Journey to the West by Self-driving from Zangjiang River —— From Ranwuhu Town to Linzhi on the fourth day

Photography: New Dad

The fourth day? June second? Ranwuhu Town to Linzhi

This section is one of the most beautiful sections of the entire 3 18 national highway.

I saw the snow-capped mountains again in the morning.

At this time, the sky is overcast and the sun is struggling outward. But its first ray of sunshine from the sky, like last night's sunset, has reached individual peaks. It's like it didn't sleep a wink all night. In the dark background before dawn, it is still so golden red, so shiny and dazzling.

However, last night, the sunset quickly put away its light, like a stingy old man, hiding all his gold; This morning, Zhao Hui on the plateau was extremely generous. In a short time, it turned its little golden red light into bright white and sprayed it on the earth in all directions, making everything shine.

In the morning, Ranwu Lake is as quiet as a virgin and green.

Two years ago that morning, we saw a pair of shoes and a pair of men's trousers by the lake. In those two days, my companion's child was also Xiner's classmate, Wei Zi girl. I received a message from a circle of friends that a car and a family of four in it were missing in Ranwu Lake. Please help people passing by to find it. Suddenly, the beautiful Ranwu Lake was covered with a layer of terror.

Not bad this year. She lay quietly at the foot of the snowy mountain, safe and quiet.

An early Tibetan child drove his sheep to the lake to eat grass.

However, the mouth of Ranwu Lake is full of water, clear and green. Its source is the melting water of the surrounding snow-capped mountains, and the Palong Zangbo River, the largest tributary of the famous Yarlung Zangbo River, originated here.

Starting from Ranwu Town, all the way along the clear and supple Palong Tibetan cloth, driving at the bottom of the ditch. The mountains are covered with virgin forests, and the mountains are green.

Soon after Ranwu Lake, there is the Midui Glacier, and the sign says "The most beautiful glacier in China". The car can only see the top of the green glacier, just like a snow-capped mountain with a light green evocation hat, attracting the souls of travelers.

The Midui Glacier is followed by the Dam Glacier. I only see the brand, but I don't have time to go into the mountains to enjoy the real thing.

Further ahead is the Langqiu Glacier. Below the glacier is an open area. Songzong town is located here, and Palong Zangbo passes through the center of the town.

"Song Zong" is worthy of the name. The pine trees on both sides of the road are straight, tall and dense, and the mountains are virgin forests dominated by pine trees.

Blue sky and white clouds, glacier snow-capped mountains, green mountains and trees, clear rivers and long reflections ... how can you not forget the noise of the world when you drive here?

That place is called peach blossom ditch. When peach blossoms are in full bloom, I don't know how to charm passers-by. On the river valley, there are large tracts of pink peach blossoms, bees buzzing, white butterflies dancing and snow-capped mountains. On the green hills and trees, there is a faint melting snow fog, just like a fairyland.

Isn't this place Wuling Peach Blossom Garden?

There are two snow-capped mountains facing each other. Under the snow-capped mountains, there is a wide and flat valley and wetland. There are villages on both sides of the valley. The clear river runs through the middle of the village. People live in beautiful scenery and become a part of it.

Passers-by look at the beautiful scenery and them, and the beautiful scenery looks at them and passers-by, but they only look at passers-by, and the beautiful scenery has long been a part of their lives.

Further on, it is Guhu Township. The broad lake is at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by snow-capped mountains on three sides. Perhaps the snow is melting violently, or it may be that just after the flood, the lake turns yellow, the lake is full of aquatic plants, and the forest on the mountain is dense, which is another scene.

? Mianyang handsome boy is here again.

I went to Tongmai Town for lunch at noon, or I went to the "handsome guy restaurant" opened by Suining, a fellow villager who ate two years ago. Two years later, Mianyang handsome boy came again.

Tibetan fragrant pig (bacon), boiled beef slices, fried pork with garlic sprouts, radish roast chicken, fried lotus white, fried shredded noodles soup with garlic sprouts and sauerkraut.

It's a restaurant run by a fellow villager (the boss is Suining, originally separated from Mianyang), and it didn't live up to our expectation of coming back two years later. The authentic Mianyang Sichuan food is still so delicious, and everyone has completely adapted to the plateau. Even the military wives who complain the most are alive and kicking, and their appetite is surprisingly good.

We not only strictly followed the CD-ROM action, but also ate two bowls of rice and drank a big bowl of soup. Even three fans didn't taste anything but soup, and all praised the delicious food at noon today.

? Tangmai natural barrier

Out of Tongmai Town, it is the natural barrier of Tongmai that worries us so far.

The year before last, when we crossed Tongmai Steel Bridge, August was the peak tourist season in Tibet, and it was our turn to queue for a long time. Last year, the steel bridge was washed away by the flood. How long will it take this year?

In the past, I saw a huge reinforced concrete guy standing on the left bank of Gong Yi Zangbo, a tributary of Palong Zangbo, not far ahead. When I got closer, I realized that this was the pier of Tongmai Bridge across Zangbu, Gong Yi, and the pier on the other side had not been built yet.

When I look at this repaired pier, it is so huge and strong, and I know that no matter how rough it is, it will not break up again. )。

Next to it is the steel bridge built last year. There are no cars at either end, just the three of us. The young armed police soldier waved us away, and we passed slowly with ease and pleasure.

After crossing the steel bridge, I saw layers of slope protection on the mountain wall on the left bank, which read Tongmai Tunnel. As the tunnel has not been repaired, we don't know what it will look like in the future (it is said that the tunnel is still under construction at present).

It is obviously not so dangerous to take this natural barrier again this year, because the places where the river under the highway is seriously scoured have basically built solid and safe slope protection, and people walking on it, whether driving or riding, are much more practical. Only the middle section hasn't been repaired yet, but the road is not particularly narrow and it hasn't rained during this time, so this section doesn't seem close.

But after coming back this year, I heard that another accident happened in Tongmai Natural Barrier, and more than a dozen people died. It's really a natural barrier. You should always be extremely careful (if the tunnel is opened to traffic in the future, you will bypass the "natural barrier" and won't encounter any more danger, will you? )。

When it was passed the year before last, this paragraph was a real "natural barrier". The road is too narrow and bends too much, so you need to be extra careful. Especially when we meet, our side is close to the mountain. Be very careful when the other party comes to the car. It's too narrow. We have to go back and wait for each other to pass.

It is said that this road was often washed away during the rainy season the year before last. Some drivers trembled after driving and vowed never to drive again.

This year, due to the reconstruction, the slope protection of Helinhe River has been basically repaired, and it feels that the road surface is much wider, but almost all the roads have been dug, with potholes and dusty. It's better than danger anyway.

In the renovation, the largest tunnel that can cross the tunnel after renovation should be "Palong 1 tunnel". The noses at both ends of the Palong Bridge are like two giant arms of a giant. They hold on to both ends of the bridge and are stepping up construction.

? Lulang scenic spot

Lulang scenic spot lies quietly in the valley, and there are flocks of cattle and sheep on the empty and green grass. Snow-white tents are like mushrooms blooming on the grassland, and the snow-capped mountains on the left stand tall.

Further on, there is the famous Lulang seaside, which is really charming scenery.

From left to right, there are rolling snow-capped mountains, which are hundreds of kilometers. There are white clouds on the top of the snow-capped mountain, and one of the sharp snow peaks stands out from the crowd, sticking out her beautiful face from the white clouds.

That is the famous Nanga Bawa Peak.

Look carefully again, there is a snow peak next to it, showing a little face above the white clouds, snuggling up to his shoulder like a little sister.

The whole snow mountain extends in the direction of our car.

The foot of the road sank like a huge sinkhole. In fact, we are standing halfway up the mountain and have been climbing for a long time.

Opposite the foot of the snow-capped mountain is a low-lying castle peak, and at the foot of the castle peak is an inclined plain that extends to the foot of the snow-capped mountain. These green hills and Pingchuan are connected into a huge forest, like green waves, undulating and surging.

On the cliff under our feet, a crimson mountain cuckoo is in full bloom. The road is on the cliff, and we are standing on the edge of the cliff. Everyone is amazed from the bottom of their hearts. This kind of beauty is only available here and now. The heavens and the earth are layered like a pair of eternal ink, with red azaleas, green forests, brown rocks, white snowy mountains, white clouds and blue sky. ...

Sejila Snow Mountain

Continue to go up, turn a few mountains and you will reach the mouth of Sejila Mountain, with an altitude of 4,720 meters. The continuous snow-capped mountains we see in the distance extend all the way to Sejila Mountain.

Snow mountain is in front of us. As long as you get off and walk a few steps up the mountain, you can pick up a snowman and have a snowball fight. You can stuff snow into his neck and make him jump with cold.

However, in this mountain pass, we are wearing the last clothes, hats and scarves, walking gently and slowly, gentler than a lady, for fear of disturbing the God of Snow Mountain.

In fact, if we walk faster, we will be out of breath, have a blue nose and a black face. Who dares to make a move?

Nevertheless, we are still surprised. Since childhood, when have we ever seen such a magnificent snow mountain? And it is such a close continuous snow mountain? At most, we are on the roof, and the top of the mountain will not melt for a day or two. The longest time was the snowstorm in the south that year. The snow on the roof next to the office building didn't melt for seven days and seven nights, which made us very happy. I wish I could sit on the broom in the office and feel its coolness with it! Every day I stand at the window at the end of the corridor and watch greedily, and there are only a few small piles!

The Sichuan-Tibet Highway cuts a hole in the snow-capped mountains from the mountain pass, and the snow-capped mountains on both sides are continuous.

After crossing the mountain pass, I began to go down the mountain. This walk is hundreds of kilometers. There are no snow-capped mountains on the way down the mountain, but the vegetation is still rich.

? Linzhi hotpot

Linzhi, worthy of the name, is really a "forest". The whole journey from Ranwu to Linzhi is all forests except snow-capped mountains and bare rocks!

The wide entrance of Linzhi City is dusty and the road is being built.

Ganoderma lucidum 97 oil is much cheaper per liter of 9 yuan.

Everyone has been out for four days and wants to eat hot pot. Most importantly, the restaurant we ate the year before last was so delicious that it left a deep impression on our five fellow travelers again.

What street is it? How can I find it? I don't remember any names or phone numbers. After we filled up with No.97 gasoline (not every gas station on the plateau has No.97 gasoline), on the way to find our companion, Xin's father suddenly saw Linzhi Land across the street, and he shouted, this is it. Sure enough, a little further, "Chongqing Xiangtianxia Hotpot" is on the right side of the street, very kind.

As expected, everyone enjoyed the dinner, and the taste was still so spicy and authentic. Mianyang's "Chongqing Xiangtianxia Hotpot" opened two stores, both of which closed down. Business is booming here.

This is really "leaving me, having a place to live."

Stay at Linzhi Hotel at night. This is the most comfortable night I have stayed so far. The windows are clean, tidy and dry. Even their shampoo, shampoo (99% of us don't use hotel shampoo when we go out), no gel water, everything is smooth and stylish, and there is a hair dryer in the room.

Sleep comfortably until dawn.