Chapter 23, Saltwell Church
Changes in altitude are actually changes in temperature.
If you want to ride this road in a short-sleeved shirt like in the mainland, you are looking for death. The stingy sun can only take a day to peel off your naked skin. Therefore, you must wear a helmet and wear long-sleeved one when riding outside.
Sometimes, I feel cold when wearing long sleeves.
Day 5.
They had just passed through the last town in southern Yunnan and drove 38 roads to the dividing line between Deqin and Mangkang.
It is also the dividing line between southern Yunnan and Tibet.
The three of them stopped in front of the boundary monument, and Li Xiaochuan said, "Congratulations, you are going to enter Tibet."
"kindness."
Han Qi doesn't know what kind of mood he feels now, and he is also excited and worried. It took him five days to get here from Lijiang. The hardships he suffered in these five days were more than the hardships he had in the first half of his life, but after suffering so much, he had not even entered Tibet.
In other words, the road ahead will be more difficult than these five days.
Han Qi and Zhang Shuhao both stood in front of the boundary monument and asked Li Xiaochuan to be a photographer to take a few photos.
Han Qi also filmed a lot of works during the ride. He was planning to wait until the end of this ride, so he sorted out the photos and made a video and posted them on his B-station account. As for Douyin, he would ignore it.
Having not appeared for a few days, Han Qi's popularity on Douyin dropped sharply.
The popularity of modern society is only temporary. Han Qi is not a star. Without a team to run fans for him, the popularity is scattered so quickly. It is very likely that in a while, even the girls who were chasing Han Qi in Lijiang would forget him.
This is also good, but Han Qi is not very popular and can continue to perform on the street to make money.
When he arrived at Yanjing, Zhang Shuhao happily went to the post office to stamp the seal.
He carried a notebook with him. Every time he passed by a small town or village along the way, he would go in and ask the staff to stamp him whenever he saw the post office. He had already stamped a lot of pages in the past five days, and Han Qi thought this was quite meaningful.
He felt that this was the same as his favorite to take photos everywhere, and he wanted to leave something for himself during this trip.
Li Xiaochuan and Han Qi were waiting for him outside the post office, and they also purchased some materials on the streets of Yanjing. Han Qi was tired of eating instant noodles after eating a few days. When he saw a shop selling buns on the street, he hurried over and bought ten pieces in bags just like his relatives.
When they met, Li Xiaochuan said, "I think we should stop riding down and spend the night here, otherwise it will be one or two o'clock in the middle of the night when we arrive in the next village."
Han Qi nodded and said, "Well, I'll go find a hotel."
"Slow down..." Li Xiaochuan called Han Qi, "I remember there is a place where you can live, it's quite cheap and clean. I'll take you there."
Continue to ride along the national highway, and soon Han Qi saw a church.
"Is there a church here? Believe in God?" Even if Han Qi doesn't believe in anything, he knows that most of the people here believe in Buddhism. No other religion has room for survival here, so it is a bit surprising to see the church in Tibet.
"Yes, I don't know if there is any room, so we will stay here tonight."
This church is right next to the national highway, and can be seen by everyone who opens the Yunnan-Tibet Line. The most conspicuous thing is a white tower-shaped building. Each eaves on each floor are very Tibetan-style. There is a large white cross on the top of the tower, proclaiming its faith.
After walking into Han Qi, I realized that the church was fenced and there were other white buildings inside.
The three of them drove the car into the wall of the church. Li Xiaochuan went to ask the priest about the situation of the house. Han Qi asked Zhang Shuhao to help him look at the car and walked into the church alone, wanting to see what the difference is in this church built on the hard soil of the gospel.
Perhaps if all foreign things want to enter a new field, they must change their original appearance.
The same is true for this church. After entering it, I can't see any Western style at all. Han Qi even thinks it is a temple. But unlike the Tibetan temples I saw on the road before, it is more like a temple in the mainland.
But this difference is just the style of the building itself, such as the details, such as windows, eaves and beams and columns. The paintings and carvings on them are all Tibetan characteristics, and you can still see where this place is located at a glance.
The church hall is a security door, which is not closed and is covered in falsehood.
Push the door open gently.
Very flash!
There are many light sources in the church hall, mostly in warm colors, and as many paintings as lights are paintings about God. These paintings are hung on white walls, and the walls reflect light back and forth, making the entire church look magnificent, noble and elegant.
The opposite of Han Qi walked into the gate was the image of God’s crucifixion. There were couplets on both sides of the image. On the left was God’s blessings in heaven, and on the right was the good man who enjoyed peace in the earth.
The chairs in the hall are placed like the churches seen on TV. The wooden benches are divided into rows, and local residents are sitting scattered. When they hear the sound, some people look back at Han Qi and nod with a smile.
After Han Qi responded carefully, he continued to visit the church.
In some places in this hall, you can even see colorful glass windows. This decoration application adds a romantic and charming Western atmosphere to the church, but it is not abrupt, with a pleasing harmony.
"Han Qi Where are you? Han Qi come out quickly, hurry up!"
Han Qi heard Li Xiaochuan's anxious voice and hurried out of the hall and ran towards the entrance. Fortunately, the church was not big, so Han Qi soon saw Li Xiaochuan who had already stepped on his bicycle, but he didn't see Zhang Shuhao who should have been waiting here.
"What's wrong?" Han Qi asked quickly.
"Zhang Shuhao is chasing a child out. Let's hurry up and see if there is no problem."
"Damn!"
Is this so great?
Li Xiaochuan had already chased after him by bike, and Han Qi quickly helped his bicycle up and chased Li Xiaochuan in front of him out of the church.
What was Zhang Shuhao thinking? Why did he chase others... He was silent along the way. Han Qi originally thought he was an introverted and honest person, but he didn't expect to do anything in a blink of an eye. This is the territory of Tibetans. How dare you bully a child? If you don't have your life, I'll be dead!
The road conditions here are not very good. In many places, people are either repairing houses or building roads, which makes Han Qi's butt hurt.
Fortunately, Zhang Shuhao rode slowly, and the two of them didn't chase him.
At the corner of an earthen wall, Han Qi saw Zhang Shuhao stopping the car. He and Li Xiaochuan also quickly brake here. After going down, they saw Zhang Shuhao saying sorry.
Opposite him, a female Tibetan wearing a face towel was holding a teenage child, covering the child's face with her right hand, and looked sideways at the three people who suddenly appeared in front of him with uneasy and vigilant eyes.
After that, he was discovered by an adult.
Han Qi was panicked.
Chapter completed!