DAY 1: From Chengdu North to Zhangye (15:50～10:27 the next day K452)
DAY 2: Big Buddha Temple, Colorful Danxia, Ganzhou Night Market
DAY 3: Shandan Army Horse Farm, from Zhangye West to Jiayuguan South (18:10～19:46 D8891)
DAY 4: Guancheng, the Great Wall with hanging walls, the Underground Valley Museum, the first pier in the world
DAY 5: From Jiayuguan to Dunhuang (01:49～05:54 Y667), Crescent Lake, desert camping
DAY 6: Crescent Lake, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, Shazhou Night Market
DAY 7: Crescent Lake, Dunhuang Museum, fly from Dunhuang to Caojiabao, Xining (19:44～20:55 Sichuan Airlines 3U8210)
DAY 8: Quanji River, Gangcha County, Salt Culture Museum, Chaka Salt Lake
DAY 9: Fly back to Chengdu from Xining Caojiabao (08:57～10:23 Eastern Airlines MU2237)
DAY 1: 7.7
Going out today! After completing the nucleic acid test, take the subway to Chengdu North Station. Chengdu is so hot! As soon as I went out, I was so hot that I felt uncomfortable all over. It was more than 40 degrees, and Chengdu was very humid, hot and stuffy. It was so hot that my cat collapsed on the ground!
It takes half an hour to arrive at Chengdu North Station by subway. I bought a green leather soft sleeper train. It departs at 15:50 and arrives at Zhangye Station at 10:27 the next morning!
I suggest that everyone pay attention when carrying suitcases up and down the stairs, because it is easy to rub your feet, and my ankle was worn out by the suitcase!
DAY 2: 7.8
Arrive in Zhangye at 10 o'clock in the morning, go back to the hotel for a short rest, and go to the Great Buddha Temple after lunch. I suggest you read the book "Gansu in the Hexi Corridor". This book can help you better understand Gansu! (Photography is prohibited inside the temple).
I learned that the monastery was built in 1098 AD and is a Buddhist resort. The indoor Nirvana statue of the Reclining Buddha is 34.5 meters long, decorated with gold and painted, and has a lifelike shape. Behind the reclining Buddha are the ten disciples, and the corridors on both sides are the eighteen arhats. There are more than 6,000 volumes of Buddhist scriptures bestowed by Ming Yingzong in the Sutra Pavilion, some of which are written in gold and silver powder and are well preserved. They are rare treasures of Buddhism.
The Great Buddha Temple is the Xixia State Temple, which was built in the first year of Xixia Chongzong Yong'an, that is, in 1098 A.D. It has a history of more than 900 years. Its name has been changed several times, and it was once called "Jiaye Tathagata Temple", "Baojue Temple", "Hongren Temple", etc. Because there is a famous indoor reclining Buddha in the temple, the common people call it "Reclining Buddha Temple", or "Big Buddha Temple". The Great Buddha Temple is one of the four remaining royal temples in the country, and it is also a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Although the temperature here in Gansu is more than 30 degrees, it doesn't feel as hot as Chengdu. Because the northwest is dry, it still feels very cool.
Lunch is pepper chicken, a big pot, which contains pepper chicken, onions and cold skin, very delicious.
After coming out of the Great Buddha Temple, I took a car for half an hour to arrive at Colorful Danxia. I learned that Colorful Danxia is located in Linze County and Sunan County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, with a total area of 50 square kilometers. It is the only Danxia landform and colorful hilly landscape in China. Highly Multiplex District. Colorful Danxia is a 5A-level tourist attraction in China and a world geological park. It is one of the "Seven Most Beautiful Danxias in China", "Six Most Beautiful Landforms in China", "Six Most Beautiful Landforms in China", and "Top Ten Amazing Geographical Wonders in the World". Period "red bed", thick conglomerate and sandstone formed by tectonic movement, flowing water and wind erosion.
In my eyes, the uncanny workmanship of nature is amazing and wonderful! Finally, you can experience a hot air balloon. Although it is a bit expensive, it costs 200 yuan per person. Looking at the distance from the sky, it has a special flavor!
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It gets dark late in the northwest, after eight o’clock in the evening, the crimson sun is still wandering westward, riding the orange-red car that the clouds have turned into, preparing to go to the foot of the mountain to rest; at this time, the mirror-like full moon has been captured The blue mountains in the distance support the sky.
Arrived at Ganzhou Night Market at 21:00, crowded with people, all kinds of snacks were delicious and not expensive, the only problem was that when we took a taxi back to the hotel, we found out that there was no taxi at all, so my mother and I had to walk back to the hotel hand in hand.
DAY 3: 7.9
It takes more than two hours in the morning to arrive at the Shandan Army Horse Farm, which is about 180 kilometers away from the urban area. It was founded in 121 BC by Huo Qubing, a Hushi general of the Western Han Dynasty. It has a history of more than 2,140 years and is the oldest single horse farm in the world today. organize. Shandan Military Horse Farm covers an area of 2195 square kilometers (slightly larger than the two Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions). It is the oldest royal horse farm in the world. It was also the largest military horse farm in Asia and the second largest in the world. After the disintegration of the Soviet Don River Horse Farm Occupy the number one position in the world. Since its establishment in September 1949, the Shandan Army Horse Farm has been under the management of the army for nearly 50 years. It is the largest army horse breeding base in Asia and the largest grain, oil and meat production base in our army.
In the second year of Yuanshou, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (121 BC), Huo Qubing, the general of the hussars, sent Wanqi out of Longxi, across Yanzhi Mountain, and Dacao Beach in Hanyang (Damaying) to the west end of Qilian Mountain. After defeating the Huns entrenched in Yanzhi Mountain and Damaying Grassland, the retreating Huns looked back sadly and uttered an eternal sad song: "If I lose Qilian Mountain, my animals will not live; if I lose Yanzhi Mountain, my women will be colorless." . Contemporary poets call the day of Qilian Mountains: "Thousands of miles of snow, bright and bright moon. The heart is like a jade pot of ice, and the body is like a guest in a fairyland. Lazy to go to the five mothers, how can you fulfill the promise of Magu, the young girl and Su'e, who is the moon and the moon?" The Damaying grassland between the two mountains, the blue sky and white snow, the Buddha's face in the breeze. Cattle and sheep squirmed, and herds of horses galloped.
You can indeed see the sight of galloping horses here, at around 8 am and around 3 and 4 pm respectively. The endless prairie of the racecourse, sometimes gentle and sometimes ups and downs, is really beautiful. The camera can't record everything that the eyes see. We are riding horses and galloping. The fresh wind carries the smell of grass from yours. Face flow, even the fat groundhog will be cruelly left behind by you. In this way, along the Qilian Mountains, along Luanniao Lake all the way forward. We crossed the ruins of the Great Wall, and suddenly found an earthen building similar to a long castle. It turned out to be the ruins of Luanniao City. In 1968, when Yongchang County was building the Xidahe Reservoir, an ancient city ruins of the Han Dynasty was discovered. It echoes with Luanniao Goukou, Pingqiang Goukou and Gufengsui. To the west is the Shandan Army Horse Farm in Yongchang County, and to the north are two halves of canyons surrounded by clouds and haze. The newly discovered ruins of this ancient city are about 70 kilometers away from Yongchang County in the northeast. The city walls have been weathered for a long time. , the residual height is 4m-6m. There are a large number of ash layers and animal bones in the site, and the unearthed cultural relics include a large number of Han Dynasty relics such as stone white, pottery pots, five baht coins, copper buckles, and iron plows. There is also a fragment of an iron clock with writing on it, which is seriously corroded and unrecognizable. According to experts from the cultural relics and archeology department, the newly discovered ruins of Seoul are consistent with the situation recorded in most historical books, so it is determined to be the ruins of the old city of Han Luanniao County. (I actually forgot to take a picture)
By the way, today we chartered a car to the military horse farm. The chartered driver is an uncle from Northeast China, which is very interesting. Along the way, he not only explained the customs to us, but also chatted with my mother about life, the starry sky, the universe, stories about Northeast China, and his Douyin. , all over the world, very humorous and cute, my mother said that I must help him promote it!
Finally, I suggest that everyone must pay attention to sun protection. The back of my hand suffered because I forgot to apply sunscreen!
From 18:10 to 19:46, Zhangye West to Jiayuguan South!
DAY 4: 7.10
Depart at 8:00 in the morning and arrive at Guancheng in about 15 minutes by car. Jiayuguanguan City is 6 kilometers southwest of Jiayuguan City, located in the middle of the narrowest valley in Jiayuguan. , 8 kilometers to the north, connected to the Great Wall of Heishan, 7 kilometers to the south, connected to the first pier in the world, which dominated the west end of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty, and has been the first pass in Hexi since ancient times. Guancheng was first built in the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1372). It took 168 years (1372-1539) from the initial construction to the completion of a complete pass. The most majestic one among them is well preserved.
There is a sense of respect and a strong sense of national pride in standing on this great pass.
Jiayuguan is divided into two cities, inside and outside, known as the "No. 1 Grand Pass in the World". It is located in the northwest of China, the northwest of Gansu, and the middle of the Hexi Corridor. , 650 kilometers from Hami, Xinjiang in the northwest, bordering on the Qilian Mountains in the south and Zhangye Sunan Yugur Autonomous County; in the north, Heishan is connected with Jinta County in Jiuquan, and in the middle is the west edge of Jiuquan Oasis. Jiayuguan is the fortress of the ancient Silk Road and the starting point of the west end of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty.
There is an Internet celebrity in Guancheng, and of course I will not miss the opportunity to join in the fun. Line up, write your name, and then he will ask who are you from? Why are you here in the Western Regions? After you answer, he will write you a note and clear the paper. He has a unique skill, no matter where the distinguished guests come from, he can communicate with them in the guest's native language.
When we came out of Guancheng, we went to the Suspended Great Wall. The Suspended Great Wall is located in Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province, about 11 kilometers away from Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province, and about 7 kilometers away from Jiayuguan City. Because it is built on a ridge at about 45 degrees, it looks like It hangs upside down in the air, hence the name "The Great Wall of Hanging Wall". The Suspended Great Wall is the northward extension of Jiayuguan City and an important part of Jiayuguan's ancient military defense system. It was first built in the eighteenth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1539). It is 750 meters long and was repaired by local privates in 1987. It is composed of Mandao, piled walls, and piers. One pier is added at the beginning and the end. There are three piers in total. , known as the end of the Great Wall. We climbed all the way up, our legs and feet were quick, and we reached the top in no time. In Montenegro, there are a lot of figures made by tourists with stones, so I also left my own stone pictures on it, can you see it?
The last stop is the Underground Valley Museum, to see "the first pier in the world", the first pier of the Great Wall, also known as the pier of the Laihe River, is the southernmost pier of the West Great Wall of Jiayuguan, and also the westernmost pier of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. . The first pier of the Great Wall was built under the supervision of Li Han of Suzhou Bingbei Road in the 18th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1539 A.D.). It is 7.5 kilometers away from Guancheng in the north. Regarding its majesty, Mr. Luo Zhewen, a famous expert on the Great Wall, once had a vivid chanting: "Jiayuguan is difficult to paint even if it is majestic. The piers and fortresses look at each other from a distance, and the Great Wall connects the mountains, and it is difficult to climb with an ape's arm." On the 10,000-mile Ming Dynasty Great Wall line, there are countless piers and abutments, as dense as stars, and the first pier of Jiayuguan Great Wall echoes the "old dragon head" on the shore of the Bohai Sea in Shanhaiguan, Hebei, and jointly builds the head and tail of the "dragon" of the Great Wall of China. It has won the reputation of the "Dragon" of the Chinese nation. Although today's first pier has been weathered into disrepair, it did play an extremely important role here and contributed to resisting the Huns. My mother said that the past history is far away from us, but we must have a historical perspective to see it, understand it and feel it.
I ate beef noodles near the hotel for lunch. I would like to make a special statement here. Usually, if you order a bowl of beef noodles, you can only find very small beef particles in it. If you really want to eat beef noodles, you must add extra meat. My mother and I ordered a beef noodle soup with meat, beef jerky noodles and a side dish, which tasted pretty good. In the afternoon we rest at the hotel, because we need to prepare for the train tomorrow morning. (There are actually two Fantawild parks in Jiayuguan, one is the theme of Bear Big Bear and the other is the theme of Silk Road. The reviews are not bad. Children who have time and interest can experience it)
DAY 5: 7.11
Our train originally departed at 01:49 in the morning, but when we arrived at one o'clock, we found that the train was delayed until 3:10 a.m. Fortunately, our hotel was very close, so we went back to the hotel to sleep. When we went to the train station at 2:30, we found that the train was delayed until 4:18, so we waited inside the train station. The train station was full of people, and it didn't feel like it was late at night. So I found a place to chase my "The Great Qin Empire", haha, it's good! In the end, the train was delayed until 4:46. We fell asleep as soon as we got on the train, but the rumbling sound of the train could not affect us. Arrived in Dunhuang at 9 o'clock in the morning. I waited in a long queue for nucleic acid test. I waited for nearly an hour before I left the train station and headed to the hotel. I went to the hotel to continue sleeping... and got up at three o'clock in the afternoon to eat the takeaway lunch ordered by my mother. My mother said that one of the rewards of traveling is to accept the changes during the journey.
At 4:00 p.m., I took a taxi to Crescent Lake. My mother always had a way. She took me to the market at the entrance of Crescent Lake and helped me rent a set of "Flying" jersey that I was satisfied with. After bargaining, the deal was made, and the rent was two days. 150 yuan. Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring is located 5 kilometers south of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, covering an area of 31,200 square kilometers, including Mingsha Mountain, which is more than 40 kilometers long from east to west, 20 kilometers wide from north to south, and the main peak is 1715 meters above sea level. Crescent Lake is surrounded by Mingsha Mountain. Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area, the main attractions are Crescent Spring and Mingsha Mountain. Crescent Lake is surrounded by Mingsha Mountain, and its shape resembles a crescent moon, so it got its name. Mingsha Mountain is located 5 kilometers away from the southern suburb of Dunhuang City. It is named after the sound of sand moving. Mingsha Mountain is formed by quicksand, which is divided into five colors: red, yellow, green, white and black.
According to the limited historical records and poems, Crescent Lake has always been rippling blue waves, fish flying in the shallow bottom, and lush water and grass, which is in contrast to Mingsha Mountain. Among the local people, there is a saying that there are three treasures: iron back fish, seven-star grass and five-color sand. Until 1960, there was no major change in the spring water, with a maximum water depth of 9 meters and a lake area of 22.5 mu. In the mid-1970s, local land reclamation and farmland pumping for irrigation, and the destruction of surrounding vegetation in recent years, soil erosion caused the groundwater level in Dunhuang to drop sharply, and the water level in Crescent Moon Spring dropped sharply. The least water storage time of Crescent Spring was in 1985, when the average water depth of Crescent Spring was only 0.7 to 0.8 meters. Due to the lack of water, people could leave the spring when it dried up at the bottom, and Crescent Moon Spring also formed two small springs and no longer formed a crescent moon. This makes "whether the Crescent Spring will disappear tomorrow" become the focus of many people's attention. Since then, Dunhuang City has adopted various methods to replenish the Crescent Spring. Since 2000, Dunhuang City has taken emergency measures to replenish the water level of the Crescent Spring by refilling the river around the Crescent Spring, so that the Crescent Spring will not be depleted temporarily.
Putting on my favorite clothes, my mother and I took a rough stroll into the Crescent Spring Scenic Spot. Today's purpose is to learn about the route and play items. Because the tickets can be used for three days, we plan to come in tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to have fun. We need to wait for the car to pick us up at the gate of Crescent Spring at 6:30 to go to desert camping.
Arrive at the camping base, quickly put on shoe covers, ride a sand motorcycle to the center of a desert (the specific name is unknown), and ride a sand motorcycle with a large group of partners from all over the world, sandboard, watch the sunset, eat buffet hot pot, Drink together and immerse yourself in a small singing and dancing party. At the end, everyone circles around the bonfire and watches fireworks... so happy! ! !
At ten o'clock in the evening, we each returned to our tents to rest. Tonight, the countless stars around the bright full moon are not so dazzling. The so-called moon and stars are rare! My mother and I put on our coats and posed for photos under the moonlight. Unfortunately, my mother’s photography skills are not very good. The photos taken under the moonlight and light are all blurred... It was a pleasant and fulfilling day when we lay in the tent It was over when I was on the bed, and I was looking forward to tomorrow's arrival.
DAY 6: 7.12
Woke up at six o'clock in the morning and had already missed the sunrise, and it was completely bright. Look out, the peaceful desert is still waiting there, and we are about to start a beautiful day!
Back to the Crescent Spring Scenic Spot by car, continue to play "Flying Apsaras" today, the first project is camel riding, 100 yuan per person, 40-50 minutes, each uncle leading the camel takes a group of seven or eight passengers on their own The camels lined up in a long row, and the camels went up and down along Mingsha Mountain, which was very spectacular from a distance. The sound of the camel bell came to my ears, which was very pleasant. I suddenly remembered a performance "Legend of the Camel Bell" I watched with my mother in Xi'an. The uncle who leads the camel provides a photo service, but a tip is required, 20 yuan per person, unlimited times.
Do you know how Crescent Lake was formed?
There are three explanations for the formation of Crescent Lake. The first is that it is a section of the ancient river channel of the nearby Dang River. Many years ago, the Dang River was diverted and most of the ancient river channel was submerged by quicksand. However, due to the low terrain of the first section of Crescent Lake, it is protected from being submerged, and the underground subsurface flow is exposed, converging into a lake. The lake has been replenished by underground currents since then, so it will not dry up. The second thought it was a fault well. There is an east-west fault on the south side of Crescent Lake. The hanging wall of the fault will raise the underground aquifer, and when the lower wall falls to the nearby water table, the underflow will flow out to form a spring. The third is that it is a wind-eroded lake. The original wind-eroded depression is intensified by wind erosion. When it is eroded to the depth of the water table, it will form a spring lake in the crescent-shaped sand dune bay.
Do you know why Crescent Lake is not buried by desert?
The first is its unique geographical location. Crescent Lake is located in a low-lying terrain, which provides favorable space for its spring water storage and transportation. In addition, in fact, Crescent Lake itself is not a lake, but a river - a section of the Dang River. Later, due to the diversion of the river, Crescent Lake no longer belonged to a section of the river, but became a separate lake in the river bend. However, although it has become an independent lake, the rich underground flow of the Dang River is still continuously replenishing the spring, so that its water volume can always maintain a dynamic balance. In addition, the texture of the lower part of Crescent Spring is relatively dense, so the exchange effect in the vertical direction is weak, and the groundwater is mainly advective, which provides good natural conditions for the storage of groundwater and the replacement of spring water. The second is the sand mountain factor surrounding the Crescent Lake. There are high mountains around Crescent Spring, and the depressions are also bent into a crescent shape along with the shape of the spring. In addition, because the sand mountains surrounding Crescent Lake are high in the north and south and low in the middle, and the wind blows in from the east, combined with the principle of aerodynamics, when the wind blows into the depression around the mountain, it will go upward. Therefore, under the action of the wind, the sand will always roll up along the ridge and the sand surface, and the sand that slides down the mountain will also be sent back to the other side of the ridge. Therefore, almost no sand will be blown into the spring, which is the main reason why the Crescent Spring will not be buried when encountering strong winds, and the sand mountain will always maintain a shape similar to a knife edge.
As a qualified "Flying Apsaras", how can we not commemorate it? My mother was armed as a Malay and took a lot of photos for me!
Lunch was settled at KFC in Crescent Spring Scenic Area. I was very satisfied with a hamburger, French fries and two chicken wings. After leaving Crescent Lake, I went to the most important scenic spot in Dunhuang - the Mogao Grottoes. It was so shocking! I am really amazed by the exquisite craftsmanship and the power of faith of the ancients. However, why is a foreign Buddhism so popular in China? Tickets for Mogao Grottoes need to be purchased on the WeChat public account ten days in advance. It is best to buy normal tickets, including two movies, which mainly introduce the stories of the past and present of Mogao Grottoes. It is very worth watching. Then follow the scenic spot to explain and visit the eight caves.
The Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as the Thousand Buddha Caves, are located in Dunhuang at the western end of the Hexi Corridor. It was first built in the period of Fu Jian, Emperor Xuanzhao of the former Qin Dynasty, and has been built in the Northern Dynasties, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Xixia, Yuan Dynasty and other dynasties, forming a huge scale, with 735 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals, With 2,415 colored clay sculptures, it is the largest and most abundant Buddhist art site in the world.
Mogao Grottoes were first built in the period of Fu Jian, Emperor Xuanzhao of the former Qin Dynasty. According to the records in the book "Li Kerang Rebuilt the Monument of the Mogao Grottoes" in the Tang Dynasty, in the second year of Jianyuan (366) of the former Qin Dynasty, the monk Le Zun passed by this mountain and suddenly saw The golden light shone like ten thousand Buddhas, so the first cave was dug on the rock wall. Since then, Zen Master Faliang and others have continued to build caves here to practice meditation, which is called "Mogao Caves", which means "high places in the desert". Later generations changed their name to "Mogao Grottoes" because "Mo" and "Mo" were interchangeable. There is another saying: There is a saying in Buddhism that the merits of building a Buddhist cave are immeasurable, and there is no such thing as impossible or non-existent. The meaning of Mogao Grottoes means that there is no higher cultivation than building a Buddhist cave. During the Northern Wei, Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties, the rulers believed in Buddhism, and the construction of grottoes was supported by princes and nobles, and developed rapidly. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the prosperity of the Silk Road, the Mogao Grottoes flourished even more. There were more than a thousand caves in Wu Zetian's time. After the Anshi Rebellion, Dunhuang was successively occupied by Tubo and Guiyi troops, but the statue activities were not greatly affected. During the Northern Song, Western Xia and Yuan Dynasties, the Mogao Grottoes gradually declined, and only the caves of the previous dynasty were mainly rebuilt, with very few new ones. Nine Maitreya Buddha After the Yuan Dynasty, Dunhuang stopped opening caves, and gradually became neglected and abandoned. In the seventh year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1528), Jiayuguan was closed, making Dunhuang a nomadic frontier. In the fifty-seventh year of Emperor Kangxi (1718) of the Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang was pacified. In the first year of Yongzheng (1723), Shazhou Office was established in Dunhuang. In three years (1725), it was changed to Shazhou Wei, and people from Gansu provinces immigrated to Dunhuang to farm and rebuilt Shazhou City. In the 25th year of Qianlong (1760), Shazhouwei was changed to Dunhuang County, and Dunhuang's economy began to recover. Mogao Grottoes began to attract people's attention. [8] In the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1900), the Buddhist scripture cave that shocked the world was discovered. Unfortunately, under the specific historical background of the corruption and incompetence of the late Qing government and the invasion of China by Western powers, shortly after the discovery of the cultural relics in the library cave, the British Stein, the legal person Pelliot, the Japanese Tachibana Ruichao, and the Russian Odenburg Western explorers came to Dunhuang one after another, and used unfair means to defraud a large number of cultural relics from the Buddhist scripture cave from the hands of Taoist priests. Of the many public and private collections in Japan and other countries, only a small part is preserved in China, causing unprecedented catastrophe in the history of Chinese culture.
And there is a 1:1 restoration hall near the Mogao Grottoes, you can go and have a look, it is very good!
After a simple dinner, I watched a scene-integrating performance - "Seeing Dunhuang Again", which inherits the Silk Road culture and Dunhuang history in an epic style, and shows the openness, tolerance, cooperation and win-win of the "Belt and Road" in the form of art The spirit, but a bit expensive, the ticket price is 318 yuan per person.
After watching the performance, it was already 9:30 in the evening. It was really dark in the northwest, and it was still light at 9:30. We rushed all the way to the Shazhou Night Market. I highly recommend a sweet embryo milk tea called "Mo Fangxia". It is a milk tea with local characteristics. It is delicious and cheap, and the cup is 2 liters. Then there is donkey fire, 25 yuan each, full of ingredients, pure donkey meat wrapped in cakes, very fragrant! My mother and I rushed to eat one! Although I was full, I still didn't give up. I pestered my mother to take me to eat hand-caught mutton and tomatoes mixed with sugar. It was also delicious... I was really worried that I would grow into a big fat man, hahaha!
DAY 7: 7.13
I went to Crescent Spring again early this morning, and invited a sister to explain to us, 100 yuan a time, about 40 minutes, I learned a lot of knowledge! In the end, I climbed up to the top of the high Mingsha Mountain alone, and it was a joy to play sandboarding...
At noon, I ate grilled lamb chops and scrambled eggs with shallots. It was delicious but a little hard. I recommend it! Oh, by the way, the watermelon in Dunhuang is very delicious. I ate two plates by myself.
Walk out of the restaurant and walk to the Dunhuang Museum. The explanation is 100 yuan for 10 people, which is more worthwhile. There is also an audio guide, the rent is 20 yuan, and the deposit is 200 yuan. The first option is recommended, but you must call in advance to make an appointment! Dunhuang Museum is located at No. 1390 Mingshan North Road, Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, with a construction area of 7,500 square meters. It is a comprehensive museum. It is divided into eight units in total, and the main line is about the importance of Dunhuang in history and its development and evolution. After the museum came out, we went back to the hotel, because our plane arrived in Xining today. (We were originally going to Lanzhou, but because of the epidemic in Lanzhou, we changed to Xining. The flight was around 3:20, but it was delayed to 7:44, and we arrived in Xining in an hour and 15 minutes. Of course, we left the airport Then line up to do nucleic acid)
DAY 8: 7.14
Today, I joined a one-day tour to Qinghai Lake. At 5:30 in the morning, I got into the car of the tour group. It was quite a large car, and it was very comfortable to sit in.
The first stop is about 1.5 kilometers west of Heima Town to watch the migration of Huang carp. Huang carp is a second-class protected animal in the country. The body of the fish is long, slightly flattened, with a conical head, a blunt and round snout, and a large, subinferior, horseshoe-shaped mouth. The upper jaw is slightly protruding, and the front edge of the lower jaw has no sharp cuticle. The lower lip is narrow and underdeveloped, divided into left and right lobes; the posterior groove of the lip is interrupted and far apart; no need. Body naked, with 3-4 rows of irregular scales above the base of the pectoral fin and below the lateral line; one row of large scales developed on each side of the anus and anal fin, extending forward to the base of the pelvic fin, occasionally with degenerated scales from the pelvic fin to the midline of the pectoral fin trace. The lateral line is straight, and the front end of the lateral line scales degenerates into skin folds, and the posterior segment is less obvious. The dorsal fin has well-developed spines with serrates on the trailing edge. The back of the body is yellowish brown or taupe, the abdomen is light yellow or grayish white, and there are large irregular blocky dark spots on the side of the body; each fin is light red. During the reproductive period, there are white granular pearl stars on the snout, anal fin, caudal fin and back of the body of male individuals. From May to August every year is the migration season of the yellow carp in Qinghai Lake, and the Quanji River in Gangcha County, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province is the best place to watch the migration of the yellow carp. After laying eggs, the small fish swim back. In the river bed here, crowds of Huangyu fish swim upriver in an orderly manner, shoulder to shoulder, forming a spectacle of "half river clear water and half river fish". The sister of the tour guide explained to us in detail the life, beliefs and burial forms of the local Tibetan compatriots. They believe in Tibetan Buddhism all their lives, do not eat flying things that swim in the water, and choose to end their lives by giving back to nature after death.
Then after a 1.5-hour drive to Chaka Salt Lake, first went to the Salt Culture Museum, learned about the history and production methods of lake salt, and then took a speedboat (90 yuan per person) to the center of the salt lake to take pictures.
Chaka Salt Lake is located at No. 9, Yanhu Road, Chaka Town, Ulan County, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Prefecture, Qinghai Province. "Chaka" is Tibetan, which means salt pond, and Mongolian "Dabuxunnur", which is Qingyan. ocean. Chaka Salt Lake has an average altitude of 3059 meters, a lake area of 154 square kilometers, and a scenic area of 30 square kilometers. This is an important site of the ancient Silk Road, the intersection of National Highway 109 and National Highway 315. It is 298 kilometers away from the provincial capital Xining in the east and 200 kilometers away from Delingha in the west. It is known as the east gate of the Qaidam Basin. Chaka Salt Lake is surrounded by snow-capped mountains. The calm lake is like a mirror, reflecting the beautiful and intoxicating sky scenery. It is known as the "mirror of the sky in China". In the world of salt, walking on the lake is like walking on the clouds. The water reflects the sky, the sky is grounded, and people walking between the lakes are like swimming in a painting. Chaka Salt Lake has beautiful scenery all year round. In spring, white clouds hanging low in the sky fall into the lake, and it is hard to tell whether the salt is whiter or the clouds are whiter; The surface of the lake is clean and flat, and the desolation and desolation in winter are more challenging.
After completing the tourist photos, take the "Spirited Away" train (50 yuan per person) for the return journey, and lick sea salt ice cream, 15 yuan each, which is very comfortable! Finally, the tea card tour ends at the Genghis Khan Salt Sculpture.
On the way back, after taking a nice nap, we arrived in Xining with a group of nine talking and laughing. We discussed having dinner at a famous barbecue restaurant in Xining. The nine group members come from four groups of families, two groups of Cantonese and one group of Fujianese. Everyone is very friendly and helps each other to understand each other. It turns out that Xining is a stop for these three groups of families to travel, and then they will go to Xinjiang, Tibet and Inner Mongolia respectively. After the meal, mothers and aunts left WeChat and created a group, saying that they cherish each other and look forward to seeing each other again. After dinner, my mother and I walked back to the hotel. It turns out that the Chengdong District where we live is a place where Hui people live. I saw many aunts wrapped in headscarves. They were ignorant, and I seemed to understand something slowly!
It was another early morning day, and I boarded the plane home from Caojiabao, Xining dizzy!
The tour is over! go home! Go home and pet the cat!
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