In the Yunnan-Tibet Highway
Delayed two hours Sheung (subhead)
From Lijiang to Zhongdian, to participate in the Two-Day Tour travel agency, Da-Yuan 550 per person fee, but also in Zhongdian end of the trip, back to Lijiang have to take care of themselves. After a whole, the three of us decided to rent a taxi to go, not only freedom is much more might even save money. And to carry us to the Yulong Snow Mountain and Naxi driver of the small representations, agreed: "fare 2 JCP 700 Da-Yuan, 7:30 tomorrow morning, the ancient city's mouth water tankers on the bus."
Yunnan late dawn. Early the next day, hazy daylight in silence through the empty city streets, rushed to the flood vehicles, they found the driver from the small and turned into the old and. They are father and son were originally opened a car, usually small and open during the day, the old and the opening night. Because small and driving experience is not long, the old, and do not trust him Pao Yuan Road, so today changed him to send us to Zhongdian. Old and sturdy body, face black, it looks like the age of 40-year-old than he claims to be old. Sheung Not long after that, we find that this guy was a "careless."
First, the street to eat breakfast, the old, and suddenly think of it, his car was seized this quarter, forgot season. He said that in Lijiang does not matter, because the police have been aware of, and never fail to investigate him, but go to Zhongdian fail at found a subject to fines. "What are you waiting for me here, look, the prosecution cars on the opposite, and soon will be able to check better." Knew how to drive the old and finished, not to return the car back, saying that the body had forgotten the money, if we are first by 100 to him. Waited for half an hour, just to remind me Xuemei and Yuyan will not give the old guy playing, and along with our luggage and 100 out of money by his throat when the old and trotted across the road all the way back, said: "The inspection car not to go to work, had to wait for a while. I'm afraid you are concerned about, so come to say."
Early hear Naxi Ren simple and honest, it seems that we are suspicious of. But do not blame us, blame the fraudulently obtained before giving too much, will frequently give birth to motives.
Unexpectedly, this and so on, even until almost 10 o'clock, the old quarter, and only then check fixed up.
Finally can rest assured the road. Than our original departure time, a full two hours late.
Half-way change of driver (subhead)
From Lijiang to Zhongdian, the former half has been transferred around the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the beautiful snow-capped mountains on the right side of the window when the time is now hidden, each have people look at a chipper mood. The family courtyard of the Naxi Ren roadside apple trees are fruit of their red and green, and exceptionally attractive. Dozens of kilometers around, and finally from the snow-capped mountains of the south to the north, and then shun winding roads are down to the bottom of the Jinsha River. Yellow river, and indeed the same as gold.
Old and a car to drive too fast. He said: "Today's time to step up and strive to Zhongdian, also play the last two spots, tomorrow some time off." As the emergency vehicle turn faster, alter-ego, not the Yuyan finally, susceptibility to motion sickness, and in the downhill section of the , badly up, it really awkward position.
Shun played the first Bay and the Yangtze River Tiger Leaping Gorge. First Beach at the Yangtze river wide unexpectedly calm; and Tiger Leaping Gorge Department Jingtao, you see on television than in the past more shocking. Look up high into the clouds of snow-capped mountains, overlooking the deep gorge cut, I feel the insignificance of mankind. The tiny humans, are still stem the murderous things - the two sides in the Jinsha River, Lijiang and Zhongdian tourism resources for the fight, each side of the mountains in their own excavation, construction of facilities, wanton destruction of the natural landscape.
Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge at noon outside the town to eat. At this point, the old, and once again shows us that he is a truly a "careless." Just count the dishes, the old, and handed his driver's license, I see, and was disturbed to say: "I did not think of my driver's license has just expired, forgetting that the annual inspection, nothing in Lijiang to Zhongdian, I am afraid there is trouble."
"Good heavens! You drive a taxi, how could even this have forgotten?" I really do not fight a gas-to.
Old and feel of our discontent, and know that we could not agree to turn back halfway Lijiang. He took frequent phone calls began, speaking we did not understand the Naxi language. At the end, his face solemn manner, said: "No, ah, I have just today run with a friend of contact after a Zhongdian, Zhongdian investigation of police cars there. Zhongdian, Lijiang, the police hated our drivers, and to the investigation can be incredible live. "
Then I suddenly remembered I seem to take a driver's license, they put camera bag inside. He holds package to doubled, Sure enough. So I go to the old and proposed for me to drive, and claimed that I am in Guangdong, but every day driving, the technology is absolutely no problem. In order to dispel the old and the doubts, I will also inflated their driving experience for a few years, even more than the old and the driving experience is still long. Finally, the old, and to persuade, and agreed to let me try, no words to say.
Finally, we agreed that: run into the police investigation car, say that we rented a bus to Zhongdian, interviews, old, and only a guide. For all the way from Canton to a reporter and wanted to Zhongdian, the police will not find difficult.
After a hurried dinner, I and my old and change places. Ignition, step on clutch, hanging files, loose hand brake, start ... ... he began to Zhongdian embarked.
Master craftsman when the new apprentice (subhead)
Old and the Xiali 7100UA sedan cars, bought only 7 months due to displacement of small, dynamic feel badly, but the manipulation of up fairly smoothly. All in all, I also have five years of driving experience of the masters of. But all along, mostly in coastal areas on the wide smooth road travel, and occasionally climb a Xiqiao mountain, or go to the Pearl River Delta villages around in circles, traffic is far less than the seven winding Shui, akin to finding steep Yunnan-Tibet Highway to be good. So, come on, I was playing awake the spirit of twelve, controlling speed, be careful-yi-yi.
"Slowly slowly, you too fast." Sheung no one will be, when I gradually feel good, can not help speed up the time, the old and cried: "Here the road is not like you, Guangdong ah!"
I am old and over-stress a bit lightly, in fact, I was certainly not to open his fast. Looked at him and sat bolt upright, upper body leaning forward, his face looks truly yours, and my heart that some wanted to laugh. When the old and the first N times yelling "slow points" and actually felt like I was not quick to open their own, finally could not help but retaliate the sentence: "old and, do not be so uptight Well, I believe my technology."
Xuemei in the back said with a smile: "You will then slowly Well, to waste other people nervous, but other people's cars, you have to understand other people's feelings."
Yes, after lifetime, after all, people worked hard before buying this baby car, do not know how much under the determination, had agreed to let you open, can not worry about Yao? ! Consequently, both the old and how Diediebuxiu, I let him say and make a humble obedient look.
From Lijiang to Zhongdian in Yunnan-Tibet Highway, to cross the broken cross-sectional geological mountains, the most dangerous bridge that is out of this paragraph. Leakage along a highway while Ben was built under the rushing river, and has been in the mountain from time to time had seen traces of landslides, with 12 being against the debris flow washed away sections of just repairing. Curve is not only more and very anxious, combined with wooded view is obstructed, and always have to beware of a sudden come across the car. Turn almost everywhere before, the old, and must be repeatedly reminded me: "closed throttle, slowly, brake brakes, rely on right away, sounded his horn ... ..."
Speed drove the old and his previous time that they have to seize the moment and this moment is non-stop, said: "Do not worry, you come out tourism, safety first. Today, it does not matter delayed to tomorrow, pay close attention to point to play on the list." one will be added: "or will turn off car, to slowly, step aside while walking. you do not know ah, Zhongdian Tibetan side of the Naxi Ren Ke Buxiang our mild, they are very grumpy, driving are the tyrants in the middle, we can not grudge with them, we slowly Do not worry, they would rather let them a little. "
All the way safely, and no encounter the police. In the old and the suspense and the inculcation, we have finished the most dangerous of dozens of kilometers, from an altitude of 2000 meters on the past to the more than 3200 meters above sea level, into the beautiful little Zhongdian.
Shangri-La's wilderness (subhead)
Blue sky, white clouds, meadow, barley frame, Muleng Fang, sheep ... ... This is the typical style of Zhongdian. Car out at the scenery, reminds me of Switzerland on the calendar, or New Zealand scenery. Picturesque scenery, but not a painting, but true. More people feel real, is the grass with the sun and atmosphere of pure air, and soak into the depths the heart. This is more than a day later, I come to a conclusion, in fact, the beauty of Zhongdian, on the road, on the road on both sides of the Tibetans live in the wilderness, rather than those who received tickets for attractions.
Parking, take pictures, facing the wilderness shouting, and then resumed. Now we are driving on the plateau on the foothills of the road from the covered barley, wheat fields, or flowers in full bloom with a variety of colors across the lawn in the extending toward the blue sky, white clouds under the distant field of vision is very vast. In such a way to drive, I feel pleasure and relaxation, old, and there is no previous nervous, but still I was wrong from time to time to remind the car slowly on the ground is still "Zhongdian Tibetan drivers, car is very brutal."
From small Zhongdian to Zhongdian, the middle section and is being expanded to Shangmo paved roads, all gravel sediment, car off, the dust overwhelming. However, the old, and has repeatedly blocked attempts to overtake my behavior, had all the way with someone else's car, the nose became a vacuum cleaner. Finally, I never could not stand in front of a slow-moving dump trucks, playing light, acceleration, ready to overtake, did not expect to repeat it in my car when it is less than 10 meters, then cars are not the brakes, not to fight light suddenly left, depriving me a Jicha. After this a dangerous, old and more plausibly went on: "This time I believe I said the bar, they drove is one such rules do not speak, so we must not Jia."
Finally finished the this bad road, onto which had been completed expansion of a section of flat road, the first time in more than 100 km per hour that, one eye has slipped to the Mercedes-Benz outside Zhongdian. Sure enough, a police check vehicles at road junctions, and we slowly drove through, not being pulled over.
The time was 17:00, watching the sky too early, we did not stay in Zhongdian county, or straight Songzanlinsi a few kilometers outside the city. This is the largest one in Yunnan Tibetan lamasery, temples built according to the hillside, patchwork, heavy floor stacked Court, very spectacular. Si Wai several hundred meters away, there is the first complete line of Tibetan man, take the best landscape position to attract visitors with a photo, charges 5 yuan per person. Line to the main hall, there are 45 small Dianwai plaza lama debate the scriptures, words extremely exaggerated movements. Yuan Wang in front of the horizon, dozens of kilometers away, Haba Snow Mountain peak vivid demonstration of air is Jiejing. Floating-hall is the smell of the butter lamps, when the monks were chanting mats Heiyou You sit, there are a positive team of tourist guides for each of 11 explained by the Buddha statue. For religion, I have always been apathetic and a brief stay in the back on the bus, he gave a good way to go to the hill of that Pahai according to La Prairie.
By La Prairie formation, such as carpet, grass fat sheep Huan. A time when sun sets and after midnight, Qiayu a television camera team hired a local Tibetan riders, horses galloping in shooting lens, the scene is very exciting. You look closely, riders, there were women and children, no less heroic young guy, prompting cheers again and again, but also the murder of several of our film. See the sky until night, he turned back. Entering the city to find a hotel stay there, obtain other place to eat, surviving the horizon, hazy light.
Police did not go to work early in the morning (subhead)
Sleep a night is not very secure, feeling that some poor breathing, thought it was a cold cold start, and later remembered, this is a place at an altitude of 3228 meters. According to the old and the instructions, early in the morning we got up to 50 kilometers outside the Bita Lake. Due to the time still early, old, and said that the police are still sleeping at this time, so for him to drive. It could be seen from so early, and even do not eat breakfast on the departure, is an old and long-premeditated good. The old, and it will be the steering wheel over to someone else, or rather at ease in their own hands grip.
The morning mist filled the air, pastoral Xiuse hover in the present and get up early in the grazing of sheep have been. More gurgling stream, flowing out from the mountains, winding flows through the open colored flowers of the wilderness. Meadow at the end, Linmusensen the foot, is the wrong Muleng Fang has caused the Tibetan villages. It was in this car crossed into the landscape, people just like exposure to ideal world.
Distance of 50 kilometers in Yunnan, and Guangdong is absolutely not an idea. Mountain walking for nearly an hour later, got into a jungle road, destination, yet I do not know how far. I casually glanced at the instrument panel, was shocked to find that oil has dropped to almost the last one table cell, hastened to remind the old and. The old and for the mountain which is also not sure whether there are gas stations, only complaining that the proposed route to be far more than originally estimated. In fact, as early as yesterday, we have found that the old and may simply not drive came to Zhongdian, because he was not beaten track.
Finally saw a hilltop parking lot. From the parking lot to the Bita Lake, only on foot or horseback, need half an hour, we have chosen walking.
It was a pure dream away. A log-paved at large in the root, in the virgin forests in the downward, fresh air, such as washing, particularly cold spring. In this way to dense forest walked walked, when you think about when we can come to an end when suddenly Bita are displayed in the front.
Mountains, forests, grasslands, lakes, as if everything is static. Lake is buried grazing horses and looks it motionless. There Gaohang came loud and clear voice, was originally a handsome Tibetan guy, in the singing loudly to attract tourists Quzuo his yak camera. Lake of the Tibetan house, there are roast yak meat and butter supply, hungry we refused to take a smell of mutton smell the smell of large pieces of meat, tea bowl.
Finally still have to reluctantly left. On the way back, we feel, in this high-altitude areas, climbing is much more than struggling down the mountain, gas, but to have asthma. Suddenly there is horseback come, they offer 25 yuan per person, riding up the mountain. Gan Ma Yi all the local people, many of whom are women and children. According to them, each pull two horses can run 56 times a day, making the more than 100 yuan. However, tourists riding them up the mountain all the way down the mountain had to trot along, but also cruelly tired.
Back to the top of the hill when the parking lot, passed noon, get up early to be still dripping unfinished old and have been waiting to no avail up land there. On the way back, the old and one driving a car, worried about the way the oil is not enough. Quick return to Zhongdian, because of fear of police investigation in the city car, but also for me to do the driver. Oil table pointers have already dropped the most bottom line, but finally went back to Zhongdian. The first thing is to quickly find a place to refuel before re-feeding of people to feed cars.
Who did not say咱home good (subhead)
Sheung return to Lijiang after lunch, or I work as drivers. Through a small Zhongdian, he saw a roadside wooden hanging strings of yak tail, wind drift, people love. I parked the car down and asked how much money one, thinking that if the twenty or thirty dollars, we can consider buying on a back hanging on the wall. Unexpected response: 250 not to sell less. Had to look "tail" sigh.
After that period of the gravel roads are being renovated, once again staged a scene of danger: I once again want to accelerate license exceeding Zhongdian hanging in front of a truck, on the fast over the moment, that the direction of the vehicle suddenly left to play, will this avenue stall housing, good news is that some precautions to prepare my mind, a Jicha escape. Obviously, this driver is not to turn a corner, but deliberately stalls Road, does not give you super once again to be the old certificate and on the Tibetan drivers outrageous argument.
Do not allow super-ultra-bar, big deal you are far away from the point. Zhongdian plateau in the forthcoming final leaving a wilderness, I stopped the car, wishing the beautiful Shangri-La last look at one, and retained on the film. After I finished photo returned to the van, we found that old and has sat down at the driver's seat. He said: "The most dangerous section of track, and yesterday we come to when you did not find the police, or I'll open it."
Also see Natiao torrent of rushing down a river. Also saw the previous license truck empties hanging Zhongdian, leisurely walk in the front of the rear followed by 23 car. When followed to its retro red Buick appeared to be at overtaking, that same applies previously to deal with truck drivers, like me, ruthlessly blocked the road, in the case repeatedly made fun of over 45 times. Buick has finally had no choice but to surrender, several car drivers obediently followed the Tibetan way slowly down the mountain.
Town when the bridge to find that there are 23 traffic police stand in front of the street, old, and a Jicha, hesitated a moment or continue to bite the bullet and going forward, but fortunately the police did not halt. After the old and breathing heavily, said: "I wanted to open for you to be a think police have to see us, and back to who made it easier for them to suspect that ... ..." It seems that this "careless" event though confused, small fairly smart.
As a rule, we should shun the Jinsha River north shore of a smooth new road and then took more than a dozen kilometers from the second bridge crossing the river into the Lijiang boundaries. The old and in order to leave as soon as possible, however, Zhongdian, the "contentious region," in advance of the first bridge over the River, onto the south bank of the steep road. After a Ejiri, to "own site", the old and the speed significantly faster, flew all the way to turning Yesterday, he taught me to "closed throttle", "brakes", "right-hand line" and all other traffic all are in violation of the rules.
"Who did not say咱home good" to return to Lijiang town, the old and suddenly uttered with emotion. The meaning of its words, we completely understand that, can not help but smile to. Old and feeling, it really is finally able to safely return to Lijiang. In this two-day trip, if we have been immersed in the beautiful scenery among the Shangri-La, then lovely Naxi Ren simple old and was completely unimpressed, because he along the way is always scary.
Tips: from Lijiang to Zhongdian to Lijiang, Zhongdian, can not not go. Lijiang Old Town is the cultural landscape of America; Zhongdian is a very different creature, the United States in a natural pristine landscapes on the plateau. According to our calculations, if there are three or more individuals, it may be chartered from Lijiang to Zhongdian, in fact, than to participate in Lijiang, Zhongdian Two-Day Tour of local travel agents or day tour to save money. And along the way stopping at any time to view scenery along the route. After all, the beauty of Zhongdian, precisely on the road. Lijiang chartered to Zhongdian, a two-day round-trip fare 700. In Zhongdian, 180 yuan to 200 yuan will be living in three-star standard rooms, 50 to 4 yuan allowing them to eat rich dishes and one soup.
Author: bogy
