Litang Travel Notes
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DAY1
You must go to Litang once in your life.
Departing from Chengdu at 6:20 in the morning, we arrived at Daocheng Yading Airport after an hour. As soon as I got off the plane, I was shivering from the cold, so I hurried to get my suitcase and took out the coat inside to wrap myself tightly. After a lot of tossing, I felt the air was thin and I was slightly out of breath. Fortunately, there is no high reaction. I ordered breakfast at the restaurant at the exit gate, and while waiting on the sofa, I got used to it a lot. After eating bread and eggs and drinking hot milk, I squinted on the sofa for a while and waited for classmate Xiao Xu who arrived around 9:30.
When the airport announcement sounded that the flight was arriving, I sent a message to Xiao Xu to confirm, then I grabbed my suitcase and waited for her at the exit. At that time, I was the only one standing in the middle of the hall around the exit. After waiting for a while, someone came out of the exit. The first two men came out and passed less than one meter in front of me. The person near me was wearing a small fisherman's hat and a mask, tightly wrapped, only revealing a pair of round eyes. I kept staring at his eyes, and I could even see the slightly heavier redness in his eyes. I kept staring at him as he passed in front of me, always feeling very much like Ding Zhen. When I turned my head and saw the person next to him clearly, my mind buzzed. It was Rong'er (Ding Zhen's bodyguard Luo Rong, known as Rong'er by fans)! The man wearing the fisherman hat just now was Ding Zhen! I actually met him at the airport! What kind of magical luck is this! My hands were shaking and I sent a message to tell Xiao Xu that I seemed to have seen Ding Zhen, and then I watched him walk away through the glass. I was so excited that I couldn't describe it. I didn't have high reflexes just now, but I actually started to breathe heavily.
We waited a little longer at the exit gate to see Xiao Xu, and then walked out of the airport together. Teacher Thubeng (Ding Zhen’s Tibetan language teacher) was talking to a young man at the door. I didn’t know who he was waiting for. We greeted him happily.
Because I had just seen Ding Zhen go away, I thought that Mr. Tudeng might have come to interfere with the fans' sight and let Ding Zhen leave smoothly, so I didn't want to stay any longer and immediately called the taxi driver Bajue who had made an appointment in advance. Come pick us up. After putting the luggage in Master Bajue's car, Xiao Xu and Xiao Xu went to take photos in front of the stone monument outside Aden Airport (Xiao Xu said she couldn't find the photo). After taking the photo, I was walking towards Master Bajue's car and saw Phuntsok (Ding Zhen's younger brother) standing at the back of a car packing his luggage, together with Lang Jia (Ding Zhen's cousin? Doubtful) and Ronger. I stared at Phuntsok for a few more times and then continued walking forward. When I turned my head, I suddenly saw Ding Zhen sitting in the passenger seat with his hat and mask off. The real person is really handsome! ! I was afraid of scaring him and making him think that I was an illegitimate child. Although I was so excited inside, I still looked calm and calm on my face and looked at it twice. Just left.
On the way from the airport to Litang, Xiao Xu and I couldn't stop chattering away, marveling at the scenery along the way. Xiao Xu kept taking pictures with his camera. It feels very refreshing to not have high reflexes. We call ourselves natural Tongtang people. Master Bajue occasionally chatted with us and answered some of our questions. We digested his Tibetan Mandarin well and had no problem communicating. During this period, I picked up the Coke I asked Master Bajue to bring and was about to drink it. Master Bajue took out a can of Wangzai milk and asked us if we wanted to drink it. He said, "You drink Coke, I'll drink this." while opening it. I took a sip from the can of Wangzai milk. Xiaoxu and I were struck by the contrast between Master Bajue's "tall and mighty Kangba man who likes to drink Wangzai milk", and we madly spat out rainbow farts to praise him for being cute.
It was already around 12 noon when we arrived in Litang, and Master Bajue sent us to the entrance of Snowy Love Song Hotel. When it was time to pay, Xiao Xu’s phone ran out of battery, and I didn’t have enough WeChat money, so I was in an embarrassing situation. Finally, I remembered that I brought 300 cash with me, gave it to Master Bajue, and then transferred the money for oxygen and coke to him via WeChat, and that solved the problem.
After waving goodbye to Master Bajue, we entered the hotel and registered at the front desk. However, the lady at the front desk said that she could not find the reservation record and asked to see our order. The order was in Xiao Xu’s phone, but her phone was out of battery, so we waited at the hotel front desk waiting for Xiao Xu’s phone to charge and turn on. At this time, a group of people got off the bus at the entrance of the hotel and walked in (Xiao Zheng's family appeared). We met each other, booked new rooms and then went back to our rooms.
Although there is no high reflex, I still feel a little dizzy if I move a little too much.
After resting until about two o'clock, we were in good condition. Xiao Xu and I immediately advanced our original plan to go to the ancient town the next day to the afternoon. After going out and walking for a while following the signs towards the ancient town, we felt bad. We asked a lady on the roadside and learned that we still had ten minutes to go. We immediately gave up the idea of walking to the ancient town and took a taxi. . So in the blink of an eye we arrived at the entrance of the ancient town. We didn’t eat lunch and felt a little hungry. It happened that the cake shop owner (cake shop owner) was right at the entrance, so we walked into the shop and sat where Zhenzhen had been sitting. We ordered Zhenzhen’s same highland barley bread and yogurt.
The cake man is still not in the cake shop, only two girls are looking after the shop. After eating, Xiao Xu also took a photo of me holding the drum that Zhenzhen had taken.
After walking out of the cake shop, we walked into the ancient town tourist service center opposite the cake shop, and prepared to ask a guide to take a tour of the ancient town. There were not many tourists at this time, and most of the guides at the visitor center were there. (Before coming to Litang, I had already spotted a guy on Douyin, but when I actually picked him, I was intimidated by his aloof temperament.) When we answered the girl’s question with “anyone is fine”, who should I choose? After asking questions, a young man named Zeren volunteered to be our commentator this time. After careful consideration, we gave up buying the museum package and chose to buy separate tickets.
Starting from the entrance of the ancient town and walking straight in, although it is my first time here, everything here is so familiar. I have traveled online countless times.
Along the way, the little brother explained to us the decorations on the roadside walls, the ancient walls left after the renovation of a section of the ancient town, the simmering mulberry terrace, and the twin trees. Then we took off our hats and walked into the birthplace of the seventh Dalai Lama, the Renkang Ancient House. .
The boy chatted a few words in Tibetan with the lama who came to sell tickets and then led us into a small house next to it. The lights inside are dim and there are only a few tourists here and there. In the middle of the story, Xiao Xu felt dizzy, probably because of the lack of air circulation in the room. So she went out to rest early, and the little brother continued to explain the rest to me. (He told some very fantastical things, such as when the seventh Dalai Lama Kelsang Gyatso was born, the sun and the moon shone together, it rained petals, and milk oozed from the eaves of the ancient house. Later, experts identified it as the milk of a lion. (He did point out the breast milk to me and I saw it.) I didn’t believe it, but he emphasized again and again with a serious face: It’s true, and I won’t talk nonsense about things that are not true. I was dubious and didn’t question it anymore) When I was leaving Renkang Ancient House, my little brother whispered to me to walk faster. I was confused and still walked a few steps obediently. Just when I was thinking about why no one came to collect the ticket money, the little brother told me: There is no need to buy tickets, my brother is the one selling the tickets. To my surprise, we had already reached the square in front of Renkang Ancient House, so I only had to connect. Thank you twice, and then started looking for Xiao Xu.
Xiao Xu squatted in the middle of the square. My brother and I walked over to ask about her condition, and then helped her to the chair. Xiao Xu rejected my offer to rest, so we continued to the next location - Cangyang Gyatso Miniature Museum. Make a half-circle along the prayer path, then turn left onto a trail and go straight, and the Tsangyang Gyatso Miniature Museum will come into view. Next door is Cangyang Study Room, the place where Zhenzhen performed the live broadcast. I even donated 20 books here when I was raising funds. Since we all wanted to see the Cangyang Study Room later in the evening, we didn’t buy tickets to enter the museum. We just walked around the Cangyang Study Room for a while and helped Xiao Xu take the same photo of Teacher Du (Ding Zhen’s boss). Then left.
Next destination - Kham Wax Museum.
Since my brother insisted that the path can only be walked clockwise, we followed the remaining half of the path clockwise to the square in front of Renkang Ancient House. The little brother is very interesting. During the conversation, I learned that he has a black pony (I forgot its name), he can play horses for a long time, and he has a younger brother who was a horse racing prince. Continuing along the turning road, we reached the first corner and arrived at the Kangba Wax Museum (I didn’t notice it when I passed by it for the first time). The guy selling tickets at the door was obsessed with playing with his mobile phone. Xiao Xu paid for the ticket and I During the registration period, Brother Zeren chatted with the ticket salesman in Tibetan for a while. Then we entered the house, which is said to have a history of more than 200 years (and touched the Tibetan Mastiff specimen at the door). The wax figures inside are a little weird. Xiao Xu and his brother mentioned that he felt a little scared in the wax museum, and the brother started his "I feel scared too" and "I'm a scary ghost" path (ps: I think he is either really scared or just teasing us) We saw many things that appeared in the real CCTV live broadcast. After explaining the first floor, the guy told us that we were not allowed to go up to the second floor. He communicated with the ticket guy again and he could take us around this time (thank you, thank you). The stairs in the Tibetan room are extremely narrow and steep. I just went upstairs and accidentally knocked my head. After going upstairs, we visited the traditional Khampa housing structure - in addition to the living area, kitchen and storage room, there will also be a separate room for the male owner's office and a Buddhist hall.
After coming out of the Kham Wax Museum, the explanation was almost over. We walked around the circuit clockwise again, and then walked to the tourist service center - ready to check in to the Chef Ding's Hotpot. We planned to go to Changchun Ker Temple the day after tomorrow and ask Brother Zeren to explain it, so Xiao Xu added him on WeChat, and then we happily said goodbye to him and turned into Chef Ding’s Hot Pot Restaurant.
The lobby on the first floor was very empty, which made us suspect that we were in the wrong place. It wasn't until I was directed to the second floor that I saw the kitchen and dining table. The live broadcast of Zhenzhen Night Tour to the Ancient Town is at the stairwell on the second floor. After sitting down, we ordered the special boiled steak and several dishes.
At this time, the second floor was very empty, and there were very few people eating. We were the only ones at the table. The proprietress and the chef came over to chat with us leisurely. We talked about how Teacher Gao (Teacher Ding Zhen) had just come to eat in the morning (so we just talked with Teacher Gao missed it) and talked about a girl who came to eat three times alone. The steak was indeed very tender, and the tomato soup base was also delicious. Xiao Xu and I had seven or eight bowls of it.
After coming out of Chef Ding’s house, we strolled around the ancient streets to eat.
Then we met Xiao Zheng’s family. Xiao Zheng told us that she met Yin Deng’s brother (Ding Zhen’s colleague, who is affectionately called brother by fans because he often captures satisfying shots during live broadcasts). Because Xiao Zheng's family is a bit anti-rebellious, they heard that we planned to go to Xiazetong (the village where Ding Zhen's family is located) tomorrow, and when we came back that day, we immediately decided to go alone with us. Xiao Xu and Xiao Zheng added each other on WeChat and agreed on a departure time.
Saying goodbye to Xiao Zheng's family, we unknowingly strolled to Cangyang Gyatso Miniature Museum.
After registering and buying tickets at the door, the guide stationed on duty left work on his own, leaving us to wander around as we pleased. This haunting place that I have watched countless times in videos is now in it. Walking through the white poetry curtains, it was hazy, dreamlike, and even gave rise to a sense of unreality.
After checking in and taking pictures at the place where Zhenzhen had taken photos before, we sat down on the sofa where he had sat and rested for a long time. Looking at the window and scriptures in front of me, I automatically pictured in my mind the image of him leaning against the window and seriously printing scriptures with his head down when he first became popular. I really came to Ding Zhen's world.
With the regret of not hearing the explanation, we left the Cangyang Gyatso Miniature Museum and headed to the square in front of Renkang Ancient House to see Guozhuang.
While we were sitting by the square waiting for Guozhuang to start, Wang Youmei (Ding Zhen’s fan name) wearing red Tibetan clothing took the initiative to chat with us. During the chat, I learned that she came to Litang during the New Year and had already settled down. Together with several other Wang Youmei, she opened a milk tea shop outside the ancient street. She also told us how the local elders respected Zhenzhen and regarded him as a living Buddha. (There is a fantasy story here. It is said that a Buddhist scripture thousands of years ago predicted that a young man from the Genie Mountain would bring blessings and other blessings to Litang. After hearing this, I was amazed and got up. Goosebumps) What shocked me the most was that she was the mother of a child and the child was several years older than Zhenzhen. But it couldn't be seen from her face that she was still young and beautiful. After Guozhuang started, she went to dance. Her movements were graceful and beautiful, and she was worthy of being a dance teacher.
After watching Guozhuang for a while, we met Xiao Zheng’s family again, chatting and watching the dance outside. Xiao Zheng's parents knew that Xiao Zheng liked Zhenzhen and supported her coming to Litang. They also accompanied her because they were worried. (Very envious🥺) After watching for a while, Xiao Zheng’s family went back first. The three of us walked into the Himalayan Black Yak Cafe at Xiao Xu’s suggestion. We each ordered drinks and sat down on the second floor to chat. I can’t remember the specific content of the chat, but I still remember that we had a very pleasant chat.
After coming out of the cafe, Guozhuang was still going on. We walked out of the ancient town and hailed a taxi back to the Snowy Love Song Hotel. This afternoon was an unexpected joy. We were worried about getting high before coming. Our original plan was to rest for an afternoon and then go play the next day. Unexpectedly, we are natural Tongtang people. Even though we only slept for three hours the day before, we were still not high and full of energy. My uncle is very happy to have an extra half-day holiday.
After washing up, I checked the accounts with Xiao Xu. (Thanks to Xiao Xu, I experienced the joy of being taken care of by a rich woman.) I lay down and hit the pillow and fell asleep soon after.