When is the rainy season on the overbearing Sichuan-Tibet line suitable for traveling on the road?

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It's a rented car, and it's Skoda Wild Emperor, about this price. But in

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Most of the cars that run are Highlander and Prado. Now Land Rover and Shepherd are often seen, and the off-road performance is much better.

Let's talk about our Skoda Wild Emperor first, and then talk about it later.

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Probably won't even rent this car, because the body is too light and it swings from side to side after closing the door. When we crossed the bridge on some mountain roads, the crosswind was so scary that we felt like we were going to roll over.

In addition, driving on the plateau, four-wheel drive is more comfortable. Our two-wheel drive obviously feels difficult to drive, but fortunately Skoda Yedi has better power and climbing is no problem.

In fact, we saw many people driving along the way.

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Travel, mainly because

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Now most roads are easy to drive, and only a few roads are under maintenance, so there are stones, but ordinary cars will not hit the chassis.

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The road is good, but there are places where the speed limit will be increased, and there will be Panshan Road.

When we went, we took a previously eliminated mobile phone and tied it in the groove behind the windshield to record all the beautiful scenery and experiences along the way.

When I passed the Sejila Pass, the road I photographed was like this.

The weather was already bad. It's raining all the way, and the way down the mountain is like this. There are many such bends, some of which are almost 180, and there is no car at all.

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There are many turns on the road, which are basically blind spots. It is difficult to see the oncoming car clearly. A big truck has stopped by and blocked half the road.

but

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Linla highway is very good, and

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Expressway is free, and the scenery is very good, but there is basically no observation deck.

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With Linla expressway, driving is much faster. This expressway is parallel to 3 18, and the scenery is more beautiful than 3 18.

However, the tunnel at Milla Pass has not been completed yet, and we have to detour through Milla Pass at an altitude of more than 5,000. If the tunnel is completed in the future, the travel time may be reduced by half an hour, reaching 1 hour, but we can't see the Milla Pass, which is a gain and loss.

The scenery along Linla Highway is not bad, and some of them are much better than what can be seen in 3 18.

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Arrive?

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After the service area, it's not far from Milla Pass. Let's stop and adjust it a little.

An interesting phenomenon is that although there are many service areas on Linla Highway, most of them are not open because we went there in the off-season.

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The service area is open. There is a gas station here. Don't worry about running out of gas.

After ...

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It wasn't long before I got off the Linla Highway and started on 3 18 again. When you see a large snow-capped mountain, you are almost at the Milla Pass. You can see that there is a very good road along the road, but it is not narrow, but it is still difficult to overtake on the road.

There is still a speed limit to talk about, so we will start from

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Go ...

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On the way, I took a difficult road.

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This paragraph, and

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This paragraph is difficult to walk. It's not a bad road, it's a speed limit of 30, a speed limit of 30! Moreover, this section of the road is full of gravel mountains, and there is basically no good scenery.

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The road is not difficult to open, but there are many rocky mountains and falling rocks everywhere, and there are many pits on the ground that have been hit by stones. We are in a hurry to get out of here, but the speed limit forces us to drive only 30.

at present

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Regional speed limit is no longer a speed limit bar as before. He will put a sign at the speed limit, telling you how long the speed limit road is and how long it will take to pass, something like this:

If you are good at math, calculate the speed. If you are not good at math, remember the time when you came in, calculate the time when you went out, and then wait for the time by the roadside.

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There is really no good scenery in this section, so we have to drive slowly on the 30 th until we enter.

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The border has just begun to have beautiful scenery, but there is no speed limit in this place.

We enter

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It's past 4 o'clock at the border, from 10.

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Let's go, it's more than 200 kilometers, and before 4 o'clock, I'm speechless ...?

Later, I came back from Yanghu.

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There is also a speed limit when crossing Bala Pass, with a speed of 30 per hour. That mountain road is quite scary.

My husband is a little afraid of heights and drives very slowly.

Panshan Road recorded by mobile phone along the way, in fact, my husband also crossed Kazila Mountain and Zheduo Mountain on 3 18 before. This winding mountain road should be no stranger, but there is a sheep lake in the valley next to the road, and my husband is still very scared.

Many cars passed us along the way, even buses, but it was useless for them to drive fast, so they had to wait for time in front.

There are many downhill turns on the road, basically 180. It's dangerous when turning, which tests driving skills.

All the way here is the end of interval speed measurement. Everyone stopped here to wait for time, and we stopped to find a picturesque scenery next to us!

The scenery in this place is so beautiful that I can actually shoot the reflection in the water. The whole picture is like a reflection in a mirror. How beautiful! No one here found it, and no one came to take pictures. I think if we don't have to wait for time, I'm afraid we won't find such a beautiful place! So we also filmed here for a long time, waited for 10- 15 minutes, and it was almost time to calculate, so we left.

In fact, there are very few bad roads. When we came down from this trip, it was there.

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There is a section of gravel road nearby, or it is because the road is being built there, which is less than 1 km. Most of them are very flat asphalt roads with wide roads.

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There are also many high-speed highways in China, and there is no charge.

When renting a car, pay special attention to the following points.

We rented a hi car. At that time, we met another group of people from Beijing at the airport. They came in groups and added their friends. Later, they asked us to go.

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On the way, I was stopped by the police to check whether there was any operating qualification, that is, I asked a hi person to issue an electronic version of the operating license, and the car they rented was detained. Let's call quickly. Hi, our car is a Chongqing license plate. We must say hello to the car rental company before renting a car. Do you have this operating license? Thanks to the friends I met at the airport! ?

Usually in

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The regional survey is very strict and intensive.

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No matter where you go, you must bring your ID card when you go out. You must bring your ID card! Say the important things three times, especially

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To go to Potala Palace Square, Jokhang Temple Square and Barkhor Street, you must swipe your ID card and pass the security check before you can enter. Even if you walk in the street, you must bring your ID card. You still have to bring your ID card on the way.

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There are checkpoints everywhere. The people at the checkpoint will record your information, and the people at the next checkpoint will see where you are from and then check if you are the two people who just came in.

At some checkpoints, passengers need to get off and go to a room to check their ID cards. Others can sit in the car, and then we'll see if the car in front will get off. We didn't know what it was for at first, so I didn't get off the bus and was kicked off by the police uncle. ?

This is the car we rented, and it is the license plate of Chongqing. Knowing about the friend we met at the airport, we quickly asked a hi person for the electronic file of the operation license.

In addition, the friends we met at the airport later asked about their situation, and the police directly took them from.

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withdraw

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At a high-tech car rental point, a high-tech person changed two other qualified cars for them, and then exempted the car rental fee for the day, which was actually quite cool because they stayed the day before.

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It's all upside down, just because I don't want to drive on the road, the police car will be sent back directly.

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They also saved themselves more than five hours of driving.

Relatively speaking, I think you only need to get this thing in advance to rent a car from those car rental companies, and then put all your ID cards, driver's licenses and vehicle driving licenses in an easy-to-get position for inspection at any time. When the police ask you, you have to tell the truth, just say that they all know the rented car, as long as there is an electronic file with operational qualifications, there will be no problem.

If it is a friend's car, they should also ask, so don't be nervous at this time. To tell the truth, you'd better take a photo of the front of your friend's ID card for inspection.

There are many checkpoints in Tibet, so no matter what car you rent, what car you run or what car you own, you will be found. This is not aimed at anyone, but everyone has to queue up for inspection honestly, even the cars or buses of local Tibetans are no exception.

Of course, be careful not to drive when there is altitude sickness. This is very painful and dangerous. Please see my travel notes for more details.