Adjust your mentality, don’t be afraid, adjust your body in advance and get a good rest.

Prepare items:

(1) Medicines

The whole of Tibet is "short of medical treatment and medicine", so it is necessary to prepare some essential medicines, especially For your commonly used medicines.

1. Rhodiola rosea: One month before entering Tibet, you can drink some Rhodiola rosea medicinal materials with tea every day, or take some finished medicine, so that the body can slowly adapt to the hypoxic environment. You can also bring a small bag of medicinal materials into Tibet. Rhodiola rosea oral liquid can be purchased locally and consumed when necessary.

2. Gaoyuanan: It is sold in Lhasa and other big cities. You can take it after entering Tibet or when you feel uncomfortable in Tibet for a long time.

3. Compound Danshen Dropping Pills or Suxiao Jiuxin Pills: Prepare 2-3 boxes. If you feel chest tightness or breathlessness during Tibet, you can take 10 pills. The symptoms will be relieved soon and the effect is extremely good. good.

4. Cold medicines, gastrointestinal medicines, antipyretic and analgesic medicines, antibiotics: according to your own needs and habits.

5. Serodiazepam: It is difficult to adapt to the plateau and it is easy to suffer from insomnia. It is recommended to take half a tablet of Serodiazepam. If you sleep well, your mental state and physical strength will improve the next day, and your adaptability will also improve. Enhanced and does not cause dependence.

6. American ginseng lozenges: Helps relieve fatigue, enhance physical fitness, and reduce altitude sickness.

7. Bring enough medicine for self-use, some of which are not available in Tibet.

(2) Daily necessities

1. Flashlight or emergency lighting: There are frequent power outages in places below the county seat, and lighting facilities such as street lights are insufficient.

2. Umbrellas can protect you from the sun and rain.

3. Bring a bed sheet: If you think the place is not clean, you can put it on.

4. Sunglasses: It is best to have polarized, anti-ultraviolet, and anti-snow blindness functions. The ultraviolet rays here are particularly strong.

5. Waterproof jacket, pants, and hiking shoes: There is a lot of rain in summer.

6. Sweaters and warm clothes: It’s cold at night.

7. Sun hat and sunscreen.

Do not catch a cold in Tibet, otherwise it is very dangerous. You should also pay attention before entering Tibet. If you have a cold, do not enter Tibet for the time being.

Notes:

The biggest difference between Tibet and the mainland is the high altitude, altitude sickness, and the fact that it is colder than the mainland. It is still warm when there is sunshine, so wear long sleeves A T-shirt is fine, but without the sun, the temperature will drop immediately, and you won’t feel hot even if you put on a thin sweater. It gets colder at night, so I have to sleep under a quilt in the middle of summer.

1. Do not go to Tibet if you have a cold, otherwise it will be life-threatening if it gets worse at the plateau.

2. Eat Rhodiola rosea two weeks in advance before entering Tibet, which can alleviate altitude sickness, and you can continue to eat it after entering Tibet.

3. Do not exercise vigorously after entering Tibet, and do not eat too much to avoid putting too much burden on the heart.

4. You may not be able to sleep well in the first few days after entering Tibet. This is a symptom of altitude sickness. You can take a tablet of Sutra and Valium. If you sleep well, you will feel better.

5. Do not take a shower for the first few days after entering Tibet to avoid catching a cold.

6. There is a big temperature difference between morning and evening in Tibet. There is a big temperature difference between the sun and the sun, so please keep warm.

7. Wear sunglasses when going out, preferably ones that protect against UV rays.

8. Ultraviolet rays are strong, so take sun protection measures, such as applying sunscreen, wearing a sun hat, and using a sun umbrella, to prevent skin burns.

9. Try not to eat in Tibetan homes in rural areas, as you may be acclimatized.

10. If you are driving for a long distance, it is best to bring thick clothes to prevent the car from breaking down and getting cold at night on the mountain. You can also bring some cookies and water.

11. People with poor gastrointestinal problems should bring their own hot water when walking long distances.

12. There are many wild dogs on the road, so pay attention to safety.

13. Generally, photography is not allowed in temples. If you want to take photos, please ask for permission first.

14. Photography is not allowed in sky burials and other places, but can be taken from a distance.

15. The more remote the place, the fewer Tibetans who can speak Chinese, especially in temples, where communication is difficult.

16. Tibetans do not kill animals and do not eat any meat except beef, sheep, pigs and chicken. Try not to eat meat other than beef, sheep, pigs and chicken in front of them, and do not fish in front of them.

17. All lakes in Tibet are sacred lakes, and you cannot swim or fish.

18. Hotel accommodation below the county level cannot be guaranteed to be clean, so be prepared.

19. You can buy local specialties such as cordyceps, saffron, matsutake, fritillary, and snow lotus. The prices are definitely lower than in the mainland, but you should also be careful of fakes.

20. Turquoise and red coral are basically from other places, and there are also some fakes, so don’t buy them.

21. The locals want to sell you something. If you ignore them, you will basically be unable to escape. Their products are basically fake.

22. Hidden knives cannot be boarded on planes and trains, nor can they be checked in. It is best to negotiate with the merchant before buying, and let him or her send it back to the mainland for you, or buy it at a souvenir sales point at the post office and entrust them to mail it. .