China Tibetannet    Starting their journey from Chengdu, the driving fans traveled through Lhasa to Sengge Zangbo (Shiquanhe), the capital of Nagri Prefecture. Then they encountered a great obstacle at an uninhabited zone, or no man's land in northern Tibet. (File/IB-CN) Several self-help driving fans have set up a dozen of clubs in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Hu Zongping, 47, is manager of one such club. 
In last August, Hu organized four club members to travel to Tibet. Only Hu himself was an experienced driver and for he had driven to Tibet for several times, while the four others had never been to Tibet before. 
Starting their journey from Chengdu, they traveled through Lhasa to Sengge Zangbo (Shiquanhe), the capital of Nagri Prefecture. Then they encountered a great obstacle at an uninhabited zone, or no man's land in northern Tibet. 
Scholars and experts from home and abroad have always regarded the place as a forbidden zone for human beings. Located in the south of Kunlun range and the north of Tanggula range, it covers an area of 600 thousand sq km., and its average altitude is 5,000 meters. The region contains nothing except mountains, lakes, grasslands and some wild animals. But such a deserted place made Hu and his companions feel very excited. 
They were hit by quicksand several times while crossing the region. All their vehicles were bogged down in the sand, which even forced them to plan to abandon their valuable cars. However, after second thought they changed their minds for fear of landing themselves in an even worse situation. They would probably be exhausted and fall dead there. At this critical moment, a miracle happened. A Tibetan man appeared, riding a horse. But he could not communicate with them. He finally left, leaving Hu and his friends in the lurch.
What surprised them then was the Tibetan man came back soon, along with several people. Actually Tibetan hordes men living nearby had rushed to help them. All the vehicles were dragged out of the sand in three hours, winning a profusion of thanks from the travelers.
These Tibetans didn't ask for a penny in return for their labor, which made the driving fans consider them as angels.