Departing from Deshengmen in Beijing at 8 a.m. on Oct. 2, we arrived at the east gate of Chongqing's Third Military Medical University at 11:40 p.m. on the 6th.
Driving from Beijing to Chongqing is not a thrill-seeking endeavor, much less a novelty. It is an ideal and a goal to read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. Including the children's books of our childhood, we have not been able to read 10,000 books so far. However, walking a thousand miles can be accomplished, the key lies in how to do. When the military when the daily five kilometers of compulsory courses, three months to complete the goal of a thousand miles, not to mention the flight to the United States, to Europe, often tens of thousands of kilometers.
Out of school for eight years, has been in the busy and pressure to work, although every time there are business trips, the opportunity to go abroad, but most of the official business, always feel that can not be full. This year, from the beginning of the determination to take the doctoral exam, I was determined to drive back to my alma mater, thank God, finally got what I wanted.
My buddy Scorpio and I both have experience driving on complex roads. We were well-prepared: detailed maps, food, insulated water bottles, and global positioning devices. We have different driving styles: I am fast and steady, he is steady and fast, and theoretically his is safer. But both have the same mood: fish return to the sea, birds on the sky ah. In addition, the road condition is good, just test and exercise the mountain road driving and curves to deal with.
The real test this time is the car. Before the departure of the comprehensive maintenance: oil, three filters, spare tire, lights, antifreeze, etc., but after all, the car has ten years, has driven 260,000 kilometers, it is difficult to say what problems will occur. Just by the usual feeling, always feel the bottom, practice proves: the test is excellent.
Route selection. We mainly consider to go to some of the attractions along the way: Yungang Grottoes, Qiaojia compound, Pingyao Ancient City, Hukou Falls, the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum and Jianmen Pass. Especially to Hukou Falls, let us in Linfen that is off the highway, on the national highway. If you want to rush, from Beijing can go straight to Zhengzhou, Sanmenxia, out of Tongguan, into Xi'an, the whole highway, a day that is. Because of the Zhouzhi road repair, we chose from Xi'an first to Baoji, and then through the Fengxian, Liuba to Hanzhong route, see the source of the Jialing River, worship Zibaishan under the Han Zhangliang (Zifang) Temple. The future of Xi'an to Hanzhong after the opening of the highway, we think that from Beijing to Chongqing, if you take Xi'an, Hanzhong into the Sichuan route, two days has been more than enough. But whether there is still our meandering scenery along the way will have to be pointed out by the new road book.
This is just a road book, not a travelogue, not a strategy, it is a faithful record of the trip, detailed marking of the mileage, an accurate account of the time, a truthful report of the expenses, plus some personal feelings and experience. It is just to provide some data for people who will pass through these sections in the future. Because we believe that there will be many more "10,000 scrolls and thousands of miles" of people while thankful for life, while walking on the uneven journey of life.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Beijing - Xuanhua - Datong - Yungang - Taiyuan
October 2, driven by archer, from Beijing De Shengmen to the north out of the capital, into the Badaling Expressway, the holiday traffic congestion, 69 kilometers into the Hebei border, took 66 minutes. Hebei border, took 66 minutes, charges 35 yuan. Line 63 kilometers to Daijiaying, toll 30 yuan. Travel 14 kilometers, it took 9 minutes, into the Xuan (Hua) Daitong (with) the beginning of the highway. Travel 53 kilometers, take 36 minutes, enter Hualiangying service area and rest for 15 minutes. Change to Scorpio and continue along Xuan-Da Expressway, cross Yangyuan (enter Shanxi border at 11:48, Sun Qizhuang toll 40 RMB). Travel 129 kilometers, take 100 minutes, enter Datong, Xihehe toll station 20 yuan. Along the National Highway G109 (G - National Highway, the same below) through the city of Datong, line 24 kilometers, took 40 minutes, 13:10 into the clouds Gang, parking fee of 10 yuan, Yungang Grottoes is worth a look (free of charge for military personnel), but the cultural relics of the destruction of the serious, to see a person sadly. 14:20 out of Yungang, 24 kilometers into the city of Datong to eat, everywhere is the wedding banquet, do not receive casual guests! 15:00 only to find a very small business store, "seven in the knife-shaved noodles two", huge dirty, but knife-shaved noodles taste good, spend 10 yuan, two people huge full. 15:35 from the West River River toll station into the Datong (Tong) Yuncheng (City) high-speed, line 63 kilometers, took 40 minutes to enter the Kangzhuang service area to refueling 54.96 liters, charge! 190 yuan. Changed by the archer driving, line 46 kilometers, took 35 minutes, 16:50 through the Yanmen Pass Tunnel, look back at the eye, "Yanmen" two big words clearly visible. Line 119 kilometers, took 77 minutes, into the big Yu service station to rest, feel the car's throttle is very tight. 18:30 departure, 30 minutes to Taiyuan, line 33 kilometers, Yangjiayu toll station 100 yuan. 19:30 stayed in the hotel in Hezhou, a standard room 185 yuan. 20:30 minutes to walk to the Hongbin building to eat, the taste of the general but the portion is very large, hold up our enough to spend 56 yuan, but also inquired to the The first day of the trip, we went to the hotel to eat. 22:00 Scorpio check the GPS track of today's trip and then rest.
The first day*** took 11.5 hours (including rest, food, play time). Traveled 644 kilometers and spent $676. (Bridge tolls 235, fuel costs 190, food and lodging 251).
The feeling:
1, Badaling highway festival is always traffic jam, let a person upset. XuanDa highway everywhere marked with "bad geology section", very scary. But the road condition is very good, and very few cars.
2, Datong downtown traffic lights less, vehicles traveling. Catering business is not active.
3, Dai County in the territory of Daiyun highway road conditions are very good, the ancient Great Wall along the rolling hills, excellent scenery, Yanmen Pass Tunnel is designed for two-way four-lane, the left hole is 5135 meters long, the right hole is 5,230 meters long, extremely majestic.
4, Taiyuan, and the hotel accommodation conditions in general, but the service is enthusiastic, the location in the city center.
The next day: Taiyuan - Qixian - Pingyao - Linfen - Jixian - Hukou - Fu County
5:30 get up, check out the accommodation account, charge 3 yuan Internet fees and Parking 10 yuan (depressed), 6:06 to the Hongbin building to eat Taiyuan famous breakfast "brain", spent 30 yuan. Driving by Scorpio, 6:55 from Yangjiayu toll station into the Danyun highway, line 24 kilometers, took 20 minutes, from Xiaodian out of the highway, charge 5 yuan, along the G208 to Qixian direction line 7 kilometers, the national highway Xiaodian toll station charge 5 yuan. By the east view, line 37 kilometers, took 33 minutes, 7:53 to visit the Qiao family compound, military free, parking 10 yuan. Because of the time earlier, fewer tourists, enjoy the tranquility and connotation of the compound. 8:40 out of the hospital, along the G108 to Pingyao direction, Eastview charge 10 yuan, line 35 kilometers, took 55 minutes, to Pingyao Ancient City, hiking into the North Gate, too many tourists, after looking at the North Gate, to the police to ask for directions, continue to set off. Line 17 kilometers, 9:54 from Pingyao toll station into the Dayun Expressway, line 94 kilometers, time 66 minutes, into Huozhou service area to rest for 10 minutes. 11:10 change, driven by archer, line 57 kilometers, time 40 minutes, from Linfen exit, the fee of 55 yuan. Turn into the G309, west to Jixian, traffic jams, depressed, finally squeezed through the long line of cars, line 37 kilometers, windy. 13:07, crossroads, ask for directions, Kwang Hwa gas station refueling 45.21 liters, 165 yuan. Started to enter the mountain road. More cars, poor road conditions, many curves, steep slopes + sharp bends one after another, line 22 kilometers, time-consuming 42 minutes to enter the Jixian county line, the average speed of more than 30 kilometers per hour. Line 56 kilometers, 14:40 arrived in jixian county, then line 41 kilometers, 15:53 finally saw the yellow river, and line for a few moments, arrived at the gate of hukou scenic area. This section of the trip continuous downhill a lot, but the average speed is only 44 kilometers per hour, the brake pads are worn to the huge hot, inside the car can be smelled tires are baked burnt skin smell.
Visiting the Hukou military is not free, plus into the Dragon Cave, two people **** with 104 yuan (40 per person tickets, Dragon Cave 12 yuan per person). 16:42 to leave the Hukou scenic area, replaced by Scorpio driving, 16:50 across the Yellow River, into Shaanxi, because the road to Yichuan road repair, forced to Yan'an direction detour, and from the Yellow River, the left bank of the scenery of the Hukou. It was dark early in the mountains, and 18:00 enjoyed the peaceful sunset on the Loess Plateau. Bypass to Yichuan, is already 19:00, line 88 kilometers, took 138 minutes, this section of the mountain road, although better than the condition of the road in Ji County, but the speed is still less than 40 kilometers per hour, and there is a section of the road is extremely bad, one-way release, completely large rocks, our ride, especially as a boat in the storm, bumps violent, actually did not fall apart. From Yichuan to Fu County for the G309, is still sometimes mountainous national highway, road conditions, although very good, but dark, we desperately forward, 82 kilometers, 99 minutes later, in 20:39 arrived in Fu County, the national highway toll 5 yuan. Two people together, the original plan to Xi'an, now even Huangling 110 kilometers, and just the national highway mountain road, not high speed, and need to drive at night, so give up the original plan (original plan: shoot Xi'an Bell and Drum Tower night view, eat mutton buns and drums behind the street kebabs). 21:00 in the People's Government of Fu County across the Shaanbei snack city to eat dinner, but did not all the way to chatter about the mutton buns, and so will be the famous kind of snacks point of a gas! The first time I saw this, I was in the middle of a party, and it was a great opportunity for me to see what I could do with my life. From the morning of the "mind" ate, we only eat a few ham and sausage in the jug mouth, at this time the wine and meat under the belly, has been fatigue times. 21:40 stayed in Fu County People's Government Guest House luxury suites (300 yuan a night, but also can not access the Internet.). It is said that usually is the county leadership with, because the holiday leadership is not, only external use. The suite two TV, two air conditioning, a whole bathroom, a big bed big enough to make people think). Scorpio wireless Internet to deal with business, I took a shower after the head down to sleep, the mind is all the mountain road to turn ah turn, the body also seems to be always in the car shaking to and fro. I rested at about 12 o'clock.