Live Your Best Lives
The events of 2018 were postponed until 2020.
In 2011, Jing Jing and I walked across the Yunnan-Tibet Line on our bicycles, and after 7 years, the original two young people have now become four people, plus my mother at home, so I bought a car. The purpose of buying a car is to take your family out while you are young.
There are two destinations this time - Xinjiang and Tibet, because I went to Xinjiang once in 2018, and my mother is relatively young, in order to avoid going to Tibet when I am older, the high rebellion is more serious, so I decided to choose to go to Tibet. To
choose a route to Tibet, in 2011 I walked the Yunnan-Tibet line with a quiet bicycle, so this time I decided to take the Sichuan-Tibet line and the Qinghai-Tibet line. After planning for a long time, I made an itinerary plan PPT, with pictures and text, and demonstrated it several times at home with emotion, on the one hand, to popularize the itinerary knowledge, and on the other hand, to arouse the family's expectations for traveling. For example, in 2011, when I took the Yunnan-Tibet Line by bicycle, I lost the route map I had drawn for three days in a hotel in Deqin. This time too, as soon as it came out of Chengdu the rhythm was chaotic.
On July 8, 2018, taking advantage of the summer vacation, I took family visit leave and annual leave, made up for 30 days, and set off!
way Guangxi, "There are so many peaks in the world, only here is the peak is a forest", the competition can like the car in your hand, and you have played all the way in the car. It's a pity that I lost it on the later journey, and I cried sadly once.
fiddling with it. The usually bold sister had never seen this "rare thing", and with the encouragement of her mother, she carefully touched the horns.
The first stop arrived in Guiyang, and after settling the others, I went out to find a popular "silk doll" in my family to solve my doubts. Some vegetables are wrapped in dough, poured with juice and eaten, and Jing and I laughed as we ate, feeling that it was not worth it.
is still better. At night, everyone else went to bed, and Jing Jing and I sneaked out again and "bravely ventured into the world" together.
This intestine noodles are delicious, with three pieces of dried
tofu
The next day, the "Qianling Mountain" park started. I came here in 2016, and this time I brought my family, especially children, to play.
the monkey behind it "follow suit".
When I take a photo with my brother, I don't "cooperate" so much.
Sure enough, the little monkeys running around "conquered" them, and later saw the monkeys "fighting in groups", and they were a little scared.
Guiyang to the "magical" Chongqing. Navigation in Chongqing is a nothing, and it took a few circles to find the hotel. The downhill of the hotel is Hongya Cave. Night view and cruise ship are the construction characteristics of some conditional cities, such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, etc., and Chongqing is no exception.
Hongya Cave is brightly lit up at night, and the things sold are similar to those of various Internet celebrities.
In 2008, when I was in college, I took a 17-hour green train ride from Wuhan to Chongqing for a week. It's been exactly 10 years.
It took more than two hours to get on the Yangtze River ropeway the next day. Occupy a window position for Xiao Wang. I was afraid of being too high to look at it. He thought it was very novel.
these two are also very interesting and happy.
Today's Chaotianmen is different, and there are no longer the "sticks" shouted everywhere ten years ago and the people who go around reselling cooked food, and with the development of the city, there are many similar scenes of demise. On the way here, I also told them to try the kind of cooked food that I had not tasted ten years ago and left regrets, such as braised tofu and chicken legs, which were hung around my neck and served in a flat and wide wooden box. I didn't expect to miss it, and I really missed it.
know which hole this is? This is the passage under the mountain city sculpture.
Chongqing Ciqikou, there were as many people in line as there were twists ten years ago as there were people selling twists ten years later. We also bought some and stayed on the way to Tibet to eat.
In the afternoon, from Chongqing to Chengdu, I went to Leshan to see the Big Buddha. It's a little rainy, no one is there.I handed over the explanation I heard last time I came to Leshan to them, read thousands of books, and traveled thousands of miles.
The three rivers converge and are magnificent.
I like to visit museums in every city.
Take a stroll in People's Park. Children don't like pure apprentices, they prefer amusement rides.
Then we went to the wide and narrow alleys, there was rain, sometimes big and sometimes small, and we took a look at the flowers. Originally, they wanted to eat hot pot here at night and watch a performance, but later they all said that they wanted to go back to the hotel to rest every day in the past few days.
Early the next morning, we went to Chunxi Road, walked around, and saw the pandas climbing the wall. Every time I go out, I am energetic and curious, and I will make a full plan, for fear of missing any attractions and leaving regrets. So this time my family said that I was not consistent with the original intention of doing PPT speeches at home.
After eating in Chengdu at noon that day, I set off on the real 318! When you set off, you will find an interesting phenomenon, everyone's cars are shiny and smooth, but the same team, when they meet again on the Qinghai-Tibet Line, are all gray-headed.
We deliberately brought two tents this time, and we were going to sleep in the Miaro scenic spot, but due to the traffic jam on the road for several hours, it was already eight or nine o'clock in the evening. We found an elementary school outside, and since there was no one in the school due to the summer vacation, we prepared for "camping" on the side wall. While setting up tents in a hurry, they made self-heating rice. When I set it up, I found that there was a tent that I didn't pay attention to when I bought it, it was not quick to disassemble, and it needed to be fixed with steel nails on the ground. Later, I had no choice but to get it casually.
As soon as I left Chengdu, the weather began to get cooler, and I wore short sleeves when it rained yesterday, and I had to wear a coat this morning. The camping place is 20 meters away from the fried dough tiao river, the water flow is very fast, roaring all night, calm down, you will feel a little natural.
Passing here, I think of Alai's "The Dust Settles". In my early thirties, I wrote a book that I could never surpass in the second half of my life, but I didn't like the ending very much, one was too introverted, and the other was superficial
The weather is good today, wild monkeys are everywhere, and the river is rushing. For some reason, the water was very muddy all the way. It's very different from before.
to reach Seda, Sanskrit sounds everywhere. In many places, loudspeakers are hung to play chanting, and being in them is like being in a holy place.
The flowers of Seda are warm and free, living alone, unable to understand the scriptures or see people. One flower, one world, it's good. The old dog and the old cow here cannot be called brothers, just like tourists and monks, they are all in the same world, not in the same world. The little girl drying the quilt, touching the old cow, and feeding the old dog are the only maintenance of their relationship.
Camping in the evening on an open grassland outside Seda. At first, Tibetans had picnics here, and there were also college students who rented cars from Chengdu to take the 318-214 Small Ring Road.When the students saw our family coming, they asked us if we were camping here for the night, and I said yes, they were very happy and said that it was more secure to have us as companions. There were four people in total, and one or two female classmates, who didn't prepare tents or anything, so they opened the window a little and slept in the car.
Next to it, Tibetans brought their own cooking utensils and stereos, and also exaggerated a diesel car for power generation. After eating, I jumped into the pot until half past ten in the evening. Our children played well with their children, and when they were leaving, the collector child gave Xiao Wang a gadget, as if it was a transformers helmet or something, the workmanship was quite skillful, Xiao Wang liked it very much, took it in his hand and ran back to show it off to me, and my sister ran after me. Xiao Wang told him about the process of getting the toy, and his sister repeated it. I looked at his joyful look, which made up for the regret of losing the toy car when I first set off.
The grassland looks beautiful, with wildflowers everywhere and no one bothers to disturb it. But there were a lot of mosquitoes, and it rained heavily in the middle of the night. Moreover, splashing is not an exaggerated adjective. Fortunately, the tent was sturdy and didn't leak a little water. I climbed Tianshan by myself, although the weather was dry and sweaty and dried quickly, but there was no place to take a shower, and as soon as I got into the quilt, I was a little sticky, as if I was still a little rebellious, and I slept uncomfortably. Later, after several tosses, I moved the contents of the trunk of the car to the front row, knocked down the rear seats, and fell asleep in it, and then I was a little more stable. There is also a gap in the window, and the rainwater pours straight in, but it can't take care of that much.
Early the next morning, when we were still in a daze, it was estimated that the students hadn't slept all night, and they couldn't stand it and drove away. We were confused for a while, waiting for the children to sleep a little more, and when the rain was lighter, we started to reload the car. The quilt in the back row is not moving, the elderly and children sleep in the back row, and then take Panda Avenue to Xindu Bridge. Later, I found out that this was not right, and adults and children were even more sick of motion sickness, so I took it as a warning.
Coming out of Xindu Bridge, it hovers and undulates in the city in the sky, with low skies and vast clouds, refreshed; prosperous and prosperous, the heart is happy; Looking far away, the beauty is overwhelming.
The clouds outside the sky were rolling and the clouds were unfolding, and the yaks were all over the ground, sometimes pouring heavy rain, and sometimes the sky was clear and the air was clear. Wildflowers are everywhere, grass is competing, streams are gurgling, and green mountains are quiet. Looking far away, the vitality of heaven and earth is in full view. When I took the Yunnan-Tibet Line in 2011, I missed this section and made up for it today.
During this time, there was a lot of rain, and the Jinsha River was rushing to repair all the way, and I didn't know when it would be released when it would be blocked. When I was stuck in traffic, I bragged to Xiao Wang about the story of my bicycle going to Tibet. In fact, I have always hoped in my heart that I could take him or the whole family to Yunnan-Tibet, Sichuan-Tibet, Qinghai-Tibet and Xinzang when Xiao Wang was in middle school or college. I often tell Xiao Wang that if you read thousands of books, you have to travel thousands of miles.This world can be very big, it can be as big as the universe, and this world can be very small, as small as a grain of sand in your eyes. We don't take the biggest, we don't take the minimum, don't care about the present, don't be too ambitious, under the right conditions, choose a suitable world. The right one is the most comfortable.
After 7 years, we finally touched the borders of Tibet. Happy and excited. All fantasies and plans became real at this moment, although it was only 7 years, but it was like a different world. There are many places that you may not go to again in your life. I came to this familiar realm again, as if I had touched the threshold of my previous life memories.
Mount Raw. Mangkang is the intersection of the Yunnan-Tibet Line and the Sichuan-Tibet Line. When you arrive at Mangkang, those familiar things are introduced into your eyes and the memories that have always existed in your mind, and in a trance, you can't tell whether it is reality or the past.
Next, there is a lot of space comparing 7 years ago to 7 years later. The same place, the same people, the same things, the past comes to mind, and I can't help but sigh.
Seven years ago, in Rumei Town, between Rawu Mountain and Dongda Mountain. At that time, it was not a cement road.
Seven years later, in Rumei Town between Rawu Mountain and Dongda Mountain. The old road is abandoned, and the new road is under your feet.
7 years ago, Dongda Mountain. There was still snow on the mountains at the end of July.
7 years later, Dongda Mountain. The height of many mountains has changed, the original appearance no longer exists, and many high-voltage transmission lines have been built all over the mountain.
Seven years ago, 72 turns.
7 years later, 72 turns.
There are many cyclists along the way, but it is still much deserted compared to the past, and there are many more self-driving cars. As long as time and physical strength permit, cycling or motorcycling is a very good experience.
Many people probably don't know where this small pond is. When we were riding bicycles, we took a ride and passed here in a minivan, and I took a video with my camera, and I was very impressed, and I have been thinking about going back here to take a look. This time, the water level dropped a lot, and many high-voltage power lines were built next to it.
small pond 7 years ago vs. 7 years later.
Seven years ago, another couple met on the road.
7 years later, Ranwu Lake. The
surprise I encountered on the way to Ranwu Lake, stopping to listen to the sound of the waves, it was very good.
Seven years ago, the locals introduced us to the ancient glacier, and we felt that we were too far to go, so now we went to make up for the regrets of that year. Unfortunately, there are villagers blocking the road in front of them, and they have to stay at their house to eat before they can enter. Take a look at it from a distance and go back. There is no ice on the glacier, and the peaks are yellow.
7 years ago, the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon.
Seven years later, the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon.
Xiao Wang and I filled water here, touched the stones, and took a lot back to keep a thought.
After so many years, the water here has not stopped.
7 years ago.
7 years later.
7 years ago. Lulang land boundary.
Seven years later, the Lulang boundary.
7 years ago, the mountains of that year, the people of that year.
7 years later, the mountain of the year, the people of the year.
7 years ago, Niyang River.
Seven years later, the Niyang River built the Linla Expressway. We took the newly opened Linla Expressway and went all the way to Lhasa. The Linla Expressway is built on the Niyang River, the Niyang River no longer has the majestic and magnificent and still water deep flow of the past, and now the water level of the Niyang River has dropped sharply, and the river water is yellow, and I really can't imagine that this is the Niyang River that year without seeing the sign.At that time, I stood by the Niyang River, as open as standing on the seaside, when the breeze blew, the wet and cold breath of the lake came to my face, sandwiched with the original body temperature of the melting ice and snow of the mountains, which caught people off guard and unexpectedly encountered the taste of hundreds of millions of years ago, and I couldn't help but shudder. Take a deep breath and exhale, as if you have melted into the real Tibet.
The streets of Lhasa, children still like this. Children are the same as adults, and different people have different reactions to plateaus, so it is recommended not to go to the plateau for children with high reactions. This time, the child was in a very bad condition and regretted it. Therefore, the originally planned Yanghu Lake, Ghost Lake and Guge Dynasty did not succeed, and we could only look forward to a detour next time the Xinjiang Grand Ring Road.
7 years ago, Jokhang Temple.
7 years later, Jokhang Temple.
7 years ago, Lhasa.
7 years later, Lhasa.
After a few days of rest, take the Qinghai-Tibet Line back. Due to the rush, all the original plans were disrupted. After passing through this pass, I found that there was a Taoist class not far away that was well built, and there was a basketball court. We are going to set up a tent on this basketball court. When I went in and asked, it turned out that there are many self-driving tourists like us staying here, and the road class here can also stay and provide high-level rescue in addition to maintaining the road. Here I met a middle-aged man riding a motorcycle and a Tibetan who went to Lhasa and returned to Qinghai after a pilgrimage. The Tibetans reminded me not to eat too much at night, it was easy to have difficulty breathing, and before I knew it, I had eaten a lot. In fact, on the Qinghai-Tibet Line, I was numb, and I had to drive alone for more than ten hours a day, and I didn't know how hungry I was, and I didn't feel much to eat.
The Taoist class leader here asked us to stay here for one night, and our family slept in one room, with two people sharing a bed. And then let's write a thank you note here, really thank them. The Taoist class is very nice, greeting us to roast the fire, and at night they have been adding dry cow dung to the stove to maintain the temperature in the house, and also provide hot water, etc. After sleeping here for a night, it was difficult to breathe, but my mind was very calm.
The scenery of the Qinghai-Tibet Line is very good, and the road is overwhelmed. There are fewer and fewer cyclists.
Really saw a wild antelope here, I zoomed in and looked a bit blurry. Just now it was still a clear sky, and suddenly a blizzard fell, as if it was a different world.
Kunlun Mountain, too many stories and legends.
On the highway from Golmud to Xining, the whole journey is more than 400 kilometers, there is no gas station, when you go on the high speed, the toll collector will ask you if you have full fuel, friendly reminder that if you do not fill up the fuel, you may have to fill up before you can go to the high speed. This highway is so cool, there are only a few cars in the whole process, and the straight roadside is full of wind turbines, which is spectacular.
> two siblings, it's really good. 
I seem to be getting thinner and thinner.
In the meadow by the Chaka Salt Lake, I found a hiking guy setting up a tent here and saw a hare running around.
finally returned to his hometown. Looking forward to the next outing.
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