As a global traveler, I have seen many extreme geographical features, cultural folk customs and world heritage. But, I don't know why I came to Tibet repeatedly in these years? For me, Tibet has never been a paradise, but it is a special place on this earth. It is not only the roof of the world in terms of geography and geology, but also the roof of the world in the field of religion. The holy mountains, holy lakes, grasslands, Gobi, forests and plateau spirits here are all so special and so profound.
One of the three holy lakes in Tibet - Yamdrok Yumco
Blooming Peach Blossom & Namjagbarwa Peak (7782m)
Mirui Township, Nyingchi City—Niyang Riverside
North Bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River - Buddha's Palm Sand Dunes
The world's highest peak - Mount Everest (8844.43 meters)
Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon - Yarlung Zangbo River
The first monastery in Tibet - Samye Monastery
The first palace in Tibet—Yongbulakang
Border of Bhutan, China - Gangbu Glacier (40 Glacier)
The First Holy Lake in Shannan Region——Lamla Co, Jiacha County
Golden Roof of Jokhang Temple in Lhasa
Shigatse - Tashilhunpo Monastery, the residence of the Panchen Lama
Nyingma (Red Sect) monks
Traffic mileage data as of April 2018:
Lhasa-Nyingchi, about 409 kilometers, most of which are Lalin Expressway, and need to cross the 5,000-meter Mila Pass along the way;
Nyingchi-Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, about 93 kilometers, is basically asphalt road and hardened road, and some road sections are narrow;
Nyingchi-Bomi, about 234 kilometers, take National Highway 318, and pay attention to slowing down when crossing Sejila Mountain;
Nyingchi-Gacha, about 343 kilometers, take Provincial Highway 306, and most of the roads along the way are asphalt roads and hardened roads;
Jiacha-Zedang, about 109 kilometers, take Provincial Highway 306 in the direction of Sangri County, winding mountain road, the road condition is good. Going to Qusong County, you need to cross the 5,000-meter-high Bulatan Snow Mountain along the way, and the road conditions are poor;
Zedang-Shigatse, about 331 kilometers, 349 National Highway to 318 National Highway, the road condition is good, but the winding mountain road;
Shigatse - Mount Everest Base Camp, about 354 kilometers, the road conditions are good, after passing the gate of Mount Everest, you need to climb the 5,500-meter Gawula Mountain;
Shigatse-Gamba County, about 172 kilometers, winding mountain road, the road condition is fair;
Gangba County-Qudengnima Glacier, about 52 kilometers, dirt road, the road condition is average in non-rainy season;
Tingri County - Qudengnima Glacier, about 236 kilometers, a dirt road with a large bomb crater, which is extremely difficult to walk;
Shigatse-Nam Co, about 404 kilometers, the road condition is good, but it needs to cross the Nalagen pass, which is high altitude and slippery.
After buying tickets in the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, there are generally two routes, namely the northern route and the southern route;
South Line: The scenic bus route starts from the parking lot of the scenic spot, goes along the south bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River to Zhibai Village, returns on the original road, and passes through 5 scenic spots along the way (Daduka Ruins, Millennium Ancient Sang, Qingbishijian, Guanshantai , hydrophilic platform), the scenery is acceptable, but there are many tourists in the group, and the experience is poor;
Northern Line: Suitable for self-driving tours and chartered cars for small groups of tourists. Along the way, there are Tunbai Village, Suosong Village, and Dalin Village, where there are many residents. It travels along the south bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River, and returns from the south bank to form a circle. The scenery is very spectacular, and it is strongly recommended.
TIPS1: After buying tickets at the entrance of the scenic spot, if you live in the scenic spot, you can communicate with the conductor and the guard, and you can drive into the Grand Canyon after signing the responsibility letter;
TIPS2: If you want to see the spectacular Namjagbarwa Peak and the Grand Canyon, Suosong Village has the best geographical environment, followed by Tunbai Village, and the living conditions of Dalin Village deep in the north bank are not good;
TIPS3: There are many places to watch the sunset in the Grand Canyon, but the Devil’s Head Platform, which is a few kilometers further down in Suosong Village, is one of the best viewing locations, and there are few people.
Ring road self-driving route: Scenic Spot - Gangpai Bridge - Tunbai Village - Suosong Village - Devil Head - Dalin Village - Dongbulong - Chibai Village - Tiger Mouth - Jiala Waterfall - Yanluo Palace, cross the river to Jiala Village - Zhibai Village - Scenic Highway - Gangpai Bridge.
1. When traveling to Tibet, please bring your border defense card! ! !
Write down the destination of the border defense card as much as possible; at present, Lhasa needs 4 people to travel to apply for the border defense card. Please apply for it at the place of household registration.
2. Qudengnima Glacier! ! !
If you like small crowds and glaciers, then I strongly recommend Qudeng Nyima Glacier, which is hidden deep in the northern foothills of the Himalayas;
how to go?
Line 1: From Shigatse, take the 318 to Gangba line, about 4 hours to Gangba County, the road condition is asphalt and hardened road;
Take the Karding Line (dirt road) in Gangba County, about 1 hour (46 kilometers) to Qude Nyima Temple, and then walk 2-3 kilometers to the east and west holy lakes of Qudeng Nyima Glacier; the navigation can only go to Qude Nima Temple.
Route 2: On the way back to Shigatse from Mt. Everest, turn to Tingri County. From Tingri County, take the Karding Line dirt road for about 2 hours to reach Qudeng Nyima Glacier, but the road is quite difficult.
One of the only two reasons to go to Tibet at the end of March is for the Nyingchi Peach Blossom Festival, but the Houzang area and the western area are the real vast lands of Tibet. This self-driving route is relatively simple. From the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon to the main peak base camp on the top of the world, the itinerary covers the Shannan area, Langkazi area, and Shigatse area. I felt the hardships of the road to heaven and saw the continuous development and changes of Tibet.
Round-trip transportation: from Shanghai to Lhasa, about 5350 yuan;
Car rental fee: 600/day*7, subtotal 4200 yuan;
Fuel fee and toll fee: subtotal 2928 yuan;
Catering: an average of 200/day*7 per day, with a subtotal of 1,400 yuan;
Accommodation fee: subtotal 3342 yuan;
Ticket fee: Because the A-level scenic spots in Tibet are free of tickets before April 30, 2018, it only costs 90 yuan for the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon scenic spot car;
Other expenses: all kinds of parking fees, car washing fees, glass water, postage for postcards, gift candies, etc., a subtotal of 650 yuan;
The total cost is about 15032 yuan.
A full guide to the Ali region in Tibet: http://you.ctrip.com/travels/ali99/2239913.html
Jinqiuchuan North Tibet and West Sichuan Self-driving: http://you.ctrip.com/travels/ganzi754/2654364.html
Changbai Mountain Ice and Snow Self-driving in Winter: http://you.ctrip.com/travels/jilinshi267/3359365.html
TIPS: After exiting Lhasa Gonggar Airport, you can take the airport bus at the gate to Lhasa Railway Station, Potala Palace, and Civil Aviation Administration. The fare is 21 yuan; the taxi fare is about 200 yuan; you can also take the bus from the airport Bayi Town, Zedang and Nyingchi, Shannan;
On March 31, after spending a sleepless night on the plane last night, before he recovered, he took Tibet Airlines at 5:30 in the morning and flew up the Hengduan Mountains. When the plane ascended to an altitude of more than 8K+ meters, and in the distance, a ray of golden light sprinkled on the clouds and gradually melted away, all the fatigue and waiting were worth it. Indeed, I am so easy to please.
Snow-capped mountains, river valleys, and vertical and horizontal landforms of valleys constitute the vast land. The moment before the plane landed, he turned his head and glanced out the window, the Yajiang River turned into gold, the sky turned into gold, and even the air was filled with gold. Therefore, I have always believed that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is not a paradise, but it is a very special place.
After getting out of Gongga Airport, I jumped on the airport bus with ease, and arrived in Lhasa with a car of people singing and laughing to the local pipa music played by someone who didn't know. Standing on the pedestrian bridge of East Beijing Road, staring at the joints, people come and go, and there are always Tibetans from all walks of life gathered at the gate of Chongsaikang Market to play guessing texts; people's clothes are becoming more and more fashionable. Close to other cities, the homogeneity of the city is increasing day by day, and the only thing I can see at a glance is the Potala, the holy palace in the snowy area. Oh, by the way, there is also Phuncuo Dongcuo, which is still standing.
At 11:00, his partner Xiao Pengyue delivered the car on time, and specially gave him a better car than agreed. Take the car, put on the anti-skid chains and leave Lhasa to go out of the city. Today, the road conditions from Lhasa to Nyingchi and even Bomi area are very different from those a few years ago. The completion of Lalin Expressway (Milaoshankou Tunnel is still not open) has greatly shortened the time to enter Nyingchi area; Tongmai Bridge and the 5 With the completion of the first tunnel, the Tongmai natural barrier and Pailong natural barrier, which were originally the most dangerous sections of the 318 National Highway in the world and the second largest debris flow group in the world, no longer exist.
Only those who have traveled through Sichuan and Tibet in those years will feel that the natural moat has become a clear road, and they will never forget the wonderful experience of pain and happiness on 318.
The Mira Mountain pass at an altitude of 5013 meters is covered with ice and snow all year round. Since the tunnel has not yet been completed, drive from Lalin Expressway to National Highway 318, and slowly wind the mountain road to the sky. The vigorous and powerful Mira Mountain Pass is a high mountain on the Sichuan-Tibet line entering and exiting Tibet. It is also a flavoring agent on the itinerary, and the journey has just begun.
Power stations and construction sites can be seen everywhere along the way
In the evening, arrive at the familiar Nyingchi City, everything is beautiful.
TIPS: To visit the Niyang River Scenic Belt and the Grand Canyon Scenic Area, most of them are chartered, self-driving, or carpooling. It is very inconvenient to take the bus freely;
TIPS2: Tickets for the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon are 270 yuan (including scenic environmental protection vehicles);
TIPS3: You can stay in Tongbai Village, Suosong Village, Zhibai Village, and Dalin Village in the scenic area;
Along the road, when leaving Mozhugongka, the shallow tributaries of the Niyang River began to converge sporadically, and the Niyang River gradually reached its peak when it entered the Gongbu Jiangda area. Along with the old National Highway 318 and the newly built Lalin Expressway, it passed through the Niyang River landscape belt, reach the peak.
The Niyang River is one of the important water systems of the Yarlung Zangbo River, with a total length of 307.5 kilometers. The vegetation on both sides of the river is intact and the scenery is beautiful, giving people the first impression of "the south of the plateau".
A peach blossom forest in full bloom seen on the way
After leaving Bayi District of Linzhi City, you will see a brand new bridge across the Yarlung Zangbo River shortly after driving along the Milin Airport Expressway. Luxia Bridge, after crossing the river, go straight to the entrance of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, and the former Niyang River also flows into the Yajiang River in Bayi District.
Along the township road, surrounded by peach blossoms on both sides of the strait, you come to the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon ticket office. There is a parking lot at the door. Most of the foreign vehicles park here, and then transfer to the scenic bus to go canyon. The route of the general tour group only takes the bus to and from the gate of the scenic spot and Zhibai Village, wasting the scenery of the Grand Canyon. If you have plenty of time, you can stay for one night to fully see the changing scenes of the canyon and snow-capped mountains.
Drive through the canyon road from the Gangpai Bridge, 2 kilometers away is the first village Tunbai Village, facing Namjagbarwa Peak. In the peach blossom season in late March, the green river, snow-capped mountains, pink peaches, and canyons form a stunning landscape. Beautiful landscape painting. The peach blossoms gradually cluster together from here to there, and the more the peach blossoms bloom along the banks of the river.
Namjagbarwa Peak (7782 meters), located at the eastern end of the Himalayas, is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, with a tall and beautiful mountain shape.
The peach blossom forest in Suosong Village, hiking is the best way to visit the Grand Canyon and watch the peach blossoms. From Suosong Village to Lin Village is the essence of the northern line. Suosong Village was originally famous for its peach blossom snow mountain landscape, while Dalin Village is located on the Zhibai Big Bend, facing Nanga Bawa Peak, and you can experience the grand canyon along the way.
It takes about 3 hours to stop and shoot for about 3 hours. From south to north, you can see the depth of the canyon more intuitively and comprehensively, the big bend and the water of the Yajiang River, Nanga Bawa and Jiala Bailei (7294 meters) Facing each other across the river, myths and legends are endless. In the evening, you can look far away at Devil's Head and see the surging torrents bound by nature, the ever-unpredictable glaciers and snow-capped mountains, charming canyons and villages, which will make you never forget.
Coming out of Tunbai Village, instead of leaving the Grand Canyon the same way, we walked along Provincial Highway 206 and returned to the south bank of the Yajiang River. Standing at the entrance of the Gangpai Bridge, I couldn’t help but take a photo of the reflection of tourists, and started today’s Shannan self-driving. Of course, before that, it is necessary to talk about a desert hidden in Xiaojiangnan on the plateau.
The Nanga Bawa Peak in the early morning is still so eye-catching.
Overlooking the confluence of the Yajiang River and the Niyang River on the provincial highway
Driving 38 kilometers from the exit of the Grand Canyon, there is a huge sand dune next to the big mountain on one side, which is the Buddha's Palm Sand Dune.
In the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, due to frequent strong winds, the raised sand is layered and piled up to form hills, making the continuous sand dunes form an undulating sand sea. Its yellow sand sea forms a sharp contrast with the blue river water and the surrounding green forests, and its mysterious light and shadow are as dramatic as ever-changing. Looking from a distance, the beige sand dune looks like a huge Buddha palm pinched together. Behind the sand dune is the verdant green hills. In front of the sand dune is the light blue Yarlung Zangbo River. The reflection of the sand dune is like two Buddha palms praying together.
The oasis in the middle of the river is surrounded by water islands with lush vegetation, and it is really a wonderful place for cattle and sheep to pace back and forth leisurely. The three colors of beige, green and light blue are soft and harmonious.
TIPS: You can take a shuttle bus from Milin County in Nyingchi Prefecture to Lang County, Jiacha, Zedang and other places;
TIPS2: Tickets for Ramlacuo in Jiacha County are 50 yuan, and tickets for Dagu Canyon are free, but you need to charter a car, drive by yourself, or carpool;
TIPS3: Tickets for Samye Temple in Shannan area are 45 yuan, 60 yuan for Yongbulakang, 70 yuan for Changzhu Temple, and 30 yuan for the Tomb of the Tibetan King;
From Linzhi to the south of the mountain, along the Yarlung Zangbo River, the landscape outside the window gradually becomes a dry and hot valley. The ditches and beams are the vicissitudes of life and the richness of Shannan culture.
The mountain is high and the road is far away is the most appropriate description of the Shannan Highway. Most people are used to being comfortable in natural oxygen bars like Nyingchi, Lulang, and Bomi, and they are not willing to come to such a "bitter and cold place" like Shannan. Starting from Nyingchi, they pass through Milin, Lang County, and Jiacha to the capital Zedang along the way. , more than 300 kilometers in length, is the correct way to open Lhasa-Linzhi-Shannan-Lhasa, without going back, and the itinerary is more fulfilling.
The Yarlung Zangbo River is the mother river of the Tibetan people. It gave birth to the first village, the first kingdom, the first royal palace and the first temple in Tibet. Today, we call it Shannan, which means the south of the Nyainqentanglha Mountains.
If you come to Shannan in summer or autumn, there are not only shady trees or colorful forests, but also amazingly beautiful rift valleys, highlands, glaciers, and grasslands. Going deep into it, you can see the best traditional Tibetan clothing and the best Tibetan opera performers in Tibet.
There are ravines and ravines in the mountains, with the Himalayas in the south and the Gangdise Mountains in the north. There is a river between the two mountains. The canyon gradually rises from both sides of the river to the north and south. The highest altitude is more than 5,000 meters, and the average altitude is 4,000 meters.
From Jiacha to Zedang, shortly after passing Jiacha County along Provincial Highway 306, a bifurcation road appeared in the navigation, Qusong County and Sangri County. Both roads can go to Zedang, but! Going to Qusong County requires climbing over the 5,000+ Bradan Snow Mountain along the way. It is a test of driving skills and takes nearly 4 hours. The scenery is very good;
It is a wise choice to go to Sangri County. The whole journey is on the mountainside of the canyon. The road conditions are good. There are many power stations and railway projects along the way.
Along the road in Sangri County, in addition to paying attention to driving safety and electronic speed limit, the road condition is very good.
After talking too much about the 306 provincial road in Shannan, let’s change the style of painting. Let’s talk about the Samye Monastery in Zedang, the first temple in Tibet.
The Green Pagoda has 4 floors and is about 10 meters high. It is built at the northeast corner of the main hall, and its plane is square and polygonal. The body of the tower is made of green glazed bricks, with a hard texture and a gloomy and lustrous glaze, which is extremely exquisite.
The former scripture hall and the Wuce Hall. Entering the Samye Temple usually starts from the east gate. The towering hall in front of you is the Uce Hall, the tallest and most spectacular building in the temple, symbolizing the location of the center of the universe. It has a Tibetan style on the bottom, a Chinese style on the middle level, and a traditional Indian style on the top level, also known as the "Three Temples". The Samye Monastery, built on the sandbar, still maintains its original layout after 1300 years. The whole monastery is like a mandala descended from heaven, guarding the center of Tibetan culture. Come here every morning, you can see monks chanting together in the Buddha Hall, the scene is spectacular.
In the nine-storey Buddha Hall "Gegukang", every year on the fifth day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar and the sixteenth day of the fifth month in the Tibetan calendar, a huge statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is hung on the high wall for believers from all over the world to worship.
I have seen many temples on the majestic hills of Tibet, but it is rare to see ancient temples on the sandbars. Shannan is one of the birthplaces of Tibetan culture, with many firsts, but today, it is still a rare and clean place during travel in Tibet.
TIPS: The parking lot at Gangbala Pass is an excellent location for Guanyang Lake. There is no public transportation, only self-driving, chartered cars, carpooling, etc.;
TIPS2: There are many Tibetans by the Yanghu Lake with white yaks for tourists to take pictures, the current price is 20 yuan;
TIPS3: Karola Glacier and Manla Reservoir are on the side of the road, so you can watch them directly;
From the 318 National Highway to the 307 Provincial Highway, continue to test the guts and skills on the winding and circling mountain road. On one side is the circling road and the Yajiang River. On the other side, there is another wonderful world.
Today's Provincial Highway 307 passes through the first checkpoint after entering the Yamdrok Yumco Scenic Area, followed by the newly built electronic monitoring speed measurement, which replaces the old-fashioned speed limit card, and the speed is still 30 kilometers per hour. The vehicle slowly rose with the altitude, and the scenery outside the window has become a dry and hot valley landform, a vast and desolate place.
The altitude continues to rise, and finally reaches the peak at the Gambala Pass of more than 5,000 meters. There is a large parking lot in the mountain pass, which is the best viewing point to appreciate Yanghu Lake. That touch of sapphire blue is unforgettable for a lifetime.
Yamdrok is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet, and its area is 70 times that of West Lake in Hangzhou. As the largest inland lake at the northern foot of the Himalayas, the lake presents an extremely rich sense of layering with different angles of sunlight. The shoreline of Yanghu Lake is about 250 kilometers long. In addition, there are three satellite lakes: Kongmucuo, Shencuo and Bajiaco. Whether it is self-driving, cycling or hiking, walking on the banks of Yanghu Lake is a pleasant experience.
Yanghu Lake is 110 kilometers away from Lhasa, a 2.5-hour drive, and is often used as a back garden for Lhasa people to visit, camp and party.
Look at Yanghu Lake from another angle. If you are going by car, choose a location close to the lake to stop and get in close contact with Yanghu Lake.
Leaving Yanghu Lake, head west all the way. It has to be said that Provincial Highway 307 is a landscape avenue. In addition to Yanghu Lake, there are Karola Glacier and Manla Reservoir to enjoy along the way to Gyantse. Entering the Naiqinkangsang Snow Mountain, the previously open lake canyon has become a towering canyon, and the snow-capped mountains and glaciers in the distance reveal the high coldness of this place.
Naiqin Kangsang Snow Mountain in the distance
On the front of the Karola Glacier, a stone tablet with the words "Red River Valley" stands at the foot of the ice tongue, which was one of the filming locations of the movie back then.
Karola is the glacier closest to the highway in the whole of Tibet, and it is a glacier developed from Naiqin Kangsang Peak. At the foot of the mountain, you can clearly see the ice tongue of the glacier, and its slopes, ridges and gullies are covered with snow all the year round. From a distance, the huge ice cap of the glacier is white and flawless, and you can enjoy the glacier from many angles along the way, but the good times don't last long. As the weather gets warmer, the current Carola Glacier has melted seriously.
Along Provincial Highway 307, when you pass Smila Mountain, you will be amazed by its beauty when you first see it. The Manla Reservoir in front of us is a water conservancy project, which is used to control the upper reaches of the Nianchu River. It was also used to solve the electricity problem in Shigatse at first. A viewing platform has been built near the road, where you can take pictures of the exquisite Manla Reservoir.
Manla Reservoir in the evening
Provincial Highway 307 on the banks of the Nianchu River offers a 360-degree view of the beauty and variety of the Manla Reservoir.
TIPS: The current ticket for Mount Everest is 180 yuan, the entrance fee is 100 yuan, the eco-car is 25 yuan, the Rongbuk Temple is 25 yuan, and an additional tire/piece/100 yuan is charged;
TIPS2: The viewing platform down from the Jiawula Pass can enjoy Mount Everest and 4 other 8,000-meter-level snow-capped mountains, which is very spectacular;
TIPS3: The tents at the Everest Base Camp will only be set up from April to October every year, and you can stay in Rongbuk Temple (50/bed) and the opposite Rongbuk Guest House (standard room 260) for the rest of the time;
8844.43 meters, is the height of the third pole in the world, behind me is the world's highest peak - Mount Everest. Standing at the gate of the base camp, for a traveler, this is the end. But for a climber, this is the starting point. The goals are different, the dreams are different, and the people you get are also different.
Departing from Shigatse at 6:00 in the morning, traveling on the vast land, even at full speed, it will take about 6 or 7 hours to reach the foot of Mount Everest. Big cotton clouds float in the distant sky, except for the desolation outside the car window and the occasional village passing by the roadside, you are accompanied by faith and love all the way.
More than a few people have asked me, even myself? What exactly are you looking for here? It takes about 14 hours to drive back and forth, just to see Mount Everest? I used to come and go to Lhasa, and I could see Mount Everest every time. Perhaps for me, the ultimate scenery can never be enough. In my heart, the west of Tibet is the real vast land and the real wild Tibet.
At an altitude of 5,500 meters, you can overlook four snow-capped mountains above 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest.
One of the nearest cities at the foot of Mt. Everest is Baiba (Xindingri). After passing the checkpoint, there is a border guard station not far away. Soon after that, there is the entrance of Mt. Everest, and after that is the Panshan Highway. Eight bends, seeing the last ordeal before Mount Everest.
Rongbuk Monastery is located at the end of the Rongbuk Glacier at the northern foot of Mount Everest, at an altitude of 5154 meters, about 20 kilometers away from the summit of Mount Everest. Rongbuk Monastery may be one of the highest temples in the world, because the Qudengnima Temple in Gangba County, which was later visited, has an altitude of more than 5300+, but there is no official logo, so I won’t list it for the time being.
Rongbuk Monastery can be divided into old and new. What you see in front of you is actually a new temple, and there is a small temple above, which is Shangrongbuk Monastery, which is higher in altitude and more religious. Although it has the title of "the highest temple in the world", there are very few tourists who actually come here, and the high altitude is one of the important factors.
No matter how you look at it, the location of Rongbuk Monastery is one of the best places to watch Mount Everest.
The Everest base camp is only open from April to October every year, and the rest of the time the base camp cannot accommodate. The nearest one is the Rongbuk Monastery or the Rongbuk Guest House 3 kilometers away. Looking at Mount Everest from here, it is not as high as you imagined, but you have an illusion that you are close to the top of the world. The monument under the base camp is the limit of ordinary travelers, unless they bring all the equipment and corresponding mountaineering certificates, they can go to the deeper Rongbuk Glacier. Sitting here and looking at the top of the world is also a wonderful experience.
TIPS: Tickets for Tashilhunpo Monastery are 80 yuan, some halls will be charged separately, and cameras in some areas will be charged separately;
TIPS2: Bus No. 1 to Shanghai Plaza, passing through is Zha Temple;
The Tashilhunpo Monastery in the Panchen Lama's residence is comparable to the Dalai Lama's Potala Palace.
When it comes to Shigatse, one must mention Tashilhunpo Monastery. As the largest temple in Shigatse, it has more than 500 years of history and culture, making it the most important stop for tourists going west.
At present, there are still four major sects of Tibetan Buddhism in my country: the Yellow Sect (Gelug Sect), the White Sect (Kagyu Sect), the Red Sect (Nyingma Sect), and the Flower Sect (Sakya Sect). The Tashilhunpo Monastery is one of the six famous monasteries in the Yellow Sect. There is such a saying: it, together with Gandan Monastery, Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, is called the "Four Great Monasteries" in the Yellow Sect; The "Six Great Temples" of the Gelug Sect, and its architectural style has also profoundly influenced Wudangzhao, the largest temple of Tibetan Buddhism in Inner Mongolia.
The most magnificent buildings in the temple are the Great Maitreya Hall and the Panchen Lama Pagoda Hall. The Great Maitreya Hall is located on the west side of the temple, with a height of 30 meters. It is dedicated to the seated Maitreya statue cast by the Ninth Panchen Lama Choekyi Nyima in 1914.
Visit the entire temple complex in a clockwise direction, from the Jamba Buddhist Hall, the Panchen Lama Pagoda to the Tsoqin Hall. If you want to see all the Buddhist halls, you must hurry up. The temple is closed from 12:00 to 14:00. After visiting the temple After that, you can choose to go to the Zhuan Temple, and go straight up along the white wall on the west side with the locals, and go around the temple along the prayer wheel.
What is "back possession"?
The so-called Tibetan area does not only refer to Tibet, but the Tibetan gathering area that has inherited Tibetan culture and customs. From the perspective of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, parts of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan are Tibetan areas. Since the Yuan Dynasty, Tibetan areas have been divided into "U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo Regions". Among them, the western plateau region centered on Lhasa, including Shigatse, Shannan, and Ngari, is called "U-Tsang", which is the core of Tibet today. In the U-Tsang area, the Gangbala Pass is the boundary, and the Lhasa, Shannan, and Nyingchi areas are the former Tibet; the Shigatse and Ngari areas in the west are the rear Tibet.
The status of Tashilhunpo Monastery?
Under the canonization of the Qing government, the Dalai Lama is in charge of the front Tibet, and the Panchen Lama is in charge of the back Tibet. As the residence of the Panchen Lama, Tashilhunpo Monastery occupies an extremely important position in Shigatse.
Note: Special thanks to Rebecca for the photo support!
Maybe you have seen many glaciers, whether it is Tibet, Iceland or Argentina, there are many spectacular glaciers in this world. However, the protagonist this time must shock you. It is located on the border between Langkazi County and Bhutan in the Shannan area. It is the 40th Glacier, which is famous for its No. 40 boundary marker.
Deep in the northern foothills of the Himalayas, there are many magnificent glaciers, such as the Kabu Glacier and the Qudeng Nyima Glacier. However, Glacier 40 is the most accessible land mountain glacier found so far, and it can be touched at zero distance without special equipment.
The lowest point of Glacier 40's glacier tongue is about 5,300 meters above sea level, extending about 5 kilometers upwards and about 1 kilometer in width. It is very inconspicuous among many alpine glaciers and relatively small in scale. Although the scale is small, it has all kinds of internal organs, such as moraine, moraine lake, ice tongue, ice tower forest, ice stalactites, ice cracks, ice surface lake, ice cave and so on.
Drive from Lhasa to the 40th glacier, about 450 kilometers, passing through a large area of no-man's land along the way, passing through muddy ponds, deep water ditches, washboard roads, and plateau meadows. It took more than 3 hours of bumps to reach the foot of the mountain. Mi Xiaoshan can be reached.
As an Internet celebrity glacier, although it is very well-known, due to the late discovery time and the remote location, the transportation is extremely inconvenient, so there are not many tourists going there, which has played a certain role in protecting the ecological environment. Of course, with the trend of global warming, the degradation of 40 glaciers is becoming more and more serious. If you are well prepared, this place must be worth your nostalgia.
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