I am from Jiangsu and have never driven outside the province. Recently I want to travel to Qinghai by car. What preparations should I make?

Driving from Jiangsu to Qinghai, you generally need to prepare:

1. If the one-way mileage from Nanjing to Qinghai Lake and Chaka Salt Lake is more than 2,000 kilometers, you will The round trip mileage is about 5,000 kilometers, so it is recommended to perform vehicle maintenance in advance.

2. Check the safety of the vehicle before departure, and promptly replace excessively worn brake pads and old or excessively worn tires.

3. The altitude of Jiangsu is very low, while the altitude of Qinghai is higher. For example, the surface of Qinghai Lake is nearly 3,200 meters above sea level, and the surface of Chaka Salt Lake is 3,100 meters above sea level. You should pay attention to altitude sickness. If you are worried about altitude sickness, you can bring some medicines to prevent or alleviate altitude sickness, such as Gaoyuanan, Rhodiola rosea, etc.

4. The climate on the plateau is changeable and the temperature difference between morning and evening is huge. You should bring rain gear and cold-proof clothes. For ladies who love beauty, you can bring some sunscreen products. For example, in August 2016, when three of my family were traveling by car in Gannan and Qinghai, the skin on my left ear peeled off because I liked to drive with the glass on and didn’t wear a sun hat.

5. Be sure to bring all the documents of the four people in your family: ID cards, driving licenses, and driving licenses

6. The driver must not have altitude sickness to ensure driving safety.

7. Rest more, move less on the plateau, and drink more hot water, hot brown sugar water (that is, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar to the boiling water), or oral grape juice, which will help alleviate or prevent Altitude sickness.

8. You cannot diet on the plateau. It is recommended to eat well at every meal. This can ensure physical fitness and avoid altitude sickness after being weak. Note: After I arrived on the plateau, I really liked eating yak meat.

9. It is recommended not to drink alcohol at altitudes above 3,000 meters, otherwise altitude sickness may occur.

10. If you are worried about altitude sickness, it is recommended to stay at an altitude of about 3,000 meters.

Note: I have often traveled to plateaus by car in the past three years. For example, during the National Day in 2017, my husband and I I traveled to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by car and stayed at an altitude of 4,200 to 4,300 meters for three consecutive days.