Our route: Xi 'an-Qinghai Lake-Chaka Salt Lake-Dunhuang-Jiayuguan-Menyuan-Lanzhou.
Master travel plan:
Day 1 day
Xi- Xining 850 km, journey 12 hours. It's a long way to spend the night in Xining, so pay attention to the time.
the next day
Xining-Ta 'er Temple-Laji Mountain-Heimahe, which took 4 hours and 270 kilometers, spent the night in Heimahe Township.
Mileage at each point (30-40-200 km)
The third day:
Heima River-Chaka Salt Lake-Delingha takes 4.5 hours, 290 kilometers, and stays overnight in Delingha.
Mileage of each point (85-200 km)
The fourth day
Delingha-Dunhuang stayed in Dunhuang for 8 hours and 600 kilometers.
Attractions: Yumenguan, Ya Dan, Dunhuang Night Market, etc.
Fifth day
Dunhuang-Jiayuguan stayed in Jiayuguan for 6 hours and 400 kilometers.
Attractions: Mingsha Mountain, Mogao Grottoes, Crescent Moon Spring, etc.
sixth day
Jiayuguan-Guabi-Horseshoe Temple-Menyuan takes 8 hours and 500 kilometers (because some sections to Horseshoe Temple do not take the expressway, the time will be longer.
The mileage of each point (20-280-200 kilometers
Overnight gate source
Seventh day
Menyuan-Lanzhou 6 hours 340 kilometers.
Attractions: Lanzhoumenyuan Rape Flower, Waterwheel Park, Zhongshan Bridge and Baitashan Park.
Eighth day
The safe journey from Lanzhou to Xi is 8 hours and 620 kilometers.
Preparation before departure:
1. Clothing and supplies
Summer T-shirts, trousers, jackets, down jackets, autumn thick trousers, scarves, shawls, sandals and slippers, etc.
Sunshade hat, sunglasses, lip balm, hand cream, wet towel, umbrella, insulated water cup, etc.
Bathroom, shampoo, soap, towels, facial cleanser, skin care products, etc. , suggested samples.
Notebooks, pens, post-it notes, etc. , according to personal preference.
2. Drugs (individuals can prepare commonly used drugs according to their own physical conditions.
1, Rhodiola (altitude sickness, can be taken one week in advance, and Baifuning (analgesia
2, gastrointestinal drugs: Modine, Xiangsha Yangwei Pill, Weikangning
3, cold medicine: Banlangen (two packs a day, Baifuning (antipyretic Ganmao Kang)
4, vitamin tablets, throat tablets, hemostatic bandages, band-AIDS.
5, trauma medicine, anti-inflammatory drugs, erythromycin eye ointment
Tips:
D 1: Xi 'an-Xining
Xining Cuisine: Mojia Street
The traditional local food street in Xining, the most famous of which is Ma Zhong Hotel, has various snacks, roast mutton and flavor casserole.
Address: near Dashizi, you can take bus 1, bus 2 and bus 23 to Dashizi Shuijing Lane Market.
All the delicious food in Xining is gathered here. The food stalls are dazzling, and they are lined up one by one. Roasted mutton, bean jelly, hand-grabbed mutton, mutton offal and so on.
Address: near the central square, 1, 2, and 23 buses can all be reached.
D2: Xining-Ta 'er Temple-Laji Mountain-Heima River
Introduction of scenic spots
Ta 'er Temple:
Tickets to 80 yuan. Business hours: eight o'clock.
1. Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism (the birthplace of Master Zong Kaba, founder of Yellow Sect, is the beginning of understanding Tibetan Buddhism. It has a history of more than 400 years. There are three wonders of butter sculpture, murals and pile embroidery in the temple, as well as the "Dajinwa Hall" with a golden roof (middle). Rotate the tower and prayer wheel with Tibetans. Both the tower and the prayer wheel are clockwise to feel their piety and the greatness of their faith.
Remarks:
1. The accommodation in lushaer town where Ta 'er Temple is located is not good, so you can bring your own dry food.
2. Don't photograph the devout believers in Ta 'er Temple! As long as you are in the main hall or the main hall, you are not allowed to take pictures! Visitors who like to show photos, it is best not to take candid photos, which is disrespectful to local customs.
3. Ta 'er Temple is about 2700 meters above sea level. Although it is not too high, some tourists may have slight altitude sickness, so be prepared psychologically.
Raj, mt.
Laji Mountain belongs to Qilian Mountain, with an altitude of 3,890 meters. It is the boundary mountain between Guide and Huangzhong. The Tibetan language is called "Gongmaola", which means Gala Chicken (where pheasants live), and it is the dividing line between the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Although it is not in the snow line, standing on the top of the mountain, you can see the snow-capped mountains not far away as if you can reach them.
Remarks: the wind is strong at the top of the mountain, and the weak at higher altitude may have a slightly higher response.
About 360 kilometers around Qinghai Lake, Huangyuan County is both the starting point and the end point around the lake.
Tickets to Heima River are free.
The Heima River is located near Qinghai Lake, about 220 kilometers west of Xining, and it is the starting point of the highway around Qinghai Lake. Walking along the highway around the lake, also known as the West Road around the lake, is the most beautiful section of Qinghai Lake. Heima River is one of the best places to watch the sunrise. Sleeping by the Black Horse River, living in a tent, watching the stars all over the sky, waiting for the sunrise.
Remarks: Catering: Fresh fish in Heimahe Town.
D3: Heima River-Chaka Salt Lake-Delingha
Tickets for Chaka Salt Lake 60
Brief introduction: Chaka Salt Lake is a famous natural crystalline salt lake in Qaidam Basin. The salt particles are big and pure. Chaka Salt Lake is the smallest of the four major salt lakes in Qaidam Basin, and it is also the earliest developed one, with a mining history of more than 3,000 years. Different from other salt lakes, Chaka Salt Lake is a brine lake with solid and liquid coexistence, embedded in snow-capped mountains and grasslands, rather than Gobi desert. Known as the "mirror of the sky" in China, Chaka Salt Lake is most attractive for its railway track leading to the center of the lake and its salt sculpture.
Remarks: 1. Chaka Salt Lake can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the nearby route without buying a ticket; If you are lucky, you may see a mirage.
2. Follow local customs, don't touch the sea sacrifice and the lake, and surround the lake clockwise according to local customs.
Admission to Fucheng: Free.
Fuxiongcheng site is located in the southwest of Tiekajia Village, Shinaihai Township, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, commonly known as Tiekajia Ancient City. It is an important town connecting east and west traffic in ancient times and one of the most famous ancient city sites. "Fuxi" is a Xianbei language, which means "Wang Cheng" in Chinese. This ancient city, which has experienced vicissitudes of life, still retains its original appearance and is inaccessible. It is the most primitive ancient city site near Qinghai Lake.
Remarks: Qinghai Lake cuisine: Yogurt (Delu, Yongqing Yogurt, Hand-grabbed mutton bread skin, glutinous rice noodles, braised soup, sausage noodles, Menyuan milk skin)
Shopping: precious specialties of Qinghai Lake, such as yellow croaker, black and purple lamb skin, Cordyceps sinensis, ginseng fruit, etc. As an ancient ethnic group unique to Qinghai, Tu nationality has a high collection value of textiles and handicrafts.
Delingha
Natural landscape: admission to Crook Lake is free, more than 40 kilometers southwest of Delingha City, south of Huaitoutala Township,
The fare of Jinzihai Lake Lake is 26, about 80 kilometers southwest of Wulan County.
Historical landscape: the site of the other boundary is more than 40 kilometers southwest of Delingha City, south of Huaitoutala Township, and there is a shuttle bus to Huaitoutala Township at the bridgehead of Delingha.
Hot Water Tomb A large-scale Tubo tomb in the early Tang Dynasty is 4-5 hours' drive from downtown Delingha.
Lushan Rock Painting has painted more than 270 paintings on more than 30 granite-long silty rocks in Lushan, He Jiang Town. The contents of the picture include images of cattle, deer, horses, eagles, leopards, dogs and other animals, pictures of hunting and fighting, and pictures of breeding. There is only one 9 o'clock train a day.
D4: Delingha-Dunhuang
Remarks: Mingsha Mountain Tips:
1, the desert sun is too hot during the day, usually at five or six in the afternoon. It is suggested to go up the mountain after spring in advance, and take some beautiful photos in Crescent Spring while the light is good. If you go up the mountain first, you won't be able to take pictures of the beautiful crescent spring after you go down.
2. Friends who want to climb the mountain to watch the sunset and overlook Yue Quan, please estimate the time.
3. Sun protection in desert tourism is the key, so we must do a good job of sun protection and hydration.
Attractions: tickets for Yumenguan, Ya Dan, 40 yuan, tickets for 80 yuan, including cable car fees, tickets for Dunhuang Ancient City, and 40 tickets for Dunhuang Night Market.
Shopping: Handicraft postcards, local specialty snacks.
D5: Dunhuang (Mingsha Mountain, Mogao Grottoes-Jiayuguan)
Tickets for Jiayuguan Gate 120 yuan, and tickets for Mogao Grottoes 160 yuan (student tickets include explanation PS: Student ID will check student information online.
Tickets for Moon Spring in Mingsha Mountain 120 yuan/person.
Shoe covers: 15 yuan/pair
Camel: 100 yuan/horse round trip
Sand sliding: 15 yuan/person
Tickets for Zhangye 40 yuan
Tip: The famous Danxia landform and colorful Danxia enjoy the most in the morning and evening.
D6 Jiayuguan-Cantilever Great Wall-Horseshoe Temple-Menyuan
Cantilever Great Wall Tickets 30 yuan Horseshoe Temple Tickets 66 yuan
Tips: 1. The Millennium grottoes carved on the rock wall are very spectacular and strange.
At the intersection of Han Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism, you can see different Buddha statues and architectural styles in the same place. Thirty-three-day Buddha Cave in Thousand-Buddha Cave (Tibetan Buddha Hall, Horseshoe Hall and Thirty-three-day Buddha Cave)
3. Climb into the Buddha cave and look out at the scenery of Qilian Mountain, where the grassland and mountains are open and the scenery is beautiful.
D7: Menyuan-Lanzhou
Tickets for Menyuan Flower Viewing Platform are free for 30 yuan Lanzhou Waterwheel Park 15 yuan Baitashan Park.
The roast whole lamb by the Yellow River tastes good.
D8: Lanzhou -Xi 'an
The first night I lived in Haishiwan, Honggu District, Lanzhou City, because the house price in Haishiwan was much cheaper than that in Xining, the house was not tense, and it was clean and upscale, and the food in Haishiwan was much more delicious than that in Xining. When you come back from the Great Ring Road, you can save more than 100 kilometers by taking Minmen Highway from Menyuan to Haishiwan, and the road conditions are ok.
Every few months in Xining, the hotel diet will really increase in price.