Crossing the transverse mountains, across the Jinsha, Lancang and Nu. 2700 meters above sea level starting in Kunming and over 4290 meters above sea level white Mang Snow Mountain dumb, arriving in Tibetan means "second screen area" in Tibet Mangkang. There are world-famous holy mountains, rivers, valleys, beautiful alpine pastures, unique natural scenery. More mysterious Tibetan religion and eye to the human landscape. Indulge in a month through the Yunnan-Tibet line, for the sole into the dream of Tibet.
Driving Directions: -527 km Kunming - Lijiang -292 km - Deqin -103 km - Salt -111 km - Markam
Overall traffic index: ★ ★ ★
Kunming to Lijiang for the highway, full speed smoothly, but the traffic is heavy. Lijiang to Deqin as asphalt, full high mountain slope large, plate mountain are mostly not familiar with the open mountain friends in paragraph a good speed to control the road, do not drive road occupation. Deqin to Yanjing, Markam for the winding gravel road, this road because of the relatively high altitude, the road along the river and the row, roads are often narrow and the road when landslides, speed must be controlled well, as far as possible backers walk. Mountain climbing, downhill want to control the speed brakes in an emergency situation, pay attention to sideslip.
Overall fuel index: ★ ★ ★ ★
Yunnan-Tibet Highway refueling is not a problem, all filling stations along the main site.
Overall Restaurant Index: ★ ★ ★ ★
Dining is a pleasure along the way, there is Dali's boiled fish, Lijiang, Zhongdian, the water simmered Baba gross cattle Thelephora, Deqin mutton soup are delicious cuisine, be sure not to miss these unique food.
Overall accommodation Index: ★ ★ ★
Lijiang Square Street inn I believe you already heard about and do not live in a certain regret. Dechen County, there are three-star hotel, flying Temple there Tibetan residential areas, there are hot spring resorts Salt, these enough to demand choice and very good health, there are plenty of hot water wash away one's tired.
Overall Landscape Index: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Yunnan-Tibet line along the natural scenery and cultural landscape is the characteristics of the road Aspect, Dali's Erhai Lake Cangshan, Lijiang small bridges people, the world-famous Shangri-La, Songzanlinsi, East Chikurinji, Meili Snow Mountain 13 peak, the Lancang River Grand Canyon, to include the United Nations World UNESCO World Nature Reserve - Three Parallel Rivers, the most primitive salt Salt, Tibetan Catholic Church, names one by one people behind it, fascinated.
Vietnam Yunnan-Tibet line of the first paragraph: Kunming - Lijiang - Deqin
Traffic index: ★ ★ ★ ★
Kunming - Lijiang, provincial highways, roads better. But now, from Kunming to Chuxiong in the refurbishment of high-speed roads, so we are taking a former provincial highways. Lijiang to Deqin is a full asphalt, road conditions good, but this section of winding mountain road slope large narrow, traffic should be very careful.
Fuel index: ★ ★ ★ ★
All along the way gas stations, diesel 3.2 Yuan / liter, 90 # gasoline 3.2 Yuan / liter, 93 # gasoline 3.45 yuan / liter.
Food Index: ★ ★ ★ ★
Be able to taste the way a variety of local cuisine.
Accommodation Index: ★ ★ ★ ★
Lijiang, Deqin are well-known tourist destination, accommodation very good. -Star hotel prices high through the travel agent to reserve discounted rooms.
Landscape Index: ★ ★ ★ ★
This is a famous tourist hotline, if the travel time allows, it is proposed along the way, Dali, Lijiang, Zhongdian and Deqin do stay here, enjoy the many attractions, ethnic customs and natural scenery.
Starting from Kunming to Tibet, Yunnan, along the way to go through a number of scenic spots, such as Dali, Lijiang and Zhongdian, Yunnan, for those of us who live for many years, these are already so familiar to me, and the team all the way speeding is only a rest in Lijiang one night, the next day in the evening they had reached the foot of Meili Snow Mountain Deqin County flying temple. Here have gathered a lot of tourists come from all directions, the faithful pilgrims of Mt. Was a row of stalls on the full spectrum of candle used to light incense, incense, mulberry stalk, and filled with verses of the streamer, as well as a wide range of travel products, vendors are greeted with each of the past, tourists, strongly selling the to sell the. The hands of people from the vendors to buy incense and lit mulberry stalk into the kitchen oven, the grains scattered on the stove, will pray at the Sule Pagoda and the streamer hung between trees, and then start turning in circles around the White Tower, the pilgrims who is to use This Tibetan Buddhist holy mountains facing the traditional way to worship with.
Meili Snow Mountain is the first Tibetan Eight Kamiyama, which is located in the cloud Nan Deqin County, the main peak Kawagebo peak 6740 meters above sea level, snow peak, Yunnan, and Tibet, the Jieshan. "Meri" in Tibetan language where meaning "sacred," Every year many pilgrims come here to switch to mountain peaks snow-capped mountains in order to see the true face of Kawagebo really is not an easy task, legends fortunate enough to see the picture is the junction of the V's many friends. Many tourists come here especially from around the country failed to see its true face are disappointed. Every time I come I can be lucky enough to see the whole picture Deqin, even if only fleeting, and I understood as a matter of luck. The face of dim snow-capped mountains, the wind, floating streamer stands in the mountains of the White Tower, this time heart desires and distracting thoughts are with the hazy mist, the long walk. The Kawagebo peak very subtle, vague shapes in the sky a light-Xia exposed its entirety, fortunately, once again favored me.
Flying Temple accommodation was good, there are four facilities of the hotel, listening to local people that this is one of several brothers, open, standards, and the mainland is almost two-star hotel, blankets are very clean and tidy. There is also one called "migratory bird season," a small bar, a pair of couples from Beijing to open, the bar stood 56 rough texture of the wooden tables, long benches 35 friends sitting around the table chatting, drinking tea, or a trance. The bar has a small fireplace, there is one side of the wall bookcase, shelves filled with various Tibet-related books, a "pilgrimage Lennart Meri" attracted my attention, a cup of coffee, a book, the city that a familiar tone in the snow at the foot of another life-like to re-present the present.
Through the Yunnan-Tibet line of the second paragraph: Deqin - Salt
Traffic index: ★ ★
This line conditions poor, often encounter mud-rock flow and landslides, should inquire about road conditions in advance to avoid unnecessary delays. Several sections of the road is a cliff in the mountains and holes, giant mountain-shaped sedimentary rocks are often subject to the possibility of falling, coupled with the road narrow, gravel covered, Yamashita is the abyss.
Fuel index: ★ ★ ★
Deqin county in China's petrochemical refueling, 93 # gasoline 3.8 yuan / liter.
Food Index: ★ ★ ★
Salt the town has several Sichuan restaurants, taste good.
Accommodation Index: ★ ★ ★
Salt the town county and individual guest houses, guest houses, poorly equipped, can choose to Qu Zika Spa Villa accommodation, where conditions are relatively good, standard room 100 yuan / day.
Landscape Index: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Hengduan Mountains here by the Lancang and Jinsha rivers such as cutting, high mountains and deep valley, very impressive. Meili Snow Mountain's Mingyong, Wall mounted hillside farmland, Tibetan settlements, the Lancang River Grand Canyon scenery is really beautiful.
Early in the morning, watching the sunrise Meili Snow Mountain, with its parting after we set off from here will be the most difficult to go into the Yunnan-Tibet highway sections, road conditions began to complicated. Meili Snow Mountain and the road along the line, the Lancang River valley down below is a rough along the way Cliff, landslides and mudslides sections emerging, but it is also an infinite style sections, snow-capped mountains, canyons, rivers and Kurai constitute a spectacular sight along the way .
Dealers came to have more than 200 kilometers, "Tea-Horse Road, on a bright pearl" reputation of the Salt, which is known for rich well salt, but also because of its unique in the world of the ancient salt technique, the Catholic Church and the local number of Tibetan famous for the legend. Salt is the Yunnan-Tibet Highway to Tibet after the first town of about 3,000 meters above sea level closely follows the Lancang River, the town is the seat of both sides of the mountains more than 4,000 meters above sea level, the Tibetan people in the Lancang River built layer upon layer of salt on both sides, each roughly the size of the salt 6 square meters ~ 8 square meters. Each filled with brine, two or three days will be able to harvest each salt crystals on the more than 10 kilograms of salt. Salt Shed Construction leaning cliffs built, under which support to many of the numerous wood surface, the local red clay smear in order to facilitate drying.
I see many Tibetan women toting large wooden barrel, and from a few hundred meters of steep slopes, the Salt of the brine of the salt ponds back into its own, and then the brine from the salt ponds were sent to each piece of salt. To see their labors hard way, his face shedding wipe sweat are too busy to think, I decided to go with them was a surprise, steep narrow, gravel lot would be all too easy to slip, while walking in front of me, Tibetan women have big meteor, Rulvpingde walked. They want to know, but toting a heavy burden, but I just collapse in a camera. All the way to go down, I've been sweating, tired breathing straight on one side, but also attend to take pictures, and kicking up one side of the Tibetan women who looked secretly laugh to see me find any. Mining of salt should be sent for exchange for money, and that Tibetan women were chatting, salt sales are usually completed by the men, most of them composed of mules to help, Bashansheshui sold to Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet Batang, Deqin, Qamdo area in exchange for grain, tea, and money. They are labors with this generation, in serious overdraft physically the same time, repeat the harvest of life of hope, and hearts dream. Salt is basically a Tibetan town, but with Yunnan are close neighbors, so there are a few Naxi people. Two nations established kinship, but also economic and cultural exchanges and close ties. On the street wearing Tibetan robes skirt, long scarf of the young men and women Touguo Naxi, Tibetan, or simply not tell the Naxi. Tibetans at home to the guest, the master will use the bamboo steamed rice Naxi hospitality. To the Naxi family guesthouse, but also enjoy the traditional Tibetan drink - highland barley wine and buttered tea. Two cultures, customs and nature in harmony to blend together, so that outsiders are particularly fresh. In a Buddhist Holy Land, known in Tibet region to see the Catholic Church, you must feel incredible.
Salt can be said is the only place where there are heretics, where there is only one Catholic Church on the roof of the world. In the Salt Road, next to wooden label, along the arrows can go to the Catholic Church has. The Catholic Church here, a very Chinese characteristics, full of Tibetan style, we are curious to enter the church, where apart from the Lord Jesus as the Virgin Mary and a number of biblical stories such as picture frames, there are the traditional Chinese red lanterns and white hada. Interior decoration was also absorbed the civil and Tibetan Buddhism, some of the styles, but the content is still Catholic, the integration of the two teachings are like heaven. Although the Catholic Salt, Lower Salt believe in Tibetan Buddhism, but as long as Christians are dedicated to see the eyes of devout prayer, for life is full of hope, will not care about it whether it is pagan in Tibet.
We are attracted to the Salt song Zika hot springs, where Yishanbangshui Qixiu natural scenery. Legendary "Song Zika" Hot Springs is "pro-Delta," goddess of mercy into tears, and some say that Tibet's 24 major mountain god of the Meili Snow Mountain's daughter. Listen to local people say that every spring when the cloud Nande Qin and nearby people both young and old men and women wanted to go to hot spring bath, to wash away the worries of a winter, to greet the arrival of spring beauty, its spectacular festivals, like . "By Zika" has 108 springs, at temperatures between 20 ℃ ~ 80 ℃, and different temperature have different therapeutic efficacy.
We are here to rest a little, but also to enjoy the natural gift to mankind. 10 several different temperatures of hot springs, boiling some water, such as soup, piping hot steam or fog; some suitable for bathing, the role of both medical care. Soaked in spring water in the wash all the way travel fatigue, the fatigue the past few days, hard work have disappeared. Water vapor through the mist shrouded can see that not far from the snow-covered top of the "pro-Delta" Kamiyama, this time really do not like the feeling of a fairy is worth a god.
Through the Yunnan-Tibet line of third paragraph: Salt - Markam
Traffic index: ★ ★ ★
This road than Deqin - Salt better take a number of paragraphs, where the mountain steadily, speed can also increase the relative number.
Fuel index: ★ ★
There are some small petrol stations along the way, but can not guarantee the quality of gasoline.
Food Index: ★ ★
Health conditions in a small restaurant on the road are not very good, it is recommended to bring along some dry food, to Markam further to add.
Accommodation Index: ★ ★
Markam will be living in the hostel or the Tibetan government set up a roadside hotel, the general condition.
Landscape Index: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Alpine pastures, Tibetan homes, mountain canyons, forests, alpine lakes. Dora recovery day, the sea Shilin, big day Tathagata hall are gathered in this line.
Spent in the Salt Spa Resort after a day at around 8 am, the team has set off the next stop, the destination is Zogang. Out of Zhongdian, over Deqin, close to the cliffs against the Jinsha, Lancang River north Meili Snow Mountain, Mingyong, Salt spa, as well as the 1000 in a month hiding in the ditch Wanhe oasis in the village, embedded in the window, the if you listen to a large western feeling. But the ride is less comfortable feel, friends said with a smile: "Yunnan-Tibet road, 'Britain dirty road', that is, human internal organs Britain was uncomfortable way." Some sections of this road is more dangerous than the Sichuan-Tibet Road, Fortunately, less than during the rainy season, in addition to a number of road bumps, Dao Hai is not much risk. Gradually away from the highway along the Lancang River, with the rising altitude, the Tibetan region, one of the most unique landscapes - alpine grassland gradually rendered outside of the window. Blue skies, tall, white tone-based Tibetan houses scattered on the prairie, the hordes of cattle and sheep grazing leisurely on the grass, car windows, from time to time to see the 12 herdsmen stood roadside, both in the city with a rare bright eyes watching us.
Turn the Yunnan-Tibet line first Snowy Mountains - Bai Mang Snow Mountain (elevation 4290 meters) shortly after a very small county Tibetan characteristics - Markam there, here is the Yunnan-Tibet line and the intersection of Sichuan-Tibet line a. From here, we are about to embark on another famous road - Sichuan-Tibet Highway.