Motorcycle travel in Tibet, Gongjue-Mangkham-Zogong

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▼October 1, 2021, Gongjue-Mangkang-Zuogong, sunny. The tents and motorcycles were lightly frozen, and it was freezing cold to pack them up. They also had to find time to dry them out, which added a lot of trouble.

▼Sanyan Cultural Plaza, if you are interested, you can search for relevant literature

▼The streets are deserted, and Tibetans gather at the White Pagoda to pray.

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▼Herdsmen lead their cattle and sheep to migrate, which can range from a hundred meters to a large procession of over a thousand meters.

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▼As the altitude rises, the withered grassland becomes golden

▼Shasela Mountain Pass

▼The sky is clear and there is not a trace of clouds

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▼Latuo Township

▼Latuo Wetland is dotted with lakes and is one of the best wetlands in Qamdo area

▼Driving through the endless mountains and plateaus

▼Budola Mountain Pass

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▼When I met two wolves, I couldn’t move. The wolves turned back and entered the depths of the grassland step by step. I breathed a sigh of relief. The road is relatively straight, so you can shoot when you have time to escape. If it is a winding mountain road, just run away. I met a snow leopard here last time. A few people asked me if I had any pictures. I don’t know what you think.

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▼Gasila Mountain Pass

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▼The grassland becomes green all the way downhill

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▼The rock and soil in Mangkang area are mostly red, and Zangzhai is also built with laterite and red rock. This is one of the characteristics of Kham area.

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▼There are also more and more villages. During the autumn harvest, there are stacks of highland barley stalks in the wheat fields.

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▼The end point of S202 is G318 with a colored roof. There are indeed more cars on the Sichuan-Tibet South Line.

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▼Zongla Mountain Pass

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▼Mang Kang comes the most often. The urban reconstruction has been completed. In the past two years, the economy has been in recession, and 90% of the shops on the main roads have been demolished. Mangkang means a wonderful place in Tibetan. Therefore, the slogan of Mangkang County is “Beautiful Tibet, Good and Wonderful Mangkang”.

▼The main reason why Mangkang County has such an important position in the hearts of tourists visiting Tibet is because it is the intersection of the Yunnan-Tibet Line 214 and the Sichuan-Tibet Line 318. Whether you are entering Tibet from Sichuan or Yunnan, They all pass through Mangkang. Mangkang is the first county town entering Tibet.

▼At the Lawu Mountain pass, the old altitude stone monument Laniao Mountain has disappeared. In the past, Mangkang only had the South Gate Archway, but now there are Miaoshan Mangkang Archway on both the east and west passes.

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▼At the foot of the mountain is Rumei Town and the Lancang River Grand Canyon

▼The Three Parallel Rivers Valley was really hot. I took off my thick clothes all the way and ended up wearing only a jacket.

▼Crossing Jueba Mountain, the road carved out of the cliffs is surrounded by an abyss. This section of the road is no less than the seventy-two turns.

▼Unexpectedly, the Juebashan Tunnel has not yet been completed, large vehicles continue to flow, and the road conditions are even worse.

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▼Juebashan Pass

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▼Dengba Village, Kham men with red heroic scarves on their heads can be seen everywhere

▼Follow the stream and climb Dongda Mountain, allowing the transition from forest to grassland

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▼Dongda Mountain, one of the mountains with an altitude of over 5,000 meters in the southern Sichuan-Tibet line

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▼The sun has set, and the towering peaks look slightly ferocious

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▼New temporary parking area

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▼Arrived in Zuogong in the evening and checked into a youth hostel. I had a bed for eight people to myself. The special period of these two years has been a heavy blow to any industry.