On the twenty-ninth day of the jinsha river expedition, jinjiang town went to Shangri-La
Out of Jinjiang Town left turn there is Jinsha River chain suspension bridge, Jinjiang Bridge now built a height limit width fence, can only pass a very narrow car motorcycle and pedestrians, cross the bridge to the right bank of the Jinsha River, along the G353 National Road continue to the upstream direction, this road is also called Weili Line, is the Lijiang road to Weixi, there is a fork in the fast to Judian Town, turn left into the mountain road or g353 National Road to Weixi, Jinsha River from here is really with the Lancang River and nu River three rivers, here is very close to Weixi, In 2014, the inspection of the Lancang River is to Weixi, go straight and continue along the river, the road in front is s226 county road, this place is the junction of the three counties of Yulong Weixi Zhongdian, to the Jinsha River side of the Lijiang Tacheng Township, Tacheng has a long history, the famous Sui Dynasty general Su Rong expedition to Yunnan, the construction of the Shenzhou (Jinsha River) iron bridge, and set up the Shenchuan Governor's Mansion here, and then there is an unknown itinerary, in Tacheng Township to fill the motorcycle with oil to rest assured.
Continue to drive upstream along the Jinsha River, in front of the famous Qizong Village, which belongs to another Tacheng Township, Weixi County Tacheng Town Qizong Village, its Zong Village is located in Weixi County Zhongdian County Yulong County Deqin County Four Counties Junction, known as Jiming Four Counties, its Zong Village is hidden on the Jinsha River, in ancient times was the border of Tubo, Datang, Nanzhao State, under the Weixi Lisu Autonomous County Tacheng Town, here was previously The Weixi to Zhongdian must pass, the Jinsha River flows to its Zong, the river valley is blocked by the Shimen Guanshan to form a bend, After that, it has become a few kilometers wide river valley, an important agricultural area, because it is located in the main road of transportation villages have the temperament of a small town, here is in the hinterland of the three rivers and flows, is a place where multiple ethnic cultures gather, living Tibetans, Lisu, Naxi, Yi, Pumi and other ethnic groups, various religions coexist, there are Christian churches, Tibetan Buddhist temples, Dharma Ancestral Master Cave is the most Buddhist symbol of Diqing and Yunnan Monuments, after Tibetan Buddhism entered the Tibetan area of Yunnan, it is said that Dharma Ancestors faced the wall in this mountain cave for 10 years, and became a Buddha , hence the name Dharma Guru Cave. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, people built a Zen house temple based on wood and stone, and the incense of Laiyuan Temple and Dharma Temple was raised so far, and there were 11 living Buddhas in its village.
In the Jinsha River Qichun Bridge turn right and jinjiang line convergence, or continue along the s226 county road, from the right bank of the Jinsha River to the left bank, this road is the main road from Weixi to Shangri-La, called the Xiangwei Line, to Weixi road along the left side of the mountain, into the three rivers and flow hinterland, jinsha river from its village upstream, and into the alpine canyon area, along the river road some places are very steep, the road conditions are OK, but the road is narrow and there are many small curves, the opposite will be careful, there are not many cars on the road, Many cars will occupy the opposite road when driving to the bend, to observe the situation of the opposite car at any time, in the distance in advance to prepare for the car, each bend must sound the horn, the motorcycle is the weak, must be careful, from its village to the five realms of the township, the Jinsha River is turbulent, a lot of reefs and tidal flats in the water, the white waves in the river rolling, the water surface can see a large backflow whirlpool, and some places still retain the zipline across the river. Arriving at Wujing Township, a small town on the edge of the Jinsha River, located in the Jinsha River Gorge in the west of Shangri-La City, in an important geographical location at the western gate of Shangri-La, the Tibetans have become the main ethnic group, housing, living customs, costumes, etc. are basically the same as in Tibetan areas, entering Tibetan Buddhist areas, the roadside can often see the White Pagoda, the Distance between the Three Rivers and the Three Rivers of the Nu River, the Distance between the Three Rivers and the Three Rivers is getting closer and closer, and the Nu River Pradi Township Lancang River Yezhi Town Jinsha River Wujing Township, these three townships and towns that flow together in the hinterland have all arrived, which is a very meaningful place.
Today I still wanted to live by the Jinsha River, arrived at Tuoding Township when it was past noon, decided to eat in Tuoding Township, Tuoding Township has two suspension bridges on the Jinsha River, through a suspension bridge across the Jinsha River into Tuoding Township, turned around in the town, the afternoon town is very quiet, the weather is very hot, the shops and restaurants on the street are open doors, do not see anyone to take care of business, feel that people are resting, motorcycles from another suspension bridge out of the town, see the road signs to Zhongdian there are nearly eighty kilometers away, did not eat hungry ah, Another time across the suspension bridge into the top of the drag, the motorcycle stopped on the side of the road, into the restaurant owner only came out, ordered two dishes to eat, the boss said that the water has been stopped for a week, the water pipe cracked, and now it has not been repaired, they use the water to find a car to pull back, the hotel is also no water, there is no way to stay, after eating has been almost three o'clock, can only continue on the road, the target Shangri-La.
Tuoding Lisu Nationality Township is located in the south of Deqin County, east of Shangri-La City Wujing Township across the Jinsha River, south of Weixi County Tacheng Town, west of Xiaruo Township, north of Benzilan Town, Zhubalong River from west to east into the Jinsha River, the population of Tuoding Township is mainly Tibetan and Lisu ethnic groups, Tibetan Buddhism, Christianity, Lisu primitive religion three religions coexist, township streets are mostly Tibetan, the right bank of the Jinsha River scenic terrace, according to the mountains and waters built with Tibetan-style houses, most of the Lisu people live on the mountain, Tuoding Township has the reputation of Diqing Xiaojiangnan, and there are thousands of strange stones washed out by the Jinsha River for thousands of years, which are worth collecting. From Tuoding Township, continue along the Jinsha River G215 National Road Xiangwei Line, this section of the Jinsha River is also rushing in the alpine canyon, there are many rapids and shoals, there are villages on each dam on both sides of the river, the road began to rise, farther and farther away from the Jinsha River, and then into the mountains, slowly from the Jinsha River Valley to the ridge, into Shangri-La City, g215 National Road Xiangwei Line winding up the mountain, in Nixi Village and G214 National Road Xijing Line convergence, in 1997 to here, that year was from Zhongdian to Deqin, Motorcycle driving to the Nixi intersection, should have gone to the direction of Deqin to benzilan, into Sichuan to continue walking along the Jinsha River, but tomorrow it is time to get rabies vaccine, this is the last shot, only to Shangri-La can be injected, the motorcycle on the g214 national highway to Shangri-La, when climbing the hill the motorcycle is a manifestation of insufficient power, looking at the slope is not too steep, the motorcycle can only drive in two gears, sometimes need a gear to rush, this is also a reason to go to Shangri-La, you need to adjust the motorcycle carburetor, Adapt to driving at high altitudes.
Take a picture in front of the 2000 km road monument of G214 National Highway, the motorcycle drove out of a mountain bend, the eyes suddenly opened up, under the mountain is a large wetland grassland, extremely far away, Zhongdian Plain and Napa Sea in the distance, in the distance is Shangri-La City, after nearly twenty years and once again came to Shangri-La, in 1997 here is still called Zhongdian County, later renamed Shangri-La City.
Online booked an inn, in the ancient city of Dukezong, is a family hotel, the conditions are general, feel very warm, at night Dukezong ancient city in the inn restaurant lights up, a lot of tourists, ate a bowl of yak beef, just go back to the room to sleep, today driving distance of 180 kilometers, feel a little tired.