Wandering around the world | Travel strategies and thoughts about some cities in Tibet

Tibet

Hello everyone, today is October 30, 2021. I was curled up in bed in a bed and breakfast in Suosong Village, shivering, sighing that there is a colder place in the world than Wuxi.

First, let’s give a general introduction to the strategies related to Tibet travel——

We only visited two cities, Lhasa and Nyingchi.

① Altitude reaction:

The altitude of Lhasa, the provincial capital of Tibet, is 3700m. Basically individuals will suffer from altitude sickness if they go there. My main altitude sickness was: headache, fast heartbeat, and inability to sleep for the first three days . Later, after the headache stopped, I would have shortness of breath for two or three seconds from time to time .

· If you go to the plateau you must have plenty of time . In order to have fun, it is highly recommended to lie down in the hotel/B&B for the first two days.

· Rhodiola rosea soaked in water or chocolate is of no use.

· After taking Rhodiola rosea capsules (a certain health product), I felt that my breathing became smoother. I took a closer look and found that the main ingredient is epimedium (the main function according to the encyclopedia: increasing cerebral blood flow and treating impotence).

· Come back after you have recovered from the cold, otherwise you will never recover.

· Do not wash your hair.

· Go to the hospital and say that if you want to go to a plateau, you can do a lung test that I don’t know what it’s called to determine whether you have pulmonary edema .

· If you are sure that your life is not in danger, just take ibuprofen to relieve the pain. It still hurts if you hold on.

· You can also go to Linzhi first, which is a bit shorter.

· It is recommended that you only breathe oxygen at places above 4500m if you can hold it, otherwise it will still be difficult to move without oxygen (if you buy it on-site at a Lhasa pharmacy, 1000mL is basically more than 40r, and Meituan delivers 1000ml and shipping is basically 25r).

 

② Scenic spots:

Basically, you can find introductions on Ctrip.

It is worth mentioning that winter in Tibet is the off-season for tourism. From October 15th some scenic spots are free of charge (but you still have to buy a bus ticket to enter the scenic spots).

Tip 1: The Potala Palace needs to be reserved one day in advance , starting at 7:30 in the morning.

Tip 2: Although you have to buy bus tickets for many scenic spots, if you live in the scenic spot, you can drive in there and you don’t need to buy a ticket ( Basongcuo, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, etc.); but there are some places that are no longer allowed to be entered by self-driving (Namtso).

 

③ Border permit

You will need it when going to places like Everest Base Camp. Although we didn't get to use it this time, we still went to apply for it.

It needs to be processed at the public security bureau in the place where you are registered. There was almost no one there when we went there, so it was very simple.

(It is recommended to search on Baidu, my memory is vague)

 

④ Recommended travel methods

· Charter a local car and driver, or go with a small group of three or four people. The driver who picked us up told us that he also has this kind of business. For a small group of three or four people, the price is basically 1000r/day.

· Self drive. Shenzhou Car Rental has a car rental point near Lhasa Railway Station. The price of a two-wheel drive SUV 2.0T (recommended on Kaishan Road) is basically 250r/day, and of course there are additional fees such as insurance and fuel.

↑ The itinerary code has an asterisk. When people were waiting for the nucleic acid results together, they found that they all rented the same brand of car from Shenzhou, and the other two car owners were driving the G318 back to Chengdu.

· With a large group. There are many, many, many tour groups. If you are in a hurry, you can choose this method.

 

⑤ Some additions

· There are three types of milk tea in Tibet: butter tea, sweet tea, and milk tea. The butter tea is salty, the sweet tea tastes like stockings milk tea, and the milk tea is not that good.

· The West Air ticket (I bought) does not include checked baggage or meals! Notice! The shipping fee is so expensive!

 

okay! The strategy part is finished. Let’s start the official travelogue part! yeah!

 

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I had no idea about altitude and plateau before. When the plane flew over Lhasa, I felt that it was about to land, but the clouds were still very low .

After the plane came to a stop, the announcement said please refrain from strenuous activities to avoid altitude sickness. I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but when I got off the plane, I felt a little tingly in front of my eyes, but I classified it as a psychological effect.

The owner of the B&B where we stayed sent a car to pick us up. The market price was 200r. We paid 130r from the airport to Liuwu New District.

Along the way, I gradually started to have a headache.

The main headache was on the first night after landing and the whole day of the second day. I basically couldn't sleep during these two days. I could feel my heart working hard to pump blood and oxygen. I kept sleeping for two or three hours, and would wake up and continue sleeping. status.

↑ The scenery near the B&B was quite shocking to me, as the nearest mountain I had ever seen was Xuelang Mountain.

The pain was basically gone on the third day. The landlord recommended Jokhang Temple Barkhor Street , saying it was good for street photography. The Jokhang Temple is also a place of faith for Tibetans, and there are many people who kowtow and circle around.

And in Buddhist belief, Barkhor Street must be circled clockwise. We didn’t know anything about the first lap, so we decided to go counterclockwise if it was convenient. Later, when we thought about it, it was really disrespectful.

👆 There are many beautiful sisters taking street photos in Barkhor Street. I secretly photographed a lot of orz, but only these two were photographed with the consent of the parties involved.

I also went to Barkhor Street on the fourth day, but I edited the film last night and left the SD card in the computer.

Regarding Potala Palace, when I went there I was still a little bit uncomfortable. Looking at such high steps, I thought:

 

"I definitely don't want to go up there."

 

The Potala Palace seems to be the tallest building in Lhasa and can be seen from many places. I mainly want to continue doing landscape editing, so I recorded more videos than photos. I searched carefully and found no good-looking Potala Palace. Palace, no more pictures, it’s okay, Baidu got them all.

(Help, there is still a video to be edited)

Regarding Norbulingka, it seems to be a summer palace (summer resort?) in Lhasa. How can I put it, I feel like it is just an ordinary park. When I went there, there were local kindergarten/primary school students going for autumn outings. Nowadays, children The school uniform is quite nice.

Tibetans always bring/sell their milk tea in thermos pots. I was unexpectedly excited and wanted to buy a thermos pot to put milk tea in.

Because there was no distinctive scenery, I took some strange angles.

I really like vertical photos lately.

After I gradually survived the high altitude sickness, it was time to go to my dream place "Namtso" .

The first time I heard about Namtso was when I was a sophomore in college. I went to Baidu to find the most suitable places in China for taking photos of the Milky Way.

(Although the best shooting of stars during this trip was in Namjagbarwa)

Namtso is located at an altitude of about 4700m, and you have to climb a 5200m mountain pass on the way from Lhasa. I have to say that Ididn’t feel any high reaction after playing for a day, but maybe it was because the hotel I stayed in was at a higher altitude than the lake. I obviously stayed in a very expensive hotel, but the oxygen concentrator inside didn’t seem to work at all. At work (I still trusted the oxygen concentrator so much that I didn’t bring the oxygen bottle into the room), I still didn’t sleep all night , I woke up the next day and my head started to hurt again , I endured the pain After breathing oxygen for a while, I felt gradually revived.

The lake water in Namtso is blue, and there are many (sea?) gulls. The water still has tides, and the gulls float with it, which is very cute.

It seems that you can still drive to the lake by yourself in 2019, but now it is said to be for epidemic prevention and protection of natural scenic spots. You must first drive outside the scenic area to buy a ticket and drive into the large scenic area, and then drive about 20km of mountain roads (including a 5200m mountain pass). After parking the car at the visitor center, take a local sightseeing bus and go sightseeing.

I heard that there are starry sky buses in the summer. They go to take pictures of the stars in the middle of the night, but we started chasing people after watching the sunset. Basically, the last bus is at 7:30 in the evening.

There are local people holding yaks by the water, and you can ride them and take photos. There will also be local people with children who will forcefully sell you, but as long as I have no conscience and bottom line, I will not be deceived.

It was already eight o'clock after leaving the scenic spot, and the visitor center was also very dark. I took a picture of the starry sky before the moon came up (it was still the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, as expected of me again). It didn't look good, so I won't post it.

After leaving Namtso, on the way back to Lhasa, we passed by a scenic spot called Khorchonlangri Glacier. What I saw on Ctrip was "a niche but beautiful attraction with super bad roads".

We didn’t want to go there at first. Firstly, we said the roads might be icy in winter and it would be dangerous. Secondly, the altitude there was 5500m. Thirdly, the road was very special and broken. Someone even had a flat tire at Station B.

However, based on the traditional idea of ​​​​coming back, I still bought a ticket to enter. There were many unexpected people, and the unexpected road was particularly broken.

At that time, although I had taken oxygen and my head no longer hurt, I still felt like I was going to vomit.

The mountains in Tibet don't look high, but the place where I am is actually very, very high. It's really amazing.

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We drove the G318 route from Lhasa to Nyingchi, and the overall time it took was basically twice that of the expressway, mainly because we had to go through an extra mountain, and the speed limit was basically 80km/h.

However, I think it is very worthwhile, especially Mira Pass . If you are interested in driving between Lhasa and Nyingchi, you must exit the expressway before entering the tunnel of Mira Mountain. The scenery on the top of the mountain is really Very, very, very, very beautiful.

(It’s a pity that I drove this section so I couldn’t take any photos)

The first scenic spot to visit when coming to Nyingchi is Basongcuo, which means lake in Tibetan. Unlike Namtso, the lake in Basongtso is green.

This is an attraction that does not require admission but insists on charging a bus ticket. I feel that the bus ticket is not worth it. It is recommended to stay in a B&B and drive there.

It's really beautiful, the reflection of the clouds.

Teacher Mao’s songs were played along the way.

Aqua green and sky blue.

Continuing eastward along Linzhi, you can reach Bomi, which is known as a city like Switzerland. Further east is Ranwu Lake.

Our original plan was to go to Bomi first, but after looking at the weather forecast, only the second day in the next ten days will be sunny. Then we think about it. Namjagbarwa Peak is basically covered by clouds all year round. , rarely shows his true face, so he just wanted to see Nanga Bawa.

The first time I learned about Namjagbarwa was a live broadcast on station B. A blogger named "Online Astronomy" was watching Namjagbarwa Peak live every day, which made me yearn for this place.

Of course, Namjagbarwa Peak is not an attraction. The attraction here should be the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon.

Starting from Linzhi, we get off the expressway and basically drive along the Brahmaputra River. As our landlord said, Tibet’s beautiful scenery is all on the road.

There is a small village called Suosong Village near Namjagbarwa, which is basically full of B&Bs. The B&B I stayed in this time is the most cost-effective place I have ever stayed. The size of the room, the large glass, and the viewing angle are really awesome.

But maybe it's also because of the world, there are very few tourists, many restaurants are closed, and few B&Bs have lights on at night.

I have to say that every time I come to a place like this, I think, why not open a B&B here in the future and live in the scenery every day. It’s a pity that tourism is so difficult now. I hope things get better gradually in the future.

Very fortunately, on the second day of my stay, which was the only sunny day in the weather forecast, I saw the whole view of Namjagbarwa Peak.

Although the night was not perfect, I was lucky enough to see Rizhao Jinshan. Usually the clouds near Namjagbarwa Peak are really thick.

There was a very beautiful starry sky that night.

 

 

 

To be honest, I encountered a lot of troubles during this trip, but they were not because of people. The landlords, traveling friends I met on the road, and even the guy I met by chance helped me when reversing.

I have been thinking about the meaning of traveling, because I feel that going to tourist attractions is a meaningless thing. It may be that in this industry, the people you meet, the setbacks you experience, and the road you travel may bring meaning.

I hope to have the opportunity to drive the G318 Sichuan-Tibet Line by myself.

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