In the depths of the Himalayas, there are many gullies hidden. The warm and humid airflow from the Indian Ocean blows from these ditches to the alpine Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The interaction of the cold and warm airflows creates many magical landforms in the Himalayas. Most of these places It is snow-capped on the top of the mountain, shaded by trees at the foot of the mountain, gurgling streams and waterfalls, and the warm and humid climate has created a large area of ​​virgin forest and the most abundant species. This is a paradise for botanists, zoologists and entomologists. Be careful and you may discover new species... This time, we will walk into the four Himalayan deep valleys of Luozha Valley, Yadong Valley, Chentang Valley, and Jilong Valley to deeply experience the local folk customs and beautiful scenery.

Yadong Valley

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In the evening, we are about to arrive in Gyantse County. Accompanied by the golden sunset, we walked on a golden avenue. The yellow leaves on both sides were particularly eye-catching. The villages in the distance, pedestrians riding motorcycles on the side of the road, and cattle and sheep returning home after eating and drinking, were all covered with clouds. A layer of golden halo, even the gullies on the side of the mountain show a beautiful scenery under the slanting sun.

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It has always been our travel philosophy to not hurry, to eat and live slowly, to stop and go as we like, so it was already past 10 o'clock after breakfast, and we packed up and headed to Yadonggou. The way is Duoqingcuo, a very interesting name. It is still a snow-capped mountain melting water lake. The snow mountain behind it is Zhuomlari Snow Mountain, with an altitude of 7,600 meters. Half of it is in Tibet, and half is in Tibet. There is a beautiful legend. According to legend, Zhuomlari and Everest are sisters and belong to the seven fairies of the Himalayas. Zhuomlari and Kanchenjunga are a couple. The tribal prince of Japan shot an arrow into the wine bag on his back. In order to avoid wars and casualties among the tribes, God turned the three people into three snow peaks. Zhuomlari looked at the distant Kanchenjunga every day, The tears of longing flowed to the grassland, thus forming a lake, which is the fault of passion.

Going further is the gateway of Yadong - Pali Town. This is a prairie, located on the north-south dividing point of the Himalayas. Due to the influence of warm and humid air flow, the precipitation is abundant. It is one of the most fertile pastures in Tibet. It is said that The mushrooms here are very good, it's just a matter of time, we rushed by.

The dozens of kilometers from Pali to Yadong County are almost all downhill. The landform changes greatly. It is only more than 2000 meters long, and it is lush and colorful everywhere. From time to time, a white waterfall flies out of the mountain stream. The scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is like a natural oxygen bar. We went directly to the Sino-Indian border trade market to shop for treasures. There are many Indian cars parked in the market. I thought there would be a lot of Indian handicrafts, but I was disappointed. There are only some small shops selling Indian daily necessities such as thermos water bottles. How can these products have any competitiveness in China? The rest are all shops opened by Chinese. Selling Chinese clothes, shoes, socks, pads and the like, we didn’t stay long, we went directly to Nathu La Pass, took a look in front of the country gate, and circled up the mountain for about ten kilometers before being stopped by the border guards. After the fire broke out in the country, this border port became a restricted area, and tourists were forbidden to come forward, so they had no choice but to turn back the same way.

Back to the county seat, it was still early, everyone decided to go to Kangbu Hot Spring, one of the three most miraculous springs in Tibetan areas, to experience it. The county seat is only 47 kilometers away from the hot spring, but the speed limit was limited for more than an hour. The narrow mountain roads are winding and winding. Traveling should be more comfortable, but driving a car is a bit more difficult. In many cases, it is a hassle to transfer cars. Fortunately, there are not many cars on this road. There is a smell of rotten eggs, which is the authentic smell of hot spring sulfur. There are more than a dozen springs distributed in the narrow ravine, which are isolated into separate bathrooms. It is said that they have different therapeutic effects. Men and women can bathe together. The facilities are very modern. It's too simple, except for a small pool, there is nothing in the room, there are no tables and stools that can be placed, and there is no Han people around. There are quite a lot of Tibetans from all over the place, and most of them are wearing thick cotton pajamas , wrapped tightly, and the few of us were not prepared. The cold wind is like a knife, and it is a huge test for whether to take off your clothes. Lao Wang has a cold, so he didn’t go down in order to prevent catching a cold when he came out after soaking. Totoro and I quickly took off our clothes and entered the pool. For a moment, this place seemed like heaven... 4500 meters, there is light snow outside the window.

Unfinished, to be continued... The next article "Chentanggou"