September 5 (first day)
Our group of four started a self-driving trip to the Northwest. We prepare clothes for the four seasons and oxygen cylinders in advance for emergencies.
Depart from Beijing on time at 5:30 in the morning, arrive at Dingbian County at 18:00 for 1,000 kilometers, check into the hotel, and rest for one night.
1000 kilometers traveled today
Meal expenses: 234 yuan
Refueling: 265 yuan
Accommodation: 262 yuan (express hotel in Dingbian)
Toll fee: 415.64 yuan
Total: 1176.64 yuan
September 6 (the next day)
Depart from Dingbian on time at 5:30, and arrive at the first scenic spot of this trip at 2:00 pm for 800 kilometers. Kumbum Monastery is the activity center of Tibetan Buddhism in Northwest China. It enjoys a high reputation in China and Southeast Asia. Butter flowers, murals and duixiu are known as the "Three Wonders of Kumbum Art". In addition, there are many Buddhist classics and academic monographs on history, literature, philosophy, medicine and legislation in the temple. The "Four Great Dharma Conferences", a Buddhist activity held every year, are even more lively. The butter flower sculptures in Kumbum Monastery are also lifelike and well-known far and wide.
After coming out of Kumbum Monastery, we drove to Xining City and stayed at the Express Hotel (city government store), which is very close to the commercial street and food street. Put down your luggage, go to the food street - Mojia Street, and eat the yogurt that I have been thinking about. Go back to the hotel at night to discuss tomorrow's itinerary. Everyone unanimously decided that we will go counterclockwise on the Northwest Ring Road this time, so that there will be fewer cars on the road. Facts have proved that our idea was right.
700 kilometers traveled today
Meal expenses: 244 yuan
Refueling: 305 yuan
Tickets: 280 yuan (Tar Monastery)
Accommodation: 274 yuan (Xining Express Hotel)
Parking fee: 20 yuan (Tar Monastery)
Toll fee: 222.22 yuan
Total: 1345.22 yuan
September 7 (the third day)
At 6:00, we set off for the Dabanshan Observation Deck. The weather is a little bit brighter, and the beautiful scenery on the road gradually becomes clearer and clearer. The mountain road is very dangerous. We stop everywhere to enjoy the early morning scenery and arrive at the Dabanshan Observation Deck. The altitude here is more than 3,000 meters. Fortunately, we have no high reaction. Looking up at the clouds at our feet, the Gangshika Snow Peak in the distance clearly appeared in front of us. The yaks and sheep in the mountains are eating dense grass. The owners of the sheep here paint beautiful colors to distinguish their sheep. They are very cute.
Down the Panshan Road, the next stop is to experience Gangshika Snow Peak up close. I saw the colorful waterfall on the Gangshika Snow Peak, it was so beautiful! It has not been developed yet, and there are few people, but the scenery is beautiful.
Come out from Gangshika Snow Peak, pass through the Qilian Mountains prairie, and arrive at Zhuoer Mountain in the afternoon. This beautiful place known as Eastern Switzerland is really beautiful.
After coming down from Zhuoer Mountain, I was going to live in Qi County today, but it was still early, and everyone unanimously decided to drive all the way to Zhangye and stay in Zhangye. It was dark, and we arrived at today's destination. The homestay I stayed in Zhangye last year left a deep impression on me. I booked this home again this year. It is still so warm, and the boss is still so friendly. Before leaving, I even gave away two Pack jujube.
570 kilometers traveled today
Refueling: 192.58 yuan
Parking fee: 15.00 yuan (Dabanshan)
Tickets: 260 yuan (Zoer Mountain)
Accommodation: 214 yuan (Zhangye)
Dinner: 302 yuan
Total tolls: 45.63 yuan
Total: 1029.21 yuan
September 8 (the fourth day)
Because we went to Colorful Danxia last year, so after breakfast at 7 o'clock, the four of us were divided into two groups, one group went to Colorful Danxia, and the other group went to Binggou Danxia. We sent our companions to Colorful Danxia and drove for two I arrived at Binggou Danxia more than ten kilometers away. Binggou Danxia is in shape. Today's weather is not good, and it is cold and gloomy. But the scenery is still quite shocking.
Welcome Camel
Taoyuan Three knots
Phantom of the Louvre
beautiful castle
At about 18 o'clock, we checked into the B&B inn on the edge of Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang. This inn is only 10 minutes away from Mingsha Mountain. The owner is a young couple, and the service is very warm. They also planned the following itinerary for us. , After checking in, we took a taxi to the city center for dinner. The special food here: Huyang stewed cake. After dinner, we started to visit the Dunhuang Night Market. Very lively! It was past 7 o'clock in the evening, and the sun was still shining.
After dinner, we returned to the inn, and we began to plan the next itinerary. Due to the change of the itinerary, we decided to stay here for another night tomorrow and set off early in the morning the day after tomorrow.
Today's trip is 613 kilometers.
Meal expenses: 323 yuan
Tickets: 226 yuan (Danxia)
Come on; 275 yuan (high platform)
Accommodation: 106x2x2=424 yuan (the inn next to Mingsha Mountain)
Total: 1428.35 yuan
September 9: (Day 5)
Get up at 5:30 this morning, have dinner, Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring opens at 6:00, we catch the first wave up the mountain, ready to watch the sunrise at the top of the mountain. Climbing from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain is really called climbing. I used both hands and feet. I was exhausted. I arrived at the mountain at 7:10, and finally climbed to the top of the mountain before the sun rose. I saw the red sun and the panoramic view of Crescent Lake. It's so beautiful, the tiredness just now is gone. Facing the rising sun, we took photos and played in the desert to our heart's content, and everyone became younger all of a sudden.
Since we came out early and there were not many people, we came out when there were many people. Go back to the inn and drive to the mysterious Mogao Grottoes that I have longed for since I was a child. Since we booked the tickets one day in advance, we only got 100 yuan B-type tickets. , only four caves can be seen. But I personally feel that it is enough, and I have seen all the important things.
Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is really worth going, especially those who are interested in history must go, and go as soon as possible, so that you will see less things a year later.
56 kilometers traveled today.
Tickets: 620 yuan (Mingsha Mountain, Mogao Grottoes)
Refueling: 245 yuan (Dunhuang)
Dinner: 274 yuan
Others: 30 yuan (shoe cover)
87 yuan (supermarket)
Total: 1256 yuan.
September 10 (the sixth day)
Today is going to be a very hard day. We set off at 5:00 a.m. and arrived at Aksay Oil Town at 6:45 a.m. Before dawn, we turned on the headlights and looked at the exterior of the nine-story demon tower Earth, eerie. Those monsters were probably telepathic and made horrible noises.
Coming out of the oil town, the sky is also bright, and the next stop is the Yadan landform of Nanbaxian Devil City. This way through the no-man's land for hundreds of kilometers, we actually saw the Tibetan antelope, which is so rare, but it's a pity that we couldn't record it.
The weather was overcast all the way, and we arrived at Dongtai Jinel Lake around 12:30. The weather turned fine, and the scenery in front of us was shocking. I thought I had arrived in Wonderland, it was so beautiful. It is worthy of being called the Maldives of China.
Tens of kilometers away from Dongtai is Xitai, which shocked me again that there is such a beautiful scenery in the world. The lakes on both sides of the road are green on one side and blue on the other. The surface of the lake is like a mirror, the water and the sky are the same color.
Come out from the West Terrace and drive back to Dawusute Yadan on the water. This is the only water Yardang landform in the world. Every stone is like a piece of illusory pure land of immortals. Looking around, there is no end in sight, giving you unlimited freedom to imagine.
Coming out of Shuishang Yadan, we went to Dachaidan. There was no room yesterday, so I planned to live in Delingha. I found out that Dachaidan can book a room early this morning, so I decided to live in Dachaidan, so that I can save more than a hundred kilometers. . Everyone immediately felt a lot more relaxed. We walked on the most beautiful highway 315 National Highway, the road is straight, enjoying the scenery along the way, watching the sunset, and looking at the U-shaped highway of Internet celebrity attractions. For the sake of safety, we didn't stay on the U-shaped road, and sat in the car to feel the ups and downs. When we arrived at Dachaidan Town and checked into Haixi xx Hotel, the owner of the hotel recommended us to go to a restaurant with local characteristics and had an authentic meal of Kangguo mutton.
U-shaped road
Hot Pot Mutton
Today's trip is 785 kilometers
Toll fee: 50 yuan (fish card)
Parking fee: 10 yuan
Refueling: 240 yuan
Tickets: 420 yuan (Water Yadan)
Meal fee: 200 yuan
Accommodation: 426 yuan (Haixi xx Hotel)
Total: 1346 yuan
September 11 (the seventh day)
We set off on time at 7 o'clock to Emerald Lake, which is very close to where we live. Facts have proved that we were right to go early, as there are fewer people in the beautiful scenery. Emerald Lake: As the name suggests, the lake is green like emeralds and blue like sapphires. The lake reflects the blue sky, white clouds, and snow-capped mountains.
We came out of Emerald Lake at 9:00, and traveled to Chaka Salt Lake in more than four hours and more than 400 kilometers. We arrived at Chaka Salt Lake at around 3 pm. We took the small train of Chaka Salt Lake and started a "salt lake tour" journey of". Along the way, as far as the eye can see, there is a vast expanse of whiteness all around, the road and the lake are full of salt, and even the sculptures are carved out of salt. The water in the salt lake is so clear that you can see every salt flower at the bottom of the lake. The blue sky, white clouds, and snow-capped mountains are reflected in the water.
It was about 6 o'clock when we came out of Chaka Salt Lake. In order to watch the sunrise in Qinghai Lake tomorrow morning, we decided to drive for more than an hour to live in Heima River. I booked "xxxx Sunrise Inn" from the Internet. On the way, it suddenly rained heavily. We rushed to the inn despite the rain. It was already dark. At this time, it was very cold outside. When we entered the inn, the boss gave each of us a cup of hot water Steaming milk tea, so warm. Next to his house is a restaurant, after drinking milk tea and dinner. Lying on the bed with electric mattress, it is very warm and cozy.
Today's trip is 546 kilometers.
Meal expenses: 421 yuan
Refueling: 267 yuan
Tickets: 380 yuan (Chaka Salt Lake)
Accommodation: 342 yuan (xxxx Sunrise Inn)
Parking fee: 10 yuan
Total: 1538.75 yuan.
September 12 (the eighth day)
It rained all night, and when I woke up in the morning, I found that the rain had just stopped and the clouds were thick. Unfortunately, the sunrise of Qinghai Lake is no longer visible. After breakfast at 7 o'clock, the inn we stayed in has a free road, you can walk to Qinghai Lake, touch the water of Qinghai Lake, and get in touch with Qinghai Lake from a distance. Although the clouds are thick, it has a special charm.
Qinghai Lake We are leaving, and we are waving goodbye to Qinghai Lake. Suddenly, the eyes are bright, and the yellow pieces are rapeseed? How can there be rapeseed flowers? Should it have withered long ago? Everyone said that I came a little late, and the rapeseed flowers in Qinghai Lake could not be seen. Could it be that Qinghai Lake specially planted the second batch of rape blossoms for me? ??The explosion of character.
In the evening, we arrived at the last stop of this Northwest trip: Lanzhou, staying at the express hotel in the bustling Muta Lane next to the first iron bridge of the Yellow River. In the evening we ate a Gujia casserole here. I bought a ticket for a cruise ship and swam on the Yellow River, watching the night view of Lanzhou. Beautiful and happy!
516 kilometers traveled today
Meal expenses: 246.5 yuan
Refueling: 218 yuan (Gaolan gas station)
Accommodation: 380 yuan (fast)
Ticket (cruise): 180 yuan
Toll fee: 115.15 yuan
Total: 1339.65 yuan.
September 13 (the ninth day)
7:00 Breakfast at Lanzhou Jincheng Authentic Beef Noodle Restaurant had an authentic Lanzhou Beef Ramen.
From today onwards, it’s time for us to travel freely after finishing the Northwest Great Ring Road. Let’s discuss the tourist attractions along the way to Beijing.
The first stop was Jingbian Wave Valley. It was raining heavily all the way from Lanzhou. I picked it up from the wave valley I contacted online. It was great! If you're going to the Valley of the Waves, look for him. Accommodation, meals, travel are all arranged very well. There are a total of five scenic spots, No. 1 and No. 2 are closed for renovation, and they may charge a fee, but these two scenic spots are very beautiful, and the local people can take us in. Travel agencies in the other three scenic spots can take them there, so there are a lot of people. In the afternoon we stayed in Longzhou Town, renovated for an afternoon, and prepared to get up early tomorrow morning. Go to scenic spots 1, 2, and 3 in the morning, and scenic spots 4 and 5 in the afternoon. It rarely rains here, and it rained all day today. Xiaolei said, it is estimated that tomorrow will be sunny, in that case, Wave Valley will be more beautiful after the rain. Look forward to......
598 kilometers traveled today
Meal cost: 244 yuan (beef noodles)
Refueling: 220 yuan (Wuzhong)
Toll fee 180.07
Total: 644.07 yuan
September 14 (the tenth day)
There were lightning and thunder at night, and the rain stopped at 5 o'clock in the morning, but it would be useless to watch the sunrise. Xiao Lei took us to the first and second scenic spots, drew a walking route for me, told us where to come out, and where he was waiting for us. We waited from dark to dawn, and the scenery in front of us shocked us, it was so beautiful! Although I didn't see the sunrise, it was worth the trip.
After the heavy rain, Yixiantian didn't know what was going on inside, so he didn't dare to wade into it.
After returning to the hotel and having breakfast, Xiaolei took us to the No. 3 scenic spot again. The scenery here is different again, and there is also Danxia on the water. The turquoise lake water sets off the red soil, which is very beautiful.
After eating at noon and resting until three o'clock, Xiaolei took us to No. 4 and No. 5 scenic spots.
The picture above shows the delicacies of northern Shaanxi.
Meal fee: 250 yuan
Accommodation: 400 yuan (Lei Ming's house)
Car rental fee: 200 yuan
Total: 850 yuan.
September 15 (the eleventh day)
Departure at 7 o'clock, 244 kilometers from Wave Valley to Yucha Grand Canyon, and eat Roujiamo in the service area. Arriving at Yucha Grand Canyon at 10:30, I didn't expect so many people to queue up for more than an hour. After 12 o'clock, I got on the sightseeing bus to the Grand Canyon. Yucha Grand Canyon is limited to sunny days, 11:30-13:30 at noon, the scenery is beautiful during this time period, if you don’t meet this condition, you don’t need to go. It is worth mentioning that Huashugou has the most beautiful scenery.
Approaching the canyon, the canyon wall is uneven and smooth, like waves passing by you. In the wide place, several people can walk side by side, but in the narrow place, one person has to squeeze to pass. Experts call it "the natural fissure wonder of the Loess Plateau", which belongs to the unique geological beauty of northern Shaanxi, which is better than the Antelope Grand Canyon near Page, Arizona, USA.
Coming out of Yucha, we set out for the first bay of the Yellow River-Qiankun Bay according to the itinerary we booked yesterday. The whole journey was 211 kilometers, and I arrived at X’s compound at six o’clock. I originally rented a standard room, but the boss upgraded me to a standard room in a cave dwelling. This is my first time living in a cave dwelling, and the cave dwelling is very modern now. This compound is only eight or nine hundred meters away from Qiankun Bay, which is very close. You can watch the sunrise tomorrow morning. After dinner in the evening, I watched a performance by folk artists from northern Shaanxi on the big stage next to his house.
423 kilometers traveled today
Meal expenses: 234 yuan
Tickets: 280 yuan (Yucha Grand Canyon)
Refueling: 245 yuan
Accommodation: 398 yuan (x family compound)
Total: 1315.34 yuan
September 16 (the twelfth day)
Get up at 5:30 this morning and go to Qiankun Bay to watch the sunrise. Watching the sunrise in the first bay of the Yellow River is really spectacular. The three characters "Qiankun Bay" are named after heaven and earth, sun and moon, yin and yang, hardness and softness, and the image of heaven and earth. It is here that the Yellow River turns sharply, forming a 320-degree turn, so it is called "the Yellow River in the world". First Bay". This is a natural Tai Chi picture made in heaven, and it is also a natural landscape on the Qinjin Canyon on the ancient Yellow River road.
Return to the Cheng Family Courtyard at 7:30 to have breakfast, and then drive to the second scenic spot of Qiankun Bay: Qingshui Bay. See the panorama from a high place, and go down to see a close-up view. The third scenic spot: Huifeng Village
On the viewing platform, you can feel the magnificent Qingshui Bay of the big river, explore the ancient city wall, and look at the stone forest "Guardian of the Yellow River" and "the deep love between mother and child".
Passing the suspension bridge, what catches the eye is "a stream of clear water surrounds the yamen, loving the people like a child showing the breeze"-Qingshui yamen. Slowly descending along the water, an exquisite corridor connects Yamen and Qingshui Street.
Huifeng Village was originally a bandit cottage, located on the side of Qingshui Bay of the Yellow River, facing the Yellow River in the east, deep valleys in the west, cliffs in the north, and cliffs on three sides. Although this place is beautiful, but back then it was a poor and remote place, so there was no need to be a bandit. Thinking back, there must have been bandit ears listening to the waves of the Yellow River, watching the moon and bright stars, so I couldn't help sighing!
Coming down from Huifengzhai, we ended our tour in northern Shaanxi. Next stop: Shanxi Jinci Temple. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived at the restaurant in the parking lot of Shanxi Jinci Temple. I originally planned to go to Jinci Temple tomorrow, but I arrived early and got an unexpected harvest. I visited Jinci Temple.
Today's distance is 340 kilometers
Meal fee: 220 yuan
Tickets: 150 yuan (Clear Water Bay, Huifeng Village)
Accommodation: 244 yuan (Jin Temple)
Total: 746 yuan
September 17 (thirteenth day)
Depart from Taiyuan at 7:00 to Datong and arrive at Yingxian Wooden Tower at 10:30.
Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is located in Fogong Temple, Ying County, Shanxi Province. Its full name is Fogong Temple Sakyamuni Pagoda. It is the oldest and tallest wooden structure tower in my country.
Arrive at Hunyuan County, Datong City at 12 noon. The jelly in Hunyuan County is very famous. Our lunch is jelly and cat ears. After eating the perfect food, we arrived at the Xuankong Temple, which is very spectacular. Coming out of the Xuankong Temple, I came to Mount Heng, one of the Five Sacred Mountains, and took the cable car up to the mountain.
With 107 steps, I was so frightened that I didn't dare to look down, let alone walk.
Today’s dinner will be the last dinner of this trip. We had a sumptuous dinner at Datong’s famous restaurant to draw a successful conclusion to our trip. Looking at this delicious food, my mouth is watering.
412 kilometers traveled today
Meal fee: 329 yuan
Refueling: 250 yuan
Parking fee: 20 yuan
Tickets: 332 yuan
Accommodation: 336 yuan (hotel)
Total: 1395.29 yuan
September 18 (the fourteenth day)
7:00 Depart from Datong Hotel to Yungang Grottoes, the last stop of the trip. We arrived before the door opened, so many people! We entered the Yungang Grottoes with the flow of people. The Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou (Zhou) Mountain and the north bank of Wuzhou River, about 16 kilometers west of Datong City, Shanxi Province, northern China. There are 45 main caves, 252 large and small cave niches, and more than 51,000 stone statues. It is one of the largest ancient grottoes in China.
After visiting the grottoes, we tasted Shanxi vinegar again and popularized the vinegar culture. This ended the trip and embarked on the road back to Beijing. We returned to our home - Beijing at four o'clock in the afternoon. A pleasant trip That's where it really came to an end.
On the way, the trip passed through lakes, prairie, the most beautiful salt lake, desert, holy temples, grottoes, the Great Wall, Danxia landform, vast snow-capped mountains, sea of flowers, no-man's land, Gobi, Yadan landform, seemingly incompatible scenery, You can see it all on this itinerary.
380 kilometers traveled today
Meal fee: 190 yuan
Parking fee: 10 yuan
Refueling: 270 yuan
Toll fee: 128.11 yuan
Total: 598.11 yuan
The following is the total mileage and total cost statistics of this trip:
The total mileage is 6939 kilometers
:
Meal expenses: 3711.5 yuan
Come on: 2992.58 yuan
Accommodation: 3700 yuan
Tickets: 3128 yuan
Parking fee: 85 yuan
Others: (shoe covers, supermarket, car rental) 317 yuan
Toll fee: 1824.55 yuan
Total: 15688 yuan (3922 yuan / person)
