Spring is incomplete without a trip to Tibet! These niche beauties are intoxicating

Someone once said: "For dream seekers, Tibet is the most distant dream; for those who leave, Tibet is the ultimate memory; for those who yearn for it, Tibet is the most constant secret; for those who walk , Tibet will always be a magical holy land.” The beautiful Tibet makes people dream every time.

With a vast territory and magnificent mountains and rivers, it is the "Roof of the World" and the "Pure Land on Earth". In addition to world-class attractions that are famous both at home and abroad, there are many more hidden in the boudoir, waiting to be revealed. The hidden niche of the veil may be a remote village or town, a rarely-known landscape, or a countryside rich in Tibetan sentiment...

In March, everything in Tibet is revived and vast. The holy lakes on the ground are also melting and "slowly awakening". "Tso" means "lake" in Tibetan. There are recognized "three holy lakes" in Tibet: Manasarovar, Namtso and Yamdrok Yongcuo. Manasarovar means "eternal undefeated jasper lake" and has long been famous all over the world. Namtso means "Sky Lake" in Tibetan, which shows its sacred status. "The most beautiful water".

In addition to the three holy lakes, there are countless lakes scattered in Tibet like sapphires. They have their own charm and are waiting to be seen. Basongcuo is the largest freshwater weir in eastern Tibet. One of the largest lakes in the world, the lake covers an area of ??more than 6,000 acres. The lake is an enchanting emerald green, just as its name suggests.

The water of Basongcuo Lake is crystal clear, and the surrounding snow-capped mountains are reflected in it. Sand gulls and white cranes float on the lake surface. The lake is transparent and you can see fish swimming in it, which is full of interest. Every spring, the flowers bloom all around the lake, and the snowy peaks are arrayed and reflected in the lake. The scenery is extremely pleasant.

The most unique thing about Basongcuo is that there is a small island in the middle of the lake called Tashi Island. There is a temple on the island called Tso Zong Gongba Temple, overlooking Tashi Island located in the middle of the lake. , the lake scenery on both sides of the strait comes into view, as if you are in a fairyland on earth.

Sijin Lacuo is also a little-known niche secret place. It is located in the southeast of Riduo Township, Mozhugongka County, Lhasa City, Tibet. It means "powerful sacred lake" in Tibetan, and local residents It is called the sacred lake where the "Wealthy White Dragon King" lives. It is also called the "God of Wealth Lake" because the terrain is like a cornucopia.

The lake area covers an area of ??50 square kilometers and is located at an altitude of 4,500 meters. The lake is blue, the mountains around the lake are towering, the grasslands are lush, and cattle, sheep and various wild animals inhabit it. There are peaks shaped like a king turtle in the north, and there are also There are many meditation retreats. There are 16 Arhat-like peaks in the east for people to worship.

There are more magical and secret lakes in Tibet. Located in Renduo Township, Zhongba County, Shigatse City, Tibet, there is a "land in the sky", which is China's largest lithium salt lake - Zabuye Salt Lake. Everyone knows the Chaka Salt Lake in Qinghai, but this salt lake is not only larger than the Chaka Salt Lake, but the water is also clearer.

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What’s even more special is that it is blessed by nature’s “pink girl’s heart”, and its stunningness is comparable to Uyuni in Bolivia The salt marshes and the pink Hutt Lagoon in Australia are a very niche attraction on the Central-North Ali Line. Not all of the "veteran drivers" who have been to Tibet many times have seen its beauty. There are almost no such attractions here. Tourists, very few people know about it!

Zabuye Chaka is divided into South Lake and North Lake. When you are close to Zabuye Chaka, you will first see the vast white salt land, just like a piece of white snow. If you walk along, you will see It shows different colors, sometimes it is light blue, sometimes it turns pink or even deep red, like a colorful gem.

Picture source: Shigatse Tourism Bureau (the same below)

From a high altitude, Zabuye Chaka is even more amazing. It is divided into countless salt pools, white, pink and brown. ...The color of each grid is different, but it maintains a high degree of unity and harmonious beauty. It is better than the Emerald Lake in the Northwest. Some people say it is the "color palette of nature", while others say it is the "Queen Mother". eyeshadow palette”.

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Equally gorgeous and also a salt scene, there are the thousand-year-old salt fields of Mangkang Salt Well in southeastern Tibet, and the winding Lancang River. There are more than 3,000 red clay salt fields scattered around. The best peach blossom salt in the entire Tibetan area comes from here, and the ancient sun-dried salt technology has been passed down from generation to generation.

The output of white salt is small and the price is slightly expensive. White salt is generally table salt. Red salt is commonly known as "peach blossom salt" because the peak season for salt mining is from March to May, which is also the season when peach blossoms bloom. When the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the salt fields, the criss-crossing salt fields are like reflective glass, reflecting the crimson sunset. This artificial primitive salt-drying landscape is called "a work of sunshine and wind."

In addition to the niche and beautiful scenery, there are also many beautiful villages in Tibet that are even less known. They are usually hidden in the mountains, each one is like a "forgotten paradise", or like a Just like a paradise, only by truly going deep into it can you feel its beauty. Someone once said: "There are many villages in Tibet, but the most beautiful one is the ancient village."

On the way to Tibet, many people know about Ranwu Lake and Laigu Glacier, but few people know that there is also a little-known small village hidden here - Laigu Village. Laigu Village is located in Ranwu Town, Basu County, Tibet. "Laigu" means "hidden" in Tibetan. Perhaps it got its name because the village is nestled among the rolling mountains.

This small village is surrounded by several glaciers. Residential houses and farmland are scattered on the basin formed by the melt water of the glaciers along the lake. White snow-capped mountains, blue glaciers, blue holy lakes; green fields, golden haystacks, and blue roofs make it like a paradise, so much so that "China National Geographic" once praised it as "the most beautiful village."

The village is home to more than 90 Tibetan farming and herding families and more than 500 Tibetan aborigines. They still maintain the original half-farming and half-herding Tibetan life. The majestic Laigu Glacier, the towering Gangrigabu Snow Mountain, the vast mountain fields and the scattered Tibetan-style dwellings echo each other. Cattle and sheep go out, chickens and dogs sing to each other, traffic is everywhere, and pagodas are filled with mulberry smoke, forming a glacial mountain pastoral. Holy realm.

Tashigang Village is a picturesque village on the Sichuan-Tibet line. It is also a paradise for "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the Nanshan Mountains". It enjoys the reputation of "the first village in Lulang".

Tashigang Village is called the quaint and desolate "Auspicious Slope" by Tibetans. Legend has it that when Princess ** passed by here, she marveled that it was an auspicious treasure place, so she named it "Auspicious Slope". In Tibetan, it is Tashigang.

In these quiet villages, there are no bustling tourists, no shutters that ring all the time, only a simple life of sunrise and sunset every day, and the purest Tibetan style. Tui Village is located on the east bank of Pumu Yumco Lake in Luozha County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet. The average altitude here is as high as 5,070 meters, making it the highest village in the world. Some even say that Tuiwa Village is the entrance to paradise.

This lakeside village with only more than 30 households and 150 people has snow-capped mountains, blue sky, white clouds, meadows, lakes, yaks, temples and prayer flags. Because it is inaccessible and the air is thin, it is said that no more than 100 people have been there so far.

Every year in the middle of winter, the village will hold an activity that has lasted for thousands of years - sheep driving. The pasture grassland in winter is barren, but the grass on the island in the center of Pumu Yumcuo Lake is still fresh and plump. At this time, the villagers of Tui Village will drive their sheep from the frozen lake to the island in the middle of the lake to enjoy the "fat and tender grass" for a month. A month later, before the ice melted, the villagers brought the sheep back to the village. The documentary "The Third Pole" also introduced the winter sheep herding in the village.

Traveling around Yanghu Lake and horse riding in Lulang Town

The beautiful Tibet is a must-visit in your life. This spring, let’s go on a 7-day and 6-night must-see trip to Lhasa and Nyingchi, Tibet. . Explore the Roof of the World, roam the City of Sunshine, climb Sejila Mountain, and tour Yang Lake, one of the "three holy lakes", to see the beautiful scenery of the four seasons and appreciate the unique charm.

Lhasa, also known as the Sunlight City, is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is 3,650 meters above sea level. It has sunny weather all year round, little rainfall, no severe cold in winter, no scorching heat in summer, and a pleasant climate.

In the paradise-like Lhasa, you will unconsciously slow down your pace and rhythm, follow the local Tibetans walking on the prayer path in Barkhor Street, or sit down and drink a cup of sweet tea while listening to the prayer prayers. I was in a daze while listening to the sound of people chanting sutras.

For fans who choose a luxury hotel itinerary, Xiaozan will arrange to stay at Songtsam Lhasa Linka Hotel. The hotel is located next to an old Linka garden. The castle is composed of 10 Tibetan-style buildings. It draws on the architectural form of the Norbulingka New Palace, a classic Tibetan architectural model. It collectively turns 25 degrees westward and slowly rises from north to south, making you feel as if you are walking through it. It's like traveling back to the ancient Barkhor Street.

You can quietly appreciate the majestic appearance of the Potala Palace from the lobby, restaurant, book bar and room balcony. Nearly 100 pieces of ancient Tibetan and Chinese textile art are displayed in various areas of the hotel, making this place It has become a veritable Tibetan and Han ancient textile boutique art park.

There are 45 guest rooms here, including 16 superior garden rooms with an area of ??80 square meters. The room cleverly integrates modern aesthetics into the Tibetan style, with wooden floors, Tibetan rugs, handmade copperware, etc. Moreover, each room provides diffuse oxygen supply from the living room to the bedroom, which can solve your concerns about high altitude.

Leaving Lhasa, this trip will go to Nyingchi, located in southeastern Tibet. Nyingchi means "the throne of the sun" in Tibetan, with an average altitude of 3,100 meters. It is like a green gem inlaid on the bank of the Brahmaputra River. Here It is a tourist paradise with the lowest altitude, the highest oxygen content, the best climate and the best ecology on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Linzhi in spring and summer is a world of flowers. The alpine pastures allow the flowering period to continue to high altitudes, and the entire Linzhi becomes an encyclopedia of flowers.

Travel from the Grand Canyon Scenic Area through the Niyang River Scenic Belt to enjoy the charming scenery along the way, and enter Sejila Mountain along National Highway 318. In Sejila Mountain, you can enjoy the dense vegetation, bamboos and strange grasses of Sejila Mountain. Crossing the Sejila Pass (4,720 meters above sea level), where the weather is fine, you can view the most beautiful peak in China - Nanjiabawa Peak.

In spring, the water of Yanghu Lake is extremely blue and deep. The snow-capped mountains in the distance and the cattle and sheep on the grassland are peaceful and quiet, like an intoxicating oil painting. As the largest inland lake at the northern foot of the Himalayas, its beauty of lakes and mountains is unparalleled in southern Tibet.

In Tibet in spring, I came to Lulang Town to ride horses. I was looking forward to it just thinking about it. Lulang Town is known as the "Little Switzerland of Tibet". It is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at an altitude of 3,700 meters. Not only does it enjoy the reputation of "the most beautiful town in 318", there is also a popular saying among the people that "when you come to Gongbululang, you will forget your hometown".

After arriving in the small town of Lulang, you will have the illusion that you have strayed into the south of the Yangtze River, and feel like you have arrived in Switzerland. Pastoral, snow-capped mountains, lakes, forests...the colorful buildings built near the lake outline a quiet and beautiful "mountain dwelling picture".

The scenery here varies throughout the seasons. In spring and summer, the streams are winding, the grass is lush, cattle and sheep are in groups, wild flowers are all over the mountains and fields, and wooden fences, wooden houses, wooden bridges and villages are dotted around, making it like a "fairyland on earth".

Travel through the secret realm and encounter the spring pasture

You can also enjoy Yunnan and Tibet at the same time in spring. Zanadu specially recommends the "must visit of a lifetime" Yunnan and Tibet 10 days and 9 nights. The natural journey will take you to stay at Songtsan Rumei Mountain Residence, appreciate the elegance of Shangri-La's spring pasture, enjoy an outdoor picnic at Baima Snow Mountain, pray at Sejila Pass, and be a Lhasa native for a moment in Barkhor Street.

You have heard of "Cordyceps Sinensis", but have you heard of "Dong Hai Xia Yuan"? There is a secret place in Shangri-La - Napa Sea. This seasonal lake on the plateau is mostly grassland in spring and winter, and mostly lakes in summer and autumn.

Napa Sea is called "Napacuo" in Tibetan, which means "the lake behind the forest". The total area is 31.25 square kilometers. Herds of cattle and sheep rise and fall with the sea of ??grass, as if they are rising and falling in the sea. The vast wilderness is surrounded by the beautiful scenery of the grassland where "the wind blows the grass and you can see the cattle and sheep".

Spring and summer are approaching, the rain is gradually gone, and the Napa Sea has ushered in its dry season. At this time, the water area of ??the Napa Sea is constantly shrinking, and the surrounding meadows are gradually exposed. At this time, the Napa Sea is called Yila Grassland, which is the largest spring pasture in Shangri-La.

22 kilometers west of Zhamu Town, Bomi County, there is a virgin forest with a forest coverage rate of more than 61%. The mountains are high and the trees are dense, the ancient trees are towering, rare wild animals are active, and various precious Chinese medicinal materials are rich. . This is the Spruce Forest, rated as one of the top ten most beautiful forests in China by "China National Geographic".

The itinerary specially arranged a hike in the spruce forest. Walking through the sky-blocking spruce forest, passing through the grass lake reflected in the snow-capped mountains and meadows, the tall and dense fir forest will satisfy your imagination of a magical forest.

The trees here are generally over 300 years old, and some spruce trunks can reach 2.5 meters in diameter. Sit quietly in the forest and feel the sounds and breath of nature. This is also an excellent way to get deep into nature in spring.

On the third day of the trip, we will arrange to stay at Songtsan Rumei Mountain Residence. The hotel is located in Rumei Village, Rumei Town, Mangkang, on the valley platform at an altitude of 2,600 meters, like a Shaba oasis on the side of the Lancang River. It is a gentle inn that provides infinite comfort and care to travelers who are tired from the journey.

Photographed by Xiaosi

The entire building of Songtsan Rumei Mountain Residence is closely integrated with the natural site in the form of a "setback". It is adjacent to Zhuka Village in the north and vast farmland in the south, with a wide view. , the climate is suitable.

The hotel is a three-story wood and stone building with protruding wings on both sides. The main building faces the Lancang River and the landscape is fully opened, ensuring that every guest room can overlook the rushing Lancang River and the green terraces nearby. .

Mangkang is an important stop on the Tea-Horse Road. You will see exquisite Tibetan horse rugs in the lobby. The hotel uses bright colors such as green, yellow, white, and peacock blue to echo the colors of the sky, snow-capped mountains, rivers, and fields outside the window.

The restaurant is divided into indoor and outdoor areas. There are 50 seats indoors and 30 seats outdoors. Dining by the mighty Lancang River will be a very unforgettable experience.

Thanks to good geographical and transportation conditions, high-quality ingredients from Tibet, Yunnan, and Sichuan meet in Mangkang. Rumeishanju's kitchen takes great care of the natural and delicious mix of different ingredients, and puts more ingenuity into the design of the dishes, striving to bring people a stunning and warm feast from the taste buds to the five internal organs. .

Here, you can taste fresh yak meat and ghee from the high-quality pastures on the Bangda grassland all year round, as well as the fragrant seasonal fruits and vegetables in the hot dry valley.

The guest room is an all-wooden structure, and the turquoise curtains around the window add a softness to the room. Standing by the wooden window with a beautiful Jiangnan temperament and leaning on the railing, you can see the surging river and the undulating mountains.

Hiking in Yubeng and overlooking the Moonlight City

Unlock the secret realm of Yubeng in spring and follow Xanadu's "Asking at the Door of the Gods" Yubeng 7 days and 6 nights in Shangri-La, Yunnan Mountain trip, the itinerary will take you to hike Yubeng, worship the divine waterfall, explore the wonders of Tibetan God, stay at a Songtsam hotel, and overlook the Moonlight City at Indigo.

Yubeng Hiking is one of the top ten classic hiking routes in China and is now a mature outdoor route in Meili. A Yubeng Hiking trip in spring is definitely an unforgettable experience. From Yubeng Village to the Shen Waterfall under the snow-capped mountains, the round trip is 12 kilometers and takes about 5-6 hours. You will see meadows on the hiking trail, encounter cows and horses strolling by chance, and feel the peace and tranquility of being isolated from the rest of the world.

There is a small lake on the grassland of Yubeng Village, and the reflections of Goddess Peak and Wuguan Peak are just framed in the lake. When tourists come to the lake, the first thing they do is to drive the ducks playing in the lake to the shore, and then wait quietly for the first ray of sunshine to light up the snow peaks.

Shen Waterfall is a holy place in the hearts of local villagers, and is also the traditional end point of Merine Mountain Tour. The round trip from Yuubeng Village to Shen Waterfall is 12 kilometers long. On the top of the snow-capped mountains, the wind and snow cover the air, hiding the secret path to heaven. The eternal ice and snow melt silently, washing away the dust of the world. Only by visiting the foot of the waterfall can you understand the shock and understand why this is a sacred place in the hearts of local people.

"Kawagbo Holy Land Chronicles" says: "Worshipping the Yubeng Shen Waterfall can increase the blessings of blessed people, gain blessings of unlucky people, increase the longevity of people with longevity, and increase the longevity of people who have expired. Extend life".

According to the custom, people who come to the mountain to go to the sacred waterfall to bathe in the water of the sacred waterfall. They go around the sacred waterfall three times clockwise, which means to wash away all the darkness in the body with holy water. Go and pray for the protection of the sacred mountain, and your body and mind will be holy from now on. It is said that only the blessed and virtuous people will get wet by the sacred waterfall.

On the first night of the trip, after arriving at Diqing Shangri-La Airport, we will take a special bus to Benzilan, which is a warm station in the dry and hot valley and a secret garden with fragrant fruits and melons. Songtsan Benzilan Mountain Residence is hidden in a green valley here. From desolate to lush green, the natural changes unfold easily with each step.

This is also the hotel with the lowest altitude in the Songtsam series, with an altitude of less than 2,000 meters. The hotel is surrounded by authentic Tibetan residential buildings with white walls. The iconic Tibetan small building with wood and stone structure complements the farmhouse with wooden roof and white walls.

The second night of the trip was at Songtsanci Zhongshan Residence.

The hotel is located at the height of Cizhong Village. The two two-story Tibetan-style stone and wood structure buildings are close to the mountains and rivers. They lean against the white pagoda and Padmasambhava statue at the head of the village, overlooking the Lancang River Gorge and Cizhong Catholic Church.

The interior design of the Mountain House combines Chinese and Western aesthetic features: blue and white porcelain table lamps, walnut wood floors and old-fashioned furniture exude a subtle and simple oriental beauty; European chandeliers, copper candlesticks and fireplaces and other elements add an old-school feel European aesthetic traces.

Take you to see a different world.