Chinanews.com Lhasa, May 26th: Tibet: Poems and Distances of the RV Family
China News Service reporter Jiang Feibo
"We are from Shenyang, Liaoning Province. We started from our hometown in October last year, drove all the way to the south, spent the Spring Festival in Beihai, Guangxi, and then drove by ourselves in Guizhou and Sichuan. Along the way, we will do strategies and learn about local epidemic prevention policies in advance. A few days ago Smooth entry to Tibet." On May 25, 70-year-old Su Jun told a reporter from Chinanews.com the story of his and his lover's RV travel across China.
RVs in the parking lot of the Chinese Culture Park in Lhasa, on the banks of the Lhasa River in Tibet, on May 25.
Photo by Jiang Feibo
In the morning, more than 40 RVs of various sizes were parked in the parking lot along the Lhasa River.
Many vacant parking spaces have set up tents, and RVers make tea, walk their dogs, or boil water to cook.
Many people have foldable solar charging panels to charge the car mobile power supply in the fierce sunlight of the plateau.
Su Jun and his wife arrived in Lhasa by car. The husband and wife introduced that Tibet was the last province in their "travel all over China" tour.
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"This park is very suitable for RVers. There is no charge, you can get water, and there are public toilets. Look at the license plate information. Shandong, Yunnan, Shanghai, Guangdong, Guizhou... Everyone comes from all over the country." Su Jun introduced that in 2015, he and his wife I bought this car and started the journey of "traveling all over China" after retirement. "It has traveled more than 120,000 kilometers and can circle the earth three times."
Su Jun's lover Liu Guifan is 69 years old this year.
She said her son works overseas and is very supportive of their self-driving life.
"Yesterday we visited the Potala Palace. It was very magnificent. We also made a video with our son. He was very excited when he saw us in Tibet and was very happy for us." Liu Guifan said that the husband and wife overcome altitude sickness in order to enter Tibet and do After a lot of preparations, my husband also had heart bypass surgery for this.
"Tibet is the last province in our 'travel all over China' trip. We feel that our dream has come true and we have no regrets in this life."
Su Jun said that they plan to go to Shigatse and Ngari next to see Mount Everest and Mount Kailash.
"Finally, I returned from the Qinghai-Tibet Highway and went home to check my body and teeth."
Li Baoxin from Beijing introduced that he drove from Beijing in February this year. Because of the warmth in the south, he first went to Hainan, and then drove by himself in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou. "These days, I will rest in Lhasa and go through the formalities. I plan to drive by myself. The Xinzang Highway goes from Ali to Xinjiang." He said that most of the RVers who drive to Tibet are retirees and businessmen.
On May 25, "RVers" rested under the awning in the parking lot of the Chinese Culture Park in Lhasa City. The solar panels in front of the vehicles were charging.
Photo by Jiang Feibo
"This is the third time I've been in Tibet. Tibet is very big, and I haven't been to many places before, so I'm here again." Li Baoxin said that he mostly cooks by himself along the way, and occasionally wants to try local specialties.
"I bought 5 catties of yak meat a few days ago, made it myself, and tasted the taste of Tibet."
Zhang Shaoyong and his wife from Kunming, Yunnan arrived in Lhasa on the 23rd in a trailer RV.
He said he likes exploratory travel.
"Under the epidemic, our business has been affected to some extent. We simply gave ourselves a few months of vacation, drove a car, brought a camera and an aerial drone to Tibet, walked slowly, watched slowly, and felt the scenery and customs here." .
At noon on May 25, Li Haiying from Yunnan was washing rice and cooking in the trailer.
Photo by Jiang Feibo
Like Li Baoxin, Zhang Shaoyong also plans to go to Shigatse, Ali, and then to Xinjiang.
"Many people who play RV self-driving have a dream. They want to go around China along the national border, and the Xinzang line is our long-cherished wish." Zhang Shaoyong said that Tibet is beautiful and worthy of deep exploration by self-driving travelers.
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