Beautiful Qinghai prose

It has been five days since we left Xining. Now I'm going back to Xining, drawing a satisfactory conclusion for this long trip to road trip. I seem to be used to driving to see the scenery, and the beautiful scenery along the way emerges from time to time. Leaning against the window, I mused, feeling a little reluctant, and really hoped that this journey would continue.

On the morning of July 2 1, my companions got up in a sparse way, exhausted from running around for days, and it was difficult to recover overnight. It was dark last night. We saw the flashing lights in the distance and knew that it was not far from Maduo County. However, it is still so far to walk. Under the guidance of navigation, I finally arrived at the Tianhe Hotel where I stayed, but I didn't look at Maduo County carefully. I just remember getting off the bus and immediately felt that I was standing in mid-air. What a strong wind! It makes people tremble. Here, there are no four seasons in a year, only cold and warm, divided into winter and summer. Winter is long and cold, dry and windy; Summer is short, cool and rainy. We obviously came in summer, how do we feel that we are about to enter winter? No wonder it is the lowest temperature in Qinghai, the lowest temperature is -48℃.

Day 6 trip maduo-Xining

After breakfast, we continued on our way. Before I leave this city, I want to have a good look at this ancient land of Qiang people. I remember studying history or reciting ancient poems before, and I felt that Qiang people were far away. Standing here today, I seem to hear Wang Zhihuan singing "Why Do Qiangdi Hate Willow" and Fan Zhongyan's "first frost is Everywhere". The same land, different time, let me wave to the past and say hello to them. Who will wave to me in the future? Walking in the street, tall houses are no different from those in the mainland, and there are no red, black and Huang San colors commonly used in Tibetan architecture.

"Maduo" is a Tibetan language, meaning "the source of the Yellow River", located in the northwest of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province. There are two freshwater lakes, Zhaling Lake and Eling Lake, which are called "sister lakes at the source of the Yellow River". Zhaling Lake is in the west and Eling Lake is in the east. There is a hill between the two lakes, which is called Curigaze Mountain. Although it is short, it is more than 4600 meters above sea level. Don't forget that this is a plateau. Looking from the top of the mountain, we can see that the Yellow River divides into three streams and flows into Zhaling Lake. The water surface of Zhaling Lake is wide from east to west and narrow from north to south. Because the shallow water is milky white, it is called "Changbai Lake". The Yellow River flows out from the south bank of Zhaling Lake, passes through a Yellow River canyon about 20 kilometers long and more than 300 meters wide, and flows into Eling Lake in nine streams. Ering Lake is wide from north to south and narrow from east to west, also known as "Evergreen Lake".

Headstone of the Soul of Huaxia River

In order to develop the tourism industry, the maduo county Municipal Government built the "Head Monument of the Source of the Soul of China" on the top of Tsorigaz Mountain in September 1988. People used to call it the "tauren monument". The monument has a total weight of 5. 1 ton and is made of pure copper. The monument is 3 meters high, 2 meters wide and 2.8 meters high. It is engraved with Tibetan and Chinese characters "The Source of the Yellow River".

Niutoubei is dozens of kilometers away from maduo county City, and the road is not completely hardened. I was going to see it together, but considering that I have to walk more than 500 kilometers back to Xining, Kauste's master has been driving by himself these days, and he is already very tired. There are also companions who catch a plane back to Beijing at night. So I stopped to ask for your opinions, and several people still wanted to see it. After discussion, it was decided to let several families drive two SUVs to see the source of the Yellow River. All the others and luggage were transferred to Kauste and returned to Xining directly. I took my daughter on a bus in Kauste.

When the adults discussed whether to go to the source of the Yellow River, the children were not idle at all. They found a more interesting pika. Rabbits and mice can be seen everywhere on the grass. Khaki hair, slightly smaller than a weasel. Some poked their heads out of the hole, some scurried around quickly, and some stood with two claws as if they were standing guard. Tong Tong saw two rabbits fighting and shouted excitedly, "Look, they are fighting." I'm happy to say, "Why are they fighting?"

"Yes, why do you want to fight?" Tong Tong turned to ask me.

"Maybe one ate the other's breakfast." I said with a smile.

"Ha ha ha ha, stealing breakfast." Tong Tong and nothing are very happy. "Is this a war caused by breakfast?" Tong Tong asked me.

I pretended to be sure and nodded. "Uh-huh, just eat it for breakfast."

Then the two children started wiring pikas. Seeing one jump, Tong Tong shouted, "Why did you steal my breakfast?"

The other hit back with his front paws and shouted nothing: "I didn't steal food."

"You stole it," Tong Tong shouted, followed by the rabbit's action.

"I didn't." There is nothing more anxious than another rabbit, which barks at the top of its lungs.

"What about my breakfast?"

"How should I know? How do I know? "

Suddenly, the people in the car thought they were quarreling and turned around. When they reacted, everyone made them laugh.

After leaving maduo county City, we returned to the * * * Jade Expressway. The road is easy to walk and there are few cars. After arriving in Hexian County, we transferred to Beijing-Tibet Expressway. Because this journey came down from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at high altitude, all the way downhill, and both sides of the road were still desolate. Achnatherum splendens is scattered, and there are some other thorny shrubs. When we set out a few days ago, we walked west along the national highway 109 on the south bank of Qinghai Lake. Now let's walk back along the Beijing-Tibet Expressway and go further south, and the scenery along the way will be familiar immediately. Some people simply eat snacks for lunch and fall asleep in their seats. Others piled up a "card table" with suitcases in the car aisle and played poker. Judging from their shouts and laughter, I dare say that I haven't played poker these days because of the beautiful scenery and the fatigue of driving every day, so that several famous gamblers have resisted their addiction to cards. They are going back to Xining today, so they can find a chance to fully release their love for poker. Some people sit in the front and twist their bodies to the back, it doesn't matter; Some people's seats are too small, and it doesn't matter if they can only rely on half a body. It doesn't matter that some people press the suitcase with their elbows and play cards because they are swinging with the car. All uncomfortable postures can be overcome by players. They played very hard, and when the car came to a sharp turn, their bodies swayed and their eyes never left the cards in their hands. And at the end of each game, someone always says a spell to quickly figure out who should give who how much money. I was attracted by their laughter one after another, and I turned my head to look at it from time to time, and I didn't feel sleepy at all.

When we approached Sun Moon Mountain, green pastures appeared in front of us. Historically, Sun Moon Mountain was the dividing line between Tang Dynasty and Tubo. Completely different scenery on both sides of the mountain. On the east side of fertile land, a school of Jiangnan scenery is blocked; The grassland on the west side is vast, which is the scenery beyond the Great Wall. The purple sandstone on the top of Sun Moon Mountain is red, which was also called "Chiling" in ancient times. Sun Moon Mountain is called Dawa in Tibetan and Na Laasala in Mongolian, which means the sun and the moon.

Legend has it that Princess Wencheng often comes to the mountains to look east because she misses her hometown. In order to commemorate her yearning for her hometown day and night, she named this mountain Sun Moon Mountain. In addition, there are pavilions on Sun Moon Mountain and Moon Mountain, which are called Sun Pavilion and Moon Pavilion respectively. The storm of history has already blown down the homesick pavilion, leaving only beautiful legends. Now, these two pavilions have been repaired again. In the pavilion with flying flags, inscriptions and murals are used to record all kinds of scenes when Princess Wencheng entered Tibet. On the mountain are the Mani heaps built by countless Tibetans with piety and faith. At the foot of the mountain is Princess Wencheng Temple, with a towering white marble statue of Princess Wencheng. Looking from a distance, I can faintly hear the melodious songs of herders in my ears.

At 6 pm, we returned to Xining. There is noise and traffic when the car enters the city. I think it's a little strange. These days, it's like a trip back to ancient times, and behind me is the familiar place.

It's really incredible. During the six-day trip, we walked more than 3000 kilometers and visited almost all counties in Qinghai Province. Enjoy the beautiful scenery every day and sigh the greatness of Qinghai every day. This is a vast land, with a length of 1200 km from east to west and a width of 800 km from north to south, with a total area of 720,000 square kilometers. The population is very small, only more than 5.8 million people, mainly living in the surrounding areas of Xining, the eastern capital. We saw the prosperity of the city along the way, and also appreciated the tranquility and loneliness of the town; Passing through the green grasslands and rivers, we also witnessed the vast Gobi and snow-capped mountains; I personally experienced the taste of plateau hypoxia and the Buddhist world I saw with my own eyes.

At night, I lay in bed, just like watching a movie, replaying the beautiful moments on the road, and I laughed out loud. Tong Tong asked me what I was laughing at, and I said guess. She said that we had a good time on the road, and that ............................................................................................................................................................, the two fighting rabbits, couldn't help laughing.

It was late at night, and we slept happily.

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