13th days of October 5, sunny changing to hail Batang - Markam
Armed Forces living in Batang County last night hostel. The morning to go out, a person is curious look at my license plates, to see me out, went so far as to use words in Henan asked me: "You Come From?" I looked at him surprised, and also tells Henan Province, said: "I learned from Zhengzhou the past. "via chat, that he surnamed Wang, Henan Pingdingshan people, the county Armed Forces minister, has spent seven years in Batang. When he learned I have to leave Lhasa, Sichuan-Tibet line, you tell me which the depot have Henan villagers, there are difficulties can find them. When I say goodbye, Wang spent the hands of the Minister the right to remove my 2 yuan for parking fees. Do not care how much money, but in nearly 3,000 kilometers away in the mountains heard accent, especially inner comfort.
Out of Batang remains dilapidated Shashi Lu, I am still less than 30 kilometers an hour carefully grasp the direction. Late autumn season, hillside slopes, the Tibetan villagers harvest the corn.
After 30 kilometers, I came to the Jinsha River No. 1 Bridge, the bridge legislation promising a memorial to those Yangtze River rafting at the expense of the four Warriors of the monument. The Jinsha River is a natural boundary between Tibet and Sichuan, the river flows gently here. Jinsha River Bridge across the river, about 100 meters long, the bridge ends are built post pavilion. Across the Jinsha River, I have entered the territory of Tibet.
Into Tibet in, road is still gravel road, but significantly higher than in the road in Sichuan flat a lot. Speed also increased to 40 km. Climbing down the mountain, and soon came to Haitong depot, began to realize that just passed the sea tonggou unconsciously, in the past here is a famous cave area, known as Hai Tong natural barrier, now under the protection of armed police officers and soldiers build roads, an end to the natural moat alternative plan.
Hai Tong military depot located at an altitude of 3,800 meters, is the first one to enter Tibet in the depot. Sichuan-Tibet line interval between depot rarely more than 100 kilometers, the unit's transport fleet is often the morning starting from a depot at noon to the next one depot to eat in the afternoon and then to the next depot overnight. Military depot side often some small shack, selling sugar, alcoholic drinks and tobacco like a number of small items in order to facilitate the lives of officers and men in the past. I suddenly found a shack hung a "Henan hand side" little signs, I will be parked in front of the boss outside the warm Ying Chu, a native of Henan, then proof of the authentic nature of Shougan Mian.
Nanyang, Henan boss two people, until this year have come here to do a small business. To see two honest people are asked why they ran so far away? They say that people here get along with, the mainland is too shrewd a businessman. They are mainly for the officers and men of the depot service, a large number of teams from over a year, the team many of the officers and men like to come here in Henan membership change of diet, eating a bowl of authentic noodles. Home eating noodles, chatting home on you, especially the refreshing mood.
Farewell boss insisted not to charge, I am leaving 10 yuan left, the boss also chasing out superimpose I was six dollars. This is my way for the first time since starting to eat lunch, which I ate the most delicious meal.
Bid farewell to the villagers, I set foot on Shashi Lu, 4170 meters above sea level began to climb the mountain in Bala. Gradually down the sky overcast, the wind swept me like a knife like the skin. The occasion of the approaching peak and suddenly felt something fall on the helmet, smashing sound of popping straight. At first thought it was mountain falling rock, looked up look at the front, the original is great hail from heaven soy, suddenly, the front of a snow-white. Because it is gravel road, the road has not yet frozen, I have reluctantly up the hill, come up with the Nokia 5210 Sport mobile phone, look at the above temperature display is 10 degrees below zero. Put on kid gloves, wear a bib, cautiously slipped Yakou came to Tibet Qamdo Mangkang County. Hail is still more under the larger, but also accompanied by lightning. Today, the original plan was to drive 100 kilometers to the Zogang, it seems God is going to stay in my Markam Zhuyi Ye had.
Markam in Tibetan is the meaning of beautiful land, elevation 3780 meters, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway and the Yunnan-Tibet Highway at this intersection. Here two roads to form a fork, side to the direction of Lhasa, side to Yunnan, and Markam county in Yunnan Province is located at fork in the road to the direction of one kilometer.
To find a good accommodation, and quickly got into blanket, warm hands and feet frozen stiff. In the absence of unexpected changes in the weather so fast, noon, or a bright sunny afternoon, it becomes ice and snow. Warm clothing are solid hit in the luggage bag, preparing to Qinghai-Tibet line Zaichuan, it seems necessary to prepare an adequate number of tomorrow.
14th days of October 6 snow overcast Markam - bang 260 km
To absorb the lessons of yesterday, today, will be armed to the teeth warm objects.
Goes out, everyone in the hills had been dressed in a snow into flour buns.
Road is still gravel road, but the repair of the relatively flat, combined with the way the snow has melted, the road there are some damp, no dust, as the same as yesterday, running up and light a lot. Today is the first climb of 4338 meters above sea level Raoux Hill, with the rise in altitude, the mountainside to do was surrounded by green. Slope is green and lush alpine meadows, has been extended to the Peak, lush evergreen conifer species intermingled in the pasture, on inter-rock. Hill waist, several white walls and glass windows of the flat-topped Tibetan small building Shashi smart, do not have school of leisurely mood. Black yak in droves in the wilderness to spread, several brightly colored clothing is far from the Tibetan herders in the hills beckoning to me, more in the past, plunging the driver of the vehicle simply grasslands, sat on the floor fire ... tea ... Heaven seemed to over-the US-Lisa in this land of Tibet, though dangerous road, but once destined to see that this, everyone makes unforgettable, Liulianwangfan.
Lau, down from the mountains, as in winding, as in dusty, dirt road in the gravel under the wheels rolled, issue giggle sound. In my feeling, if not the wheels rolled earth and rock, but the sharp stones in the afflicted tire.
After a bamboo card, crossed the Lancang River Bridge, I unknowingly crossed its eyes on Abies. Further down the road is full of mountains and canyons of the topography. Pentium roar inside the Lancang River in the gorge, the river jasper, such as washing, it is cool heart pleasing to the eye.
Plateau mountains always seem to climate variability, while the sun was shining for a while Clouds clouds, rain and snow is even more contacts without a trace. Dala hill crawling east when the air again Piaoqi the snow. East Dara Pass 5100 meters above sea level, is the highest in the Sichuan-Tibet line. Dara Hill East barren and impoverished, almost grass, a dozen miles without signs of human habitation. Along the way my car is almost always blocked on the road in three, throttle a boom in the end, speed of 24,5 km, but up and down. I sang along out loud, "Xiong Jiujiu, gas and high-spirited, crossed the Yalu River!" Song of the Volunteers to their own drum gas. The car finally roar in the pass rush. Under the East Dala Hill, unknowingly leap into the asphalt road, I really wanted on his palms on the road pro-1, this is my first time to Tibet to see the asphalt road. Breath driving more than 30 kilometers, came to the Zogang county. To fill up the car and see the time still early, decided to move ahead. Zogang County is located in a mountain valley among the more gentle terrain. Along the mountain road, built asphalt road winding ups and downs, formation fluid. Speed maintained at 60-70 kilometers, almost dark, arrived in Banda. Banda is just a small town, nails junctions through the town before, a road leading to the city of the Sichuan-Tibet Northern Line - Qamdo, and the other a road is leading me to go tomorrow, the Sichuan-Tibet Southern Link rawu.
Banda is the Sichuan-Tibet line, transportation hub, past coaches, goods vehicles are in this a rest. And here there is only one depot and a row of two-story housing, the Housing facade is a hotel that is behind the hotel. As the SARS sequelae reasons, the depot is now determined not to accommodate foreign tourists. I had looked for a little bit like the kind of hotel settled. Pushed open the door of the room, indoor and simple, in addition to a bed with nothing. Fortunately, only a sleep, there is no other requirements, there are beds on the line. Open the quilt, a surge of smelly feet tooth my son did not taste smoked almost a somersault, it seems there is no way this quilt built. Sleeping bags all the way back, I can finally comes in handy.
Author: xg226
