夜闯唐古拉

Crossing Tanggula Mountain at Night

青藏铁路动工修建的消息,使我振奋、激动而难眠.因为我知道,在高海拔的冻土地带修路是何等艰难,这足以说明中央西部大开发的惊人胆识和气魄;同时,也勾起了我几年前乘汽车彻夜闯过生命禁区--唐古拉山的回忆.那真是一段不寻常的艰辛倍尝的旅程,现在想起来还不寒而慄.

In the past, most people went to Tibet by automobiles along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. That is to say, they set out from Golm City, Qinghai Province, crossed the pass of the Kunlun Mountain with an elevation of 4,767 m and that of the Tanggula Mountain, 5,231 m and got to Lhasa City, Tibet. It was undoubtedly a tremendous challenge for those, who went to the plateau for the first time by driving on such high mountains during the night in a severe cold and oxygen-deficient atmosphere. However, 2 photographers, nearly 60, from Sichuan Province braved the journey across these moun- tains, which are deeming the restricted zone for life out of their love for Tibet, The formidable trip left an unforgettable impression on them forever. Today, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is under construction and will be completed In 2006. At that time, more people will be able to go to Tibet by train.