2012年11月29日星期四

The lodging of the Everest base camp

To be honest, although most of the friends tell you that Tibet is the god land in the world, and foremost, the Everest is particular cool, but you are hesitate to go to the Everest and have Lhasa and Kathmandu tour. You worried so much about your travel to the Everest—the highest in the world. Worry about the energy; worry about the attitude reaction; worry about the spending and so on.
Wow, my dear, do you think you are so timid that you can not make the decision? Maybe all of your worry is existed; even there are other unexpected things, such as the condition of the Everest is terrible, the toilet, the lodging, so what? Will you miss the meaningful journey? Come on, it does not matter! Beyond the others, let us get some thing about the lodging in the Everest!
It is not easy for you who have the China and Tibet travel; some of the Chinese are spoiled. But the foreign people are braver, they practice climbing when they are young. Although they have the Tibet travel from Nepal, they also look not tire but full of energy. And what I have said is willing to tell you the lodging in the Everest is a little bad but more well than you think. There also two hotel near the Everest—the Rongbuk Monastery Guesthouse and the Everest hotel. The facilities are complete, there also have the wash room, surely, the price is higher than the general hotel.
The night in the Everest Base camp is not easy but definitely worth it. Just think about that: you lie on the land; and get close to the cold ground; hear the natural sound in the plateau; the star is like in your head; as if you put up your hand can get the sky; awake with the scream—
Wow, the Everest!
Yeah, it appears.
My dear, come on…
So, after the special night, wake up, and share the surprise what the Everest present to you!



The belief and beauty of the hero city

It used to be a capital, even if is faced down later, as a noble feudatory, it still has more than 600 years history of the city; you can witness the beauty of the old country on your Lhasa and Tibet travel. It is a connection thoroughfare before and after the way of hiding traffic; it is located in the hot journey of two Tibetan city which from the Lhasa to the Xigaze; It is a hero city, the moving and praise-worthy elegy let it won the title of "a city of heroes".
  
JiangZi, a prefecture county where belong to the Xigaze. Although a lot of people know here, also has been to here, but most of the visitors have seen the beautiful Yamdrok Lake and the magic Karula glacier, and then stay in JiangZi for some time but is for parking and taking photo in the ZongShan castle, also just a few minutes. And for the Palkor Monastery that has a history of nearly 700 years and the wonder of "a temple let three form", a lot of people’s answer is: "I have seen the Jokhang temple, but also go for Tashilhunpo monastery.” They believe that they have the Chengdu to Tibet travel for the important views, but not for the place to waste their time.
Yeah, for the majority of visitors, JiangZi, it is a general county but on the way from Lhasa to Xigaze, it all depends on whether you want to arrive Xigaze earlier; and even stop, it is just for the ZongShan square overlooking and the top mountain's castle, it is not considered the Palkor Monastery where is only for 40 yuan tickets. And I want to say, they missed so much.
Although maybe you are willing to have more magnificent building and sight, but believe in me, the most charming view is in your heart and on the way, also in the small but special city. Jiangzi, It is worth for your stopping.
Good time always passes quickly, only four hours of JiangZi trip in our attachment is in the end. That night when we get to Xigaze is darkness, but the whole car people only complain that time is too short to have fun in JiangZi. Perhaps, 20 years later, I'll come to Tibet; I will come to JiangZi; I will climb the magnificent ZongShan, use my hand to touch the wall that has experienced many vicissitudes of life and fire. Stand in the place where the heroes fought and overlook the peaceful JiangZi. I will come again to the Palkor Monastery; go to see the towering pagoda; to see that never fade of the wheel; go to see the pure blue sky. Maybe at that time, at the moment the woman who with a boy in her back can already be an old mother who is turning the miles; maybe at that time, the enthusiasm of the old man already can't to the tea. But I hope, this beautiful all can last forever!

2012年11月26日星期一

Tell you the real Tibet in my experience

Although this winter was the first time that I went to the Tibet, for 18 days, only went to the Lhasa, the Lhoka and the Nyingchi; and visited ten temples, of which had the whole complete coverage of three temples. In a world, it is cheerful. And finally, I have taken my own opinions about Tibet that I saw the comments and views on the internet. So, maybe you are in your travel from Beijing to Tibet, or over your Tibet travel from Shanghai, you also need get more shares about the Tibet!
1. Tibet is a mysterious land of promise, which can wash away the dirty of the heart.
Tibet is not a mysterious also does not have the magic power, just is a field of place which have experienced one thousand years practice, and in its nooks and corners have unchangeable Buddhism stamp. It could not clear off although the government or party spends through the decades of management. The Tibetan people have their own beliefs, it is difficult to be changed easily by the Han people’s opinion that “who give you the milk, she is your mother”. The Tibet does not have the doing of “stoop to compromise”, it is different to the other domestic scenic spot, but do in its own way. I like it!
Most of the cleaning heart articles which are online are some works which are mirage by the older literary young ladies, it seems that no matter your life has what problem as long as to go to Tibet and go around, feel the cold wind blows; then have a look about the snow mountain; get some tears trickle, all of the problems will be solved. In the brother hotel guest room wall of the Pai town, I saw the messages which were written by the countless suffering literary young women who were full of tears. For me, I'm just confused; the tour for me, always is a simple and happy thing, it is won't be combine with the life goal that this disappointing things involved in together! I met a male artist who was influenced by such articles torment and went out to look for the life goal on the way. He was filled of the ambitious and wanted to go the no man's land, but the result was that he even could not go pass the hills which was near the Namcha Barwa. I didn't ask if he found his life's goal, as far as I was concerned, he was just a very lonely person, and because of the art, he was pretty arrogant and extreme ignorance.

2. Tibet is a very tough place.
This is totally nonsense, from the history, that place has the human living for thousands of years time, although its elevation is higher, the wind is a little cold, but the Tibetans have been lived comfortable in this place. If the Han people can't get used to the local diet and cannot adapt to the local conditions, it should be said that is the han Chinese’s own problems. In addition, at least I have been to Lhasa, Tsedang and Nyingchi, with my standard speaking, completely not hard. Also there are the different levels of food and lodging, I don't know why someone takes plateau reaction to flaunt their own? Especially the show business people, just like that I recently saw the Han Hong concert, surprisingly as a Tibetan offspring, she came to Tibetan incredibly want the oxygen uptake!

3. Turning the temple will take you too much energy.
For this point, I have no thought preparation. Because the camera is disappointing, but also because of the general temple don't let people take pictures, the requirement about the travel of tuning temple is similar as the locals do the turn temple. But I soon found, I could not even compare with the local people, they in a hurry in each Buddha salute, charity, past in each the sutra depository leisurely, or even took a kowtow. I can keep up with their footsteps, but in kowtow, I don't have any advantages, somebody else simply agile a head cracking down, then immediately smooth climb up to the next bodhisattva. But I need slowly to squat down bottom, seeing a place, look at the surrounding Tibetan posture, in the study practice, and the most difficult part is part of the climb up. I slowly climb up, even the old Tibetan than I agile, and kowtow is very hard, until I climbed up, just like walk steps up with asthma. For kowtow this matter, I have to admit that I'm ashamed of failure! But for other parts, I think I finish for good, even when I wore masks, can pretend to be the locals in the temple.
As a Han people, at the beginning, I almost underestimate the turn temple. But have the own experience will be totally different. In order to maintain a belief or reposing, what the Tibetan people need to pay more is physical strength, all open hall of the temple need to enter, each bodhisattva before all need to salute. The temple will not criticize your sacrifice, and a dime or a spoon ghee can also, the whole process is willing take you much energy, in my personal actual experience is concerned, each the big temple need a day time at least!

4. All will be fall in love with Tibet after you travel to Tibet. 
This is perhaps the biggest harvest of this travel, I know that the people who said this is a jaunt tourists, a silly literature youth who is for Tibet he or she has infinite good imagination and esteem. I know the Han Chinese who stay in Tibet for long-term in the journey, no one said like this place. One female soldier has to be there for ten years, just can't leave there for helpless and regret. They worry about the problem is very practical, worry about the children grew up in plateau and mental retardation; worry about the children in Tibet is not good education; worry about their own visceral because long-term in plateau and produce irreversible deformation; worry because long-term carnivorous and no vegetables in nutrient unbalance. The point of view is completely different for a long-term residents and a short-term tourist.
As a tourist, we like Tibet maybe just because it is beautiful, but our concern is the beauty of it, can't see the difference under the beauty.

5. The Tibetan boys are very enthusiastic.
Perhaps this is a kind of illusion for the Han nationality literature and art female youth. Tibetan boys and Han boys are same, it is the more casual in men and women relation, their expression but more direct some of it. They will come straight and chat up: “your eyes are very like one of my missing friends, can you put the mask off and let me see your face?” If it is Han boys, it is estimated that will be as a rascal! Tibetan boys show to your enthusiasm, their purpose is completely consistent with the Han boy! It does not have any difference for you.
Many literary young woman is moved easily by the local boy, especially be attracted by the handsome lama. It is not to say that the lama because you want to resume secular life, but only because it is his part of the practice.

6. Tibetan boys are very handsome
Yes, but only in Kangba Tibetan. And GongBu and Anduo Tibetan people are very general, looks like the man in the Anhui province.

7. Tibetans is not care the hygiene
This opinion varies from person to person. Because of the ultraviolet ray, they are also black, look a little dirty. But another effect of the ultraviolet is sterilization. If only from the point of this view, Tibetans are more clean than us. And in the cold zone, people do not to sweat, even if sweating, also won't like the people from Shanghai as pent up in the body, generation "meat trapping", so although most Tibetan man does not reject the wine and smoke, but there is not very unbearable smell.

8. The romantic affair occurs in there
The romantic affairs need a lot of favorable conditions, but can not to force, also need the fate, but so long as he tried it, if the other party also has no reaction, that is no useful.


2012年11月25日星期日

What you should pay attention on the Tibet travel!

When you travel to the Tibet, you should pay attention to the following. So, my friend, you would better spend some time to read this article about the points before your China and Tibet tour.

The Tibet travel announcements
1. You would better ready big and small two kinds of small medicine box, the big is on the knapsack, and the small is carried with your body.
The Basic drugs include: nifedipine, aspirin, cold spirit, colds, bezoar detoxify piece, cough water, laryngitis pill, vitamin C pill, white oil, gauze, gastric medicine, eye drops and anti-inflammatory drugs, the cold headache medicine, the intestines and stomach medicine; American ginseng lozenge and Gold theragran is helpful for your body.
2. The strong sunshine and ultraviolet ray of the plateau will hurt your eyes, especially in the Himalaya Mountains area, sunglasses and a hat is necessary.
3. The sunscreen, lotion and lip balm is also necessary, the plateau air too dry and the sunshine so intense that in the Gonggar airport we can often see some visitors leave from Lhasa with burn cheek and nose.
4. For the contact lenses: Tibet dust is particularly terrible, coupled with the poor health conditions, and in fact it is unfavorable to take invisible glasses. If you are willing to wear, might as well consider using run out of that is to abandon the lens. Lhasa also sells the import contact lenses; the price is nearly to the mainland.
5. The dogs of the Tibetan pastoral areas are often very termagancy, they are willing to bite the people crazily, especially the stranger. Do not provoke them; because the many rural medical departments only have the simplest medical conditions in the Tibet, there is usually no wild dog vaccine.

Plateau reaction matters needing attention
1. There is willing many risk of a plateau disease symptoms in the travel to the plateau, usually will have mild plateau symptoms occur in the 1200 meters to 1800 meters, and the occurrence of severe symptoms are not less than 2700 meters to 3000 meters.
2. If the past physical condition can accept environmental challenges, it may need to consult their doctor who should explain to you whether there are important organ functions not whole; before the starting, avoid catching a cold and having a fever and so on common respiratory tract; save the enough energy to expend.
3. In according to the statistics, the tourists who fly to Lhasa, there are 1% of the people will be suffering from altitude sickness, therefore you must carry some medicines on a plane to the Tibet.
4. The Prevention aspects include: you can take some proprietary Chinese medicine, such as American ginseng, rhodiola, etc; at present, the western medicine what is thought good is nifedipine. But a few will produce side effects such as headaches, so you should be under the guidance of a doctor to use.

The best tourism time
The best time to travel to Tibet is July to September in each year.
But every year between October to February to Lhasa and have the tourism also is a right choice. There are fewer visitors at that time, for the plateau sunshine time is long, the day is not very cold, but the night is cold, what is more, the morning and evening temperature difference is big.
For the Ali region, have the suggestions to summer to go. When that time, the traffic is well, and you can revolve around the mountains.


2012年11月24日星期六

The shopping experience what in the Tibet

There are so many special goods in the Tibet, after your Chengdu to Tibet travel, you are willing to get some souvenirs, well, and the followings are the experiences what you could use for reference.
1. You can go the big supermarket in the local, where you can buy some local specialties, such as the Tibetan tea, the yak dried meat, the chang, the highland barley products, etc., it is suitable to send people as a gift.
2. For buying Tibet medicine, it is assured that you can go to the Tibet hospital of the Jokhang square, but its price seems a little expensive. The famous Tibet medicine is the seventy pearl pill.
3. Barkhor street is also the good place for shopping. The Barkhor street is around the Jokhang temple, generally, go shopping in the clockwise around. And the goods in the Barkhor street are so full of beautiful things in eyes; the breed is various; you have to polish eyes when you are shopping. Generally speaking, the goods in the street stalls is a little bad, also the price is cheap; the goods in the shop must be better quality, but the price also is more expensive. As far as I am concerned, the more worthy choice is to buy some more distinctive goods, for instance, the Tibetan hang drop, the earrings, the rings, the bracelets and so on. The price is cheaper, from 5 yuan to dozens of yuan. Jade, silver, and the thangka which you don't know what's what quality, you would better care to buy. The boss of the store which along the street is most like to recommend the turquoise and beads, and red coral, densely preserved necklace, bracelet. The turquoise general is sold in grams, the cheap for three to five yuan a gram, the good is offered for fifteen to eighteen yuan a gram. It is said according to the local people, the boss who dare to offer 18 yuan a gram, probably is true. There are a few restaurants in the Barkhor street, the more well-known is Makye Ame. A lot of people go there because they admire its fame. They come and sit in the balcony on the third floor for eat and tea, the top of head is blue sky and white clouds, below is bustling crowd, it is very comfortable. The another place for eat where is in the next door of Tibet hospital, it is named Jigang restaurant. Also having a balcony on the second floor, you can overlook the Barkhor street and the Jokhang temple, it is a pretty nice place. Well, this is also recommended by the netizens, but it is regret to have no chance to have a sit, the inside situation is unknown.
The last but not the least, have a good time in the Tibet and Barkhor street.

2012年11月22日星期四

The 12 days wonderful snowy plateau tour in Tibet

Life is vast; there are so many things which confuse us. Tibet, just as a child—simple, plain, pure and having no guard against. The first trip to Tibet, some preparations are necessary. I will share with you my experience and strategy of travelling to Tibet.
1. Travel to Tibet in summer, you would better take the measures to protect yourself.
2. You can wear the cloth what you like, and if you want to climb the mountain, charge clothing is a good choice.
3. Drink more water when you are on the plateau, also have enough sleep.
4. The coin is not necessary; you can take same small stationeries to Tibetan children.

Well, let us begin the wonderful travel to Tibet by train.

Loess plateau is turbid, so is the river!
It's going to be a beautiful day, through Hoh Xil, mount over Tunggula Mountain. And take out your camera; wait for the nice sight outside of the window. The following picture is taken on the Qinghai-Tibet railway. Although the time in the train is so long, but thanks god, the view is pretty magnificent.

It was 8 o 'clock in the evening when we reached Lhasa, but the sun has not setting yet. Take the bus, and accept the hada, I look forward to the journey of tomorrow.
For my first day in Tibet, let me find some of the lost purity. Maybe they are not similar to the people who live in the modernization city, but there are full of the happy in their heart.

The Polata palace

 The
Barkhor Street

On July 26, 2011, the trip of this day is to Namtso Lake, and it means "heavenly lake" in the Tibetan language, also it is the highest great lake in the world. Nearly step by step. The sky is abstruse and blue, well; it is integrated mass with the pure water.
To be honest, the water is so cold. Oh, the cute animal is white yak. You can spend 5 yuan to ride it. Surely you can spend 10 yuan to ride down the lake.
 
Sitting in the return car, my mind is still full of the piece of beauty about Namtso Lake. The grass is like a huge green blanket, it is boundless. Under the sunshine, the main peak Nyenchen Tanglha becomes clearer, like a mighty warrior guarding the Namtso. Indeed, as if whole soul is washed by the pure water.
On July 27, 2011, the trip of the day is to Nyingchi, the Yarlung Zangbo river pass from here.




   
The fairyland in the world, the distant mountain is tall and straight, having a lot of jagged rocks. Many rare plants and the preserved original forest, it become a "natural museum of natural history".

 
Mani pile
The visitors like to make the memorial stone pile, called Mani pile, maybe they also stands there when you come next time.

The night of the Yanghe, river also quiet down.

On July 29th, 2011. Also get up early, and our destination is Xigaze, all of this route will be very long, but it must not be boring. Climb over the Gambara mountains, we come to the Yamdrok Lake. The Yamdrok Lake in Tibetan means "swan lake", it is like a beauty lying in the arms of the Himalayan peaks.


 The Yamdrok Lake

Compare with the wide and magnificent Namsto Lake, what the Yamdrok Lake gives me the feeling is meticulous, beautiful, and kind. Just like the legend about her, she is the dragon female incarnation.



The penetrating Karula glacier.
The more is near, we increasingly feel small.
August 1, 2011, after saw the great Potala Palace also visited the mysterious and simple Jokhang, how would the Tashilhunpo monastery be like as main temple? Take with curiosity, I start today's journey.



     The architecture style of the Tashilhunpo monastery is similar with the Jokhang temple. However, it is much more majestic than Jokhang temple, the red building of the golden roof make you feel admiring.
The last day scheduling is relaxing and rich.
If you do not try some buttered tea and drink much barley wine, how can you know more about Tibet and Tibetan people?
It will protect you when you are cold; and filter the oily when you eat the meat; the hungry time can cure hunger; also in the Sleepy time, it can refresh oneself; it will refresh oneself in the doze time.


The last day, I also feel sorrow, I want to stay there for more long time, I want to have rest in Lhasa, and have a look in the night sight about the Potala Palace.

The 12 days journey written in water, although I have plateau reaction, the camera fall into water, but there is more good memory in my mind when I will leave. There is some or more mood about the Tibet.
When it is close to noon, we take the taxi to the Lhasa railway station. Go all the way along the familiar and unfamiliar Lhasa River; watch the distant Potala Palace; recall the scene when I just arrive at Lhasa…12 days, really short!




What is about Tibet, there are so many worth things what are really too many to write. I even think, the language and the words cannot express Tibet. That kind of place, only to experience, to taste, to go with the mind, can you close to the heart of Tibet.

Goodbye, Lhasa!
Goodbye, beautiful roof - Tibet!
Goodbye, my wonderful and unforgettable Tibet tour on the snowy plateau!

The 12 days wonderful snowy plateau tour in Tibet

Life is vast; there are so many things which confuse us. Tibet, just as a child—simple, plain, pure and having no guard against. The first trip to Tibet, some preparations are necessary. I will share with you my experience and strategy of travelling to Tibet.
1. Travel to Tibet in summer, you would better take the measures to protect yourself.
2. You can wear the cloth what you like, and if you want to climb the mountain, charge clothing is a good choice.
3. Drink more water when you are on the plateau, also have enough sleep.
4. The coin is not necessary; you can take same small stationeries to Tibetan children.

Well, let us begin the wonderful travel to Tibet by train.

Loess plateau is turbid, so is the river!
It's going to be a beautiful day, through Hoh Xil, mount over Tunggula Mountain. And take out your camera; wait for the nice sight outside of the window. The following picture is taken on the Qinghai-Tibet railway. Although the time in the train is so long, but thanks god, the view is pretty magnificent.

It was 8 o 'clock in the evening when we reached Lhasa, but the sun has not setting yet. Take the bus, and accept the hada, I look forward to the journey of tomorrow.
For my first day in Tibet, let me find some of the lost purity. Maybe they are not similar to the people who live in the modernization city, but there are full of the happy in their heart.

The Polata palace

 The
Barkhor Street

On July 26, 2011, the trip of this day is to Namtso Lake, and it means "heavenly lake" in the Tibetan language, also it is the highest great lake in the world. Nearly step by step. The sky is abstruse and blue, well; it is integrated mass with the pure water.
To be honest, the water is so cold. Oh, the cute animal is white yak. You can spend 5 yuan to ride it. Surely you can spend 10 yuan to ride down the lake.
 
Sitting in the return car, my mind is still full of the piece of beauty about Namtso Lake. The grass is like a huge green blanket, it is boundless. Under the sunshine, the main peak Nyenchen Tanglha becomes clearer, like a mighty warrior guarding the Namtso. Indeed, as if whole soul is washed by the pure water.
On July 27, 2011, the trip of the day is to Nyingchi, the Yarlung Zangbo river pass from here.




   
The fairyland in the world, the distant mountain is tall and straight, having a lot of jagged rocks. Many rare plants and the preserved original forest, it become a "natural museum of natural history".

 
Mani pile
The visitors like to make the memorial stone pile, called Mani pile, maybe they also stands there when you come next time.

The night of the Yanghe, river also quiet down.

On July 29th, 2011. Also get up early, and our destination is Xigaze, all of this route will be very long, but it must not be boring. Climb over the Gambara mountains, we come to the Yamdrok Lake. The Yamdrok Lake in Tibetan means "swan lake", it is like a beauty lying in the arms of the Himalayan peaks.


 The Yamdrok Lake

Compare with the wide and magnificent Namsto Lake, what the Yamdrok Lake gives me the feeling is meticulous, beautiful, and kind. Just like the legend about her, she is the dragon female incarnation.



The penetrating Karula glacier.
The more is near, we increasingly feel small.
August 1, 2011, after saw the great Potala Palace also visited the mysterious and simple Jokhang, how would the Tashilhunpo monastery be like as main temple? Take with curiosity, I start today's journey.



     The architecture style of the Tashilhunpo monastery is similar with the Jokhang temple. However, it is much more majestic than Jokhang temple, the red building of the golden roof make you feel admiring.
The last day scheduling is relaxing and rich.
If you do not try some buttered tea and drink much barley wine, how can you know more about Tibet and Tibetan people?
It will protect you when you are cold; and filter the oily when you eat the meat; the hungry time can cure hunger; also in the Sleepy time, it can refresh oneself; it will refresh oneself in the doze time.


The last day, I also feel sorrow, I want to stay there for more long time, I want to have rest in Lhasa, and have a look in the night sight about the Potala Palace.

The 12 days journey written in water, although I have plateau reaction, the camera fall into water, but there is more good memory in my mind when I will leave. There is some or more mood about the Tibet.
When it is close to noon, we take the taxi to the Lhasa railway station. Go all the way along the familiar and unfamiliar Lhasa River; watch the distant Potala Palace; recall the scene when I just arrive at Lhasa…12 days, really short!




What is about Tibet, there are so many worth things what are really too many to write. I even think, the language and the words cannot express Tibet. That kind of place, only to experience, to taste, to go with the mind, can you close to the heart of Tibet.

Goodbye, Lhasa!
Goodbye, beautiful roof - Tibet!
Goodbye, my wonderful and unforgettable Tibet tour on the snowy plateau!