On National Day this year, I took my wife and belt to Zoige and Hongyuan in Aba, where I disappeared for half a year. I went to the plateau to see the grassland in my heart and the long-lost blue sky, stars and moons.
Zoige grassland
It takes only half a day to drive from Chengdu to Songpan ancient city.
The first day, Chengdu-Songpan Zhuchuan Temple
Songpan is located in the eastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, northeast of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, and is the center of the golden tourist route in western Sichuan. It has national famous scenic spots such as Huanglong, Munigou and Songpan Ancient City.
Songpan
On the way to Songpan, you can see the beautiful Diexi Haizi after passing through Maoxian County.
When the weather is clear, Haizi, the distant mountains and the white clouds complement each other, drawing a picture of the landscape of Pinghu out of the plateau.
Diexihaizi is a dammed lake after the earthquake. Its deepest point is 98 meters, its average depth is 82 meters, its water storage capacity is 65.438+0.5 billion cubic meters, and its lake area is more than 3.5 million square meters.
Diexihaizi
The first night, I lived in Zhuchuan Temple. It happens to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the moon is especially bright at night.
The next day, the main temple in Sichuan-Zoige
Start from Zhuchuan Temple and walk all the way. On the ridge of Kalitai Prairie at an altitude of 3,600 meters. When the clouds haven't dispersed in the morning, it feels like walking in the clouds, just like a fairyland.
Stroll through the clouds. Galitai
After crossing the platform, you can see the snow on the top of the mountain far away.
forward
Along the way, herds of cattle and sheep and horses galloped, much like pearls and white pearls scattered on the vast grassland.
Yak. Zanggren
Without yak, there would be no Tibetans, but where there are Tibetans, there are yaks.
For thousands of years, yaks have been with the Tibetan people, trying their best to become the most important friends of Tibetan compatriots, and have also achieved basic living guarantees for Tibetan people, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, burning wasteland and farming. It can be said that Tibetans domesticated yaks, and yaks raised Tibetans.
Yak grazing is inseparable from Tibetan mastiff. It is a family member of Tibetans, and it is the owner's right-hand man compared with the pet dog kept by city people.
One person. A mastiff
I finally saw the Zoige grassland. The sky here is more lovely than anywhere else. The air is particularly fresh, the sky is clear, blue as washed, and very beautiful.
Grassland. Zoige
Although it is October, the grassland has missed its most beautiful season, but it has another interest. People often say that charm still exists. For grassland, it is sparse flowers and grass.
Beautiful flowers on cow dung
However, life is like enjoying the scenery, and it is all on the road. The wonderful thing is not the ending, but the process. Go all the way, enjoy all the way, and you will be satisfied when you reach your destination. I don't care which season I miss, every season has her wonderful.
When you come to Zoige, you must go to Huahu Lake.
Zoige Flower Lake is located next to the 2 13 national road between Zoige and langmusi in Gansu Province. There are three adjacent Haizi on the Mongolian dam, the smallest one is called Tsuoergan, the largest one is called Tsuorha, and Huahu is the middle one.
July is the most beautiful season in Huahu Lake, and there are many nameless Ge Sang Mei flowers everywhere. Just like the girl in Seeds of Love, she is ignorant and full of curiosity and hope for everything.
July. Huahu (picture from the Internet)
The flower lake in October has been washed and prosperous, just standing there, enjoying the tranquility of autumn. I, like this very much.
October. Huahu
Where there is water, there is aura and vitality. Huahu Lake, a pearl on Zoige grassland, is a gift from nature, which has nurtured Tibetans and their cattle and sheep here.
Spirit. water
Look, or don't look, the scenery is there, neither increasing nor decreasing. I will die if I let you go to Qiu Lai in spring.
Walking, only with the eyes that discover beauty can we feel the feeling that "people travel in a world of pictures, and painting is more beautiful because of people".
Fun. Discover beauty.
The next day, after swimming in Huahu Lake, I spent the night in Zoige, breathing the thin and fresh air on the plateau and washing my mind away in nature.
On the third day, Zoige-Hongyuan
Rest comfortably, drive to Hongyuan. Go through Tangke Town and see the First Bay of the Yellow River.
The first bay of the Yellow River winds to the horizon. The flowing Yellow River gave birth to a long history of Chinese civilization. From the source of Sanjiang River, it flows through Tangke Town, Aba ruoergai county, bringing rich aquatic plants and magnificent scenery.
Jiuqu Yellow River Diyiwan
The scenery here is rougher than the charm of mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River. Compared with the beauty of mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, it is a little simpler, like Zhang Fei's embroidery. Coarse and fine, smart and bold, complement each other.
Water and sky merge into one color/water and sky merge into one color (referring to a vast body of water)
On my way out of Tangke town and on my way on, I met a devout "kowtowing" pilgrim. Their beliefs are so firm, admirable and moving. Their spiritual world should be far richer than ours.
Kowtowing is a devout worship ceremony for believers and believers in areas where Tibetan Buddhism is prevalent.
A kowtowing pilgrim
On the way to Hongyuan, you often meet yaks in droves, either walking or eating. This time, I saw yak bathing and drinking water in the river. I wonder if they are afraid of the cold.
Yak in bath
When we passed a prairie house, we stopped to ride a horse. I took my children to the depths of the grassland, which is a real ecological grassland full of vitality. It is really Jinshan Yinshan, and it is also a green mountain.
Cow dung, mushrooms and ecology
Simple Tibetan friends are always so hospitable. Less than an hour after meeting, we have exchanged WeChat and will come camping and cycling next year. I also hope you study hard, control your life, have the right to choose and live the life you want.
Warm and hospitable Tibetan friends
How can you not go to Moon Bay to watch the sunset when you arrive in Hongyuan?
The sunset at Moon Bay in Hongyuan is incomparable in other places. The mountains and rivers are winding and sparkling, like a painting, too thick to melt.
We caught up with the best weather since the National Day holiday, and of course it was also the best day to watch the sunset.
Burning sunset
Since there is a burning sunset, there is also silent winter snow. Moon Bay in winter, wrapped in white, looks extraordinarily quiet and lonely, as if thinking about your own life.
Xue. Moon Bay (photo courtesy of Wei)
The night in Hongyuan is quiet, and there is a bright moon and stars in the sky. On the plateau, is the moon bigger and rounder because it is closer to the sky?
Full Moon (Photo courtesy of Lao Zhou)
In such a plateau, let go of your feelings and thoughts to 84,000 miles, spend nine days and months, raise your hand and pick up the stars, so that your dancing heart can be purified again.
On the third day, I stayed in Hongyuan for one night, went to Hongyuan vegetable market early to find a good store selling yak meat, and told my boss to come early tomorrow to buy pure plateau grass to feed yak meat.
The fourth day, Hongyuan-Chengdu
Life is endless. The yak that was alive and kicking yesterday has become fresh beef on the hook today. Don't doubt its purpose of life and death, because it has long been integrated into the ecological cycle of nature, and everyone is a part of the cycle, interlocking.
What is the difference between you and me? Only by thanking nature and life can we live a valuable and wonderful life.
Yak meat
On my way home, I passed the Moon Bay in the gorgeous sunset yesterday. After a night's rest, it exudes new vitality and ushers in another bloom.
You see it, you see the beautiful scenery, and it sees you, so it sees you more beautiful.
Grassland pearl
Life is a kind of practice.
Along the way, others think you are enjoying the scenery, but in fact, the scenery is appreciating you, because you are the scenery.
Ye Zhiqiu
The plains and grasslands seem to tell an old story. This reminds me of the movie Cloud Map, but is the story just a story? The awakening of nature, consciousness and self is like a cloud in the sky, with or without, scattered or gathered. Who is the cloud and who is the graph?
cloud atlas
Along the way, I saw the towering snow-capped mountains towering into the clouds. It is guarding this vibrant land and protecting the people on this land. For thousands of years, it quietly listened to them cry, they smiled, sang the song of time with them, waded through the river of time and walked towards a more brilliant future together.
snowy mountain
This is the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, and it is also a green mountain. I hope it stays green like this.
Yangtze and Yellow River basins
All the way unimpeded, back to the warm home, accompanied by elderly but energetic parents, singing and laughing one after another, this is a harmonious family, happy family.
Suddenly, a little dog ran out. He is a new family member, no different from other dogs in the past. Dogs in the country are not hypocritical, because freedom is more joyful.
new hand
Does a dog need a reason to like a person? All it needs is companionship.
Looking back on this four-day trip to western Sichuan, I stayed away from the noisy city and walked on the plateau closer to the sky, blending with the sky and scenery, releasing my thoughts, purifying my soul and realizing my life.
Peace of mind is home. In geometry, what we seek is right in front of us, and what we grasp is your happiness.
walk Beautiful painting
You've been working hard all your life just to be who you want to be. Since you can't satisfy everyone, please satisfy yourself and live your life without regrets.
No regrets. The mountain is located at the top of the mountain.
Do not blindly follow, do not hesitate, have a direction, know what you want, and live clearly. Don't waste god's mercy, let me come to earth for a walk.
rider
cherish those who are with you right now
Happiness is like drinking water, understand it. Hold the people around you and help each other to go on. If you go on, you will be old.