Diary of Entering Tibet (6): Grassland in Northern Tibet and Beautiful Cuona Lake

The car window seems to be a flowing mural, fleeting, and deeply and permanently imprinted in our hearts because of modern photography technology. Although the reflection of the window left us regret to appreciate this painting in the future, we will definitely pursue the memory of this scene with excitement (this picture was marked by our friend Peng Ge).

Eagles appear from time to time on the grassland, waterfowl flock on the wetland, Tibetan antelopes stroll in the sun, and wild donkeys look carefree in the distance ... The grassland in northern Tibet is a paradise for wild animals.

The grassland in northern Tibet refers to the vast plateau in northern Tibet, mainly the Qiangtang grassland in Naqu. Qiangtang is one of the five major pastures in China, located between Kunlun Mountain, Tanggula Mountain and Gangdise Mountain. It is not only a paradise for wild animals, but also a fertile cultural soil with rich sediments.

On the endless grassland, yaks and sheep are everywhere, and tents where herders live can be seen everywhere. Tents are a great sight here. In addition to ancient yak tents, there are nylon tents in red, blue, yellow, green and white, which are colorful and have different shapes. Many tents are hung with colorful wind flags. The most striking thing is the herdsmen's holiday clothes, especially those worn by girls and middle-aged women. Most of them wear gorgeous and expensive Tibetan robes, and their heads, necks, hands and waists are covered with ornaments, which jingle when they walk. This is a very beautiful place.

Herdsmen have created a dreamy and colorful nomadic culture here.

There are not only ancient rock paintings here, but also many ancient elephant sites. The footprints and stories of the hero King Gelsall are all over northern Tibet, and Manidui, prayer flags and ancient pagodas can be seen everywhere, adding a bit of mystery to the vast grassland. The famous ancient Tang-Fan road runs through the north and south.

Naqu is the most representative area of Qiangtang, which means "Heihe River". Heihe River is the upper reaches of Nujiang River, and its water color is black, hence its name. It is this black river that moistens Qiangtang. In ancient times, it was called "Naquka", which means "the land beside the Heihe River". There are countless sacred mountains and lakes, rivers flowing in all directions, vast grasslands and glaciers, hot springs and geothermal energy, and so on. Cattle and sheep living here are obviously fatter and stronger than those in other areas.

As soon as we passed Tanggula Station, when people were having lunch, the dazzling Cuona Lake suddenly appeared outside the window, and the attractive blue-green blocks blocked the window, which was amazing.

Naqu, Dangxiong, Yangbajing ... pushed the beautiful face of the grassland in northern Tibet deeper and deeper station by station until our minds were full of endless thoughts.

Lhasa, so "forced" to us, makes us nervous and look forward to the "gambling" of life value and the "feast" of physical quality in this life!

(To be continued) (Data from Internet)