Tibet in the sky, beautiful and high

Let me explain the topic first. The word "beautiful" here has two meanings. One is "very" and "extremely powerful", that is, it is extremely painful and extremely painful; the other is really beautiful! Tibet is so beautiful, it’s just a high-resistance, if it can stop the footsteps of travelers? !

People who like to travel can be roughly divided into four categories. One is people with a lot of money and more time, the itinerary is mostly linear and massive, they prefer in-depth travel, and they don’t care about the cost of food, accommodation and transportation; If there is a holiday, they will leave regardless of the cost; third, people with less money and more time, the itinerary is mainly linear, with more homework before the trip, and the cost calculation is accurate to the corner; fourth, people with less money and less time, the itinerary is more point At that point, literacy is the main focus, just pay attention to the air ticket price information every day, and once you grab the ticket, you will set off for the holiday.

I'm probably in the third category.

Choosing Lanzhou as the first stop of this trip to Tibet is purely by fate. In the travel plan, Xi’an is set as the first stop. There are several considerations. First, the transportation from Hangzhou to Xi’an is convenient and cost-effective. In most cases, the air ticket price is lower than the second-class ticket price of the high-speed rail; the second is from Xi’an to Xining. , there is a group of favorite sleeper buses, get on the bus at night, sleep until you wake up naturally, and then go to Xining. Three, although I have been there twice, there are too many places worth seeing in Xi'an, and it doesn’t matter how many times I go. Having said that, why did you choose Lanzhou in the end? There are two reasons. One is that a friend said that any place that has not spent the night cannot be counted as having been there. The last time I went to Lanzhou, I only stayed for half a day and did not spend the night. It is elegant, and I have to watch it several times a day when I go to work, but every time I watch this orchid, it always reminds me of Lanzhou. Maybe this is the fate with Lanzhou.

Lanzhou's scenic spots are mainly concentrated on the Yellow River Customs Line. Note that the night view of this place must not be missed. In addition, Qilihe is also worth visiting, not only because there is a small West Lake in Qilihe, but more importantly, the Gansu Provincial Museum with the famous "one horse and one brick" is located in Qilihe.

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Lanzhou residents

The Brave Wave Riders of the Yellow River

A store on the edge of the Yellow River Iron Bridge, very nice.

During the few days in Lanzhou, I basically ate here.

Bronze galloping horse of the Eastern Han Dynasty, also known as horse stepping on flying swallows, a symbol of Chinese tourism

China Post and Telecommunications logo

Before arriving in Xining, I received an official text message saying "China's Summer Capital" welcomes you. I'm a little confused, what does "Xiadu" mean? It was precisely because I did not accurately understand the meaning of the "summer capital" at that time that it almost led to the premature death of my trip to Tibet. This will be discussed later.

There are two beautiful rivers in Xining City, one is Huangshui River and the other is Nanchuan River. Because of these two rivers, the beautiful scenery of Xining is not inferior to the famous Xining cuisine.

The afternoon sun in Xining shone on the naked parts of my body, causing a tingling sensation. I rested in the hotel for a while, and after dinner, wearing short-sleeves, I walked along the Huangshui River style line and then turned to the Nanchuan River to the central square. The riverside trails are very beautiful, and the designer has originality. He designed each bridge on the river to be unique and unique, and creatively integrated it into the surrounding buildings. The scenery here is indeed unique! As the night in Xining slowly approached, it gradually became cooler. When the sun goes down, the lights everywhere are like a hundred flowers blooming, competing for beauty. The beautiful night scene gave me extraordinary pleasure, but this beautiful night also brought me cold. While admiring the night view, my stomachache and headache began to accompany me, and then I hurried to find the bathroom almost continuously... I often joked that I was not afraid of the sky, but in fact, I was most afraid of catching a cold. When I usually dress, I always wear more clothes than others, causing others to say that I am from another season in a nasal voice. Once you catch a cold, abdominal pain, headache and diarrhea are the eternal trilogy. Once I stayed with a good friend, he turned on the air conditioner to 23 degrees, but the hotel quilt was too thin, I felt cold, so I turned the air conditioner to 27 degrees, but the temperature was unbearable for him, haha . It’s far away. Having said that, facing the extremely gorgeous Xining night, I was unable to walk and enjoy the scenery at this time, so I had to call the express bus back to the hotel, and then immediately swallowed four tablets of fenpai and used blood The headache was cured by therapy, and then covered with a thick quilt, I put my hands together and prayed: Don't go to Tibet because of this! The itinerary clearly stated: go to Xining to evaluate the physical condition again, and finally determine whether to enter Tibet.

Perhaps the Buddha in Tibet thought of my sincerity and blessed me to have nothing to do overnight. The next day, my appetite recovered and my physical strength miraculously recovered.

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Huangshui River

The confluence of Huangshui River and Nanchuan River

Central Square

Nanchuan River

Central Square

The bus station is very special

Huangshui River Style Line Night Scene

Huangshui River Style Line

I used to go to KTV to sing, and most of the time I would order a piece of Han Hong's "Tianlu". I can sing something.

It takes nearly 21 hours to travel from Xining to Lhasa by train, and it takes the "heavenly road". Get on the bus the afternoon before and arrive at noon the next day.

Within a few hours of getting on the bus from Xining, I started to have a headache. Is it high-reverse? Is it caused by severe lack of sleep these days? Maybe it's both. However, the scenery outside the car window along the way is a good medicine for headaches! Headaches can feel very light or not felt when enjoying scenery that is not usually seen.

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lasa river

Lhasa Residence

In the car, I pretended to take a camera without knowing the specific parameters, but the lens looks a bit long, and took random pictures out of the window. I was very vain and enjoyed the awe-inspiring eyes of the passengers who could only take pictures with their mobile phones. look. Because of the severe headache, she lay on the bunk most of the time, drowsy, but couldn't fall asleep no matter what. At about eight or nine o'clock the next morning, the conductor came to inform that the train was passing through the Cuona Lake Scenic Area. So, I jumped down from the second floor in a hurry, holding up the camera and taking random pictures again. Tsona Lake is the freshwater lake with the highest altitude. It is not too wide, but it is very long and can't be seen at a glance. I really want my readers to feel the beauty of Cuona Lake, just like what I saw, but I can’t describe it, and I can’t photograph the beauty of Cuona Lake, but fortunately, Cuona Lake is like a beautiful The charming plateau girl, her beauty is still the same, and will not be reduced a little bit because of my clumsiness.

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Return road shooting, heavenly road.

return trip

On the way back, Tsona Lake.

Return road shoot.

On the way back, Tanggula Mountain.

Return road shoot.

On the way back, the Qinghai-Tibet Highway.

Return road shoot.

Road shooting, Yellow River.

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The first thing that greeted me in Lhasa was the police, who did not check the ticket when leaving the station, but only checked the ID card, and they were not allowed to take pictures inside the station. Lhasa is not luxurious, and the roads are not clean. The bathroom outside the train station smells a bit heavy, but there is no charge. A friend kept telling me to slow down and walk slowly after arriving in Lhasa. In fact, severe lack of sleep, persistent headaches, and heavy luggage made it difficult for me, who was walking alone, to walk fast. When you arrive at the hotel you booked, the first thing you do is sleep. But the headache is splitting, if I can sleep? Before the trip, I wanted to eat rhodiola, but a friend said that I don’t need to eat it! I think, perhaps experiencing the journey naturally is the most authentic.

flower bed in front of train station

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Check-in at the train station

places visited

place for sweet tea

place for breakfast

most visited place

Sweet tea, five yuan a pot.

Lhasa Middle School, unfortunately the gate guards did not let me in.

Lhasa Middle School.

After sleeping until evening, I had a terrible headache, so I simply got up and performed bleeding therapy again, and the effect was good! I remembered that someone said that sweet tea can resist high reactions, (in fact, this is a misunderstanding, and some people are not suitable for drinking, the reason will be described later), so I took the elevator downstairs (although I only live on the third floor, the elevator can save energy) to the front desk After asking for the address, I went to the sweet tea shop and drank a pot of sweet tea. After drinking the sweet tea, walking on the road, I suddenly saw the Potala Palace, which I have seen countless times in the pictures! At this time, the headache was miraculously healed! The sacred and miraculous Potala Palace, just looking at it from a distance, cured my headache and cured my high antipathy! Next, it is natural to come to the side of the Potala Palace at the fastest speed, and witness this sacred building up close.

July 29, 2018, this is a day that must be remembered! In the evening of this day, I came to the sacred Potala Palace!

The weather on this day was surprisingly good (for the next period of time, it was almost rainy every day), and the sacred Potala Palace, against the backdrop of the blue sky and white clouds, exuded an incomparably magnificent light!

It was night, and I still had no intention of going back to the station. I looked at the Potala Palace obsessively, feeling the beauty of the Potala Palace, and awed the holiness of the Potala Palace at the spot where the fifty-yuan RMB pattern was taken!

The following are the Potala Palace from various angles at different times:

The following is a snapshot of the park

water birds and boats

edible red fruit

Lhasa Citizens Fitness Center

edible red fruit

Lhasa Citizens Entertainment Center

park scene

white goose playing in water

brave cyclist

That night, almost a sleepless night! At that time, I took it for granted that it was the reason for the high reaction. However, this may again be a misunderstanding. Thinking of alleviating the high reaction, I drank a pot of sweet tea before going to bed (this may be the real reason for the sleepless night, because the raw material of sweet tea is black tea, and I usually have the solid disease of insomnia caused by drinking tea at night). Regardless of sleep, the journey must go on. The next day, according to the usual work and rest time, I got up to wash up, and then went downstairs to have breakfast outside the hotel. Unexpectedly, the road was empty and almost all the shops were closed. At this time, it began to rain, and the chill suddenly picked up. I went upstairs again, put on a down jacket, took an umbrella, and went out to look for food. After breakfast, start the planned itinerary: Tibet Gymnasium, Tibet Museum, Lhasa River Water Conservancy Scenic Area, Binhe Park. There is a reason for choosing the Tibet Gymnasium as the first site. A deceased whom I respected very much since I was a child, that is, the father of a close friend of mine, did a lot of work to aid Tibet when he was young, among which the Tibet Gymnasium was the focus of his work, and he wrote an inscription on it. It's a pity that the Tibet Gymnasium has changed now, and the inscription on the door plate has also been replaced by Qigong. However, the dedication and contribution made by the deceased, as well as other workers, to the work of aiding Tibet will last forever and should be remembered by the Tibetan people forever.

street photography

Tibet Gymnasium

Plateau Treasure

Tibet Museum

Qinghai-Tibet Sichuan-Tibet Kilometer Monument

Lhasa River Scenic Area

Liuwu Bridge

lasa river

peace monument

Potala Palace Treasure Hall

Coincidentally, a friend also arrived in Lhasa that night. My friends also have many local friends. These friends arranged for a reception and invited me to accompany them. During this dinner, I tasted buttered tea and many Tibetan delicacies, and I also learned that buttered tea can fight against high fever, while sweet tea not only cannot fight high fever, but may also cause some people to sleep poorly.

After resting for two days, the high-reverse feeling is basically gone. It rained heavily all night, and it didn't stop until noon. I couldn't wait any longer, so I had to hold an umbrella and move forward. When we approached the Potala Palace, the sky turned clear. Go to pay off the wish first (I wanted to go around the Potala Palace on the first day in Lhasa, but I couldn’t walk. At that time, I would definitely come back two days after I made a wish), and walked around the Potala Palace clockwise. , went to the Potala Palace Square to take pictures, looked at the reflection of the Potala Palace in the water, then went to the Jokhang Temple, and turned clockwise around Barkhor Street.

Jokhang Temple

Barkhor Street, a place to drink sweet tea

Barkhor Street, Lhasa citizens resting

Barkhor Street

An online celebrity shop on Barkhor Street.

On Barkhor Street, one is turning around normally and the other is walking sideways and kowtowing in circles facing the Jokhang Temple.

Barkhor Street

Jokhang Temple

Jokhang Temple, an old man taking a nap and her dog.

Barkhor Street

Visit the Potala Palace on August 1st. To enter the Potala Palace, the procedure is extremely complicated. First, I ask my friends to book the tickets with great effort. After success, I come to the reserved door in advance to queue up. After entering, I have to queue up. The number of queues must be at least three times. , and the line is long. However, as long as you can enter the sacred Potala Palace, all the toss is worth it!

This day is cloudy and rainy, which is conducive to climbing the high steps of the Potala Palace. It is said that climbing under the scorching sun is a great test of physical strength. The lunch and dinner that day were all warmly received by local friends, which was very rich. I would like to express my most sincere thanks to my friends in Lhasa!

Wall of the Potala Palace.

The Potala Palace, where the White House enters the Red Palace.

Wall of the Potala Palace.

Lhasa urban area photographed on the Potala Palace.

The roof of the Potala Palace under the sun.

The Potala Palace on the car road.

The Monument to Peaceful Liberation on the Potala Palace.

Lhasa urban area photographed on the Potala Palace.

A corner of the Potala Palace.

On the day of the one-day trip to Namtso, the rain kept falling, and several sections of the road were in extremely poor conditions. The road was full of potholes, and the muddy water could splash far when the car passed by. Most of the cars seen along the way were full of muddy water, and few I can see the license plate. But my friend has superb driving skills, good condition, and extremely fast speed. It really feels like driving a rally! When we arrived at Namtso, the holy lake, the sky turned clear! The holy lake is the holy lake, she doesn't want me to see its gloomy and gray appearance, she must show her most beautiful posture, and let the blue sky, white clouds and snow mountains set it off!

Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Hikers on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway

Qinghai-Tibet Highway

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Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Qinghai-Tibet Highway

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The highest point of Namtso

Overlooking Namtso

Travelers queuing to check in

Overlooking Namtso

Namtso

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Cyclists on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway

road shooting snow mountain

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On the way and by the lake, the altitude was very high, and the altitude sickness was extremely serious. When I had a splitting headache, I almost couldn't bear it. I thought about "whether I can go home alive". On the way back to downtown Lhasa in Namtso, the high-level rebellion was still very serious, so I decided to give up the plan to go to "Yanghu Lake" the next day, and take a rest first, as my friend said, even if I went to Lhasa to recuperate from the summer. However, no matter how serious the high reaction is, it can't stop me from moving forward! At that time, I decided to go for a walk in the urban area of Shigatse, which is relatively not too high in altitude, after my body recovered.

In downtown Lhasa, Gao Fan had no choice but to deal with me. In the afternoon of this day, the sky was high and the clouds were clear, and the temperature was suitable, so I went to Sera Monastery and Norbulingka, and watched the historical drama performance of Princess Wencheng in the evening. The live performance of Princess Wencheng is very spectacular. It is said that there are thousands of actors. Lighting, sound, background, characters and storyline are combined very cleverly, and the whole performance process is extremely wonderful! The nearly two-hour performance seemed to take only a while, it was amazing! Let me tell you that the performance ticket was given by a local friend, and I would like to express my gratitude here!

What needs to be mentioned is that there was a small problem with the traffic at night. When I went to the venue of Princess Wencheng's performance, I took a taxi and encountered a black car. The six-kilometer road (only a little over four kilometers away) charged 50; the performance ended in the middle of the night. When I called the express train, the mobile phone signal was extremely poor, and the location was inaccurate. I tried several times but failed. In the end, I got on the express train called by two Nanjing friends, and it took a long detour before returning to the station.

Sera Temple

Sera Monastery, debating scriptures.

Roblinka

Princess Wencheng Theater

Night view of Potala Palace

Stills of Princess Wencheng

Stills of Princess Wencheng, simulated snow scene.

Stills of Princess Wencheng

Stills of Princess Wencheng, simulated snow scene.

Stills of Princess Wencheng

Stills of Princess Wencheng, curtain call.

On the day of the Shigatse one-day tour, the weather was surprisingly good. The sun hurt my face, but it was funny that I was wearing a down jacket. Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse attractions Ctrip ranked first. From Lhasa train to train back, the stay in Shigatse is less than five hours, so only choose Tashilhunpo Monastery, Tashilhunpo Monastery Square and surrounding pedestrian streets. Tashilhunpo Monastery is built along the mountain, majestic and magnificent! Next to it is a building that is very similar to the Potala Palace. Because I haven’t done my homework here, I call her the Little Potala Palace. I don’t know what its real name is. In order to choose a few good angles to take pictures, I walked back and forth on the pedestrian street in front of the temple. In order to take pictures of the little Potala Palace, I walked a lot of streets in the city. Later, because of exhaustion and tight time, I did not enter the monastery, so I took a taxi back to Shigatse Railway Station, and returned to downtown Lhasa at around 9:00 pm.

Nothing to say all night.

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Tashilhunpo Monastery Square

Tashilhunpo Monastery

Tashilhunpo Monastery Square

Xigezi Pedestrian Street

Little Potala Palace

Tashilhunpo Monastery

Little Potala Palace

Tashilhunpo Monastery

Check in at Tashilhunpo Monastery

Tashilhunpo Monastery

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train station square

Check in Shigatse

road shoot, rainbow

road shoot

On the morning of leaving Lhasa, the sky was very blue, the white clouds were very beautiful, and the mountains surrounding Lhasa city were also showing charming brilliance. It’s just that when I packed my bags and left Lhasa, it suddenly started to rain lightly. Maybe it was Lhasa’s reluctance to me, or it was my reluctance to Lhasa