Tibet Trip Notes 14

Tibet Trip Notes 14

After descending from Everest base camp, we ran all way, winding mountain roads, turns, and it was quite hard, and returned to Shigatse. This morning we set off along S204. The landscapes are beautiful along way. The leaves of poplars on both sides turned yellow. In a few days they will turn golden. The hills here are bare, and high-mountain barley has been harvested from large areas of farmland, and heaps of wheat straw are piled in field, which after some time will be collected by Tibetans, which serves as fodder for cattle and sheep in winter. The Manla reservoir passing by is surrounded by mountains and a lake with clear water that pleases eye. The ancient Gyantse Castle, perched on a hillside, tells world story of its passing. From afar, snowy mountain Naiqing Kansang, one of four main sacred mountains of Tibet, rises to 7191 meters above sea level, which is very impressive, and at its foot you can see Karola Glacier, one of three largest continental glaciers in Tibet. , was filmed in movie "Red Glacier". "River Valley", "Battle of Gyantse" and "Yunshui Ballad" were filmed on location, which greatly increased their fame. Looking at it from a close distance, snow-white glacier hangs on mountain wall like a giant tanka. It is said that glacier has warmed up with weather in recent years, is gradually decreasing, and perhaps this glacier will not be visible in a few years. Yamdrok Yongkuo, one of three sacred lakes of Tibet, is calm and emerald blue, a little like malachite green, and greener when there is sunlight, like an emerald on Shannan Plateau. Surrounded by mountains, sky is blue and water is green, extraordinary beautiful, beautiful picture, suffocating and memorable. After that, after climbing Mount Ganbala at an altitude of 5030 meters, we returned to Lhasa, and sky was full of sunset. So far, trip to Tibet is halfway, and tomorrow we will pass Qinghai-Tibet line and set off on the return journey.