The total length of Mount Kailash is 52 kilometers. If you are in good health, an expert mountain climber or a hiking expert, you can complete Mount Kailash in one day. The whole journey is about 15 kilometers. Hours to 18 hours, and the fastest he found was 13 hours to complete a circle.
He wasn't about to chase a record like that. After finally arriving at Mount Kailash, a sacred mountain in the eyes of Tibetans, could he just ignore everything around him and just keep on going?
So what is he going to do? Chen Xing chose the two-day route, which meant he had to stay one night in the mountains and return to Taqin after completing a circle the next day.
This gives you a lot of time to take photos and record. You can also calm down and feel the local people's respect and sustenance for the sacred mountain.
If they want to join Hou Xiaoai and Zhang Lin, they can only choose a three-day route. It can be done in two days, but it is also very tiring. Chen Xing understands that they have no hiking experience before, so they can only It is said that after adapting to high altitude sickness, I can barely go there.
Zhang Lin saw Chen Xing talking about how hard it was to climb mountains, and the idea she had just had was instantly dismissed, and she persuaded Hou Xiaoai.
"Forget it, Xiao Ai, let's go to Shiquan River. I heard it's also a big city." Big cities don't count, but for Ali, Shiquan River is a very lively place.
Hou Xiaoai nodded and took a deep look at Chen Xing before getting into the car. The two of them said nothing, as if the ambiguity that had occurred in that small room did not exist at all.
Chen Xing watched their car drive away from Taqin, then turned and walked into the hotel behind him. The environment in Taqin is better than that of the towns along the Central Ali Line. There is no shortage of water resources, and there are also many hotels, restaurants, teahouses and so on.
The residential houses along the road are also neatly arranged, with beige walls and red roofs, like small detached villas, which are particularly beautiful.
Which city assisted in building this? he thought to himself. Mainland provinces provide one-to-one assistance to Tibet. For example, Sichuan Province has its counterpart in Qamdo. He saw this table when he browsed station B a few days ago. Ali seems to be from Hebei and Shaanxi?
I didn't see it clearly at the time. Anyway, Beep will push you a lot of things out of nowhere. For example, if you have a toothache one day, it will recommend you some videos on popular science about dental diseases, or if you want to eat some snacks, a top ten message will appear after you swipe a few times. x Buried good snacks.
It's so magical that it's like there's surveillance in the room. The small houses on the road were not only residential, but some were also commercial. Chen Xing saw that someone had enlarged the door and turned it into a restaurant. On it was a wooden sign common in Tibet that read: Yak Restaurant.
Chen Xing went in and ordered a stir-fried cabbage and a stir-fried beef with sour radish. Stir-fried beef with sour radish is not a big dish, but when you are hungry and want to eat, this dish is definitely the first choice in Tibet.
After finishing the meal, we walked out of the restaurant. The snow-capped mountains opposite us were very conspicuous in the setting sun. It’s not Kailash, which is 6,638 meters above sea level, but Namunani Peak, which is 7,694 meters above sea level. The setting sun shines the snow on it golden and reflective, like a shining blade, showing danger and coldness.
Return to your hotel. Everything in Tibet is expensive, and hotel accommodation is also expensive, but since you want this place, you can only accept this price.
And Tibetans have lived in such an environment, so they don’t think things are too expensive. Chen Xing took a bath, dried his hair and went to bed. He felt that the quilt was slightly damp and he couldn't keep warm for a long time.
While I couldn't sleep, I was thinking about other things. A year ago, Chen Xing would never have imagined that tonight he would curl up in Taqin in Tibet and fall asleep in a corner of Kailash.
Thinking of Hou Xiaoai again, I wonder what she is doing. The hotel in Shiquanhe should not have such a humid environment. They should be able to sleep well tonight.
At three or four o'clock in the morning, Chen Xing was awakened by the sound of bustling footsteps and voices. This was the first wave of mountain climbers to go up the mountain. They probably wanted to complete the mountain climb in one day. Chen Xing thought about it for a moment, then immersed himself in sleep.
At eight o'clock in the morning on November 14, Chen Xing came out to take pictures. The sky was still cloudy, but the huge Namunani Peak in the distance was bathed in sunlight. There was a dog barking behind him, and Chen Xing looked back. But it was an Erha wagging its tail.
"Ouch..." This Erha was well-raised, but it seemed that it had not been taken care of recently and its hair was a little dirty.
Chen Xing touched its head. The skill of friendliness has always been in effect, attracting people and small animals.
Chen Xing didn't know this before, but now that he knows it, he won't be afraid of these animal companions who are already very close to him.
Chen Xing was going to find a breakfast shop to eat before setting off, but this Erha kept following Chen Xing. He had no way to feed a puppy while taking care of himself, so he bought a pack of ham sausage in the supermarket. After giving it to him, Chen Xing quickly ran away.
If nothing else, if he didn't drive here, Chen Xing wouldn't be able to take a lot of transportation with a dog.
The weather is very good today, suitable for outdoor sports. Oddly enough, the time he chose to go to the mountain was not very good. November is considered the rainy season in Ali. It had rained for more than ten days before they came to Kailash, but as soon as they arrived, the rain stopped immediately. , and the sun shone for two days in a row.
I hope it will be sunny tomorrow and not rain, Chen Xing thought to himself. Chen Xing left most of his luggage at the hotel, only carrying a small bag with enough food and water for two days, and a camera in his hand.
He was alone and without a guide, so he set off. After walking clockwise for an hour and about three kilometers to the west, we arrived at the real entrance of Kailash, Thachen Prayer Flag Square.
Traditional pilgrims usually circle here three times and then offer a khata as a sign of respect. Another point is that here you can see the details of the sacred mountain Kailash from the chest up. The huge rocks vertically descending from the peak of the mountain, as well as the horizontal rock layers, the shape formed by the two after contact looks like a swastika. , which represents a spirit of Buddhism.
Walking out of the Prayer Flag Square, you enter Laqu Canyon. There are a lot of Tibetans seen here. Almost every step of the way, you can see a few people walking around Kailash Kailash, or walking forward in worship.
Few walk, but many worship. Most of the people walking are tourists. Traveling to Tibet has been very popular in recent years. There are many people at any time. As for Kailash, as long as the university is not closed down and the mountain is closed, there will definitely be a steady stream of people heading here. Walk over and admire the sacred mountain in the eyes of the locals.
Many people who choose to walk for two or three days are not confident in their physical strength. It is true that Chen Xing saw that many people took a few steps to catch their breath while walking the first ten kilometers. When they reached a higher place in the afternoon, didn't they have to walk thirty steps and rest for ten minutes?
The two sides of the Laqu Canyon are also very beautiful, with many small white waterfalls. They gather together to form the Laqu River, which meanders at the bottom of the valley.
