28th October 20 clear days Lanzhou - Lanzhou Pingliang 360 kilometers to my initial feeling is that a "big" sub. From entering to leaving Lanzhou, Lanzhou City, together I probably spent more than an hour. Map of Lanzhou know hindsight is a thing long and narrow city, city and had to wear the Yellow River, Lanzhou, the main city on the built in Yellow River. I have been along the beautiful riverside road east out of the urban areas, out of the city to inquire about a good way to Xi'an, running a 3.40 km found is taking the 312 National Highway. I originally planned to go 310 State Road, through Tianshui, Baoji Xi'an. And 312 National Road, going northward to wear from re-entering Ningxia, Shaanxi. Look at the map of these two lines is almost the distance, not to mention has been running so many roads simply the wrong, move on through the Shaanxi-Gansu-revolutionary base.
At noon came to the capital of Ning County, Gansu. October 9, 1936, the Red Army first, second, the Fourth Army would rather join forces in Gansu Province, marking the Red Army a complete victory. 67 years later, my Long March of the road pass by here, have not yet joined forces with the relatives had to take them as: "The revolution has yet to succeed, needs to be done, Comrade."
After a would-ning into the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, I have reached the Liupanshan. Liupanshan more than 2,000 meters above sea level, has always been the traffic throat, fought over. Chairman Mao's Red Army crossed the Liupanshan year rate when he wrote "The sky was clear monopoly Southern Fei, less than the Great Wall of non-hero" of the eternal never occur again. Over the past Liupanshan said to have 28 back bends, CROSSLINE lines are 16 km, twists and turns dangerous, accident-prone, the difficulty of the road is difficult roads of Shu, the "Bird Road, 6 do." In 1997, built chuanshan Liupanshan tunnel, but after the total length of 2385 meters, eliminating an obstruction leading to the north-west point.
Through the tunnel, driving some distance to re-enter the territory of Gansu Province, this is my one day trip in the province through a record, in fact, only the 312 National Highway in Ningxia, a rub edges of, but it made me trip through the provinces of increased to eight, picked up a big expensive.
Down the Liupanshan came Pingliang. Mount Athos from the martial arts here - just a few kilometers Kongtong, Chinese martial arts seven of eight were sent on Fat Tseung Kongtong here, is an integral part of Taoism culture. According to Mr. Jin Yonglao described kongtong sent is one of the eight Menpai, but since the child left the pine trees up to Tin House Kongtong own company, the Kongtong to send it a relative decline, its position on the arena's reputation reputations have been sent instead of the Happy. Currently up to Tin House, the owner is "kongtong San Jian," Kim brothers, his three closely follow Lindi together as a sword, and is pretty hard to Mismatched has become a martial arts figure in the ringing.
Today I will be wrong if the meter is used for good, not only through the Liupanshan easy, and excellent road conditions, vehicles are not too much, tomorrow will be able to successfully reach Xian. Pingliang living in a hotel at night, the Feiyanzoubi doing, getting rid of his dream.
29th October 22 clear days Pingliang - Weinan 410 kilometers
First Presbyterian faction in the dream goodbye kongtong I wake up, pack up their belongings and leave Pingliang City.
Pingliang out soon into the boundaries of Shaanxi Province. Shaanxi Province has a long history, culture distant, "Changan ancient imperial capital", there have been 12 on this dynasty, its capital, lasted nearly 1,100 years, the profound, known as "China's Natural History Museum." Here, I did not dare to explore the history, culture more, I would have suspected N., today mainly to talk about my walk a section of the traffic situation in Shaanxi.
Shaanxi Province is truly two of my current trip into the two provinces. The first time was after the departure by the well-being of southern Shaanxi, Hubei Shiyan to enter, Hanzhong area, take State Road 108 into the Sichuan Province. I will be in Shaanxi section of National Highway 108 is compared to the road to hell, is not excessive, repeated almost lost their lives on Shaanxi. The access from the north-eastern Gansu, Shaanxi, northwest of the 312 National Road remains the same. Start the wrong path from the Lanzhou 312 State Road, has been glad that they are wrong because of the blessing. Gansu, Ningxia, whether inside or boundary, 312 State Road have been managed to maintain a well-organized. Into the Shaanxi provincial boundary, a big sign in front of legislation: "The highway management department of Shaanxi commitment to society: for transit vehicles in correcting chapter, not fine." To see this brand, not feel warm inside a while. But not progressed very far forward, it was this brand depriving greatly. Yes, true that there is no penalty, but simply do not see the police, the way the shadow of political management. A variety of serious overloading of vehicles, pull coal trucks Hen Buneng all carry the entire mine, the road becomes bumpy due to overwhelmed. Modification was strange, agricultural vehicles have not been standing in packs full to the brim all the way Tuzhuo fog-like smoke staggering crawl steep slopes in the Loess Plateau. Along the way as the previous phase of loess landslides caused by rain, mud is still thick on the ground floor on the road, after a car rolled, and made dusty, I was almost full face masks have not used this time finally came in handy. All modes of transport wanton driving on the road, sideways open, lengthwise opened, before the open, backwards open Dazhao Gun opened, anyway, long as it can go, thinking about how to open on how to open. Finally saw a flat surface, but has been used for drying corn, which farmers occupy half. I admire the most or the people in Shaanxi Province, actually still be carrying his rice bowl at the roadside to eat with relish, goes as far as the dust as a seasoning like turning a blind eye, the young mother holding the baby sitting on the full moon through the cloud of basking in a mild street太阳. There is a status quo turns a blind eye, or of life's frustration? This is the people living in the bottom of society, they have only to accept, no cry.
In this way all the way into the dust Servant servant Xianyang, are also considered terracotta warriors and horses of enlightenment and processes of the production process. Along the road to see a variety of signs is prohibited certain particularly large number of the more ridiculous for him to keep doing the contrary, the more dry, as if it signs in the guide like you can do.
As the city continues to expand, the distance between Xianyang and Xi'an have also narrowed. Out soon to enter the Xi'an Xianyang, 312 State Road, was suddenly a long cut off a few hundred meters of the quagmire. Although it is off-road motorcycles, they dare not rashly break look inside, the saying goes: slowly over the water, faster than sand. First observation to monitor the situation say. I saw a cart to add a little throttle, rushed in, the wheels suddenly been inundated mud. Sudden left-right red cart, eventually stalled. I see this scene out of a cold sweat, if I have to wash the mud bath of the free.
Are frustrated when the roadside to watch the idler to me pointed out a broad road. Back back 200 meters, there is a path to route around them. I drove back into the lane. Across the road from the village, there is a rope highway entrance to the village, the village's old man old lady who is too busy to take the road to each car received a different tolls, it seems, and do not care I Zheliang the emergence of a small motorcycle, I Free passed successfully. The wanted to shoot down this ridiculous scene, but also fear that unassuming, or leaving the bar. This woman must have the old man busy for years certainly Shaanxi Communications Department Director of father and mother figure.
Yue Qiguo tolls, the toll in Shaanxi Daoshi spared on motorcycles, four wheel round to those who may escape the car. I walked in Shaanxi province where the eight toll station to see the establishment of one of the most densely populated provinces, no wonder those who pull the cart to keep cargo overload, or a trip down the hard-earned money earned is not enough to feed the Department of Transportation Office of long he was old.
Access to Xi'an, because within the Second Ring, Xi'an prohibit motorized access, I had to from the West Central through South Central, east around the ring. Because it is rush hour, the road traffic congestion, coupled with Xi'an in a spate of urban construction, renovation of all sense of each route. People, vehicles and construction workers, equipment intertwined, become chaotic. Motorcycle traveling at more than one meter only dedicated travel lane, from time to time to avoid the intrusion of bicycles and pedestrians.
Among the painful road, see a boy riding a crotch-made construction of 50 motorcycles, a rapid catch-up over, and friendly greeting with my banner. It turned out he is also a fellow of the people, called Wang Chen. Home in Baoji, Xi'an, I work, but today the building of 50 Huileyitang Baoji riding back and forth 320 km, has just returned to Xi'an. I watched Zheliang hanging motorized bicycle license, stunned. WANG Chen explained: "on the bike brand is no way, the motorcycle brand can not be too navel oranges!" Real boys admire the courage and skills, but also admire the performance and quality of Chinese-made motorcycle. He repeatedly to retain me to a guest house, but considering also hurry, politely refuse his good intentions.
WANG Chen regardless of the way fatigue, bent to give me directions, and has been sent to the outside of me, until I set foot on the road leading to it breaking up Lintong.
Guo Lintong to Weinan, the sky is already rotten to the core. Along the way of dust, weakened motorcycle dim the lights, had to stop lodging.
30th October 22 clear days Weinan - Luoyang, about 350 km
As the motorcycle odometer failure, coupled with maps missing, today I do not know the number of kilometers run, only be estimated very roughly.
Starting from the Weinan, 50 kilometers to see Nishioka Huashan heroic and majestic. Climb Tongguan natural barrier, and soon entered the territory of Henan Province. Road immediately becomes a spacious and flat, with the national highway look. Guo Lingbao, forest on both sides of the apple fruit has been picked almost, only a few fruit trees are still hanging from red Can-apples. As the Shanxi GPRS signal instability, last night did not issue a written travel notes, make haste to use after the noon meal breaks Lingbao, at the roadside to open the computer, using mobile e-mail with the E about to send. They could immediately think of home, and excitement not contain himself, rode away troops on the direction of the Zhengzhou.
This did not happen, out of Sanmenxia soon hit 310 State Road diversion road, all the way to stop-go, at six minutes before entering the new County of Luoyang. Although due to blocked roads, but the heart Quemo complained, after all, a better road to the next pass. Looking back today, the dream has been shattered in Zhengzhou, simply stop and go slowly, just what can be trimmed in Luoyang, tomorrow could be the spirit of God's return to Zhengzhou fine.
Sunset falling, I successfully entered the Luoyang City. To find a good hotel, so that my sleep a good feel.
Author: xg226
