Every mountain, every river, is nature's gift to mankind.
It has given birth to countless lives and nourished the wonders of human civilization.
In the Ali region of the Tibetan plateau, there is a magical and beautiful lake, like a swan dancing with its neck raised.
Under the wing of this beautiful swan, the local people have lived happily for generations.
She is one of the three boundary lakes in China, with the beautiful name - Chomu Aung La Rinpo, and the Chinese name is Pangong Lake.
It is a very personal lake, with a completely different scenery from east to west, abundant on one side of China and not growing on the other side of India.
Let's walk into the magical Pangong Lake and feel the magic and poetry of nature.
Pangong Lake: Beautiful long-necked swan
The Tibetan name of Pangong Lake is Chomu Aung La Rinpo, which means long-necked swan.
This is a name derived from her shape, but in fact she is more like an emerald green jewel set on the Tibetan plateau, her lake is very clear and calm, you can see about 3 meters underwater, schools of fish swimming, it looks like a three-dimensional underwater tunnel.
It is a place to forget your troubles, wake up in the morning to the song of birdsong, and open the door to see the blue sky, a few shallow white clouds like the imprint of a brush.
Shifting down, the white and hazy snowy mountains in the distance, sacred people unconsciously slow down and lighten, where countless ice and snow are stationed, containing the indispensable source of life for human beings.
The seasons change, cold and warm alternate, the water flowing down the iceberg gathers and rushes, and everything in its path awakens and comes to life.
Pangong Lake is a blessed land that inherits love, in this pure land, the water flow is exceptionally clear, and under the sunlight, the green light is like a clear and soft emerald, which is joyful to see and soft to the touch.
Among the more than a dozen large and small islands in the lake, there is a small island that is very popular with birds, which is small but particularly vibrant, and the birds in the lake like to go to the bird island to recuperate.
Birds flying back from afar also like to stop and rest on this island.
This small island is like magic, so that the birds who come and go cannot refuse, fly over Pangong Lake and fall to feel the comfort of being surrounded by the lake.
Standing by the lake, gently closing your eyes, feeling the breeze, the sadness and helplessness in your heart are as if they have been healed, dissipating in the air where time has stood still.
Countless people from all over the world, with the spirit of pilgrimage, come here, let the body and mind get a real relaxation, and the moment they reach out and touch the lake, the soul seems to be baptized.
Under such a beautiful scenery, all the filth and lust of the world are washed out of the body.
This is the power and ingenuity of the Creator, giving you life, infusing you with emotions and desires, allowing you to rise and fall in the bittersweet and bitter of life, but setting up a corner of the wonder, so that you can get a moment of respite.
Natural creations are always so unexpected; Creation makes people, some rejoice and some worry.
Pangong Lake is such a contradiction between desolation and prosperity, bitterness and sweetness, and close combination.
The same lake, the area through which the east and west flow, the scenery is completely different.
It can be sweet or salty, and God favors China
As the boundary lake between China and India, Pangong Lake has about one-fifth of the area of Indian Kashmir.
Pangong Lake is an east-west lake that originates in India to the west, but due to the small flow of the tributary of origin and the fact that it is blocked by icebergs on both sides in the middle section, the width is sharply narrowed, and the narrowest point is only 5 meters.
This geographical form makes the lake flow rate is not smooth, the lake water accumulates in the west, the evaporation increases, and minerals are deposited in the lake, resulting in the western part of the lake in India, the salt content is very high, and the lake water is very salty.
The salinity of the lake is too high, which affects the salinization of the land around the lake, so there is no grass around Pangong Lake in India, and there are no fish living in the lake, and the entire lake area is desolate.
This is a rare situation in the world, the lake flows to the interruption, as the small tributaries converge, the salinity of the lake becomes low, and when it crosses the narrowest part of the interruption and reaches the east of the lake on the mainland, the water quality becomes freshwater with better quality.
And due to the abundant water flow of the tributaries under the interrupted iceberg, the area of Pangong Lake in the mainland is very wide, and the water quality has become suitable for fish survival.
Therefore, one lake and two scenes, from barren to abundant, are really a glance at hell and a glance at heaven.
And this salty and sweet Pangong Lake, many people joke that even the heavens are more partial to the mainland.
This rare and miraculous phenomenon has attracted many geologists from all over the world to investigate and study.
While sighing at the magic of the creator, he also lamented the luck of China.
With the convenience of transportation, the convenience of transportation, many previously little-known sights and wonders of the world are discovered.
Although Pangong Lake is on the mainland plateau and on the border, it cannot stop the people's yearning for him.
In recent years, more and more people know Pangong Lake and go thousands of miles to feel the dreamlike paradise.
In order to attract more tourists, and to give people who come here a better experience, the government has increased its investment.
Building a trestle bridge, connecting the shore of the lake and Bird Island, building an observation deck, buying cruise ships, renovating residences, etc., some people lamented that today's Pangong Lake is like a fairy that has fallen into the mortal world, although it is still beautiful, but it always feels a little more fireworks.
But how is this not another kind of beauty? Compared with the previous beauty is too illusory, today's Pangong Lake is a little more real, less cold and arrogant, and a little softer.
The human heart is such a reality, people who enjoy the stunning scenery on this side will always forget the miserable desolation on the other side of the mountain.
Some people compare Pangong Lake to a human heart, one side is sunny and one side is dark, one side is full of spirit, one side is depressed and sad, while living actively and self-pitying.
All natural things, reincarnation changes, endless life, the past and present lives of Pangong Lake, as well as future changes, are all gifts of nature.
Sweet rejoice, crying patience.
All living beings, survival of the fittest, no complaints.
The duality of Pangong Lake, like nature's warning to humans, is a unique reminder that the impact of the environment on human beings is enormous.
All things are not static, and if you lack love, sweetness can become salty and even bitter.
I hope that Pangong Lake, which is yearned for by more people, can be appreciated and amazed while being more loved and cared for, pure when it comes, and clear when it returns.
A place of battle: deep into Kashmir versus the only shipping lane
If you only admire Pangong Lake as a beautiful place, you feel that you underestimate its importance to the mainland.
Pangong Lake has always been a point of friction between the mainland and India, and many people wonder why a slender lake is a place where both China and India are vying for grabbing.
First of all, in terms of her location, it is very special, she is in Tibet on the mainland and Kashmir in India, but this 150-kilometer long neck lake, the strategic location of national defense is very important, it is a communication artery connecting India and the mainland.
The mountains on the Sino-Indian border are crisscrossed, and the Karakoram Mountains are an insurmountable natural barrier, so the river valley area surrounded by mountains is an important area for military protection.
Pangong Lake is located in the valley plain area, and Pangong Lake is the most convenient way to cross the border.
Therefore, Pangong Lake must be a place where soldiers must fight, which is why India continues to invade the mainland in this region.
Almost all of the fresh water resources of Pangong Lake are on the mainland, and the soldiers at the border posts in India need to go tens of miles away to collect water.
Pangong Lake's huge freshwater reserves are a huge temptation for India, a desperately scarce country.
Although Pangong Lake is like a string, the mainland's attitude towards it is very cautious, and no one can play it if he wants to.
In the face of India's constant provocations, the mainland has maintained a stable attitude while also stepping up the military defense of Pangong Lake.
The mainland has always been highly restrained on India's border issues, and in the 90s of last century, the two countries signed an agreement to maintain peace on the border, so since the Toulon Pass conflict in 1975, there have been frictions between the two countries but no casualties.
But when the two countries intersect, there is always one side that can't hold back and tries to touch the bottom line of diplomacy.
2020 was the worst year of collision between China and India, and India not only openly provoked, but also fired shots at our border guards on the southern shore of Pangong Lake in September.
India's shameless move broke the peace agreement signed between the two countries and tore up the statute not to use firearms in the conflict.
After that, military bases were built on the border of Pangong Lake, and military boats were replaced and increased, and military airfields were also built and put into use.
Of course, although the mainland geographically curtails the waterway access within India, it has not slackened.
The completed road from Xinjiang to Pangong Lake has opened up supply routes between here and the mainland's interior.
The bridge built to connect the north and south shores of Pangong Lake shortened the distance to the opposite bank by several hundred kilometers, greatly speeding up the efficiency of transportation and troop dispatch.
India has also built a road to Pangong Lake, but ironically, it has not been in use for 20 years.
At this construction speed, the officers and men of the mainland border guards were retired, and they did not see the day he built it.
The mainland's handling of the conflict between the two countries has always been very rational, and the military conflict at Pangong Lake did not make the mainland hot-headed and impulsive retaliation, but tended to settle it peacefully after many consultations between the two countries.
Some people feel that the mainland is too tolerant in this matter, but the author believes that your impulsive response like a fight with one punch and one kick is not a rational and best way.
The consequences of countless countries acting violently for the sake of a whim are precisely the lessons we should learn from and seek advantages and avoid harm.
The more this situation is, the more calm you can be, which is the embodiment of the demeanor of a big country and the expression of wisdom.
The conflict between the two countries has not given Western ill-intentioned countries the opportunity to take advantage of the void and stir up relations between the two countries, but has a tendency to heat up briefly.
India has always been at a disadvantage in terms of Pangong Lake Border Lake, which is one of the factors that he keeps tossing.
India wants to gradually expand its military scope through constant temptations in order to gradually invade the mainland Aksai Chin and Barigas regions.
But delusion is delusion after all, in history, most of India's Kashmir belongs to the mainland Ladakh, which was occupied by foreign countries during the Qing Dynasty, but the attributes and culture of the mainland's history, India's Kashmir region is also a sensitive existence for their own country.
India's approach to the border has always been risky, and it hides a huge conspiracy to open up new battlefields.
In 2020, because of India's bad behavior, two border conflicts not only caused casualties, but also had great international impact.
But they not only did not correct their attitude, but also used Sino-Indian relations as a threat to confront the mainland on the border issue.
Ironically, India is clamoring loudly, but they seem to have forgotten that the mainland has always maintained absolute control over Pangong Lake.
India's teeth and claws are as ironic as jumping beam clowns.
Behind the beautiful things in the world can be the poppy that gives people pain.
The beauty of Pangong Lake makes people love and hate, love the picturesque scenery, resent her unfairness and favoritism.
The same surface of the water shining by the sun, hundreds of kilometers away, and the barrier of high mountains, are like a door to open two different worlds.
The same blue and calm water surface also reflects the beautiful shadow of the snowy mountains, but the reflection in the lake in India, reflecting the desolate shore, always seems to reveal a helplessness, a helplessness that human beings and nature live in symbiosis and cannot resist.
No one wants blood stained on beautiful Pangong Lake, and in the past few years since the bloodshed, Sino-Indian border relations have become calm on the surface, but in fact they are turbulent.
The Indian army's wanton actions in disregard of the will of the people will eventually be punished. The world needs peace, the two peoples also look forward to stability, and all the foolish actions in history have no good ending.
The magical Pangong Lake, rich in water and grass on one side of China, but not on the other side of India, natural preference cannot be changed, but the peace of relations between the two countries can be maintained, and I hope that the laughter of the two peoples lingers on both sides of the beautiful Pangong Lake, not the provocative insults and impulsive and violent gunshots.
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