If you want to ask about the side of the bicycle, it belongs to the country to pass Juyan. Zhengpeng left Hansai, and returned geese into Hutian.
The lonely smoke in the desert is straight, and the sun is setting in the long river. Whenever Xiao Guan rides, he protects Yan Ran.
----Wang Wei
From July to August 2018, I finally took advantage of the summer vacation to complete my long-awaited self-driving tour of the five provinces in the Northwest. This travel note is specially written for your own memory and for your reference.
The Northwest has a vast territory, administratively including Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, and New Zealand. Because it is located in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, most of the area except the south of the Qinling Mountains has little rainfall. It is an arid and semi-arid area, and Turpan is less than 20 mm , Ruoqiang 10.9 mm, almost no rain all year round. But our trip brought rainwater not only to Gannan, but also to Qilian Mountains, Tianshan Mountains, Qinghai Lake, Emerald Lake, and even Kuqa and Minfeng.
The entire journey this time is 11,000 kilometers. The vehicle is Angkesaila 2.0. The whole journey is safe and smooth. The average fuel consumption is about 6.5. The high-speed toll fee in Xinjiang and Qinghai is about 0.3 yuan per kilometer. Maintenance will be done after returning to Wuhan.
For accommodation, use Ctrip to book hotels throughout the process. Hotels in prefecture-level cities with a relatively developed economy are still relatively cost-effective, such as Longnan, Baoji, and Aksu, followed by provincial capitals, thirdly in county towns, and less developed places such as Delingha and Minfeng. The worst cost-effectiveness is a popular tourist spot , such as Dunhuang, Bayinbulak, etc., the price is high and the conditions are poor. It must be said that the tourist ratings of Ctrip hotels are of great reference value, especially the comprehensive scores of more than dozens of ratings.
The scenery of this itinerary is on the road, crossing Qilian Mountains, Hexi Corridor, Duku Highway, Kashgar Old City, Desert Highway, Altun Mountain, Huatugou to Delingha 700 kilometers uninhabited land, various landforms, Emerald Lake, Qinghai Lake and very Recommended county roads in Gannan Province, etc.; there are not many scenic spots that have purchased tickets. Zhangye Danxia, Hami Wubao Devil City is recommended, Maiji Mountain, Flame Mountain, Crescent Lake, etc. are not recommended; Mogao Grottoes and Chaka are even more haha ; In addition, it is recommended that you visit museums in various places.
The following floors are displayed in sequence based on pictures.
On the first day, we drove 800 kilometers directly to Xi'an, and Huimin Street initially felt the atmosphere of the Western Regions. Maijishan Scenic Area, the scenery and facilities are average, but it is not bad to get off G30 and take X444.
Minhe County, Huimin County.
Passing by Xining, crossing the Qilian Mountains, the rapeseed flowers in Menyuan are in bloom, and the alpine grasslands are really beautiful.
Zhangye Colorful Danxia Scenic Spot, the 5A scenic spot is being built, all facilities and services are in place, and the price has not risen yet, so everyone has to hurry up to go.
The Jiayuguan Scenic Area is a package ticket for the three scenic spots of Jiayuguan City, the Great Wall on the Hanging Wall, and the First Pier in the World. There is no traffic car, and it is worthwhile to drive by yourself.
Dunhuang, 200 yuan is not enough to live in a suitable hotel. Mogao Grottoes must reach the 30-kilometer radius of Dunhuang and then book tickets online (which means that it is basically impossible to book).
Entering Xinjiang, all kinds of security checks are extremely strict, and then it is really sparsely populated, and there are no people for long distances. Reminder: Expressway service areas are not the concept of inland service areas. There are no complete toilets and restaurants. They are basically parking areas. There is no problem with refueling. .
Hami. Xinjiang is a multi-ethnic area with a total of 47 ethnic groups, including Han, Uyghur, Kazak, Hui, Kirgiz, Mongolian, Tajik, Xibe, Manchu, Uzbek, Turkman 13 ethnic groups, Russians, Daurs, and Tatars. The total population is 22.32 million, of which the ethnic minority population accounts for about 60%, and the Uighurs are the majority (in southern Xinjiang). Fortunately, there are Sichuan restaurants in various places, and many of the bosses and waiters are from Sichuan and Tianmen, Hubei, and the taste is quite authentic. Tickets for Wubao Devil City are 20 yuan. There are not many tourists, but the scenery inside is very good.
Turpan. The Flame Mountain Scenic Area, in fact, the scenery you can see if you enter the scenic area is similar. Grape Valley is a village. Before going there, the strategy is to remind you not to buy grapes in it and not to be fooled. The villagers we entered were very enthusiastic and the children were very generous. In the end, they refused to charge us for buying a few catties of grapes.
In Urumqi, the museums in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region are of course to be visited. The famous Grand Bazaar claims to be able to buy everything except parents, but it turns out that there is no place to eat! Outsiders need 10 yuan ticket to enter.
From Urumqi to Dushanzi, along the road is the territory of the Xinjiang Construction Corps, a huge area of agricultural planting land, and grain and cotton can't be seen.
Duku Highway, the highway running through the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, is one of the highlights of this trip. It starts from Dushanzi, an important petrochemical town in the north, and reaches Kuqa, an important county in southern Xinjiang in the south, with a total length of 531 kilometers. This section of the highway runs through the Tianshan Mountains, and many places have to pass through mountains over 3,000 meters high, which can only be passed for 4 months in a year. Among them, 4 Daban (Daban: meaning mountains surrounded by ice and snow) are above 3,000 meters above sea level, pass through 5 rivers, have the world's only snow-proof corridor, and the highest-altitude Hashilegen road tunnel in the country. Along the way, there are Nalati Grassland, Qiaoerma Scenic Area, Bayinbulak Grassland and other natural scenic spots that are famous inside and outside Xinjiang. There are also large and small dragon pools called "Nantian Lake" that are like two pieces of crystal clear emeralds, inlaid in the Halfway up the mountain surrounded by snow peaks. At the same time, landslides, avalanches, floods and other disasters have endangered the highway for many years. This time we also encountered a section of road landslides. Accommodation in Bayinbulak Town is super expensive, and a decent private hotel starts at 600 yuan.
In Kuqa County, the atmosphere of the Uighurs in southern Xinjiang is completely. The police are not fluent in Mandarin. The speed limit on the wide road is 40, and there are many patrols in the middle of the night. As for Aksu, there are obviously more Han people, and the city is more modernized.
Kashi. The Kashgar area is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and one side is open. The Tianshan Mountains lie on the north and the south, the Pamirs rise to the west, the Karakorum Mountains are on the south, and the Taklamakan Desert is on the east. The alluvial plains of the Yarkand River and Kashgar River surrounded by mountains and deserts are like green gemstones embedded in it. The total population is 4.4992 million, of which the Uighur population is 4.1403 million, accounting for 92.02% of the total population. The most western end of the motherland, right? The turning point of this self-driving tour is the only place to stay for 2 nights. Take a slow tour of the old city of Kashgar, Gaotai folk houses, Id Kah Mosque, the tomb of Xiangfei, etc.
On the return journey, we will go to Hetian in southern Xinjiang - Minfeng - Qiemo - Ruoqiang. I thought that the majestic Kunlun was traveling all the way, but encountered a sandstorm. Fortunately, the S165 desert road cleared up. When we got to the tower, the reverse road was closed due to the flood. Believe it or not?
Ruoqiang County is the largest county in the country, and the area of one county exceeds that of the entire Hubei Province. The county is relatively well-developed, especially the Loulan Museum. The level of Loulan cultural relics in the collection is no lower than that of Urumqi.
Ruoqiang went to Huatugou and crossed Altun Mountain.
Huatugou is an oil town on a deserted plateau hundreds of kilometers away. Hotels, restaurants, and street businesses are modern. There are oppo directly-operated stores and good cars. Oil workers earn a lot of money. Surrounding the small town are the oil pumping units on the edge of Qianfo Mountain, and there is also an emerald lake not far away --- called Mangya Emerald Lake, free of charge, and the scenery is very good.
From Huatugou to Delingha, the 700-kilometer uninhabited land, Yadan landforms, all kinds of strange things, Yadan on the water has been circled and charged, it is not cheap, despise! Since everyone recommends the Emerald Lake in Dachaidan, we made a special bend of 100 kilometers. The road conditions are very poor for a few kilometers, but there are many tourists, and it is free for the time being, which is better than a tea card, so go quickly.
Over the rubber mountain, Qinghai Lake is 105 kilometers long, 63 kilometers wide, 3196 meters above sea level, and more than 360 kilometers around the lake. The lake is surrounded by four towering mountains. It is the largest inland lake and saltwater lake in China. There are vast natural pastures on the shore of Qinghai Lake, and there are large fertile fields of rapeseed and highland barley. Driving dozens of kilometers along the lake, it rains and clears for a while.
Xining, the capital city of Qinghai Province, lives near the Dongguan Mosque. I feel that the Islamic atmosphere is stronger than that in Xinjiang. The streets are full of Hui people, there are many restaurants but all of them are halal, and there are several large mosques within one kilometer.
Qinghai Provincial Museum is worth a visit, must go. There is a mandala inside, there is no mandala that has been destroyed!
(It is said that there is one of the most unique and exquisite religious art in Tibetan Buddhism. Every time there is a large religious event, the lamas in the monastery use millions of sand grains to describe the strange Buddhist world, and this process may continue Days or even months.
However, the beautiful three-dimensional picture scroll created by the lamas painstakingly and painstakingly, was not used to show off its beauty to the world. The world depicted with sand will be swept away without hesitation, and will be wiped out in an instant... The fine sand will be bottled and poured into the river. )
Originally, Gannan was the planned route for the outbound journey, but it was changed to the return journey because of the rain. After playing for more than 20 days, I feel a little tired. I am wondering whether to return to Wuhan directly from Xining at high speed and have already booked a hotel in Xi'an. Thanks to the self-driving friends in Wuhan who met in the parking lot, and said, "If you have time, you must go to Gannan"!
Gannan is located in the transition zone between the northeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the western part of the Loess Plateau. It is the confluence zone of Tibetan and Han cultures, and is the water conservation area and supply area of the Yellow River and Yangtze River. , with a vast grassland, an altitude of 2,960 meters, and an average temperature of 1.7°C. It was rated as one of the "50 places to go in one's life" by "Chinese National Geography" and "Fashion Travel", and was rated as "the most beautiful tourist attraction in China". The scenery is beautiful and the climate is pleasant (think Wuhan is suffering at 39 degrees).
Labrang Monastery is the pronunciation of "La Zhang" in Tibetan, which means the residence of the living Buddha master. It is one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, and is known as the "World Tibetan Institute" by the world. At its peak, there were more than 4,000 monks, and it was opened to the outside world for tourism in 1980. At the 2018 Northwest China Tourism Marketing Conference and Tourism Equipment Exhibition, it was shortlisted for the "100 Magical Northwest Scenes" list. Tickets are not expensive, and monks are required to lead the tour.
Gannan to Longnan. I have also experienced a lot of self-driving tours, such as Enshi Shennongjia, Yunnan and Fujian, and this time the Qilian Mountains and Tianshan Mountains. Unexpectedly, the most dangerous road is actually Lazikou. Yes, it is Lazikou where the Red Army fought back then! There are the most sharp bends, the steepest slope, poor road conditions and rain! The most dangerous thing is to pass through Zhouqu County, a famous mudslide area, and there are really situations where the road is smashed by mudslides and rocks continue to fall on the road!
In Longnan, the urban construction and development are very good. From Longnan to Wuhan, more than 600 kilometers of high speed, it is safe to return to Wuhan.
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