Tibet Travel Guide Travel Notes Real Version

Tibet is full of mystery and crisis for many people. It is located on the highest plateau in the world and is known as the roof of the world. Everything in Tibet seems very mysterious because Tibet is the closest to the sky. People here are used to living on the plateau, and ordinary people will suffer from altitude sickness when entering. Therefore, Tibet is a place that only those who can withstand the test can go. Let me share with you the real version of the Tibet travel guide. Trip to Tibet: Departure

Yuanfang has been leaving his job for more than two months. After taking the driver’s license exam, he doesn’t want to immediately fall into the “mechanical cycle” of going to work. Thinking about it, it has been nearly four years since he returned to Changsha from the imperial capital. Traveled out of the province. In the end, I chose to go to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau alone, take a trip to Tibet, change my mind, and shoot some movies. I happened to have a "Lapiao" gay friend in Lhasa, so I bought a direct train ticket to Lhasa, and got on the train the next day after getting my driver's license.

The surprise of the trip is all kinds of curiosities

Because the hard sleepers in Lhasa were so popular, I only bought the hard seats that took two days and two nights. I was in a very bad mood at the time. of. But when I thought about the time I went to the imperial capital on November 1st in college, and I had to sit in a 24-hour hard seat on the way back, I thought it would be better to go back to the madness of college again. Maybe I could meet the travel companions who went to Lhasa together, and lose weight at the same time (the last sentence, yes A good gay friend in Lhasa advised me this way.

But when I got on the train at the train station, the scene was completely different. First, there were far more people on the train than I expected; second, there were more gay friends. What we talk about about having an affair or meeting a girl by chance is sheer nonsense (a car full of mostly uncles and old men (ó_ò?)) comes to mind. However, I think of what a gay friend from Lhasa said: “Now that I’m here, no matter how happy the journey is. Treat this as a precious personal experience. "So, thinking of this, I was still in the brightly lit and overcrowded carriage at three o'clock (you wouldn't think that the uncle next to me fell asleep directly in the aisle. (T_T)) in the short book

On the road, look ahead

In any case, the first personal trip after leaving the company has begun. As long as you set off, the distance will always be there. Will it be the front? Because I know that I have been working hard to live on the road. Travel to Tibet: Bare, very yellow and very violent along the way. Halfway through the train journey into Tibet, I have passed Xining and officially entered the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. After sitting on a hard seat for a day and a night, I experienced the natural environment of the Northwest for the first time. When the train passed through Zhengzhou and entered Shaanxi, I thought the vegetation was very lush and lush, but after entering Gansu, the situation changed to the picture above. The picture makes me just want to "eat dirt"

For the first time, I had an intuitive impression of the high loess slopes in the northwest. I immediately felt how lucky I was to have a good friend who took root in Changsha from Shanxi. In his own words, if he stayed in the bare land of his hometown, he would probably be a village chief who "eats dirt"?

Occasionally seeing green mountains and green waters

Of course, the northwest still has a beautiful side. When passing by the Weihe River in Baoji, we encountered the green mountains and green waters in the picture above that can only be seen in the south. However, if we look closely at the river, there are still many unknown floating objects. It affects the overall senses, but it also confirms the natural environment advantages of the Guanzhong area, because after leaving the Guanzhong area, the whole road is bare and "yellow"

The barren and dry yellow land in the northwest. , thinking that if I don’t run out here, I have no choice but to run out. No wonder my good friend from rural Shanxi is so desperate to stay in the south.

Please give me a Lanzhou

Only when you experience the land and water yourself can you have your true feelings. This time, I have a deep impression of the Northwest. I know, it turns out that in such a difficult environment, there are still people who are surviving here tenaciously. And I survived like this. Comparing the environment in which I grew up, I feel how happy I am, and I know that I need to cherish the green mountains and green waters around me more.

The mountains have spirituality, the water contains wisdom, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Please give me a different kind of scenery, I want to breathe your rhythm. Travel to Tibet: Arrival

It is a magical heavenly road

It was like sitting down at six o'clock yesterday afternoon. After forty-five or six hours of train travel, we finally arrived at the "Sunlight City"? Lhasa. This journey passed through the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Central Plains area, the Guanzhong area, the Loess Plateau, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau before finally reaching the destination. This circle gave me the most intuitive understanding of "reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles". It turns out that in I learned about China’s three-level terrain in middle school geography books, especially the true appearance of the Loess Plateau and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the northwest. This time I finally saw it with my own eyes, and it was a worthwhile trip. ?

Sunshine City

When I first arrived in Lhasa, I was surprised when I got off the train. I originally thought it was just a seasonal city for tourism, but the train was always full from the beginning to the end. It turns out that due to the faster and faster development of Lhasa and the attraction of high wages for outsiders, more and more workers from nearby Sichuan and other places choose to come to Lhasa to "gold rush". Coupled with the charm of an international tourist city, people on the streets of Lhasa , I even saw cars all over the street, which was a bit blocked. ?

The night sky was clear

Because I had been sitting in a sleeper for two days and did not have a good rest, I encountered a little high fever when I arrived in Lhasa. When I woke up the next day, I suddenly had rhinitis and my head was very heavy. Swelling and pain, a bit cold.

Therefore, the plan to visit the Potala Palace and other city attractions on the second day after arrival had to be temporarily canceled. So I bought some medicine, took a bath and rested for most of the day. Until five or six o'clock, when my body was almost recovered, my classmates in Lhasa took me to have dinner at Magjimiya, a Tibetan restaurant on Barkhor Street, and take a look at the night view of Lhasa. The picture above is Barkhor Street next to the Jokhang Temple. The buildings in Lhasa have Tibetan characteristics and are rich in color. The night sky in Lhasa is even more transparent and the outlines of the clouds are clearly visible. Along with the slight cool breeze, walking on The street is very pleasant. ?

Yeyeyeye Potala

After dinner, since it was not too far from the Potala Palace, we took a walk to the Potala Qianping Square and enjoyed the night view. Next to the beautiful Potala. ?The Potala Palace is still majestic at night and is firmly located in the center of Lhasa. As the business card of Lhasa and even Tibet, the Potala Palace looks calm and majestic, solemn and beautiful, as if it shows people the power of faith, the power of standing on the "roof of the world", just as Wang Zengqi's poem said: " There is no road longer than feet, and no mountain higher than man.” Qinghai-Tibet trip: Potala, Norbulingka, Jokhang Temple

The majestic Potala Palace

In the blink of an eye, almost half a month after returning from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the clear blue sky there The colorful prayer flags and the wonderful scenery along the way still make me intoxicated. Go ahead and record your travel notes completely.

The journey to Qinghai-Tibet officially begins. The first destination is the main attractions in Lhasa: Potala Palace, Norbulingka and Jokhang Temple. Before coming to Lhasa, I actually only knew about the Potala Palace. After arriving, I discovered that not only in Lhasa, there are temples everywhere in Tibet where there are people. It can be seen that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is indeed a "highland of faith."

Walking around the Potala Palace

The entire Lhasa is centered around the Potala Palace, and the city is built in order from east to west, north to south, and the buildings around the Potala Palace cannot be higher than The height of the Potala Palace means that the floors in the city center are basically around three or four floors. This further highlights the majesty and solemnity of the Potala Palace, as if guarding the faith of the plateau together with the high mountains surrounding Lhasa.

Overlooking Lhasa from the Potala Palace

I learned from the tour guide that among all the temples in Tibet, the Potala Palace was the only two temples that were not destroyed (during the Cultural Revolution) One (the Potala Palace was ordered not to be destroyed by Premier Zhou Enlai, and the other is a temple protected by Nepali businessmen). Later, I even heard from the driver of the tour group that the value of cultural relics in the Potala Palace could even buy several Shanghai cities. Of course it’s a joke that you can buy a few in Shanghai, but in fact, I think faith is priceless. The Potala Palace is the symbol of Lhasa, a treasure of Tibetan culture, and a holy place of Tibetan Buddhism. It cannot be visited with too secular eyes and values. To measure, just try to feel it. Faith requires a sense of awe. People need to maintain awe of faith and the Creator in order to go further. This may be why photography is prohibited inside Tibetan temples.

The entrance to the interior of the Potala Palace

It took nearly two hours to visit the Potala Palace. During the explanations given by various tour guides, I only had a half-understood knowledge (individual visitors did not understand) It is convenient to hire a tour guide, and you can only listen, which makes you more free. You can follow whoever you want to listen to and follow that group). Then we headed to our next destination, Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama’s summer palace and a representative of Tibetan gardens. ?

The buildings in Norbulingka

The impression that Norbulingka gives me is like the Tibetan "Summer Palace", except there is no lake. The architectural style of Norbulingka is more elegant and refined than the Potala Palace, and the trees in Norbulingka are also very dense. Tibetans can be seen sitting on the ground everywhere, sunbathing, chatting, and drinking butter tea. My classmates told me that this place used to be where the Dalai Lama worked and rested, but now it has become a paradise for Tibetans.

The aisle in Norbulingka

The woods in Norbulingka

After basking in the sun in Norbulingka, we came to the last stop: Jokhang Temple. The Jokhang Temple is in the city center, and Barkhor Street is around the Jokhang Temple. Every day, Tibetans worship at the entrance of the Jokhang Temple and walk clockwise around the Barkhor Street (when visiting Tibet, whether visiting temples or walking around mountains, you must do so clockwise). There are also many Buddha statues in the Jokhang Temple. Basically, I heard about it through the tour guide, and coincidentally on the day of the visit, there happened to be a lot of lamas and Tibetans who were painting the statue of Sakyamuni with gold and chanting sutras and worshiping in the temple.

At the entrance of Jokhang Temple

People worshiping in front of Jokhang Temple

Inside Jokhang Temple When you come to Tibet and stay for a long time, you may slowly feel , here, faith is not only in the heart and mouth, but also reflected in behaviors and daily life everywhere - prayer wheels, numerous temples, prayer flags and Mani piles everywhere, mountains, rivers, lakes and even grass Ichimu's awe and respect. When faith becomes a ubiquitous way of life, life will be so calm and peaceful.

Potala Palace

Recently, I talked with a friend about Lhasa, a pure land in the far west, where devout believers live.

One Corner

The white clouds are within reach; the blue sky is visible when looking up;? the Milky Way floats overhead; What?

Lhasa. Potala Palace

Eaves

This is a friend who I met in the fan group many years ago. We had a chance encounter. Recently, The emotion I felt after traveling all the way from Xi'an - Lanzhou - Xining to Lhasa.

A corner of the palace wall

I met a friend in Shenzhen in 2014. In 2013, she backpacked across 5 provinces and traveled through Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet. She said that during this period, she had 3 long hair The deepest impression left on her during the many-month journey was that when she was about to enter Tibet, she suddenly caught a cold and developed high fever and other symptoms. Going to Tibet is a very dangerous act, but if you don’t go here, it will be a waste of the whole world. journey, thus leaving regrets and not being able to bring a happy ending to this journey. The travel companions who were traveling with her along the way persuaded her not to enter Tibet. She said that she felt that she was better mentally and in various ways. She did not listen to the travel companions' advice and followed them into Tibet. After entering Tibet, her cold and other conditions improved. There was no altitude sickness as expected, nor was the condition aggravated by the cold. Instead, I recovered naturally. This is a sacred place.

Snow Mountain

I came to Shanghai in 2015. My best friend went with other friends from Chengdu to Lanzhou to Lhasa. At night, I went to a clear bar to have a glass of wine and listened to the music. Friends who have traveled here from all over the world tell stories about their emotions along the way.

Butter Tea

Drink a cup of hot butter tea, which tastes salty and fragrant, sweet and sweet. This is a precious etiquette for Tibetan people to entertain guests.

Prayer

Sit quietly in front of the Jokhang Temple, look at the burning butter lamps in front of you, and feel the power of faith in the shocking scene of believers prostrating themselves on the ground and worshiping.

Believers

The morning light has just arrived, and the front door of Jokhang Temple is already full of believers kowtow. They put their hands together above their heads, bowed from the top of their heads to their foreheads, chests, and bowed three times, then knelt down and prostrated on the ground, stretched out their hands, and threw their bodies to the ground, repeating the same action over and over again. ?

Believers

Most of these believers have traveled thousands of miles. They eat and sleep in the open air, and kowtow step by step, just to get to the Jokhang Temple to face the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni. Kowtow thousands of times to pray for the wishes in your heart.

Believers

Shared by travel friends; I cannot describe in words the first time I saw many believers holding prayer wheels, chanting six-character mantras, and worshiping in front of the Jokhang Temple. The scene was so shocking that everyone who came to visit could feel the atmosphere of Buddhism passed down by the Tibetan people for thousands of years. ?

On their faces, they are full of piety, vicissitudes of life, and open-mindedness - such faces can only be found on the roof of the world.

Yanghu

I want to take advantage of this youth to go west alone. Cross the sea of ??clouds to reach another country, a place with history and stories, a place that refreshes the soul, and takes the soul with it all the way to the west.

Rizhao Snow Mountain is magnificent