In July last year, I was fortunate enough to be able to enter the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve, on the way back to Golmud from Hoh Xil
I saw the Kunlun Mountain high-end mineral water factory under the snow mountain,
At that time, I sighed, the altitude here is more than 4,100 meters, and there is really a mineral water factory located here.
On the opposite mountain is the water source of Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water.
It turns out that it really comes from the Kunlun Snow Mountain at an altitude of 6,000 meters. It turns out that the advertisements are all true.
Immediately admire the five-body cast.
Recently, I was honored to join the "Tour of Seeking the Origin of the Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain" organized by the high-end mineral water of Kunlun Mountain.
Once again step into the last pure land in the world: Kunlun Mountains.
Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water comes from the Kunlun Snow Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at an altitude of 6,000 meters. It is covered with ice and snow all year round and has no pollution. The snow on the snow mountain melts slowly, penetrates into the underground rock formation, and after more than 50 years of filtration and mineralization, it becomes precious snow mountain mineral water.
At the same time, it is also the location of our Chinese Water Tower - Sanjiangyuan.
Yangtze River, Yellow River, Lancang River...
This is a forbidden area for life, but also a paradise for animals
The largest Tibetan antelope reserve in the world is here - Hoh Xil.
This is also the most famous no-man's land in China.
It is the purest place on earth except for the North and South Poles.
Chaerhan Salt Lake
Populus euphratica forest in the suburbs of Golmud
Here you can also experience the loneliness of the desert
tips:
The most convenient way to go to Kunlun Mountain is to fly to Golmud first.
Now Chengdu seems to have no direct flights.
So I transited in Xi'an on the outbound journey, and transited in Xining on the return journey.
About the itinerary:
D1 Chengdu - Xi'an - Golmud
D2 Golmud - Hoh Xil Suonandajie Nature Reserve
D3 Kunlun Mountain High-end Mineral Water Factory---Looking for the Source of Kunlun Mountain High-end Mineral Water
D4 Chaerhan Salt Lake—Golmud Populus euphratica Forest
D5 Golmud - Xining - Chengdu
Recommended scenic spot 1: Hoh Xil
"Kehexil" is also a place that people yearn for just by hearing the name.
Forbidden zone of life, paradise for animals.
I can still vaguely remember the scene of getting stuck and pushing a cart with the soldiers from the Sonam Dajie Protection Station in the Hoh Xil No Man’s Land last year.
I also sincerely admire their devotion that is not afraid of hardship and fatigue, which makes this barren land more interesting.
【Introduction to Hoh Xil】:
Qinghai Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve is located in the west of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, with a total area of 4.5 million hectares. It is a nature reserve with a well-preserved primitive ecological environment in the world at the beginning of the 21st century, and it is also one of the nature reserves built in China with the largest area, the highest altitude, and the richest wildlife resources.
It mainly protects rare wild animals, plants and their habitats such as Tibetan antelope, wild yak, Tibetan wild donkey and Tibetan gazelle.
At 13:00 on July 7, 2017, at the 41st World Heritage Conference held in Krakow, Poland, Qinghai Hoh Xil was approved to be included in the "World Heritage List" with the unanimous consent of the World Heritage Committee, becoming China's 51st World Heritage Site .
In November 2017, Hoh Xil in Qinghai, Altun Mountain in Xinjiang, and Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in Tibet jointly issued an announcement prohibiting all units or individuals from freely entering the protected areas to carry out illegal crossing activities.
Qinghai-Tibet Highway and Qinghai-Tibet Railway run side by side here.
Summer is also the season with the most tourists here.
But you can only look at it from the outside, and Hoh Xil is forbidden to enter.
The place we must pass: Kunlun Mountain Pass at an altitude of 4768 meters. This place is also the highest altitude we can reach on this trip.
In the distance are groups of Tibetan antelopes.
When I came here this year, I saw a lot of them.
Thanks to the efforts of the state for so many years, the number of various wild animals in Hoh Xil is increasing.
We also saw a few bar-headed geese in the lake next to Sonam Thaje station.
The bar-headed goose is known as the highest flying bird in the world. It only takes 8 hours to fly over the Himalayas at an altitude of nearly 9,000 meters. The survival of the bar-headed goose is at stake as habitat destruction and human impacts such as hunting and egg collection intensify.
Sonam Dajie Conservation Station,
About Sonam Dajie, there is a movie dedicated to his story.
Interested friends can look for it.
My first impression of Hoh Xil was also derived from this movie.
When I came to Hoh Xil last year, I also lived in this Sonam Dajie Protection Station.
Opposite Sonam Dajie Protection Station is the Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Hoh Xil aerial photography
Recommended scenic spot 2: Kunlun Mountain High-end Mineral Water Factory
The altitude of Golmud is 2,840 meters, and the altitude of Kunlun Mountain High-end Mineral Water Factory is 4,115 meters.
Kunlun Mountain High-end Mineral Water Factory is located on the opposite side of Mount Yuzhu, the top of Kunlun, and there is really nothing around.
When we got off the bus, everyone slowed down. After all, we reached a place of more than 4,000 meters in one fell swoop, and there will inevitably be some high reactions.
It was already noon when we arrived at the factory, and it was really moving when we arrived at Kunlun Mountain for lunch.
At an altitude of 4115 meters, it is really incredible that seafood can still be eaten.
The moving in the restaurant is not over yet, and I continue to move in the dormitory of the employees.
Although it is still difficult to climb up to the dormitory on the third floor, I feel refreshed instantly when I see an oasis in the room.
Here, the company has specially installed a high-pressure spray humidification system in the factory area, so that the humidity of the entire environment is controlled between 60-70%, which excellently alleviates the physical discomfort caused by the dry climate.
In addition, diffuse oxygen supply equipment is installed in each room to supply oxygen to the room regularly. Greatly relieved the discomfort of plateau hypoxia here.
Compared with when I came here last year, I lived at the Sonam Dajie Nature Reserve at an altitude of 4,500 meters, and the food and accommodation at the Kunlun Mountain factory are simply at the level of a five-star hotel on the plateau. The restaurant is definitely at the level of a Michelin three-star hotel.
Kunlun Mountain in summer, in fact, the weather has not been very good.
I remember that when I came last year, the weather was the same, and the opposite Jade Everest has been reluctant to come out to show its face.
After putting down my luggage, I have nothing to do during the rest time
Just walked around the factory area.
Also increased a lot of knowledge about water.
It turns out that there is still a golden water source belt in this world.
It is the place from 36 degrees north latitude to 46 degrees north latitude,
The Kunlun Mountain where I am standing now is one of the golden water source belts.
And the Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain mineral water we drink in the city is filled and transported from here.
I used to find it strange that when I bought mineral water from Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain, it always sprayed out when I opened the bottle cap.
It turned out that it was filled at a place of 4115 meters. Because of the air pressure, it was inevitable that it would be "sprayed" when it was taken to the mainland.
"All men are created equal, water is by no means"
This sentence is really philosophical.
On the side of the road at the entrance of the factory, the plants planted by the workers here, although they are very difficult to grow
But it also adds a lot of color to this barren land.
It is said that there is a large field of rape blossoms planted at the gate of the factory, but they will not open until August.
In the high-end mineral water factory in Kunlun Mountains,
I was very lucky to be received by the factory manager in person, and introduced us in detail the past and present of Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water.
Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water Introduction:
Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water is a high-end bottled mineral water under Jiaduobao Group. It comes from the Kunlun Snow Mountain at an altitude of 6,000 meters on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The snow slowly melts and penetrates into the rock formations. After more than 50 years of filtration and mineralization, precious snow mountain mineral water is formed. The source of Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain mineral water is pure and pollution-free. Molecular cluster structure water contains strontium, potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium and other elements beneficial to human health, which meet the mineral standards stipulated by national standards; the pH value is weakly alkaline, which is consistent with human body fluids, suitable for Long-term drinking.
The company was established on June 21, 2007, held an opening ceremony on August 11, 2009, and held a new product launch conference in Beijing on April 10, 2010, officially announcing the grand launch of Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water nationwide.
The company mainly produces bottled Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain mineral water.
The company's factory is located in Xidatan on the north side of Yuzhu Peak in Kunlun Mountains, with an altitude of 4115 meters. It is currently the highest mineral water production factory.
The company currently has two production lines, namely German Krones (20,000 boxes/day) and France Sidel (30,000 boxes/day), with a production capacity of 50,000 boxes/day and an annual output of about 10 million boxes. The company's vision The planned annual output is 500 million boxes.
The factory manager also specially introduced the factory's high-pressure spray humidification system and diffuse oxygen supply.
In fact, this needs no introduction at all, we have already deeply felt it.
During the two days of living in the factory, I was really much more comfortable than usual at a place of more than 4,000 meters.
First of all, the air is not so dry, so you won't get nosebleeds at every turn
Second, the air content is also much higher than in other 4,000-meter altitude areas.
This is also the factory's efforts so that workers can live here like a plain.
Ten years of searching for waterways and water sources.
Features of Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water:
1. Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water comes from the Kunlun Snow Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at an altitude of 6,000 meters. It is covered with ice and snow all year round and has no pollution. The snow on the snow mountain melts slowly, penetrates into the underground rock formation, and after more than 50 years of filtration and mineralization, it becomes precious snow mountain mineral water.
2. The water quality is natural, pure and pollution-free.
3. Various mineral elements are beneficial to human health.
4. The pH value is naturally weakly alkaline, which is consistent with the properties of human body fluids, and can effectively regulate the acid-base balance of the human body.
5. The world's rare small molecule water is beneficial to be absorbed by the human body and promote the metabolism of waste and toxins in the body.
A more intuitive impression is that adding Golmud's specialty black wolfberry to different brands of bottled water,
Because black wolfberry is rich in anthocyanins, anthocyanins are particularly sensitive to acidity and alkalinity, so it can be used to detect the acidity and alkalinity of water very intuitively.
Blue is alkaline and purple is acidic. . .
The results are clear at a glance. The Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water is obviously weakly alkaline. It is the same as an imported brand of mineral water, and its color is bluer than other domestic mineral water.
Finally, I also learned about the introduction of the Kunlun Mountain Ecotourism Project.
Kunlun Mountain high-end mineral water joins hands with Ctrip to create an eco-tourism route in Kunlun Mountain.
Let more people come to Kunlun Mountain, understand Kunlun Mountain, understand the culture of Sanjiangyuan, and the beautiful Qinghai
Build Kunlun Mountain into China's "Evian Town".
This is what a responsible company should do.
At present, Kunlun Mountain's high-end mineral water and Ctrip have prepared an eco-tourism route to find the source of the Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain, which can already be booked online.
The line plan is as follows:
D1: Meet in Xining
D2: Xining - Kumbum Monastery - Qinghai Lake Erlangjian Scenic Spot - Chaka
D3: Chaka--Sky One--Dulan--Golmud
D4: Golmud - Kunlun High-end Mineral Water Factory (Kunlun Mountain Service Station) - Kunlun Mountain Pass - Hoh Xil Nature Reserve (Appearance) - Suonan Dajie Protection Station - Golmud
D5: Golmud
"Amway Time":
Here we must give a strong Amway to the new product that Kunlun Mountain's high-end mineral water has only recently launched. (It seems that Kunlun Mountain’s high-end mineral water has not released a new product for so many years except for mineral water, so excited...)
This time I tried it in the plateau area, and it was really comfortable. It is this "Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water Moisturizing Spray".
The raw material of Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water Moisturizing Spray is Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water, which is a rare small molecule cluster structure water, which helps absorption and is suitable for all types of skin. Daily use can moisturize the skin, make the makeup stick, and make the skin fresh and moist.
Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water comes from the melted ice and snow at the bottom of the Yuzhufeng Glacier at an altitude of 6,000 meters on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is filled through the water source, which well maintains the characteristics of the Snow Mountain Mineral Water. The product testing report shows that the Kunlun Mountain Snow Mountain Mineral Water circulates underground for more than 50 years! ! !
Recommended scenic spot 3: Kunlun Mountains high-end mineral water source
Our itinerary this afternoon is to explore the source of high-end mineral water in Kunlun Mountains.
In order to protect this source of life, Kunlun Mountain’s high-end mineral water attaches great importance to the protection of water sources, adhering to the environmental protection concept of "raising water with water", and implementing 360-degree water from six major areas including water source, water intake, production, packaging, waste treatment, and environmental protection activities. Green business development model.
As the mineral water factory with the highest altitude in the world, the Kunlun Mountain high-end mineral water factory is far away from all domestic and industrial pollution. In order to protect its original ecological characteristics, a four-level water source protection system higher than the national standard was set up at the beginning of the factory. , the protection area is up to 11.15 square kilometers, and there are special staff to implement 24-hour monitoring.
In order to further strengthen the management of water sources and the surrounding areas of the factory, Kunlun Mountain’s high-end mineral water has built a complete set of tourist service facilities matching the industrial scenic spots around the factory area, making the surrounding protection chains of water sources stronger and more reliable, thus completely eliminating all damage to water sources. Due to external factors that may cause negative impacts, the source of high-end mineral water in Kunlun Mountains has always maintained its original ecology formed over thousands of years, and continued its consistent water source quality.
Although the weather is not good these days
There is still a sunset that welcomes us
Recommended attractions four: Chaerhan Salt Lake
Today I came to the Chaerhan Salt Lake, which is about 60 kilometers away from the downtown area of Golmud. Chaerhan Salt Lake is the largest salt lake in China and the second largest inland salt lake in the world. I have been to many salt lakes before this: Chaka Salt Lake, Tuzi Salt Lake in Turkey, pink salt lakes in Australia, and the Dead Sea in Israel. Each salt lake seems to have its own life and its own characteristics. The color of Chaerhan Salt Lake is different from other salt lakes. The water is relatively deep, and the wind and waves are relatively strong. The salt sand by the lake is very fine. Walking on it feels like being on the beach.
There are relatively few tourists here. Taking a slightly clever angle can easily capture the feeling of one person contracting the entire salt lake.
【Introduction to Chaerhan Salt Lake】:
Chaerhan Salt Lake is a salt lake in the west of Qinghai Province, China. It is as famous as Chaka Salt Lake. It is located in the south of the Qaidam Basin, across Golmud City and Dulan County, from Dabson Lake and South Hobson, North Hobson The lake is formed by the convergence of salt ponds such as , Senie and so on, with a total area of 5856 square kilometers. Many inland rivers such as Golmud River and Qaidam River flow into the lake. Due to the continuous evaporation of water, a hard salt cover is formed on the salt lake. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the Qinghai-Tibet Highway are directly built on the salt cover. Chaerhan Salt Lake is rich in inorganic salts such as sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and magnesium chloride, with a total reserve of More than 2 billion tons, it is one of China's mining bases. There is the famous Wanzhang Salt Bridge.
There is a legend in Chaerhan that says: A long time ago, there were gold, silver and jewels everywhere in Chaerhan, but the mountain gods and monsters were not responsible and indifferent, and fought endlessly for the treasure all the year round. A great disaster has come. The Queen Mother of the West, who lives in the depths of the Kunlun Mountains in Xianju, heard about it and said, "This is too outrageous", and decided to settle these things. She ordered Sishui God to put down the heavenly water and flood all these treasures, so that no one can get them. to future generations. Thus, such a salt lake appeared here.
In fact, the Chaerhan Salt Lake was formed by the ancient ocean passing through the crustal changes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, separated by mountain peaks, and gradually shrinking and drying up.
"Chaerhan" is Mongolian, meaning "salt marsh".
The Salt Lake is located in the vast Gobi Sea, where the climate is hot and dry, with long sunshine hours, and the evaporation of water is much higher than the precipitation.
Due to long-term wind and sun exposure, high-concentration brine formed in the lake, which gradually crystallized into salt grains, and a thick salt cover formed on the lake surface, which was extremely hard.
It is unbelievable that there is a 32-kilometer-long road and railway passing through the salt lake. It is a "Wanzhang Salt Bridge" floating on the brine. The road and railway are a section of the Golmud-Dunhuang Highway and a section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. .
Recommended scenic spot five: Populus euphratica forest
Only when I came to Golmud this time did I know that there is also a Populus euphratica forest here. It's about an hour's drive from downtown Golmud. After seeing the Populus euphratica forest in autumn, do you want to know what the Populus euphratica forest looks like in summer? Seen from the air, it looks like an oasis next to the desert, and behind it is the endless desert, and these Populus euphratica are scattered in the desert.
In the Populus euphratica forest in summer, there are a lot of mosquitoes. Maybe it is too difficult for them to see fat and juicy animals like humans, so they are particularly fierce when they see people. Be sure to take anti-mosquito measures before coming here.
【Introduction to Golmud Populus euphratica Forest】
Golmud Populus euphratica Forest is located in the northwest of Alton Quke Grassland, in the Tole Sea area around the Tolahei River, about 60 kilometers west of Golmud City, with an altitude of about 2,770 meters.
This area has a typical plateau continental climate, with no hot summer, dry and little rain, and strong evaporation. According to the known meteorological data and the meteorological data analysis of Golmud Weather Station and Xiaozaohuo Weather Station: the average annual precipitation in the Tuola Sea area is 57.5mm, The annual evaporation is above 2150mm, the average temperature in July exceeds 17°C, the absolute maximum temperature exceeds 35°C, the average temperature in January is below -13°C, the absolute minimum temperature is below -30°C, the annual range is above 30°C, and the annual growth period is about 150 days. ;; The Tuolahai River originates from the Kunlun Mountains and runs through the Tuolahai area. It is a seasonal inland river. The river flows only from June to September every year, and the riverbed is dry most of the time.
Come here in summer, there are almost no tourists
Our visit this time is completely in the rhythm of chartering.
But the green desert and the green Populus euphratica forest are really my first experience.
Tuolehai, in Mongolian, means "the place where there are many Populus euphratica."
It is about 60 kilometers away from the urban area of Golmud. It is the only Populus euphratica forest in Qinghai and the highest altitude in the world.
The Populus euphratica forest is surrounded by the majestic Kunlun Mountains in the south and the vast Gobi salt flat in the north. It is especially precious in the desertification zone sandwiched between them.
A seasonal river called the Torah Sea flows through the sand and curves beautifully around the woods.
Populus euphratica forest in a desert,
The little friends had a great time in the desert
Aerial Photography Populus euphratica Forest Scenic Area
The loneliness in the desert, at this time, the BGM of "A Chinese Journey to the West" always sounds in my mind.
it was a perfect trip
It is a trip to recharge the faith
Also witnessed the loveliest people of the new age
If there are friends who want to experience a completely different trip from the city
i think i'll bring him here
Every time I go to the plateau, I have a sense of time travel
Sometimes even just for a day
I feel like I have lived for a week.
Kunlun Mountain is even more so
However, the ecological problems in the Kunlun Mountain area cannot be ignored. Fortunately, more and more enterprises and individuals have realized the urgency of environmental protection. For a long time, Kunlun Mountain's high-end mineral water has made a lot of efforts to protect the ecological environment of the Kunlun Mountain water source. I hope you can also join the ranks of water source ecological protection with practical actions and become the guardian of the Kunlun Mountain water source.
