A round trip around Mount Kailash is 52 kilometers in total. If you are in good health, an expert mountain climber or a hiking expert, you can complete the trip around Mount Kailash in one day. The whole journey is about 15 kilometers.
Hours to 18 hours, the fastest one he found was 13 hours to complete a circle.
He is not prepared to chase such a record.
After finally arriving at Mount Kailash, a sacred mountain in the eyes of Tibetans, could he just ignore everything around him and just bury his head in the road?
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Then what is he doing?
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 will give you a lot of time to take pictures 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
He said that after adapting to high altitude sickness, he could 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 Shiquanhe. I heard it's also a big city."
It doesn’t count as a big city, but for Ali, Shiquanhe is a very lively place.
Hou Xiaoai nodded, and before getting into the car, he took a deep look at Chen Xing. 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 those towns on the Central Ali Line. There is no shortage of water resources, and there are many hotels, restaurants, teahouses, etc. The residential houses along the road are also neat, with beige walls and red roofs, like
The small independent villas are particularly beautiful.
Which city helped build 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 a few days ago when he browsed station B. Ali seems to be from Hebei and Shaanxi?
I didn't see it clearly at the time.
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It’s so magical that it’s like there’s a surveillance camera installed 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, with a wooden sign common in Tibet hanging on it 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, I walked out of the restaurant. The snow-capped mountains opposite were very conspicuous in the sunset.
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 thought that he would curl up in Taqin in Tibet and fall asleep in a corner of Kailash tonight. He thought of Hou Xiaoai again, wondering what she was doing, Shiquan
The hotel in the river 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 sunshine. There was a dog barking behind him, and Chen Xing turned around to look.
But it’s an Erha wagging its tail.
"Ouch..."
This Erha is well-raised, but it seems that it has not been taken care of recently and its hair is 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 dear to him.
Chen Xing was going to find a breakfast restaurant to eat before setting off, but the Erha kept following Chen Xing. He couldn't take care of himself and feed a puppy at the same time, 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 you don't drive here by yourself, Chen Xing won't be able to take a lot of transportation with a dog.
The weather today is very good, suitable for outdoor sports.
Oddly enough, the time he chose to go around 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 it won’t rain, Chen Xing thought.
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 didn't ask for a guide, so he just 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 mountain pilgrims usually circle three times here and then offer khatas 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, and the horizontal rock layers. When the two come into contact, they form a shape that looks like a swastika.
, which represents a spirit of Buddhism.
After walking out of the Prayer Flag Square, you will enter the 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, or walking forward in worship.
Few walk, many worship.
Most of the people walking are tourists. Traveling to Tibet has become 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 many people walking the first ten kilometers and taking a few steps to catch their breath. 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 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.
