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Tibet has always been a place that many people yearn for, and there is even a saying that "you should go to Tibet at least once in your life". A few months ago, we planned to go to Tibet. So he began to learn some knowledge about entering Tibet from experienced relatives and friends, and paid attention to official accounts such as "Xixingbang Tourism" and "Tibet Traffic Police" to refer to the itinerary and grasp the real-time road conditions. In mid-July, when we learned that the Sichuan-Tibet Line road had been successfully repaired and opened to traffic normally, we prepared spare food, medicine, first aid supplies, clothes, etc., and set off on the 16th.
On the first day
, at about 10 a.m., we set off from Shunde. There were not many vehicles on the road, the road was smooth, and we drove all the way to Sanjiang County, Guangxi before stopping to stay. It was still early, so I took a walk in the city, the central square of the county seat was Dong style, but compared with the Dong village in the countryside, it was simpler.
The full-day journey is 610 kilometers, with fuel costs of 350 yuan and road expenses of 355 yuan.
Starting from Sanjiang County early in the morning of the second day, passing through Guizhou Province from south to north, this section of the highway has more tunnels, so it takes longer than usual. At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, we entered Sichuan. Continue to drive forward and stop and rest in Yibin City.
The full-day journey is 840 kilometers, with fuel costs of 580 yuan and travel expenses of 550 yuan.
Day 3
Take a tour of the neighborhood as planned today. In the morning, I visited the Wuliangye Distillery in Yibin City, and as we all know, Chinese liquor often has a long historical story behind it. Wuliangye is a famous Chinese wine, and its origin, humanistic history and other information can be easily learned in detail from the Internet. Today we came to Wuliangye Winery, and the first feeling is that it covers a large area, and even the nearby airport is named "Wuliangye Airport", which shows its great influence! There are many roads in the factory area, allowing tourists to drive slowly to watch, only to see the traffic on the road, and many trucks carrying raw materials or finished wine are passing through. The air is filled with the smell of grain and wine, which is very comfortable. There are many attractions here: Wuliangye Wine Culture Museum, Endeavor Tower, Pengcheng Square, Pinglou, etc., and you can also approach the earthen kiln and fermentation workshop. We chose a few roads to walk slowly, took photos at some scenic spots, and went to the store to buy some commemorative wine, and then left the winery to go to the next attraction.
noon, we arrived at the Leshan Giant Buddha cruise pier and took a boat to see the Leshan Giant Buddha. I came here more than a year ago, when the scenic spot was being maintained, and I couldn't see the whole picture of the Buddha, which was a bit of a pity. I came again today, and finally got my wish.
The cruise ship travels slowly on the Min River, and you can see the Big Buddha from a distance, and tourists stand on the deck of the cruise ship to watch. When the cruise ship arrives directly in front of the Big Buddha, the captain stops the boat for tourists to enjoy slowly.I saw that the Big Buddha was as high as the mountain, forming a condescending posture with the river and tourists, and with the surging Minjiang River, this momentum was really shocking. In this situation, I really want to sing a song "A Laugh in the Sea"!
After watching the Buddha, we packed our bags and drove west to Ya'an, the first stop of the Sichuan-Tibet Line----- and checked into the hotel.
The full-day journey is 330 kilometers, and the travel fee is 130 yuan.
Day 4
Starting from Ya'an, it took more than an hour on the highway to arrive in Luding County. Leaving the highway, turn onto the national highway, parallel to the Dadu River, look out the window, and see the river rushing, the torrent crashing against the mountains or boulders on the shore, and the roar is endless. Along the national highway to Luding County, visit the red tourist attraction ---- Luding Bridge. In 1935, the Red Army's Long March came here and launched the famous battle of "flying to capture the Luding Bridge" with the Kuomintang defending enemy. I saw that on the river about 100 meters wide, the Dadu River rushed down and the torrents collided with each other, which was very dangerous. There are 9 large iron chains with a thick bowl mouth connected between the two sides, which is the Luding Bridge. There is a distance of twenty or thirty meters between the iron chain and the rushing river. The chains are covered with wooden planks to make it easy for visitors to walk. When the Red Army soldiers bravely seized this strategic point, the vanguard commando climbed on bare iron chains and fought fiercely with the enemy while crawling forward. It shows the difficulties and dangers at that time! Therefore, the victory of the Chinese revolution is really hard-won, and we should cherish it!
We walked back and forth to Luding Bridge, learned some literature, and then left Luding County, continued to move forward, and it didn't take long to arrive in Kangding City. The westbound highway ends here, and the car turns into the Sichuan-Tibet section of National Highway 318. The road spirals and climbs up Mount Zheduo at an altitude of about 4,200 meters. This is the boundary between the Han and Tibetan areas in Sichuan. When I first arrived in the plateau area, I began to feel a little weak and breathless. But because we had experience climbing the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain before, we didn't pay much attention to it (but it turned out to be wrong afterwards). After looking at the top of the mountain and enjoying the scenery for a while, we began to go down the mountain along the road towards Xindu Bridge. The scenery along the way is beautiful, with small rivers, grasslands, herds of cattle and sheep, Tibetan houses, etc., reflecting each other, with Kangding characteristics, and it becomes a blockbuster with one shot.
Due to the lag of altitude sickness, the negligence on Zheduo Mountain gradually appeared when he arrived at Xindu Bridge, so he found an inn to stay. In the hours that followed, the body felt quite uncomfortable.Fortunately, some of us did not have strong altitude sickness, and she was busy taking care of us, which was too hard for her. In the evening, everyone realized that they needed to take some medicine, so they took medicine or oxygen for everyone's different symptoms. Soon, everyone's condition began to improve, and it seemed that they were free from altitude sickness, so that everyone could rest peacefully. The owner of the inn was also very good, he saw our situation, he comforted us, saying that tourists who have just arrived on the plateau are like this, don't be afraid, it will be fine after a while. Then he gave us the oxygen tank.
The full-day journey is 370 kilometers, with fuel costs of 440 yuan and travel expenses of 130 yuan.
On the morning of the 5th day
, everyone was in a much better spirit, maybe they had adapted to the plateau, so they began to carefully appreciate the surrounding environment, walked around the inn, and chatted with the boss for a while. This place is surrounded by mountains, and there is a monastery not far away, and on the meadow on the top of the mountain in the distance, there is a string of Tibetan Buddhist words, as if plants of different colors have been planted and then pruned. This is a characteristic of Tibetan areas, and in the next few days, we will see this way of writing on many mountaintops. The owner of the inn is also a monk, and he is the director of the nearby monastery. His house was converted into an inn. During festivals, gatherings of nearby villagers or monks in the temple are held here. So his kitchen is very large and there are a lot of tableware.
After breakfast, we left Xinduqiao and continued on our way. Along the way, mountains, rivers, flowers and plants, cattle and sheep are accompanied by them. The car snaked along National Highway 318, crossed the 4,700-meter Kazila Mountain, and reached Litang County (about 4,000 meters), the "high city of the world". After a simple lunch, walk on a mountain more than 4,000 meters high, accompanied by meadows and thin snow. Soon I came to an observation deck, looking at the blue sky and the mountains in the distance, a pair of lakes of similar sizes and shapes, like silver plates and jasper, this is the sister lake. And the snow-capped mountains further away, Ran Ran is the jade screen behind the sisters. After lingering for a while, we left the observation deck and went down the mountain to Batang County, the westernmost county seat in Sichuan on the southern line of Sichuan ---- Tibet.
The full-day journey is 350 kilometers, and the fuel cost is 380 yuan, and the oxygen and other protective equipment are 200 yuan.
Day 6
By consulting the information the night before, we decided to complete the originally planned 3-day journey from Batang to Nyingchi in 2 days, which is also conducive to avoiding overnight stays at high altitudes, so we set off very early today. Not far from going out, I encountered a road construction ban and waited for about 40 minutes to continue moving forward. After driving for about half an hour, we arrived at the Jinsha River Bridge. This is a bridge connecting Sichuan and Tibet, and when we cross the Jinsha River Bridge, we enter the Tibet Autonomous Region! Along the way, the road conditions are treacherous, often passing through narrow gaps between mountains and rivers, or on winding mountain roads. After hovering and climbing to the top of the mountain, you can easily drive on the alpine meadow for a while. The rivers that run along with the highway have a very fast water flow and a strong impact on the boulders or banks in the water, which is very spectacular. But the flow of rivers is uncertain, and the times are going forward and sometimes reversed. Later, when I checked the map, I found out that the rivers I saw today were: Jinsha River, Lancang River, and Nu River, and the three rivers flowed in inconsistent directions. During this period, we crossed Jueba Mountain, Dongda Mountain, etc., all at an altitude of about four to five thousand meters. At places above 4,000 meters, the air is thin, so you have to walk lightly and slowly when you get out of the car to see the scenery, and you have to calm down for a while when you get back to the car, so that you can continue to move forward after breathing smoothly. The car engine also seems to be powerless, but fortunately, our car is equipped with a 2.0T engine, which can provide surging power by increasing the speed of the turbo, and there is also a comfortable and safe suspension system, which carries us over the mountains and moves forward steadily! Accompanied by this steepness and beautiful scenery, we passed through Mangkang, Bangda and other areas, drove through the famous 72 turns, and arrived at Basu County in the evening to rest.
The full-day journey is 470 kilometers, with fuel costs of 375 yuan and oxygen and other protective equipment 150 yuan.
Day 7
As soon as we checked into the hotel last night, we received the news that the road from Tongmai to Nyingchi section of National Highway 318 had collapsed and was closed again, and we were a little devastated at that time! This morning in the restaurant, I met many strange fellow travelers discussing the matter. After comparing the estimated road closure time with the additional time it would take to detour other roads, we decided to continue as planned. Among the major mobile navigation software, Baidu Navigation actually showed that the road ahead was smooth, which enhanced our confidence to move forward (but it turned out that some navigation updates were unreliable), so we ran all the way with a glimmer of hope. But when we arrived at the Midui Glacier, all the news confirmed the exact news that the "road ahead is not good", so we entered the Midui Glacier Scenic Area to visit. Take a sightseeing bus from the tourist service office into the center of the attraction and walk about 2 kilometers to the glacier's observation deck, where you can see the whole glacier and its structure: ice buckets, ice tongues, streams formed by melting ice, lakes formed by ice and snow meltwater, and spruce forests high on the mountain that support the glacier. Hiking on a mountain of nearly 4,000 meters, and constantly climbing up the steps, everyone was out of breath and very tired. But everyone did not feel seriously unwell during the process, indicating that we have basically adapted to the plateau.
At the end of the tour, leave the scenic spot and continue westward, and there is another scenery on the side of the road. The road became gentle, tall pine trees lined the road, and in the distance, under the high mountains, highland barley fields, flower fields, meadows, and sheep were accompanied by farmhouses, as if they had entered the farms of the European continent. Soon after we traveled, we arrived in Bomi County, stayed here, and waited for the opening of traffic.
The full-day trip is 220 kilometers, and the ticket is 260 yuan.
On the 8th day
, the road was impassable, and the detour was too far, so I had to wait in Bomi. Wandering around the street in the morning, I met a few tourists from Foshan, who were also waiting for the opening of the front, and exchanged contact information with each other so that there would be a communication on the road. We searched for nearby attractions and decided to visit the Guxiang Lake Scenic Area.
Guxiang Lake is not far from the county seat, and I went there quickly. The tributaries of the Brahmaputra River come to this area, and the river surface becomes wide and the water flow is slow, so it forms a scenic spot similar to a wetland park with the pine forests of the adjacent mountains and flats, and the scenery is pleasant, in strong contrast to the alpine rapids seen along the way. There are two leisure tourism spots developed here, which also seem to be tourism poverty alleviation projects that have emerged in recent years, but I don't know if it is the impact of the new crown epidemic or management problems, such a quiet and beautiful leisure resort has few tourists! In addition, we were blocked on the road ahead and lost our budget in time, so we were not in a good mood and did not appreciate the scenery very carefully.
In the afternoon, we returned to the hotel, asked the store to borrow tableware, and went to the market to buy fresh matsutake mushrooms and meat. As soon as the food comes out, the mood is naturally relaxed!
Full day trip: 50 km.
On the morning of the 9th day
, I wandered around the streets again, bought some specialties, and stayed at the hotel to wait for traffic news. At around 2 p.m., when they learned that the armed police force had built a side road next to the collapse site, the road was unblocked, and unilateral release was allowed, everyone cheered and immediately packed up and set off. Due to the large number of stranded vehicles, traffic jams are inevitable on the road. After passing through two places that have collapsed recently, it is really frightening to see the thrilling scene of road damage! Before and after the emergency repair of the road section, many armed police, traffic police, police, etc. commanded and guided the passing vehicles to quickly pass through dangerous places. The collapse is a cliff on one side and a torrent on the other, which is twenty or thirty meters deep, which is very thrilling. Emergency repair workers and large machinery are working intensely at risk. When we passed through the top of the hillside of the temporary side road, a large stone stood in front of our car, and several armed police signaled us to stop, and then they worked together to move the stone with their bare hands to let us pass. I couldn't help but open the car window, thank them repeatedly, and be in awe of them!
After passing the control point, the road is clear, and you will soon reach the town of Lulang. Here I saw the Lulang Meadow full of European flavor, and then moved forward through the fairyland-like Lulang forest sea. We took a slow walk to watch and then circled down the road until we rested in Nyingchi City.
The full-day trip is 220 highways, and the fuel cost is 185 yuan.
Day 10
Early in the morning, it was dark and drizzling. We estimated that the visibility of the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon was poor, so we had to give up on our plans to visit this attraction. So it departed from Nyingchi and went straight to Lhasa via the Linla Expressway. Half an hour after departure, the sky cleared and the surroundings suddenly became colorful. Under the blue sky and white clouds, sometimes you can see hillsides covered with green trees, green trees turning into brown boulders in the blink of an eye, or a large field of golden rapeseed flowers under the red clay mountain, suddenly turning into a continuous meadow ....... It can be described as a continuous and dizzying scenery!
In the afternoon, we left the highway, passed through the inspection and quarantine station, and entered the city of Lhasa. It was still early, we studied the map and found that it was not far from Yangzhuo Yongcuo, so we set off directly to the scenic spot. More than 30 kilometers away from the scenic spot, there is a tourist service center. Buy a ticket here, then drive along National Highway 349, over the 5-kilometer-high Gangbala Pass, and you can see Yangzhuo Yongcuo in the distance. It is one of the three sacred lakes on the plateau in Tibet, and from a distance it looks like a sapphire set on a 4,400-meter-high ridge. Continuing to the lake, I saw that the lake water was blue, forming a color-coordinated and mysterious picture with the snow-capped mountains in the distance, the meadows nearby, and the rape flowers by the lake. We strolled around the lakeside observation deck, but walking up and down at an altitude of almost 5 kilometers was not an easy task, and after a while we were panting and pale! I had to slow down and take a few steps, but my eyes stared at the picture greedily. Then return the same way and go straight into Lhasa to rest.
After dinner, we hiked several kilometers in the city to the Potala Palace Square and enjoy the night view of the Potala Palace. Under the reflection of the lights, the Potala Palace is like a temple dropped from the sky, floating in the air, golden and blue, and colorful clouds. Many tourists in the square come to this check-in point to stop and take pictures. Here you can casually chat with a few tourists and share your travel experience and itinerary planning with each other.
The full-day journey is 600 kilometers, and the fuel cost is 365 yuan.
Day 11
Since we booked tickets to visit the Potala Palace a day in advance, we were able to enter early in the morning. Regarding the history of the architecture and reconstruction of the Potala Palace, I believe everyone is very familiar with it. When you see it up close and are in it, you will still be amazed by its majesty and peculiarity. This is a large palace built on a mountain, more than 400 meters wide, more than 300 meters deep, and nine stories high. The appearance is complex and changeable, and it is magnificent. The appearance shows three colors: red, white and yellow, the colors are bright and coordinated, and it looks very comfortable. From the walkway connecting the main hall, you will see a different style at every turn. In the walkway guardrail building, there is hay between the masonry and stone, and it is believed that the walls of the main building have a similar structure. Later, when I checked the information, it turned out that this was white hemp grass, soaked in potion, which played a role in reducing the wall and was conducive to indoor ventilation. Looking from the aisle, you can see the whole picture of Lhasa, which is very fresh and refreshing. On the alpine meadow in the distance, the four characters "Long live the motherland" are inlaid with them.
walked up to the palace gate, entered the palace, and saw that the large and small halls and rooms overlapped, countless and countless; Thangkas and murals can be seen everywhere; The golden statues of the Great Buddha, Arhats, and Bodhisattvas are all available. The golden artifacts on the roofs of each hall reflected dazzling golden light under the sunlight.In the highest hall, the golden pagoda given to the Potala Palace by the Qianlong Emperor is enshrined in the center, and the docent said that this pagoda weighs more than three tons. After admiring it for a while, we followed the tourists down floor by floor, leaving the back mountain and walking slowly around the palace. I saw many monks making a devout pilgrimage around the Potala Palace, and they bowed down every few steps, chanting Buddhist scriptures in their mouths, and many tourists gave change.
Leaving the Potala Palace, we came to the square again and continued to admire this masterpiece from a distance. Then while shopping in the city, I stumbled upon a small restaurant with "Cantonese cuisine" written on it, so I immediately went in, heard the cordial Cantonese dialect, and tasted a strong hometown flavor!
In the afternoon, we visited Jokhang Temple. This is a large Tibetan monastery built by Songtsen Gampo, a Tibetan power figure during the Tang Dynasty. Locals believe that Jokhang Temple is located in the heart of Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in China and the center of Buddhism in the world, so in their hearts, Jokhang Temple is very sacred. The temple is built very majesticly, its main hall sits east to west, and the center is dedicated to Shakyamuni Buddha. Surrounding the main hall is the small hall of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Ghee lamps are lit everywhere in the temple, exuding a peculiar fragrance, which is different from the choking incense candles and smoke in the temples on the southeast coast. We visited the Buddha in the main hall, and then went to a few small halls to pay homage to the Buddhas, and then climbed to the rooftop on the second floor to see the main building of the temple, and then left the Jokhang Temple. During today's tour, our group invited a tour guide to explain, so that we could learn some knowledge about Tibetan Buddhism and precious buildings such as Jokhang Temple and Potala Palace, as well as folklore, etc., which was worth it.
From Jokhang Temple, there is Bakhor Street, where shops mainly sell Tibetan crafts and specialties. We wandered around for a while and then went back to the hotel to rest.
Full-day city activities, tickets and other 1,000 yuan.
On the morning of the 12th
, I got up, packed my luggage, walked up to the nearby pedestrian bridge to look at the Potala Palace in the morning light, and then reluctantly left Lhasa. It took about 4 hours to drive north on National Highway 109 to Dangxiong County and turn into the Namtso Scenic Area. I bought tickets at the visitor center, had a simple lunch, and then headed to the center of the scenic spot. During the journey, we came to an observation deck, we were enjoying the scenery, and a little girl jumped out of the herdsman's hut next to herdsmen, with a cheerful smile on her red face, and her eyes blinked, as if she could talk, very cute. We pressed the shutter while stuffing her snacks. This little episode added a cheerful atmosphere and memory to our itinerary!
Continue to climb over the Nagenla Pass about 5,200 meters and you can see Namco. It is also one of the three sacred lakes on the plateau in Tibet, with a large area, which is said to be about the same size as Shenzhen. Walk about a kilometer from the parking lot to reach the lake. The lake water is very clear.
It is particularly transparent under the sunlight, and it is very beautiful against the snow-capped mountains and blue sky and white clouds in the distance. Some Tibetans pulled white yaks to the lake and let tourists ride cows to take pictures. They sang Tibetan songs loudly, adding a lot of vitality to the beautiful scenery.
Finished visiting Namucao, it was still early, and we continued the trip. Since the conditions for us to go to Mount Everest and the Ali area are not yet ripe, after visiting Namcuo, it means that the main tourist spots of this trip to Tibet have been completed, and it is inevitable that we will be a little reluctant to leave Namcuo.
We planned to take the Sichuan-Tibet North Line back to Sichuan, so we left Dangxiong County and continued northbound along National Highway 109, which basically traveled more than 4 kilometers. Sometimes I encounter a Mercedes-Benz train on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, as if I have entered a scene from an old movie, and everyone is in an uproar. After more than 3 hours of travel, we arrived at Naqu City at an altitude of 4,650 meters and checked into the hotel. It was the first time I stayed at such a high place, and the oxygen supply in the room was not very good. So I had some headaches and difficulty breathing at night.
350 kilometers for a full-day trip, 470 yuan for fuel.
On the 13th day,
I had a bad rest last night in the case of altitude sickness, and I was finally looking forward to the arrival of dawn. Nagqu City is the intersection of National Highway 109 on the Qinghai-Tibet Line and National Highway 317 on the Sichuan-Tibet North Line. We chose National Highway 317 eastbound, all the way is a plateau area of 4~5 kilometers, the scenery is dominated by alpine meadows and some Tibetan buildings. In the section at the junction of Naqu and Suo County, the road surface is maintained in many places, with potholes, and driving is more time-consuming and energy-consuming. All the way through Baqing County and Dingqing County, it was almost dark when they arrived in Leiwuqi County, so they rested here.
The full-day journey is 530 kilometers, and the fuel cost is 440 yuan.
On the 14th day
, we set off from Leiwuqi and continued eastward. After climbing over many mountains of 4~5 kilometers and counting how many sharp bends we made, we crossed the Jinsha River Bridge and returned to Sichuan. After more than 3 hours of driving, we entered Ganzi City in the evening.
The full-day journey is 600 km.
On the 15th day
, we left Ganzi City and headed towards Seda, arriving at Seda Buddhist College at noon. At the gate of the academy, I learned that this place was not open and cars and pedestrians were prohibited from entering, and everyone was inevitably a little depressed. After walking around for a while, we met a local who said he could take us to the nearby mountain to see the Buddhist Academy, so we followed the "guide" and set off. The road is not very far, but it is also very difficult to climb a small hill at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters. Fortunately, they have been active on the plateau for a few days and have adapted to it, so except for some members who have to be "guided" to help them walk, others can barely cope. After about 40 minutes, you can see the inside of the Buddhist college in the distance. A little further, we saw other tourists walking, so we followed on the school road.
All you see on the side of the road are red wooden houses, where teachers and students live. There are men, women, and children who enter and exit the cabin, and they are all wearing monk's robes. Walk along the school road to a bus stop, which is the center of the campus, and there is a step walkway next to it to the top of the mountain. If we go up a bit, we can see the whole picture of the Buddhist Academy. But seeing the green mountains towering under the blue sky, from the foot of the mountain to the halfway up the mountain, densely built with countless red wooden houses, large or small, is very spectacular, this visual impact is really amazing. Looking down at the bus stop square, pedestrians shuttled back and forth, all teachers and students wearing saffron monk robes. This kind of scene is both fresh and mysterious, and there seems to be a great sense of distance between this picture, but it is obvious that you are in it, which is a wonderful feeling.Since the college was not yet fully open, we did not consult or conduct more exploration, nor did we go up the mountain to the heavenly burial platform. After staying for a while, we left Seda Buddha College and continued our return journey to Malkang County Accommodation.
The full-day trip is 350 kilometers, the fuel cost is 340 yuan, and other expenses are 200 yuan.
On the 16th/17th two days
, I went from Malkang to Shunde, Guangdong, passing through Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other provinces, and there was not much stay in the process, and I returned home on the evening of August 1 according to the rhythm of the journey, ending a hard, thrilling and very pleasant journey.
Thetwo-day journey is 2,050 kilometers, with fuel costs of 1,000 yuan and travel expenses of 1,100 yuan.
Postscript
The above is the diary of this trip to Sichuan and Tibet. Considering the entire itinerary, traveling on the Sichuan-Tibet Line, it can be said that the scenery is on the road, and every step and angle is a beautiful picture. Planned scenic spots allow tourists to get closer to the center of the attraction, so you should also go in and enjoy it. Driving and life experience are also the value embodiment of the itinerary. The road conditions of National Highway 317/318 are relatively steep, with many curves and narrow roads, often a sharp bend in tens or more than 100 meters, or between cliffs, rivers and tall mountains. For example, to overtake the car in front, you often have to wait for several opportunities, especially for large trucks. Fortunately, many large truck drivers are of high quality, they walk in front, and when they find that there is an opportunity between the corners, they will reach out the window and signal the car behind them to accelerate and overtake in the corner.
However, on this difficult and oxygen-deficient plateau road, you can often encounter motorcycle warriors, cyclists, hikers with luggage, and even a few pilgrims bowing to the ground along the way, which is really moved by their perseverance! They form a strong contrast with the natural environment and road conditions of the Western Regions, becoming a special landscape and an embellishment of nature.
Arriving in Lhasa from near Chengdu, under normal circumstances, it takes about five days, and if you encounter sudden road interruptions or road repairs, you can only wait in place. Therefore, the daily rest place should be designed, because on this road, only the food and accommodation conditions in the county seat will be relatively better, and accommodation in the county seat at a lower altitude should be considered to ensure the quality of rest. Between the two counties, it often takes 2~3 hours to arrive.
Although we have been to other highland places before, we still experienced varying degrees of altitude sickness during this trip. It is explained that altitude sickness will vary depending on the individual's physical condition, mental preparation, weather conditions and other factors. Through this experience, I have this experience: people who come to the plateau for the first time are not afraid psychologically, and they cannot be taken lightly. Before entering the 3500-meter area, it is better not to eat too much, so as not to increase the load on the digestive system. Reach more than 3500 meters, avoid too much movement (such as jumping, running, etc.) and do not blow cold wind. If you feel a little uncomfortable, you should take oxygen in small amounts and at intervals to slow down the hypoxia rate of the organs. When symptoms such as headache and vomiting appear, you should take the corresponding medication in time to relieve the pain. When the physical condition is stable, the oxygen interval should be extended until it stops.
After entering the plateau, in a calm state, it is generally more intense for 1~2 hours, but as long as the control is properly adjusted, it will begin to ease in 6~8 hours. It is best not to take oxygen all the time, otherwise it will take a long time to adapt.
A trip to Sichuan and Tibet is an experiential journey of scenery and life, a journey of driving challenges and fun. Although it has been over for a while, the joy and hardship in it still leave us with endless memories! Looking forward to a more exciting trip next time!
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