Ali Ring Line Review (3)
Climb more than 5,000 mountains and sleep in more than 4,000 beds.
June 9, 2020
Lunar Calendar Leap April 18th Gengzi Year of the Rat Renwu Month Guiwei Day
The photo on the left was taken at 05:39 on June 9. I opened my eyes and saw this ray of sunlight shining on the wall with complicated colors. The Tibetan hotel we stayed in was full of patterns like this, and it was like living in a kaleidoscope. The others are probably similar. This kind of environment always makes me feel restless. The color saturation is too high.
06:32, the sky is bright. This night, there was no chance of sleep.
07:19
breakfast
Saying goodbye to the mountains, our destination today is Jilong Valley. I checked the encyclopedia. Jilonggou means "comfortable village" or "happy village" in Tibetan. It has a low altitude, lush plants, and sufficient oxygen. It sounds very exciting. I can finally breathe full oxygen and sleep well. .
I stopped to pee and take pictures. Under the sunlight, the asphalt on the road melted.
Is this a double flyer? The sun here is so strong, how many times have we roasted our wings in the cold and heat?
The plateau is interesting, the high altitude is bitter, and there are even more idiotic children in the middle.
You should say something, the clouds are thousands of miles away, the snow is falling on thousands of mountains, who is the shadow going to?
Every time I go to the plateau, I always lament that the wide angle is not wide enough. And when you see flying birds and antelopes, you will feel that the telephoto lens is not long enough. Some people may lament that life is not long enough to take pictures of the beautiful scenery and various aspects of life.
Whether I was lying down or standing, I pretended to be presentable.
Life between heaven and earth is suddenly like a traveler from afar.
Well, suddenly he is like a traveler traveling far away.
I have to admit that there are always some people who find it easy to pose in a better-looking way when taking photos. I often review myself in this regard, but to no avail. Along the way, everyone took a lot of photos, and mine were often a little embarrassing. I used to say that Luke could always capture some embarrassing moments of mine. Later, after reflection, I found that it was not the photographer’s problem, but the subject’s problem. Therefore, it is better to hide behind the camera and see the world.
Like a sheep?
The lunch of this day is still self-heating rice, next to Pekucuo.
Video BY Xiaokai
The unfinished wine on the train has been serving as a vase these days. It is staged from time to time for self-mockery.
If you want to have a cup of tea outdoors, you have to worry about strong winds. First, use stones to squeeze the paper cups to solve the problem of the cups moving around in the wind, and then overcome all difficulties and pour the water in.
There is a dish called Stone Pot Chicken, and ours is Stone Cup Tea.
Cross the Kongtanglam Mountain and head towards Jilong Valley.
Can you see the temple on the mountain? In the upper right corner.
Chagaldasuo Temple, founded in 1160, is one of the holy places for spiritual practice of Milarepa, the founder of the Kagyu Sect, in Jilong County, Shigatse Prefecture. The temple is built according to the mountainous terrain, with undulating shapes, covering an area of about 8,400 square meters. All buildings are made of wood and stone. It is a famous historic site.
From Baidu Encyclopedia
As we walked along, there were more and more vegetation, and our breathing became easier, as if we could see oxygen.
Shandong pancakes are sold nationwide. On the roof of the world, we bring you the taste of home. However, I didn't eat it. Our family doesn't eat pancakes very much.
Finally arrived in Geelong and stayed at the hotel. After a rough day, coupled with the lack of oxygen before, facing the guest room on the third floor without an elevator, I couldn't help but gasp.
June 10, 2020
Lunar Calendar Leap April 19th Gengzi Year of the Rat Renwu Month Jiashen Day
After a good night's sleep, my first thought when I woke up was that I wanted to stay here and not leave.
When I ate last night, I felt particularly relaxed. I no longer had to fight for breath and swallowing, and I could drink beer. Thinking back on this, I feel like a joke.
Breakfast is served at a restaurant.
Looking through the records on my phone, I have a very good impression of this cup of tea. As soon as we sat down, the boss made each of us a cup of tea. The cups were clean and the tea was warm, unlike other places.
As a port, Geelong is lined with shops on the streets.
After dinner, I walked around in the street and took some photos with my phone to make friends. A friend asked me to bring saffron back. I remembered that on the train to Tibet, someone was selling saffron. The bottle clearly stated that the place of origin was Chongming, Shanghai. The can of black wolfberry Lu Ju bought at that time was produced in his hometown. Enter Tibet and switch to domestic sales.
From Jilong Town, climb up the mountain road to Naixia Village. When I say climb up, I mean climb up in a car.
Video BY Lu Ju
Under the natural height difference, the farmland and villages at the foot of the mountain look a bit like a paradise.
Video BY Xiaokai
Wandering around the village, there are not many people. Occasionally you meet a villager who greets you, Tashi Delek, Tashi Delek.
There is a canyon near the port, I forgot the place name. I dare not go up this bridge.
On the evening of the 9th, I read some information about Geelong on the Internet, and I didn’t want to leave even more. Every time you go out to play, there will always be a place that makes you feel that you have overlooked it in your itinerary planning, and you should plan more time to stay here. The only thing I can comfort myself with is that it may come again in my lifetime. You have to go, there is a schedule waiting behind you, you are urging yourself to move forward and grow old.
In the Qing Dynasty, Zhaoti Barrier was the name for the mountain where the stone carvings were located. In July of the 53rd year of Qianlong's reign (1788), the Langka army invaded the Tibetan border and successively occupied Nyalam and Jilong (today's Jilong Town), and headed towards Zongga. Jilong is an official stronghold on the border of Tibet. It was occupied by the Langjun for a year. The Langjun built a 20-foot-high stone barrier under the Shizhu official stronghold and set up strongholds around it (existing). Later, Fukang'an commanded the soldiers to break through the enemy's military stronghold and wipe out thousands of enemies. Jilong was able to recover. This place became the main route for the Qing army to counterattack the Langka army.
The text is taken from the sign at the entrance of this place.
Himalayan yew
Taxus wallichiana Zucc.
After leaving Geelong, we went out along the canyon we entered yesterday. Today our destination is Zhongba.
Have lunch in Saga
Then go over Kongtanglam Mountain, followed by Manzala Mountain, Zhazala Mountain, Chazang La Mountain and Suo La Mountain. Zazara Mountain was climbed before lunch and I just put these photos together.
The road is long and the cell phone signal is spotty. There are only a few songs that can be listened to, and the cycle goes on and on. One day, this song left a deep impression on me. Lu Ju’s cell phone, because this song title always makes me sigh, every day!
A section of washboard road.
I got tired of listening to songs and started listening to books, about Jin Ping Mei. Murphy listened very carefully, not only recounting Ximen Qing's wives, but also analyzing Ximen Qing's reasons for marrying a wife.
Arrive at Zhongba and check in hotel.
The camera bag that had been with me for seven or eight years finally couldn’t bear the torture anymore. When I left the Everest Base Camp, the zipper was broken. In the morning in Geelong, I asked for needlework from the front desk of the hotel, hoping to find some time to sew until I returned to Lhasa.
Considering that I was going to sleep in a bed at an altitude of more than 4,000 yuan tonight, I put my luggage in the room and started breathing oxygen and sewing zippers. I have to say that my craftsmanship is pretty good, and my needlework is not affected at all. Wealth and honor are in the hands of the thread, and wealth and honor are behind the bag. With oxygen and dense seams, it is not afraid of high altitudes.
The sewn camera bag not only lasted all the way to Lhasa, but also carried me all the way back home, and is still usable.
PHOTO BYChrysanthemum
After eating too much self-heating rice, instant noodles also become delicious.
Xiaokai, who performed well along the way, made a long phone call while eating instant noodles, which caused him to suffer from hypoxia.
June 11, 2020
Lunar Calendar Leap April 20th Gengzi Year of the Rat Renwu Month Yiyou Day
Zhongba
Breakfast is the eggs and steamed buns in the picture. This kind of pasta can be called steamed buns probably because it has fillings inside, but the filling seems to be just a symbolic filling, just to make this kind of food called steamed buns.
The four of us ordered fifteen steamed buns, three eggs, and four bowls of porridge. Just after ordering, a man came in and asked for twenty, but not the porridge. He finished his meal and left like a storm. We ordered fifteen more and barely finished them.
The road in and out of Zhongba.
On the way, he saw a Tibetan's car falling into a ditch, so Murphy went to help.
Maquanhe Wetland Nature Reserve
The thing we saw most along the way was the wild ass. It is said that this stubborn guy likes to race with cars.
After crossing Mayoumu New Bridge, you will reach the boundary of Ali.
From far to near, they are Namunani Peak, Manasarovar Lake, and The Man Who Turned the Lake.
Looking at Kailash from afar
There is no plan to go to Kailash in this trip. It is too difficult to go around the mountains, so looking at it from a distance is also a good choice.
Turn towards Manasarovar, stop for a while on the hillside, take a few photos of prayer flags, say goodbye, and head to Zada.
While crossing Longgalada Ban, I encountered blue sheep. They jumped down from the hillside, climbed over the fence, and went down the mountain. When turning, hillside sheep.
The landform is gradually changing, and Zada Earth Forest is coming soon.
Zada County in the dusk lies on the mountainside.
After dinner, we drove out of the county and found a suitable place to take pictures of the stars.
I have to say, there are so many stars here. This is the place with the most stars visible to the naked eye that I have ever encountered in the first half of my life. It turns out that stars really do twinkle.
There is little Kailu Ju Murphy in the photo. I am in the last photo. Those light trails were drawn by Lu Ju and I with cigarette butts, so they are considered to be in the photo.
I don't know if the galaxy is hot, I just know that there are people under the stars who are very romantic.