Through the G214, no regrets in autumn

The itinerary is over halfway, and the warm "summer" and free and easy "spring" have become history records. Then I went to the long-awaited "autumn", and there was a little excitement and tension in my heart. After all, it is the rainy season, and the drip of rain will inevitably increase the road conditions in the plateau. Is it really necessary for us to be an ascetic monk?

Washing the soul of Shangri-La

For the plateau, I am awe. Because of the moderate altitude sickness that I have experienced, I have truly experienced the power of nature, and the human beings are small. Even so, I am not afraid to shrink it, because there are many things and things worth exploring and knowing, such as the Kudandan Songzanlin Temple.

噶丹·松赞林寺 is the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple in Yunnan. It has a pivotal position in the entire Tibetan area and is known as the “Little Potala Palace”. Because it is built on the mountain, if you want to take a closer look at the true body of this temple, you have to climb more than 100 steps. If you are in peacetime, it is not difficult to have more than one hundred steps. But at this altitude of 3,300 meters, I really have no confidence in myself. But at the "Little Potala Palace", I still bite my teeth and climbed the "peak" with a two- or three-step ladder.

The architectural style of Songzanlin Temple gathers the essence of Tibetan religious culture. The two main temples of Zhacang and Jikang are built at the highest point and occupy the center of the temple. The upper part of the main temple is gilded with copper and tile, the temple house is kissed by the beast, and the lama walking in the temple, um... The belief here is very strong, and you are unconsciously letting you admire the idea. Many Buddha statues and murals enshrined in the temple will make you feel like you have walked into a pure land. There is no dispute, no troubles, only a sincere heart, and there is no dare to shake things. In Songzanlin Temple, it takes time, you don't need to go away; you need to be quiet, you don't need to drink, only this is not the time to go to the card.

After the soul was quiet, it was a feast of the toast of the carnival, but the result was a bit unexpected. Because it took a lot of money but didn't eat authentic Shangri-La food, the only thing that was happy was that the scene was like a comic dialogue. The various stories of the host made the audience fascinated and even forgot the hunger that the stomach didn't have enough.

One day Shangri-La, this is the end of a big laugh.

Mangkang looking for autumn in the rainy season

Although the heavens are not beautiful, we continue to embark on the journey of finding autumn with the inner activities of the peace, and heading for Mangkang. Although the long-awaited Baima Snow Mountain could not be seen because of the haze, the Jinsha River also gave us a surprise. The Jinsha River is the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the largest river in China. It is a typical alpine deep valley channel. Especially when you stand on the top of the mountain overlooking the panorama, you will see the Jinsha River draw a “U” around the pyramid-like peaks. The glyph is a big turn, which is one of the famous 40 major landscapes in China - the Jinsha River big turn. The mountain road here is extremely curved, and the transition between the brakes and the throttle is a test of the driver's skill. The female driver who accompanied us for the first time on the plateau mountain road was almost in the middle of it. I accidentally mistaken the throttle for the brakes. Qi Jun's own EAPM throttle accidentally stepped on the correction system and issued a buzzer alarm in time to avoid a major disaster. When we have a big turn and have a big turn, look back at this time and have to marvel at the magic of nature.

The charm of nature, in addition to its magical work, has its mystery. As the saying goes, there is a resounding recollection. Just as we are about to give up the autumn colors, a yellow, green land will pass through our eyes. In the plateau in July, most of the barley are still in the stage of “lovers are not full”. Only a small part of the barley scented out the mature fragrance, and the wheat ears also shyly bowed their heads.

Looking up, there are signs of harvesting in the fields. In the sun, we seem to smell the taste of green, as if we have seen the busy figure of Tibetan friends, looking at the ripe greens, we can imagine the plateau of August and September, it must be a harvest season.

With the wish of the wish, Qi Jun carried us along the Lijiang River, stepping away from Yunnan step by step, and finally arrived at Mangkang around 10 pm, which means that it will open a difficult challenge in Tibetan areas. ? What do you say? Because I just entered Mangkang, four of the five people in the same group had a slight high reaction, a headache, chest tightness, and slow response... Yes, it is said that slow response is also an altitude sickness, and lighter people will affect the accounting ability. Will affect the speed of driving reaction. The feeling of drowsiness, only the friends who have been on the plateau resonate. Even though our old drivers have experienced different levels of snoring and exhaustion during driving. Just as we arrived at the residence and took a breath and planned to take a rest, the news in front of us quickly made us sleepless – because there was a landslide on the way to Changdu, and some tourists had been stranded in Mangkang for three days. As for tomorrow, can you It’s hard to say that it’s open to traffic...

Waiting to the left tribute to doubt about life

After Mangkang passed the unreliable night, fortunately, according to reliable information from the front, it was opened to the direction of Changdu. So we continued to look for a true life with the rain and the weather. In fact, from the beginning of the plan, we have learned that the daily travel time in the latter part of the journey is almost 9-10 hours, so we are playing a hard battle. The determination to deal with, because for Qi Jun, we are confident.

The old saying goes, the sky will be reduced to the sinners, and they must first work hard and be hungry. Sure enough! At 8:30 in the morning, I went out from Mangkang. After less than two hours by way of the 318 National Road, we encountered a traffic jam because of the collapse of the front. I thought I would be able to resume the traffic soon, but this time it was a matter of fact. Willing to violate. At 12 o'clock noon, still not open to traffic, 2 o'clock, still like a long dragon ... but we have been unable to fly wings, dilemma, only wait. To be honest, waiting is not terrible. The terrible thing is that there is no network yet. To know that if modern people don't have a network, then the days are boring, so everyone has to "seek another way out." Some people took the opportunity to make up for it. Some people watched movies, some people used wild flowers on the roadside, and they were full of human body to climb to the mountains to pick up stones.

The only place where you can comfort yourself is that Qi Jun provides a very comfortable space for everyone. The brown interior looks not only more textured, but also more spacious and brighter. The center console uses a large area of ​​soft materials and leather wraps to enhance the overall design level. What's more worth mentioning is Qi Jun's “Zero Gravity” health seat, which can give the occupant the most relaxed, least loaded and comfortable sitting position, reducing the burden on the muscles and spine. In such a comfortable environment, even a flameout break is a bitter pleasure.

We will still be grateful to God's care when we are exposed to the sun. The original plan was to wait until 7 pm, and the result was open to traffic around 4 pm. It is a pity that the weather in the mountains has changed, the sky has darkened, the rain has begun to fall, and there are stones on the mountain roads that have no guardrails and many bends and urgency. The heart will inevitably feel: Going G214 is to be guaranteed.

The more dangerous the place, the more able to reflect the strength of a car? For example, whether Qi Jun is paved or non-paved, the passengers in the car can enjoy comfort and there is no obvious jump, which depends on the suspension system to adjust the color. More importantly, when the corner is over, the intervention of the ESP body stability control system keeps your body very suitable. After all, if there is a slight deviation in the mountain road without guardrail, the result is chilling. Moreover, the road surface after the collapse has been in crisis. In a sharp turn because of falling rocks, the front car is suddenly braking, and the rear car I am in is almost rear-end collision. If it is not Qijun’s IEB pre-collision intelligent brake system, it is estimated that it is necessary to cooperate with the former car. We have a warm "kissing".

The road is in the distance, we have to move forward. What should I do if the jacket does not keep warm as the temperature decreases? I also wondered that Jun's interior configuration is rich enough - the front/rear seat heating function, this humanized function is simply a charcoal in the snow. After turning over two mountains (Jingba Mountain and Dongda Mountain) with an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, we finally reached Zuogong at an altitude of 3,800 meters before the temperature dropped to zero.

Yes, the original plan was to arrive in Qamdo, but we have tried our best, because it is already 10 o'clock in the evening.

After a day in Changdu

As the lyrics say, there will always be a rainbow after the storm. Compared to yesterday’s hellish experience, everything today is heavenly. The weather in the clear skies, the picturesque scenery, the Tibetan friends who are as simple as friends, these things that are like luxury in yesterday, have become our standard today.

Amazing arrival at the destination, the left and right people are thankful for our car - Dongfeng Nissan Qijun, from the Yunnan to Tibet, Qijun's NISSAN i-SAFETY intelligent active safety system is almost the best use Including CTA reverse car side warning system, IEB pre-crash intelligent brake, EAPM throttle accidental stepping on intelligent correction system, etc., basically let us try it all over, I don't know if it is fortunate, or unfortunate.

The car is good, the weather is good, the scenery is good, the road conditions are good, and naturally it has caused everyone to have a pleasant and exciting factor. Take the Dazhi photographers of our peers, in order to express their love for the hopeless grassland, and to thank Qi Jun for giving a sense of security on the way, even in spite of everything on the straight 214 national road, "Crazy altitude 4000 Meter Rotating Jump Time-lapse Photography. I admire him for his madness; I am even more grateful for Qi Jun’s reliableness.

Conclusion

After entering the temperate zone, the temperature is obviously felt to fall, and the rise in altitude also makes people feel the thinness of oxygen. It is like another world, there is no bustling noisy, no gorgeous material, but things and things here are direct and pure. The scenery is fascinating, and the road is also grind, which may be a picture of tired and happy.

Bitter, but no regrets, because it is worth it.