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Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

About the dream.

In the fast pace of Beijing, I learned to survive, but I lost my life. Sometimes when I am alone, occasionally when I lose sleep at night, a lyric always comes to my head: "When dreams go to the ends of the earth with a sword". Although I have forgotten the name of the song, but still able to wake up my heart that really belongs to their own, until one day my daughter-in-law and I said she wanted to travel around China, I know it is time to realize our dream, the most happy thing is to accompany each other, and the most meaningful happiness is to accompany each other on the road to the most sought-after dream, night sleep together, day walk together, just like luan and phoenix.

Route planning.

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

The trip planning the total length of about 30,000 kilometers, plus many places need scenic round trip, the total length is expected to 40,000 kilometers, we did not choose to enter from the starting point of the 219 Xinjiang-Tibet route in Guangxi Dongxing, but from Yunnan up to Chengdu, one reason is that we drive a car, try to bypass the complex road, the second reason after all, the 318 national highway is also one of our dreams, from Chengdu to take the 318 national highway to Lhasa, and then from Lhasa to the 219 national highway to Xinjiang.

About the cost.

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

Cost estimate 15W, in the case of everything goes well, try to compress the expenditure, there must be a lot of unexpected costs along the way, to set aside part of the emergency.

Vehicle used.

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

The vehicle used is my own Audi A4L, 18 years of 45TFSI top model, the last generation of Torsen differential full-time four-wheel drive, this time I choose to believe in his ability, after all, is an "old friend", has been very well maintained, and a new four tires, such a dream journey, how can not do without it!

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

The kilometer count was 93,947 at the time of departure, so let's record it here and let's see how far this "old friend" has taken us when we're done.

Pre-departure preparation.

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

This is the luggage items we need to take together: clothes for all seasons, shoes, DJI drones, DJI sports cameras, DJI handheld gimbal, computers, and all kinds of things that we usually use and wear.

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-QingdaoDrive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

The trunk and the back seat are loaded to the brim, and to be honest there are some regrets about bringing so many things, but then again, sometimes regrets are an experience, so let me go regret it!

Let's go!

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

June 7, 2022 at 11:00 p.m. We are officially underway!

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

Remind everyone to go out and play must be protected from the sun! The last time I went to Sanya tanned, two months have not slowed down it!

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

Drive 177KM, in the Dagang service area to eat lunch, spicy hot 25 yuan, cold skin 15 yuan, taste well ...... haha, better than hungry

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

Passing Binzhou Yellow River Bridge

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

In Qingdao off the highway will check the accounting report within 48 hours, if the trip code with a star to do registration, remember to come before the community must be reported in advance! When you arrive in Qingdao go to the designated place to do the nucleic acid!

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

You need to get out of the car to register on the highway, check the accounting report again, and inform the name of the reported street

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

We stayed on Taitung Street, and the designated nucleic acid site was 29 Wuding Road, a hotel backyard, not too early and not too late, just in time to catch the last of the evening sun.

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

After a long day of driving, I treated myself at night and ate and drank at the Taitung Night Market next to the hotel!

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

Receiving at the night market

Drive a car around China, challenge the new Tibetan route of National Highway 219, Day 1: Beijing-Qingdao

Finally celebrate the first day of your journey to follow your dreams

Today's cost: 500 yuan for gas, 260 yuan for highway tolls, 40 yuan for lunch, 100 yuan for dinner, 140 yuan for lodging, total: 1040 yuan

Today's journey is happily over, get a good night's sleep and meet a better tomorrow, next I will regularly share our trip around China with you! Thank you for your attention, tomorrow we will share with you some necessary documents and procedures, see you in the next episode!