Sichuan-Tibet Highway Self-Drive Tour (20) "Famous Sacred Lake" - Basum Lake.

Sichuan-Tibet Highway Self-Drive Tour (20) "Famous Sacred Lake" - Basum Lake Lhasa, Tibet - Nyingchi 2024.9.18 Gongbo'gyamda weather is clear to cloudy, temperature 8-24 degrees, altitude 3500 meters, National Highway 318-G4218 Expressway. When people are gathered together, we are walking on the "top of the world", spending a simple and "highest level", meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival. The Sichuan-Tibet self-driving tour has been over half a month, and the time and itinerary are over half. Every day there are new expectations, which are exciting and tireless. I want to arrive at today's place of stay early, the east just shows the white belly of the fish, we are on the road. On the wide streets of Mokokoka, the lights are bright, and a round moon hangs on the horizon. Starting today, I will embark on the "Sichuan-Tibet Highway Self-Drive Tour" loop-South Line G318, all the way to the east and the altitude will go down until Ganzi in Sichuan will go up to 4000 meters again. Choose G4218 Yaye Expressway to go straight to Basum Lake, and there are tunnels through Mila Mountain on the way. The Mila Mountain Pass (altitude 5013 meters) that was crossed nine years ago is no longer important. The Nagqu Nagenla Pass (altitude 5190 meters) has become the highest record of this trip. At 11 o'clock in the morning, the car arrived at Basum Lake Scenic Area. Basum Lake (5A), Tibetan means "green water". The lake surface is 3480 meters above sea level, the water area is about 27 square kilometers, the deepest part is 120 meters, it is located in the high gorge and deep valley upstream of Bahe Town, Bahe, Gongbo'gyamda County, and is a famous sacred lake and holy place of the Red Sect. In August 2017, it became the first natural landscape national 5A scenic spot in Tibet. I have been to Basum Lake nine years ago. The quiet and beautiful natural scenery left us with unforgettable impressions. This time I passed by and came to see it again. The scenic spot has changed a lot after being upgraded to 5A, and some are not recognized. We just wanted to go to the lake heart island for a turn, but the result was that the scenic bus pulled us to the wrong place according to the established route, which delayed nearly three quarters of an hour. The core scenic area of Basum Lake is Lake Heart Island, which is embedded in the emerald green lake water (Figure 1), and two trestle bridges are connected to the shore (Figure 2). The island is not big, and it can be finished in half an hour (Figure 3). There is a Red Sect temple-Cozong Temple (Figure 4) on the island, located at the north end of the island (Figure 5). There is also a special-looking evergreen tree that is said to be more than a thousand years old (Figure 6). There is a long plank road along the lake for tourists to stroll and enjoy the scenery (Figure 7). The marina is moored with speedboats and sailboats (Figure 8), for tourists to choose to rent a lake tour (Figure 9). There are also two viewing platforms in the scenic area for overlooking the lake heart island, and the scenic bus can be sent to the viewing platform. We have drones, and these two climbing points have not gone. After the tour of Basum Lake, drive more than 200 kilometers and rush to stay in Suosong Village, Milin County (altitude 3140 meters). Namjagbarwa, the mountain is high and the road is long, come for you! Whether you get what you want, listen to the analysis tomorrow.