This article is from: People’s Daily Overseas Edition
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Dixiao
Tibet Autonomous Region, a distant place in my heart. I can’t remember how many times I dreamed, and finally, in this green and hot June, my trip to the plateau was able to take place.
The first stop is Nyingchi. Nyingchi is known as the “Little Jiangnan” in Tibet. It is about 3,000 meters above sea level. The mountains are not high, the roads are not dangerous, the mountains are green, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the climate is cool, which makes people forget that it is a hot summer. Lulang Town is a project aided by Guangdong Province, where the ecological environment is superior, the turbulent Lulang River and the rolling alpine pastures are magnificent and moving. Suosong Village is the best place to view Nanga Bawa Snow Mountain. On this day, I saw the real face of the snow-capped mountains many times, and I also saw a rare rainbow, and my heart was filled with infinite joy.
To Lhasa, the Potala Palace is a must. It sits north to south and overlooks the urban area of Lhasa. It has been through more than 1,300 years. This civil structure building was built by Songtsen Gampo to marry Princess Wencheng, and has been expanded many times to form the current scale. Not only is it grand in scale, its architectural art has reached an astonishing height, but it has also witnessed the legendary stories of Songtsan Gampo and Princess Wencheng and the unity and integration of the Han and Tibetan peoples. The large-scale real-life epic drama “Princess Wencheng”, which vividly interprets that history, is also one of the highlights of Lhasa tourism.
Tibet has both its mystery and its magic. Everest, the holy mountain in my dreams, I want to approach it. This time, I arrived at the Everest Base Camp. From the base camp of Mount Everest, drive over the “108 turns” and go up to 5,200 meters above sea level. This is the best place to view Mount Everest. It was already 8:30 in the evening, and due to the time difference, it was still more than half an hour before dark. The snow-capped mountains in the distance are lined up in a row, and within the field of vision, the mountains are vertical and horizontal, and the atmosphere is majestic and spectacular. Among the continuous snow-capped mountains, Mount Everest stands out, and the high peaks tower into the clouds. The prayer flags rattled, as if they were chanting and praying for blessings over and over again. The setting sun was right in front of me, radiating the brightest light before my retreat. At this moment, in this sacred place, I confess to Mount Everest from the bottom of my heart: “I praise you for your majesty and holiness. You nourish the world with holy water.” Extra dazzling. Everyone shouted: Holy Mountain Spiritual Light. At about 9 o’clock in the evening, when night fell, I reluctantly kowtowed to the holy mountain.
After meeting up with two friends from Xinqiang Uygur Autonomous Region, we stayed overnight in Shigatse. On the second day, after visiting Tashilhunpo Monastery, go to Yamdrok Yongcuo. The risk of the winding mountain road leading there is no less than the “108 turn” of Mount Everest, and it was past 7 pm when we arrived. There was a drizzle in the sky, and Yamdrok Yongcuo looked particularly mysterious and peaceful in the drizzle. Yamdrok Yongcuo and Namtso belong to the three holy lakes. In terms of scale, Namtso is the first. Namtso is more than 4,700 meters above sea level. From a distance, the quiet lake seems to be right in front of you, but it took half an hour to walk from the foot of the mountain to the lake to take the ferry.
The scenery of travel is on the way. Indeed, people sit in the car, and the car travels in the painting. Looking back on this trip to Tibet, the Brahmaputra River may be accompanied during the trip, and the sound of water surging in the mountains and valleys; or you can see the vast grasslands and large areas of golden rapeseed flowers. Friends who have traveled to Tibet have been in Tibet three times, and they will come again. Isn’t that right, the snow-covered plateau has a variety of styles, how can people not be fascinated. Tibet, Tashi Delek! I will come again!