has relatively completely preserved the traditional appearance and living style of the ancient city. The original street of Barkhor Street was just a single prayer path around the Jokhang Temple, which Tibetans called the "holy road". We two blind men walked in a counterclockwise circle twice. After walking for a while, we found that we were going in the opposite direction to everyone else. It should go around in a clockwise circle.
Today's Barkhor Street is very commercial. Many teahouses serve Camellia oleifera; many people braid Tibetan braids; many take Tibetan photos: traditional Tibetan clothing and makeup are provided, and then one-on-one photographers follow the photos, and find a place with red or yellow walls. The photos are really beautiful, and from time to time I borrow the Wangcai from next door as props; there are many internet celebrity check-in spots, and the Time Travel Bookstore is a good check-in spot: it sells books, celebrity movies, coffee drinks, and a small courtyard There is also a resident singer in the bar playing the guitar and singing about the freedom and ease of wandering around the world. Barkhor Street is very lively, but remember to circle clockwise.
Yongzong Hotel – Maggie Ami
In the novel "Tsangyang Gyatso", Tsangyang Gyatso opened a small door on the east side of the Potala Palace and often walked 2 kilometers at night to meet with Yangzong Hotel on Baguo Street under the pseudonym Dangsang WangboYu Qiongzhuoga.
I once thought that being passionate would harm my holy life,
When you enter the mountains, you are afraid of losing sight of the city.
The world is safe and secure,
If you don’t live up to the Tathagata, you won’t live up to your Majesty.
– Cangyang Gyatso
The current Maggi Ami Restaurant and Bar is the Yangzong Hotel back then. Miss Eva’s obsession with Tsangyang Gyatso is a must-see. However, Maggie Ami is already an internet celebrity restaurant. We finally climbed up the old shabby stairs to the second floor. The small restaurant bar was packed with people. Miss Eva went in and took a walk, looked around, took a deep breath, okay, let's go, we are finally here. So we walked along the Pizza Hut, passed KFC, and walked deeper into the alley to find our Tibetan restaurant in Bangda Cang. It is a quiet little courtyard in the middle of the bustle, which is especially suitable for us to eat and rest at noon.
Jokhang Temple
After lunch, continue the visit to Jokhang Temple. The Jokhang Temple, also known as "Zulakang" and "Juekang" (meaning Buddhist temple in Tibetan), is a Tibetan Buddhist temple built by King Songtsen Gampo of Tibet. The reason why Lhasa has the reputation of "Holy Land" is related to this Related to the Buddha statue. The temple was originally called "Jhasa", and later "Jhasa" became the name of the city and evolved into the current "Lhasa". The Jokhang Temple has a history of more than 1,300 years and occupies the supreme status in Tibetan Buddhism. The Jokhang Temple is the most splendid Tubo-era building in Tibet and the earliest civil structure building in Tibet. It also pioneered the Tibetan Pingchuan-style temple and municipal regulations.
The circle surrounding the Sakyamuni Buddha Hall in the center of the Jokhang Temple is called "Nangkuo", the circle surrounding the outer wall of Jokhang Temple is called "Bakuo", and the streets radiating out from the Jokhang Temple are called "Bakuo Street", that is, Bajiao Street. . With the Jokhang Temple as the center and including the Potala Palace, Yaowang Mountain and Ramoche Temple, the large circle is called "Lin Kuo". These three rings from the inside to the outside are the routes used by Tibetans to perform prayer rituals.
According to legend, the purpose of constructing the Jokhang Temple was to enshrine a statue of Mingjiu Dorje, that is, an 8-year-old life-size statue of Sakyamuni. The Buddha statue was brought from Kathmandu by Princess Chizun of Nepal who was married to Songtsen Gampo, the King of Tibet at that time. At present, what is enshrined in the Jokhang Temple is the 12-year-old life-size statue of Sakyamuni brought by Princess Wencheng from Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty. Is there such a thing as the exchange of Buddha statues (the 12-year-old statue of Sakyamuni and the 8-year-old statue of Sakyamuni)? In fact, the matter of changing the Buddha statues comes from some chapters in Tubo books with too many fantasy and absurd plots. We don't have to worry too much.
Photography is not allowed inside the Jokhang Temple, so you need to be conscious.
Phuntsok Khangsang
A friend recommended a restaurant with a view of the entire Potala Palace from the side. It was already fully booked in the evening and it was impossible to make a reservation. It is estimated that you need to book a dinner seat a week in advance. So we rushed to try our luck at the afternoon tea time and had dinner at the same time. I arrived at the restaurant after 5 o'clock. After waiting for a while, I got a seat by the window. I was told that I had to finish eating at 7 o'clock. The scenery cannot be said to be beautiful; the food cannot be said to be delicious. But there is beautiful scenery, and everything else is just clouds. Being able to dine facing the Potala Palace is beyond satisfying and highly recommended.
The afternoon sun shines to the west and backlights, so the best viewing time is from 7 to 9 pm. However, we booked a performance by Princess Wencheng and had to rush to the mountain to watch the performance.
"Princess Wencheng" large-scale epic live drama
The place that cannot be reached is called the distance
The place you can't go back to is called hometown
"Princess Wencheng" is a large-scale live-action drama on Tibetan culture invested by Yushang Harmony Group and Lhasa Potala Cultural Tourism Group. It premiered in 2013. With the natural landscape of Lhasa as the background, it tells the historical story of the marriage between Princess Wencheng and Songtsen Gampo more than 1,300 years ago. The whole play is divided into five acts and lasts about 90 minutes. There are more than 800 actors and actresses, and the supporting roles include sheep, cattle and galloping horses. Shop around for the best fares on Fliggy, and they also provide round-trip transfers from the hotel. We booked seats in the VIP area for 580 yuan, and luckily we were assigned seats in the V2 area, facing the center of the stage. The live performance was calm and the effect was shocking, which won the recognition of the "drama queen" Miss Eva.
October 5th On the plane
Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chongqing and transfer back to Shanghai, a perfect trip to Sichuan and Tibet!
– FIN –
appendix
About high reaction
Several professional friends who often go to Tibet to lead teams to climb Mount Everest said this: Rhodiola rosea capsules/oral liquids/raw materials brewing or various high-anti-reflective substances are actually not very effective. Compared with brewing with raw materials, they are more useful. point. Your body needs time to adapt to the plateau. The altitude is about 4,000, and it will take your body about 3-4 days to adapt, if you are a normal person.
I am a normal person who usually exercises a lot, frequently and with high intensity.
I started taking rhodiola capsules two days in advance before departure. On the second day after arriving in Chengdu, I started brewing rhodiola raw materials every day. I used local tap water (in order to better absorb the water and soil) to boil + soak the rhodiola raw materials. Drink a small cup that night and a large cup during the next day. I drank it continuously for four days and continued taking Rhodiola rosea capsules until the eighth day.
Are Rhodiola rosea capsules/raw materials/oral liquid useful? I agree that it has more of a psychological effect. If this medicine can soothe high-reaction psychology, then it is a special medicine and super useful.
*I bought some raw materials of Rhodiola rosea at the medical insurance designated pharmacy in Linzhi, priced at 0.2 yuan/gram, and a large pack is about 20 yuan (it feels like I bought a large pack of wood bark) for my next trip to Tibet.
Altitude sickness is basically a matter of time adaptation. By the third or fourth day, you can basically move normally on a plateau with an altitude of about 3500-4000. However, this does not mean that you can run and climb at will. Slow movement is the rule. Exercises such as fitness and swimming that increase cardiopulmonary function are also not recommended. You need to be careful not to soak in hot springs for too long and not to catch a cold.
* Glucose powder has also been brewed. It has basically no effect and can be ignored.
*Headache powder is actually aspirin and is not recommended. If you have dizziness and headache, it is safer and more effective to use Fenbital.
* If you can't sleep at night, you can take an appropriate amount of sleeping pills or melatonin to ensure sleep.
Food
Dianping's ratings and recommendations along the way are basically reliable. A taste score of 4 or above is a guarantee for the restaurant's dishes and environment. There will be varying degrees of acclimatization for tourists, so we should try to choose restaurants with good hygiene and try to eat light meals. There are not many or very expensive fish along the way, but there are a lot of pork, beef, and poultry, especially fungi. Mutton is not as abundant as on the Qinghai-Tibet line.
Needless to say, Sichuan cuisine is available everywhere in Sichuan, but it is inevitable that small restaurants are heavy on oil and spicy.
Butter tea and tsampa
It is a Tibetan food that can be seen everywhere in Tibet. Basically everyone drinks it and knows how to make it. There are two types of butter tea: salty tea and sweet tea. Sweet tea is a bit like fragrant milk tea and very smooth. Zanba is made from highland barley flour, butter tea and some sugar, and is kneaded into the shape of your hands. Every local can knead it.
Moxi Town “Tibetan Banquet”
There is a "Tibetan Jiayan" restaurant in the Moxi Church in the town. It has an elegant environment and delicious food. It is highly recommended. Compared with the Sichuan food in the town, it is a bit more expensive, but it is worth the money, including highland barley cakes and butter tea. Very nice. Recommend sitting outside.
“Gantui Restaurant”
We found the best Sichuan cuisine in Moxi town. Coincidentally, we bought a lot of highland barley flower + conch powder, which is also produced by Gancui Restaurant snack shop. There is a Taobao link where you can ask the restaurant to order it. It is highly recommended. Finally, I ate delicious and tender boiled fish at Gancui Restaurant. It cost 38 yuan per pound. It must be some kind of local freshwater fish. It had a lot of bones. It tasted great and the price was very reasonable.
👆Highland Barley Flowers
Received souvenirs that received unanimous praise
👇Highland barley powder
Lulang "Holy Land Stone Pot" Restaurant
It would be a pity not to eat stone pot chicken when you go to Linzhi Lulang. The stone pot is hollowed out from a whole stone, and the chicken is a native chicken raised by local Tibetans. It is made from streams flowing from the snow-capped mountains and mixed with ginseng, Tibetan fritillary, lily, wolfberry and other medicinal materials are slowly simmered, which is definitely a delicacy in the world. The delicious "Tibetan chicken with matsutake and wild mushrooms in stone pot" is 498 yuan for a medium pot (you can add cordyceps for an additional 100 yuan). It has a whole chicken (the chicken feet are black and there is a lot of meat), which is enough for 4-6 people. Each pot comes with two side dishes of tofu and green vegetables. After eating the chicken soup and mushrooms, you can also add chicken soup to serve as hot pot.
Original chicken soup + tender Tibetan chicken + matsutake and various fungi + white rice = satisfying.
Linzhi "Deqinglin Kitchen"
The Nepalese/Tibetan dishes at the Tibetan restaurant and bar are very authentic, and the Nepalese beef/mutton/chicken set meal or beef/mutton masala are excellent choices. That naan is full of praise and brings back wonderful memories of my visit to Kathmandu in 2009.
Our Tibetan Restaurant in Bangdacang, Lhasa (Barkhor Street Branch 2)
It is recommended to order the set menu, the drinks are average, but the environment is outstanding. You can enjoy the tranquility in the bustling Barkhor Street and enjoy a quiet meal.
Lhasa Phuntsok Kangsang Music Fashion Landscape Restaurant (Potala Palace Branch)
Be sure to book dinner in advance. You can wait for a table at any time for afternoon tea, but it doesn't make much sense. The sun is shining in the west, and the restaurant is backlit in the east, so it's not suitable for taking pictures. Because the sunset is around 8:30, the best dining time is 7-9 pm. The restaurant cannot accommodate you without making a reservation in advance. As I said it is a restaurant with a view, don't be picky about the taste of the food. The food is unpalatable and expensive. The view from the window of the Potala Palace is worth a visit and highly recommended.
All photos are presented by iPhoneXR and Huawei P30.
Recommended novel "Tsangyang Gyatso" - written by Gao Ping
From the hills of the east,
The bright moon rose;
The face of a girl with motherly love,
came to my mind.
Bee was born too early,
The flowers bloom too late again;
O poor lover,
It was too late to meet again.
The sorrow of wading across the river,
The boatman can remove it for you:
The sorrow of the lover’s passing,
Who can help you disappear?
The sun shines on the four continents,
Circling around Mount Sumeru endlessly:
my beloved lover,
But once you leave, you never look back!
– Cangyang Gyatso