Mangkang County, Changdu City, Tibet is located on the plateau, the night view here is very beautiful. There are no signs of pollution in the environment here, it retains the natural geographical landform landscape for millions of years, the air is very fresh, and the sky is not polluted. It’s a great place to watch the stars.
October 4, 2017, Mangkang County, Changdu City, Tibet, 4 degrees Celsius.
I wore a T-shirt and trousers, got out of the car and froze into a dog. I stayed in a dilapidated hotel that I couldn’t imagine, everything was dirty and messy, the bed was too dirty to get on!
Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, I guess I should say something!
This is our fifth day out, the moon is full, but I don’t have much longing. I am a person without the concept of home, and I don’t care what kind of festival I celebrate.
The car went west all the way, passing Lijiang, Shangri-La, Deqin, Tibet Salt Well, now taking a short break in Mangkang. The night is dark, the road to Tibet stretches, there is often no signal, there is no pause in the car. I was silent for a long time, the thoughts in my mind were like trees receding at high speed by the roadside, scrambling to emerge. I thought a lot of things, things I could understand and things I couldn’t understand, scrambling to pop out of my mind. I tried to put things in order, but I couldn’t. I understand more and more that I am a person who doesn’t know how to define. Anyway, I know I’m not good or bad. I’m a person who yearns for the distance. I’m not a person who is content with stability. Maybe I’ll be messing around my whole life, loving to toss and turn, seeming lively but unwilling to look back. I just hope I don’t regret anything!
The journey is difficult but happy. I gained a lot along the way. I witnessed friendship, love, and family. In short, it doesn’t matter where you go, the important thing is to be with interesting souls. Of course, I will block out unpleasant people and things. Maybe you won’t or can’t understand the meaning of travel or the belonging of the distant place, but I feel it all the way. The companionship and the moving experience along the way are better than a thousand words. I walk every step of the way with my heart. I am closer to the distance, and the distance is farther away from me.
There is no lack of moving experiences and companionship on the road. We are together. Many troubles are diluted by nature and self-abuse on the road. Just like I almost got bumped off a cliff in the Nylon Gorge today, just like I’m now curled up in a dirty little hotel wanting a little hot water for a shower, even just to wash my face, just like… It’s cold, Tibet is really damn cold. But there is some warmth in my heart, I am one step closer to my heart’s destination.
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