There is a small parking lot on the side of the road about 800 meters from the lake, and after getting off from here, you can see the whole lake from a high vantage point.

The area of Sijin Latso is not large, at least compared to Namco where Lao Liu and Chu Qian once been, Sijin Latso is definitely the younger brother of the younger brothers. Even if it's the wrong lake, it's a hundred times bigger than the small lake in front of you!

Namtso couldn't see the edge at a glance, but Sijin Latso could see it all at a glance.

The lake is about 16,700 meters long from east to west and about 1,200 meters wide from north to south.

On the north and south sides of [Bifun Island] are mountains, to the west of the lake is a valley, and to the east is a flat valley.

On the south side of the lake, a long, narrow peninsula shaped like a snake's tongue reaches deep into the center of the lake, dividing the lake into two halves. It is said that this peninsula was the result of Guru Padmasambhava's help to Tsangpo Trisong Detsen and his attempt to subdue demons.

Well, almost every scenic spot on the plateau has a corresponding legend circulating, and Lao Liu and Chu Qian can only listen.

The scenery of the small lake is indeed beautiful, and the small lake is like a blue-green mirror, reflecting the blue sky, white clouds, and surrounding mountains.

On the shore, which has turned completely yellow, there are seven or eight prayer flag towers, on which are hung colorful wind horse flags. There are also mani heaps of various sizes and in large quantities.

If you're a first-time visitor, you'll be mesmerized by the scenery. Such a pristine lake is not easily found anywhere else, and it is at such an inaccessible altitude that such a pristine lake can be seen.

However, for Lao Liu, who has seen Nam Co and Cuona Lake, such a view is no longer enough to shock him.

Instead, Chu Qian carried the drawing board over, and she insisted on drawing a sketch here.

Fortunately, the wind is very small and the sun is very strong today, so it is not cold to bask in the sun and paint here.

The white lion is very satisfied with the environment here, and when his father accompanied his mother to paint, he began to go wild here.

Seven or eight Tibetan compatriots who turned to the lake clasped their hands together after seeing the mighty white lion, and the low roar of the white lion echoed in the valley.

There is also a road to the east of the lake, which leads down the mountain, and then turns into the Gongsang Highway, which leads all the way south to Sangri in the south of the mountain.

After staying by the lake for about fifty minutes, Chu Qian successfully completed a sketch, and the two of them and a dog returned the same way, and then went to the Linla Expressway from the original road and began to cross the Mira Mountain Tunnel.

When it comes to the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, we have to say Mira Mountain.

The Mira Pass is the highest point of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, and this mountain is also an important boundary mountain for the landform, vegetation and climate on the east and west sides of the Yajiang Valley.

Mount Mira is not only the watershed between the Riguang River system in the northwest and the Niyang River system in the southeast, but also the natural boundary between the oceanic climate in the Bayi area and the inland climate in the Riguang City area, which has significant geographical demarcation significance.

The region west of Monte Mira has a dry and cold climate, while the eastern part is warm and humid with lush vegetation. The scenery on the east and west sides of the mountain is completely different!

In the past, when the Linla Expressway was not built, the Qinghai-Tibet Line had to cross the Mila Pass at an altitude of 5,013 meters, but later the Linla Expressway was built, so there was no need to cross this high mountain pass with an altitude of more than 5,000 meters.

The Mira Mountain Tunnel directly opens up the mountain of Mira Mountain, which not only lowers the height of the Mira Mountain by about 300 meters, but also shortens the distance and increases the safety of driving.

The 5,700-meter-long tunnel was built at an altitude of 4,750 meters above sea level -- the world's tallest road tunnel and the second highest tunnel in the world after the Wind Volcano Tunnel.

In any case, it is a miracle to build such a road tunnel at such a high altitude that is almost six kilometers long.

Those who have never been here may not be able to appreciate how harsh the environment is at an altitude of nearly 5,000 altitudes, but even those who live on the plateau all year round will have difficulty breathing at this altitude.

And it was under such harsh conditions that our road builders overcame all kinds of difficulties and forcibly cut through the mountain in front of Sunshine City, and built such a tunnel that can definitely be called a miracle of the world!

The Mira Hill Tunnel is a two-way tunnel with a speed limit of only 80 km/h. After entering the tunnel, Lao Liu couldn't help but be amazed by the scenery in the tunnel.

The upper part of the tunnel is not the kind of reinforced concrete structure that is common to most tunnels, and the upper half of the Mira Mountain Tunnel is all painted with blue sky and white clouds!

That's right, after building this tunnel, our road builders and masters painted the upper part of the tunnel with beautiful blue sky and white clouds. And the two rows of lights at the top of the tunnel illuminate the whole tunnel very brightly, driving in the tunnel? If you ignore both sides, you really think you are driving under a blue sky.

"Who designed this? I have to give him a thumbs up!" Lao Liu said in heartfelt admiration as he drove.

"Hee-hee, isn't it a surprise? The last time I went to Bayi and passed by the Mira Mountain Tunnel, I was also amazed by this tunnel? I've never seen a tunnel like this before. ”

"It's really great!" Lao Liu was also an eye-opener this time.

The car kept the speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour and drove steadily through the tunnel, and it took nearly five minutes to get out of the tunnel.

When you go out of the tunnel, you can see the Sichuan-Tibet Highway that crosses Mt. Mira coming from the side, and finally it is close to the Linla Highway again, and you can shuttle through the mountains in parallel.

After drilling out of the Mira Mountain Tunnel, a small stream reappeared on the side of the road and continued to flow along the road.

"Do you see this stream?" asked Chu Qian.

Chu Qian tilted her head and looked out, "What's wrong with this stream?"

"Hehe, this creek should be the source of the Niyang River. ”

"This is the source of the Niyang River, so small?" Looking at this stream less than one meter wide, Chu Qian was a little incredulous.

The source of the Yellow River is a water nest, and the source of the Yangtze River is not much bigger than this stream. The Niyang River is called the 'tears of the goddess' by the local Tibetans, which are the tears shed by the goddess of Mount Mira. We are now on the hill of Mira, and this stream is not the source of the Niyang River. ”

"God, I've seen the Niyang River on the Bayi side, and I've been to the Yani Wetland. The Niyang River is very wide when it flows into the Yajiang River, and if you don't tell me, I can't believe that such a small stream is actually the source of the Niyang River. ”

"Okay, now that the Niyang River has appeared next to us, then let's go down the river!"

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Many tourists on the Internet have posted comments on the Linla Expressway, saying that after the road is repaired, there will be an additional green landscape avenue from Riguang City to Bayi.

In fact, Lao Liu thinks that the most appropriate statement for this sentence should be "the green landscape avenue from Mira Pass to Bayi"!

Lao Liu didn't know what this section of the road on the west side of Mira Mountain looked like in summer, but now it seemed that the scenery from Sunshine City to Mila Mountain was obviously not good.

The majestic and tall Mira Mountain blocks the moist water vapor from the Indian Ocean along the Yajiang Grand Canyon to the north, which makes the west side of the Mira Mountain unable to be nourished by the moist water vapor.

However, the Niyang River valley on the eastern side of Mira Mountain, because of the perennial moist air from the Indian Ocean, makes the climate here not only humid, but also warmer than that of Sunshine City.

In fact, in the Weizang region, the climate is extremely dry. It's better in the summer, but in the winter, the climate here can dry you to death.

Just like the Tianlu Inn, there are now two humidifiers in every guest room and staff dormitory, and the humidifiers in the hotel lobby are also spitting out water mist almost all the time.

But even so, the room was still dribblingly dry. Even Lao Liu's lips are cracked because of dryness, and they will crack again after healing......

The humidifier in the room doesn't last overnight, and a large bucket of water in the humidifier will all evaporate.

Therefore, the dry climate is also a great challenge for tourists visiting the Weizang region.

Anyway, Lao Liu usually looks at the tourists who come to the inn, and at least nine of the ten have cracked lips......

But in Bayi, this is rarely the case.

Although Bayi is on the western edge of the Kham region, the air here is much wetter than that of Sunshine City.

And compared to Nikko City, which is 400 kilometers away, the closer you get to Bayi, the more trees there are on the mountains on both sides.

Before Lao Liu and Chu Qian crossed Mila Mountain, there was hardly a single tree on the mountains on both sides of the Linla Expressway, but after crossing Mila Mountain, the more east they went, the wider the Niyang River became, and trees appeared on the mountains on both sides unconsciously.

It seems that the number of trees on the mountains on both sides of the Niyang River valley is directly proportional to the change in the width of the Niyang River.

And with trees, the mountains will be green. Even though it's already October, the weather on the plateau is already very cool in the morning and evening, and the trees on the mountains on both sides of the Koniyang River Valley are still lush and green.

And the mountains at this time are also particularly beautiful, because you can see several different colors of the mountains at this time.

The top is naturally covered with white snow. Well, this snow is just snow, not glaciers.

Because of the high altitude, sometimes the weather is fine, but there are also snowflakes on the summits of these mountains with an altitude of more than 5,000 meters. This will turn the top of the mountain white.

Looking down, it's a withered yellow, which is the current color of alpine meadows. In October, almost all the alpine meadows on the plateau have turned yellow.

Further down you will see yellow leaves, orange-red leaves, and still pale green leaves at the bottom.

In other words, if you look at the mountains on both sides of the Niyang River Valley at this time, you will see such a variety of colors.

The taste is quite a rush to enjoy the maple leaves in the western mountains of the capital in the golden autumn season.

In addition to the Mira Mountain Tunnel, after running along the Linla Highway for more than an hour, I came to the small county town of Gongbu Jiangda, which spans both sides of the Niyang River.

This small county town located in the river valley is not large, on both sides are lush mountains, the surging Niyang River crosses the county, dividing this small county into two halves of the north and south, which looks very poetic. (PS: Lao Mo suggests that if there are book friends who pass by this small county town by car, they can go down to the county seat and have a good look.) The county seat is very small, and the shops in it are also very small. All in all, this county town once left a deep impression on Lao Mo, and in Lao Mo's feelings, Gongbu Jiangda was even more fascinating than Nyingchi. Well, there is no charge for this paragraph...... ）

Although there is the entrance and exit of the highway on the east side of the county, the two did not go down, but continued to drive on.

When you get here, you can see Tibetan villages every little distance. As the second uncle said when he was alive, the two-story small building of the Tibetan compatriots here is very beautiful, with red walls and green tiles, hidden in the lush woods, which is particularly emotional.

These small buildings are all funded by the state, and each village is a beautiful scenic spot.

After Gongbu Jiangda walked east for half an hour, we arrived at a very important node on the Linla Expressway - Ba River.

The Ba River is a small town named after the Ba River, a river that joins the Niyang River from the north.

The reason why the Ba River is important is because there are two famous scenic spots near the Ba River, Basongcuo and Xiuba thousand-year-old castle group!

Needless to say, Basongcuo is one of the only four national 5A-level scenic spots on the plateau, and it is also the only 5A-level scenic spot in the natural scenery category on the plateau.

Just ask you if you are a cow or not?

How many scenic spots on the plateau are magnificent and chaotic in the mountains?Mount Everest, Yangzhuo Yongcuo, Namtso, and Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon......

Any one of these attractions can leave visitors from the plains stunned.

But whether it is Mount Everest, Namco or Yangzhuo Yongcuo, they are only national 4A-level scenic spots, and only Basongcuo is hanging in front of this series of famous scenic spots with the level of national 5A-level scenic spots!

It can be called the most bullish natural scenic spot in the plateau!

Lao Liu couldn't figure out why, and Chu Qian didn't know either.

"Do you know why Basongcuo Scenic Area is a 5A-level scenic spot, while scenic spots such as Mount Everest and Namco are only 4A-level?" Lao Liu steadily parked the car in the Xiuba parking area on the side of the highway, tilted his head and asked Chu Qian.

Chu Qian shook her head blankly, "I really don't know about this situation. In fact, before I came to the plateau, I had only heard of the Bugong, Jokhang Temple, Mount Everest, Namco and other scenic spots, but I never knew about Basongcuo. ”

Lao Liu smiled bitterly: "We are the same." If I hadn't accompanied you home this time, I wouldn't have known that there was a 5A-level scenic spot hidden in this deep mountain and old forest. ”

Indeed, as Lao Liu said. As soon as the plateau is raised, the first thing that people generally think of is either the cloth palace or Mount Everest. This is especially true for those who have never been to the plateau before. Even if you ask where else you know besides Bugong and Mount Everest, it is estimated that nine out of ten people will say that I know Namco, I know Yangzhuo Yongcuo, I know Jokhang Temple, I know the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon......

What is that?

However, although Basongcuo is a 5A-level scenic spot, for Lao Liu and Chu Qian, who have seen Namco, Cuona Lake, and Sijin Latso, Basongcuo is nothing more than a beautiful lake.

In particular, Basongcuo is still more than 70 kilometers away from the Ba River, and it takes three or four hours to go back and forth, including the time for playing.

So as soon as the two discussed, they decided not to go to Basongcuo for the time being, but directly parked in the parking area on the side of the road to see the five ancient castles with a history of more than 1,600 years......