Gradually, a continuous brick red hill appeared outside the window, and the scenery in front of me was magnificent but boundless. Sometimes, I can't name the green leaves that shine in the sunshine and wind.
In the noisy carriage, a family of three in the back row has staged the story of Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma Wolf three times. The uncles and aunts of the Sunset Red Alliance persuaded each other to eat another apple. After four hours on the train, I'm a little impatient.
Just when I really wanted to make an explosion, the car finally stopped in Xining, a province not far from my hometown, a place I have always longed for but never set foot in.
When I got off the bus, the cool wind immediately blew on my face. It's past seven in the evening, but it's bright.
I was swept away by the fresh air in the car just now, looking at everything around me while walking.
Modern architecture with the raised red hills as the background tells us that this place is being favored by nature. Hard-working people have created human civilization here, and the unique natural environment has created the uninhibited character of people in this area.
The northwest is so unique and irreplaceable that you will always be hit by it. It may be a fresh tea card, an endless blue lake, or a mysterious and magnificent Ya Dan landform.
In the northwest, sometimes gentle, sometimes bold. Right there, I finally came.
Ta 'er Temple | Pure and gorgeous colors, not flashy heart.
Knowing that he was coming to Ta 'er Temple, my father opened his old memories and talked about his trip to the northwest with his mother.
Sometimes it is strange that many things in many places have obviously changed beyond recognition in the long river of time, but all the past remains in someone's memory for a long time.
I like to hear people say good memories, as if adding a beautiful filter to the place where we are going.
Today's Ta 'er Temple really gave me good memories.
The sky is dark blue from the morning, and the red-dominated buildings in the temple are particularly gorgeous in this weather.
We visited Ta 'er Temple counterclockwise. After entering the temple, we went all the way up from the path behind the Tower of Babel to the commanding heights in the temple, and then all the way back to the square.
Today, I put on a red Tibetan costume, and Ta 'er Temple is colorful.
What impressed me most about Ta 'er Temple was its color. Bright red, yellow, blue and green are used incisively and vividly, so it is always easy to appear gaudy when bright colors are stacked together. However, these colors of Ta 'er Temple are not tacky, but make people feel pure.
Maybe it's because the tourist season has not arrived yet. There are not many tourists in the temple, and some places can even be enjoyed by us. I like this time very much. Aside from glitz, we can enjoy a moment's peace like devout believers and enjoy the shelter of Ta 'er Temple alone.
Ta 'er Temple is a Tibetan Buddhist temple. The temple style is quite different from that of Han Buddhism, and the most representative of Tibetan Buddhism is the prayer wheel.
Tibetans put the scriptures in the prayer wheel, and each turn is equivalent to chanting. Everyone who turns the prayer wheel must be full of piety and prayer, and the prayer wheel will become sacred.
Walking in Ta 'er Temple, if you carefully observe every detail, you will find that every painting is exquisitely carved. After years of baptism, many places are no longer exquisite, but the colors eroded by time seem to be more suitable for the temperament here.
Only after the baptism and precipitation of time can the glitz be washed away.
Those patchwork, orderly, complex or simple buildings reflect the piety of believers everywhere. The heart is often conveyed through external things. When we came to Ta 'er Temple, I think we received this intention and piety. All the buildings in Ta 'er Temple are external manifestations of believers' beliefs.
Bright red, bright orange, dark blue, grass green, white, pink and gold, all colors are very lively together.
I don't know religion, and I am immersed in the shooting of buildings and portraits all the way. What I saw in front of me made me feel solemn and silent. Although the crowds on the roads on both sides are bustling and noisy, you can feel a different atmosphere as long as you step into the threshold of the palace.
Occasionally I meet a few monks in red robes, and their temperament is always unique.
There is a red wall, half deep and half shallow red, and there is a round stone carving on the wall. The trees in the wall grow extremely vigorously, and the branches and leaves of the trees hang outside the wall.
One sunny morning, the sun shone on the branches and cast a shadow on the red wall.
It is a gentle time and picture, belonging to the net red wall of Ta 'er Temple.
One of the highlights in the temple is the continuous prayer wheel. Every turn is a prayer.
Of all the knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism, my favorite is the prayer wheel, which is a solemn religion, but it gives me a romantic feeling.
In January, I turned all the warp wheels, not to cross, but to touch your fingerprints.
That year, I kowtowed and hugged the dust, not for the Buddha, but for your warmth.
At that time, I climbed over 100 thousand mountains, not to repair the afterlife, but to meet you on the road.
Baoruyi Pagoda is the most representative building of Ta 'er Temple. These eight towers painted in various colors stand in the most conspicuous square in front of Ta 'er Temple. It is said that these eight pagodas were built because of Sakyamuni's eight great merits.
I once met a pious woman when I was taking pictures here. She walks around the Eight Pagodas without any distractions, and worships every few steps, which is not influenced by the outside world.
The spiritual richness of the world is an enviable thing. Only when people are firm in their hearts can they completely ignore the eyes of the outside world and follow the preset route.
I can't fully understand those people who spend their whole lives just crossing mountains to worship Jokhang Temple. But what I admire and envy is his inner spiritual strength and determination to move forward all the way.
Qinghai Lake | Blue Pure Land in Castle Peak
On the way to Qinghai Lake, we will pass Laki Mountain, which is a place we are looking forward to, and comes from colorful prayer flags in the mountain.
When we arrived at Laji Mountain, the weather was not ideal. Occasionally a few thick clouds float in the sky, and the weather on the plateau is erratic. Standing on Laji Mountain, the distant mountains are clearly visible. At the end of May, most of the grass has gradually turned green, and the colors in front of it are rich in yellow, green and blue.
The wind is blowing on the plateau, and the temperature here is much lower than that in Xining city.
There will be many such places on the Ganqing Ring Road. Obviously there is no mountain road before and after, but a small palace is built halfway up the mountain, and then the prayer flags will be covered with hills.
Colored prayer flags fluttered freely in the wind. I don't know what kind of hands are tied here and what kind of prayers are left. All I know is that this little prayer flag has been guarding here.
Avoiding the scenic spot of Erlang Sword, which the tour group must visit, we came to the private scenic spot next to Erlang Sword, and we could get along with Qinghai Lake without expensive tickets.
Most people think that Qinghai Lake is inseparable from rape flowers, but at this time, the golden rape flowers are not in full bloom, and the transparent Qinghai Lake is more simple and pure among the mountains.
Qinghai Lake, which has been said many times, is now in sight.
I'm beginning to believe that if you stick to one thing, then this place will not let you down too much.
When I first arrived at Qinghai Lake, the sky was hazy. I took a photo in disappointment and was ready to leave. I don't want to see a large blue sky when I hesitate on the shore. Everything is clear.
The water in Qinghai Lake is very clear. Standing on the shore and looking at the bottom, the underwater stones are clearly visible.
There is an indescribable emotion in my heart. For such a simple but rare purity, people always don't know what to say, just stand quietly or sit somewhere and stare.
Put everything that is now and will die in your eyes.
If there is aesthetic fatigue in the world, it must not apply to nature. Do you believe that no matter how many times the blue sky emerges from the clouds, no matter how many times the sparkling lake ripples, you will be intoxicated in the face of all this.
I was going to spend some time sitting by the lake in a daze, but I didn't want to be occupied by free waterfowl in a few seconds.
A group of black and white birds, with red mouths and claws, are flying around in the water, flying high and staying on the water. I quickly followed the steps of the birds and chased the photos. (Here, please click on continuous shooting, the brain tonic mage. )
People say that the most beautiful moment in Qinghai Lake is when rape blossoms are in full bloom in July and August. I used to think so.
But when I really came here, I knew the beauty of Qinghai Lake, and I didn't need anything else to set it off. Its purity was the most precious.
Every time I meet such a clear and pure lake, I sincerely hope it will always be so transparent. I hope more people can see its beauty, but I am also afraid that more tourists will pollute it.
I pity it and only hope that it will be treated gently by more people.
Soon after leaving the lake, there is a hill, and the outline of Qinghai Lake can be seen from a distance.
Far away from the rugged mountains and winding roads is the pure land of Qinghai Lake in the green hills, which is located in the largest inland lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
It is a pearl on the plateau and a blue eye on the map of Qinghai.
Chaka Salt Lake | I will meet you at last.
Chaka Salt Lake, a place attracted only by looking at photos, is the most anticipated place for this trip.
I have been waiting for a long time to shoot Hanfu in Chaka Salt Lake.
Get up at 6 o'clock in the morning and watch the gloomy weather outside the window. I was desperate, but I started to make up and do my hair, thinking that since I was here, I would take some photos anyway.
After arriving at the scenic spot, the sky was still thick with clouds, and we walked and even rained. We ran into a small shop with a heavy heart. It was raining. A dull mood enveloped everything around us, and everyone stopped talking.
Suddenly there was a cry, "Come and see the rainbow!" Breaking the silence, I ran out along the track, and I saw a faint arched rainbow in the distance. At this time, the sky is still raining, but it is blue.
Surprisingly, the clouds are so thick that we don't think it will clear up anyway. We don't want to change the sky in less than half an hour.
Fortunately, I will meet you in the future.
Take a small train directly to the island in the middle of the lake. At this time, the picture is very layered, with white salt lakes, gray mountains, pure white snow on the top of the mountain, blue sky and white clouds.
I am so excited. This is the greatest sadness and happiness in my journey.
When I first arrived at the island in the middle of the lake, although it gradually cleared up, the wind was blowing wantonly. Although my hair was blown badly, I jumped into the lake excitedly and started the photo mode.
I prefer pink to bright red, because Chaka Salt Lake is tender in my heart.