Basu County is located in the east of the Tibet Autonomous Region, southeast of Qamdo City, on the upper reaches of the Nu River, and the county seat is Baima Town, with an altitude of 3,260 meters. The Taihong Hotel we stayed in is small and located on the edge of the Nu River. It is the only hotel that provides diffuse oxygen for free on this trip. Outside the room window is a dense forest. The entire hotel is rebuilt from old buildings. It looks a bit old-fashioned, but the hotel rooms and restaurants are deliberately decorated in European style, so it is called a theme hotel.
Today is September 12, 2020, the eighth day of the Sichuan-Tibet trip, and it is also a colorful day for this journey.
After waking up, I took a stroll along the riverside near Taihong Hotel. Because of the time difference, the entire Basu County was still awake, and the streets were deserted and quiet, with few pedestrians.
After breakfast, I went back to the room to pack my luggage and went down to the first floor according to the agreed time. I happened to meet the driver who was eating in the restaurant, and I felt very upset. The two Tibetan drivers seemed to have no sense of time.
After waiting by the car for 20 minutes, seeing the self-driving cars leaving one by one in front of the hotel, I couldn’t help but feel anxious. After a long time, two drivers came slowly and started the car to set off.
Starting from Basu, the snow-capped mountains in the distance are endless until the horizon. In the depression of the mountain, near the river, Tibetan villages can be seen faintly. In that season, groups of Tibetans were working hard in the golden wheat fields, so I decisively called the driver to stop.
There was a loading tractor parked on the side of the road ahead, and several young Tibetans were loading the bundled weeds harvested from the wheat field into the trailer. The working Tibetan youth responded in a friendly manner. They introduced that this kind of grass is fed to cattle and sheep, and the small fruits on it can be eaten by later generations. They agreed to climb over the stone wall and enter the field, and suddenly felt very spacious. Several Tibetans in their twenties were working hard, and more than half of the highland barley had been harvested. The golden highland barley was shining under the blue sky and white clouds. scene.
Raindrops fell from time to time in the clear sky. We turned out of this wheat field, climbed out of the stone wall and walked along the road for a while, and found a wooden door that was concealed. Here is another scene. There is no barley in this house. Harvesting has maintained a state of lush growth. After several days of travel, our companions have fully adapted to the climate of the plateau. We wandered for a long time in the highland barley field, which is as high as half a person, taking pictures and enjoying the joy of harvesting for collectors. .
Continue to set off and arrive at Ranwu Lake at 10:20. At the moment when the driver stopped the car, I suddenly found that this place was not the Ranwu Lower Lake that the driver introduced just now, but the Ranwu Upper Lake that arrived first last time.
There are two lakes in Ranwu, which are inlaid around Ranwu like two bright pearls. The upper lake is located in the southwest corner of Basu County, Qamdo Prefecture, about 90 kilometers away from Baima Town, Basu County, where we stayed yesterday. It was caused by landslides or mudslides. A barrier lake formed by a river course.
To the southwest of Ranwu Lake is the Gangrigabu Snow Mountain, to the south is the Azagongla Glacier, and to the northeast is the Boshula Ridge. source.
Perhaps due to the weather, the originally blue water of Ranwu Lake has become cloudy and yellowish, and the snow-capped peaks in the distance are also covered by mist, but the scenery of the plateau lake is still picturesque and shocking. The long and narrow lake winds westward for more than ten kilometers and gradually shrinks into a river valley. There are dozens of Tibetan villages of different sizes around the lake. The architectural styles of these villages are very consistent, but they are completely different from other places. The house is built of bark and thatch, the roof is flat, and the fence made of stones and branches surrounds the house. From a distance, it looks like a primitive tribe, completely integrated with the surrounding natural environment. Standing on the hillside behind the village overlooking, Nearby are the cottages, and in the distance is the wide surface of Ranwu Lake, and in the distance is the hidden valley of the ancient glacier, and the snow peaks are faintly visible.
Unlike the last time I came here, there are many tourists, but they are all concentrated on a high platform connected by a wooden plank road into the lake, where you can have a sweeping view of the entire Ranwu Lake.
I dug out the photos I took last time with a digital camera from my mobile phone, and found that this is not the location where I visited and took photos last time. At this moment, I would like to take a few photos from the same location last time as a souvenir.
After saying hello to my companions, I set off to a higher hill in the distance alone.
Ranwu Lake is 3,850 meters above sea level, and I was still a little out of breath when I was in a hurry. After a quick walk, I finally found the location of the last shot on a hillside according to the comparison of the pictures taken last time. I found that the landform of Ranwu Lake is slightly different. Changes, except that the lake water is turbid and yellow, the lake bay near the bottom seems to have been filled, and the land area has increased.
The mountain is still the same mountain, and the beam is still the same beam. I took a few landscape photos at the same location, and lamented that I revisited the old place after 13 years.
On September 14, 2007, Ranwu Lake was taken at the same location:
You can't stay too long, find a shortcut to catch up with your companions, get back to the car together, and continue the journey.
I soon arrived at a street in Ranwu Town and asked the driver to stop. After a morning of running around, I was a little tired. I planned to have lunch, but found that it was just 11:00, which was obviously a bit early. I asked everyone for their opinions and decided to change to the next Dining at the restaurant at the gate of Midui Glacier.
Looking around, there are many buildings in Ranwu Town in front of you, and the scale has grown to a large scale. After walking on the street for a while, looking back, I suddenly realized that the location I was in was exactly the place where we stayed when we passed by Ranwu last time. At that time, there was only this street in the whole Ranwu Town. The hotel we stayed in was called Ranwu Hotel, but now it has been changed into Kangjiang Hotel. The building is newly built. Although it is still three floors, its structure and appearance are better than the simple tube building in the past. too much.
Ranwu Street, taken on September 13, 2007:
The appearance of the mountains in the distance will not change, and the width of the street will not change much. These scenes will easily remind me of the memories of the past when I passed by last time, and the impression is very deep.
The last time (2007) when we arrived in Ranwu Town, several Hong Kong teams arrived at the same time. The accommodation was very tight, so we had to live in this simple tube building next to the street of Ranwu Hotel. The quilt in the room could not be seen from the original The color and the bedside coffee table were also covered with thick dust. At that time, there were very few hotels in Wuzhen, so we had no choice. We could only reluctantly accept such accommodation conditions.
At that time, there was a trip to Laigu Glacier in Ranwu Town, but according to the driver, Master Ma, the local people did not allow vehicles with foreign license plates to enter, so they had to rent local vehicles to visit Laigu Glacier.
When night fell, Master Ma found two jeeps for the 8 of us at a cost of 400 yuan each, but there was only one driver for the two cars. Master Ma discussed with me and asked me to drive the other one.
At that time, although there were street lights on the only street in Ranwu Town, none of them seemed to be on in my memory. In the dark night, I could only vaguely see the outline of the road. The Tibetan driver handed me the keys of the jeep in front of the Ranwu Hotel. , I couldn't find the light switch for a while after I started it, so I had to walk around in the dark on this street, and it didn't feel like a big problem. But at dinner, after some discussions, everyone was too worried about the safety of the trip to Laigu Glacier. Considering that there is Midui Glacier behind, they finally decided to give up the tour of Laigu Glacier.
The past is like smoke, bid farewell to Ranwu Town, came to Ranwu Lake, suddenly found that the commercial development here has been very thorough, a large lakeside villa stands among the mountains and rivers, wandering along the lake for a long time, looking back, I can’t find it at all The original impression is the pristine beach and woods covered with white vines.
Ranwu Lower Lake, taken on September 14, 2007:
Continue on the road, arrive at the entrance of Midui Glacier Scenic Area at 12:10 noon, and go to buy tickets first.
I originally thought that the food at the gate of the scenic spot would be very expensive, but it turned out okay. The price is 20 to 30 yuan per person. You can choose various combinations of fast food such as beef noodles, lamb soup and rice. I chose haggis soup and rice. It tastes delicious good.
Enter the gate of the scenic spot at 12:45, and take a battery car to Midui Village first.
Thirteen years ago, foreign vehicles could drive directly to the location where the battery car got off, but now this section of the road is completely included in the scenic spot, and the battery car plus admission fee is 86 yuan per person.
After getting off the bus in Midui Village, there are two options to reach the glacier, one is riding a horse, the other is hiking. Our group chose to hike. In fact, this road is not long. I didn’t have it at all when I came last time. There is no sign on the road. Follow the tourists on the gravel, you can go all the way to the top of the glacier, and finally step directly on the glacier. As long as your physical strength allows, you can even go all the way to the depths of the glacier.
First pass Midui Village, which is located at the foot of Midui Glacier in Yupu Township, Bomi County, only about 2 kilometers away from Midui Glacier, and only a few kilometers away from National Highway 318. Pu Township is one of the most famous villages in the area of Namjagbarwa. Midui Glacier is named after it. Because the altitude here is not high, warm and rainy, the village is surrounded by fertile farmland and dense forests. Midui Village is not Large, Tibetan-style courtyards are patchwork. The houses are usually two-story. Each family will use wooden fences to form a small courtyard, with highland barley and wheat terraces. The surrounding trees are dense, and glaciers, lakes, farmland, villages, and forests blend together. Together, it looks like a forest park.
After passing through Midui Village, you can overlook the magnificent Midui Glacier.
The salient features of Midui Glacier are snow-capped mountains, forests, lakes, streams, seas of flowers, and fields. The main peak is 6,800 meters above sea level, the snow line is 4,600 meters above sea level, and the ice tongue at the end is only 2,400 meters. It is a typical marine glacier in Tibet, with a height of 700-800 meters The ice waterfall falls from the sky, magnificent and rare in the world. Midui Glacier is formed by the confluence of two ice waterfalls. A lush virgin forest is distributed between the ice waterfalls. Glittering ice basin cliffs can be seen everywhere at high places. The end of the glacier can extend to the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, like entering a fairyland.
Although the altitude of Midui Village is only more than 2,000 meters, after several days of sightseeing on the plateau, the physical exertion is too great. Walking on such a low-altitude road is even out of breath. Especially after passing through Midui Village, there is a big uphill. The long steps are daunting.
On both sides of the mountain road, there are stretches of mani piles, which are built by passing tourists with gravel on the hillside. These gravel-covered hillsides can easily remind me of the last time I came here. The scene of hiking on the gravel, the whole scenic spot was in a primitive state at that time, there were no roads to walk on, except for stones or stones, all hiking was done by stepping on gravel.
After climbing over the high slope and coming to a large viewing platform, Midui Glacier is completely presented in front of you. This viewing platform is the closest location to the glacier that tourists can reach now, but last time we could directly step on the glacier, and we could walk anywhere deep in the glacier by stepping on the ice ballast.
I was not willing to end my tour of Midui Glacier in such a hasty way. I went down a small road on one side and climbed from a hillside to a high place on the side. I suddenly found that the top of the hillside was exactly the place I experienced on foot last time. The terrain The landform has not changed in any way. It is through here that I walked to the glacier that is close to the Midui Glacier, and then stepped on the glacier, and came into close contact with the Midui Glacier.
The situation this time is obviously somewhat similar to the last time. Last time, due to the limited physical strength of my companions, I turned around and returned just after touching the glacier. This time, I was left alone again. I was afraid that my companions would be anxious, so I took pictures from a high place. After a few photos and videos, I returned to the viewing platform along the same road with regret. In fact, I very much want to continue to move forward until I reach the ice tongue of the glacier I went to last time, and listen to the sound of the glacier flowing and the creaking of ice balls again.
I hurried to catch up with my companions, and walked back to the battery car parking lot from the other side of Midui Village.
Return to the parking lot at the entrance of the scenic spot at 15:20, pass through the Yupu Public Security Checkpoint in Nyingchi City at 15:50, and arrive at Bomi County, the hometown of the king of Tibet, at 16:50. Internet celebrity hotel - Bomi Renqing Inn.
Renqing Inn is rated as one of the most distinctive inns on the Sichuan-Tibet line by tourists. The centuries-old trees are towering, and rows of brick-red totem villa buildings with Tibetan characteristics have become a unique scenery among green mountains and green waters. The whole wooden style decoration gives people the feeling of primitive ecology returning to nature.
We live in a two-story building with three guest rooms, one on the first floor and two on the second floor. There is also a large living room and a public toilet on the first floor, giving people a comfortable and bright feeling. 6 people just occupy it a villa.
After settling down, we went to the restaurant for dinner at 18:30. The dinner is unique, and you can participate in the bonfire party while eating.
Walking out of the villa and looking closely at the appearance of the inn, I found that there are two-story villa buildings around. The bottom foundation is suspended with steel beams and the upper floor is made of wooden structure, which is very distinctive.
Go down the rugged path to the restaurant not far away, the restaurant is very characteristic inside and outside.
In the lobby of the restaurant, the walls behind the bar are covered with flags and team logos of self-driving clubs and outdoor clubs from all over the country. The seats and the seats near the window have been reserved by other tourists, so they walked out of the restaurant and chose a long wooden table in the open space outside the house. The buttered tea here is provided for free, and the waiter quickly brought thermos bottles and paper cups, and gave them to everyone first. Pour a cup of buttered hot tea to drink.
After ordering a good dish, wandering around the venue, I found that it is full of various green plants, clusters of flowers are blooming, and Tibetan robes can be worn for free for tourists to wear as souvenirs.
The restaurant of Renqing Inn has good cooking skills and authentic local specialties. Surrounded by charming autumn colors and flowers, tourists from all over the world gather here, chatting and laughing happily. It is very lively and has a unique flavor.
At 20:20, the waiter lit the bonfire. The bonfire instantly illuminated the night sky and made everyone’s faces red. People gathered in the center of the venue excitedly, holding hands and singing and dancing around the bonfire, pushing tonight’s dinner to a climax .
Until 21:00, when the bonfire was extinguished, we were reluctant to go back to the villa room. The tourists outside the window were still unsatisfied, and the sound of passionate music came from time to time, which added a different feeling to the colorful journey.
Strolling out from the front door of the room is a large viewing balcony. During the day, you can overlook the distant mountains and rivers, drink wine in the wind, enjoy the scenery, but now it is dark and I can’t see anything. Our companions also came out of the room unexpectedly. We are classmates in primary school. We lived in Pentecost. Facing the dark sky of the Bomi Mountains, chatting freely about life, journeys, and feelings about the journey, until very late...
