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Itinerary mode: self-driving journey with a small group, a car of 4-5 people, the whole fleet of 4 cars;
Cost: fixed tour fee + hotel + food (AA) + play (tickets)
Itinerary days: 9 days "September" (into Tibet: self-drive from Chengdu to Lhasa, out of Tibet: take the train to Xi'an;
Preliminary preparation: Because it is the first time to enter Tibet, there is a small amount of running exercise 1 month in advance, and drink rhodiola oral liquid 15 days before departure;
Luggage: 26-inch suitcase (daily change of clothes, toiletries, down jacket, trekking poles, hiking shoes, jacket, raincoat, Yunnan Baiyao spray, glucose, chocolate, warm baby), backpack (camera, camera memory card, hat, sunglasses, water glasses, headphones, motion sickness patches)
1. Chengdu gathering
departure time September *, from Chengdu, I arrived in Chengdu 2 days in advance, and bought a special ticket on China-TravelNote.
I arrived in Chengdu at about 11 o'clock in the evening, and took a taxi straight to the "tavern", mainly because Zhao Lei's Chengdu was quite popular at that time. The tavern is not large, the lights are a little dim, the whispered ballads are different from other taverns, the taste of very sweet popcorn in the tavern will make you feel very relaxed, if you have time, you can sit down and have a couple of drinks. Day
2 itinerary in Chengdu: I set off in the morning to the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, walked around for about 2 and a half hours, and saw red panda cubs and adult giant pandas, which were indeed very cute. After coming out, I went to Wenshu Monastery for a stroll. Lunch at Zhongshui Dumplings at noon, after the meal, I passed by the Wuhou Temple and walked directly to Jinli, and went to Chunxi Road in the evening to see the night view. The
third day of the itinerary in Chengdu: After waking up naturally in the morning, set off to Du Fu Thatched Cottage, which has been repaired and expanded in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and has evolved into a famous cultural holy place integrating the pattern of the memorial ancestral hall and the style of the poet's former residence, with simple and elegant architecture and beautiful gardens. The thatched cottage completely retains the pattern of the Qing Dynasty Jiaqing reconstruction, and is a unique "mixed" classical Chinese garden. It is recommended to find an explanation, otherwise you will feel that there is no difference from other Jiangnan gardens, and it just so happens that there is a music concert in Dayatang that day. At noon, I had lunch at Li Ji Weighing Pan Zuan Skewers, the shop was recommended by the taxi master on the first night, this was also the first time I saw the weight of eating skewers and weighing signs, the taste was very good but also very spicy, in the afternoon I found a teahouse to experience a slow life, listening to the uncles and aunts set up the dragon gate array. In the evening, I went to the big ice hut, which is also a must-check point when I arrive in Chengdu, because I don't play too late considering that I will leave tomorrow. At that time, I liked Da Bing's books in my early twenties, and I liked the stories of wandering the world and drifting in the books. 
Figure 1: Big Ice Hut
2. Enter Tibet and set off
1. Itinerary on the first day of entering Tibet: Chengdu-Ya'an-Luding-Kangding-Xindu Bridge
Departing from Chengdu in the morning, the drizzle began to fall in the morning. The driver often runs this line and is familiar with the road conditions and attractions, joking with us that if it encounters water, it will be released, and the convoy on the road will be smooth. When I passed by Ya'an, it was quite shocking to me, the houses were really at the foot of the mountain, the back of the house was the mountain, the front was the water, the hazy mist wandered between the mountains, the first feeling was that the scenery was too beautiful, the suspension bridge between the mountains, the mountains, and the mist all shocked me.
On the first day, I climbed the "Zheduo Mountain", which is 4298 above sea level, which is the only way to Tibet on National Highway 318, and is also known as the first pass into Tibet. On the top of the mountain, looking around the Gongga peaks, the mountains are stacked and snowy, Zheduo Mountain is the second mountain that needs to be climbed from Chengdu to Tibet on National Highway 318 (Sichuan-Tibet Line) In Kangding City, the altitude of the mountain pass is 4298 meters, standing on the top of the mountain, you can overlook the "King of Shu Mountain" - Gongga Mountain at an altitude of 7556 meters. Since the completion of the Erlangshan Tunnel, Zheduo Mountain has become the first challenging mountain on the Sichuan-Tibet Line.
National Highway 318 passes through the 4298-meter pass here and goes all the way down to enter the Xindu Bridge
The road was stuck for a while, and I got bored in the car and got into a fight with my friends in the car. Xindu Bridge in the evening, it was still raining lightly, we made an appointment to see the Luding Bridge together, which is a ferrata bridge across the Dadu River in Luqiao Town, Luding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, which is the main landscape cultural relic of the Luding Bridge Scenic Area, Luding Bridge was once the longest iron chain bridge on the Dadu River, and the majestic and turbulent river water made me a little scared standing on the bridge so I had to take a photo and get off the bridge.
Figure 2: Luding Bridge
was staying at the villa hotel in Xinduqiao that night, and it was raining at night, and the temperature dropped a lot all of a sudden. There is an electric blanket on the hotel bed, so we all sleep with the electric blanket on, and we must not catch a cold on the way to Tibet.
2. The itinerary on the second day of entering Tibet: Yajiang-Litang-Daocheng
departed from Xinduqiao at about 7 o'clock in the morning and went all the way west to Litang Daocheng, the most obvious thing along the way was the change of scenery, and the morning section was the same as the first day, all around the mountain, turning over one after another. Today I climbed a stone mountain "Rabbit Ear Mountain" This mountain is really shocking, the mountain is full of stones, I accidentally thought I was on an alien planet, the temperature on the mountain is a little low, we all put on down jackets.
Figure 3: "Alien planet"
Forehead... Not long after I set off today, I vomited, the road in Yajiang is too difficult to walk, the mountains behind the driving are not full of green, but similar to the mountains that do not grow trees like stone mountains, when we encounter prayer flags hanging on the mountain, we stop the car to look at the mountain and the distance, the mood is a little more empty, not thinking about complicated and trivial things, we can only look at the scenery and think about life.
Figure 4: Warp flag
Slowly, the mountain is not steep but gentle, and the closer you get to Litang, the more gentle it is, and you feel like you are in the Mongolian steppe. The yak meat hot pot eaten in the tent at noon, because of the high altitude, the beef is cooked in a pressure cooker and then cooked in the hot pot, and the taste is a little pungent. Eating chocolate in the car in the back still needs to maintain energy.
Figure 5: Litang
From Litang to the south, the destination is Daocheng Aden. I arrived at the Daocheng Hotel after dark in the evening, and I was originally scheduled to attend the local Tibetan banquet together, but I didn't participate with everyone at night because I was a little uncomfortable with motion sickness. The itinerary on the third day is a hike in Aden, which you can freely choose whether to go or not, and if you don't go, you can play mountain cross-country in the hotel or the driver. Because of motion sickness, I am not in a particularly good state, and I want to give up hiking in Aden, but after thinking about it, I am sure to go, after all, it is the "last Shangri-La", and it is a pity not to go.
3. Itinerary on the third day of entering Tibet: Aden
took the bus in Aden in the morning, and walked around the mountain all the way, which was really high and did not dare to look at the foot of the mountain. We set off with a group of 6 people, there was heavy fog at the beginning, so we didn't feel the height of the mountain, and after the sun came out of the top of the mountain, we could clearly see the scenery on the mountain and the altitude between the mountains, and the scorching sun hurt my flesh. After arriving in Aden, I transferred to a bus to enter the core scenic spot. I brought a jacket and raincoat before departure, because the weather on the mountain is unpredictable, it is not safe to use an umbrella, so it is recommended to bring a raincoat, I didn't dare to drink water and eat in the morning for fear of motion sickness, but fortunately, I brought glucose, chocolate, and 2 eggs from the hotel. After arriving at the scenic spot, eat something to replenish your energy, and then start today's hiking trip.
We started hiking up the mountain from Luorong Cattle Farm, 5KM from Luorong Cattle Farm to Milk Sea, the altitude rose from 4180 to 4600, Milk Sea to Wusei Sea 0.3KM, and the altitude rose from 4600 to 4700. The scenery is really beautiful, the distant view is the snow-capped mountains, the middle is the water, the close view is the cattle farm, the white mountains, the blue lake, the green and yellow grass, and the fresh air (with the smell of yaks and horses) is very real. The road up the mountain is difficult, the altitude is constantly rising, the physical strength is gradually exhausted, the temperature under the mountain is not low, so I don't wear a jacket, but the weather is slowly getting colder on the way, and my breathing is a little short. The team members also slowly began to fall behind, there was a little brother in Hong Kong in the team, a powerful macho man, in this hike he took on the responsibility of captain and always encouraged and assisted us, hiking to 2/3 of the time, he suggested that we sit down for lunch to replenish energy and wait for the lagging friends behind, sit on the ground, behind the snow-capped mountains, in front is the road up the mountain, thinking that to replenish energy must go up the mountain. After lunch, I continued to go up the mountain, and on the way I met a few young ladies who were already carrying oxygen, and they were climbing the mountain while taking oxygen, it could be seen that they were exhausted, she asked the people who came down from the mountain how far they could go up the mountain, and the answer was half an hour, and she wanted to give up after hearing it.There is an aunt in our team who stops halfway after making sure she can't walk, and you can feel their loss.
In the end, the four of us in the team successfully went up to the Milk Sea and the Five-Colored Lake, and for the first time we saw that the color of the lake can change according to the weather, and it started to rain and hail not long after going up the mountain, and it didn't take long for the sun to come out, and sure enough, the scenery on the mountain was unique.
Figure 6: Embarrassment
when it rains
Figure 7: Sea of Milk
If your physical strength is not bad, it is recommended to go up the mountain to take a look, maybe this scenery will be seen this time in this life, really feel its beauty, feel the beautiful scenery that has been hard-earned, watching the scenery is similar to reading a book, listening to others describe it as beautiful and wonderful, as long as you have not actually felt it, you can't appreciate how wonderful this scenery is in this book.
It was still raining when I went down the mountain, and my shoes and pants were all wet, so I kept protecting the camera from getting wet. After arriving at the Luorong Cattle Farm, the rain stopped, and there was a rainbow hanging halfway up the mountain, which was the first time that I felt so close to the rainbow that I could reach out and touch
it
Figure 8: Rainbow
After arriving at the hotel, he quickly changed into wet clothes, took a hot bath, drank a cup of hot water, ate a bowl of hot noodles, and went to the bed to keep warm.
4. The itinerary on the 4th day of entering Tibet: Daocheng - Litang - Batang - Mangkang
set off from Daocheng to Mangkang in the morning, I didn't feel uncomfortable when I got up early, but I was still worried that I would vomit in the car, so I ate 2 small steamed buns and didn't dare to drink water, the convoy was the same way back to Litang in the way from Litang to Mangkang, the road to Litang was very easy to walk, and the scenery outside the window was prairie, snow-capped mountains, and white snow. You can reach Mangkang in the evening, and you will be very excited along the way, and the Tibet you have been longing for has finally come.
Figure 9: Batang
We went all the way west along the Jinsha River and after passing the checkpoint to the boundary line between Sichuan and Tibet, one end of the bridge is Sichuan, the other end of the bridge is Tibet, and the Jinsha River is under the bridge, the water is very muddy and the sky is very blue. Our friends all said that they had to measure the bridge with their feet and walk from Sichuan to Tibet.
Figure 10: The road after the Tibetan border
entered Tibet is unimaginable, the car walks next to the mountain, and on the left is a high mountain and rockfall, Some places have collapsed, and there is a turbulent river next to it, which made me see the dangers of the Sichuan-Tibet Line and the hardships of the people who built this road at that time.
Mangkang County is located in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the easternmost part of Changdu City, and is located at the intersection of Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet provinces. Since I didn't eat much in the first few days, I went to the street and restaurants with my friends as much as possible after arriving in Mangkang. On the streets of Mangkang, you can see that all the green belts are blocked by railings, and I heard the driver say before that it is to prevent cattle from eating. I didn't believe it at first, but seeing that the car and the ox could naturally cross the traffic light together that night made me believe it.
Figure 11: Road conditions
5. Itinerary on the 5th day of entering Tibet: Mangkang - Zuogong - Basu - Ranwu - Midui Glacier - Bomi
I heard the driver say that he would pass through the "72 turns" today, and he couldn't wait to wipe the windows clean, so that he could see the domineering river water and the domineering 72 turns when passing by the famous "72 turns" and "Nu River".
Figure 12: Wipe the
windows The car climbed over Dongda Mountain, and before the re-surveying and mapping, it was the second highest pass on the southern Sichuan-Tibet line, with an altitude of 5,008 meters, and according to the latest surveying and mapping results, the actual altitude of the pass was 5,130 meters, becoming the highest altitude of the southern Sichuan-Tibet line. The altitude is relatively high, and walking is a little short, so try not to run and jump.
Figure 13: The
saw were super domineering, like a dragon coiled between the mountains, The photo does not capture the steepness and spectacle of 72 turns.
Figure 12:72 turn
After 72 turns, continue to Ranwu Lake and Midui Glacier, whenever the ice and snow melt, snow water is injected into the lake, so that Ranwu Lake often maintains abundant water sources. Ranwu Lake is a green grassy pasture and green crops; On the mountainside by the lake is a reckless forest, and above it is a jungle of colorful rhododendrons and shrubs; The top of the mountain is a year-round overlapping snow-capped mountain, which is beautiful and is known as the "Western Heaven Yaochi". More than 200 years ago, a large collapse occurred in the lower reaches of today's Ranwu Lake, and a huge collapsed rockfill dam blocked Palong Zangbo and formed a huge plateau dammed lake, which is today's Ranwu Lake.
Figure 13: Ranwu Lake
In addition to taking photos and checking in in Tibet, you also have to truly feel the beauty of nature, the Midui Glacier is in the upper reaches of the Midui River, which is a secondary tributary of the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River and is the most important marine glacier in Tibet. The main peak of the glacier is 6,800 meters above sea level, and the snow line is only 4,600 meters above sea level. The glacier is as clean as jade, the scenery is beautiful, the shape is different, and the appearance is intoxicating.
Figure 14: Meter pile glacier
In the evening, we arrived at Bomi, the altitude was only 3600, and we could wear local Tibetan clothes and have a pot to dance to our heart's content, and we were full of joy and quickly packed up our things to choose our own Tibetan clothes. The B&B is surrounded by mountains, there is a lake in front of it to watch the sunrise in the morning, and there are many beautiful Gesang flowers, after changing clothes, I will walk and chat with everyone, after dark, everyone will hold hands and dance the pot village together, the men are drinking wine, talking loudly and having fun, very lively, today there is no need to worry about the altitude, just release the emotions wantonly.
Figure 15: Bomi Jumping Pot Village
6. Itinerary on the 6th day of entering Tibet: Bomi-Lulang-Nyingchi-Bayi-Lhasa
In the morning, I wanted to see the sunrise, but it had been raining the night before, and it was not until 7 o'clock in the morning that it was bright, and there was a river in front of the inn that was very beautiful. Here you can put down your mobile phone and stop and walk alone, watching how cows graze, how the fog changes shape, how the mountains wake up, and why the world is so peaceful.
Figure 16: After the morning scenery
is packed, we set off for Lulang, Lulang's stone pot chicken must be tried, it is very delicious.
Figure 17: Stone pot chicken
Because we went a little late in the month and there were no attractions to see in Nyingchi, we unanimously decided to go directly to Lhasa. The chicken soup we ate at noon made us feel energetic in the car in the afternoon, sang impassionedly, and shouted "wow" together when we encountered beautiful scenery.
We all got out of the car to see the three bridges and three eras, looking at the rapid development of the motherland, we were all full of emotion, seeing the contrast between the first bridge and that bridge, showing how old and so dangerous.
Figure 18: The development of
the times Bayi Tunnel, I feel that the numbers are very good
Figure 19: 81 Tunnel
Figure 20: Scenery on the road
I arrived in Lhasa a little late at night, and drove to the hotel from the welcoming bridge. If the month is right, it is recommended to stay in Nyingchi for one night, see the peach blossoms in Nyingchi, and also go to see Basuncuo.
7. Itinerary 7-9 into Tibet: Lhasa
itinerary can be arranged freely, including Potala Palace, Sera Temple, Drepung Monastery, Jokhang Temple, Bakhor Street, Tibet University, Magi Ami Restaurant, Yak Yogurt in front of the station, Indian Restaurant, Paradise Time Bookstore, Princess Wencheng theatrical performance, Tibetan opera performance center;
Surrounding area: Yanghu, Namco;
8. Day 10: Lhasa-Xi'an train out of Tibet
The scenery of the train is also extremely beautiful, passing through Namco, crossing Tanggula Mountain, passing through Qinghai, Lanzhou, to Xi'an, any stop on the way to stay and continue the journey is a beautiful scenery;
Figure 21: Landscape
on the road
Figure 22: The train out of Tibet
Conclusion: The next destination is Kailash, and after Kailash, I didn't think of any other place in Tibet that I couldn't let go;
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