In people's minds, snow-capped mountains must be extremely cold places, especially high-altitude snow-capped mountains and glaciers that do not melt all year round. The temperature is mostly below zero, while deserts are the opposite. , the grassland is somewhere in between, the rain is abundant and the temperature is suitable, so the grass is green and the cattle and sheep are flocking. At the foot of Kunlun Mountain, a great wonder was discovered. What kind of wonder is it? Isn't it strange that the snow-capped mountains are adjacent to the desert and grassland and appear in the same frame?
This desert is located at the foot of the Qimantag Mountain, the remaining branch of the Kunlun Mountains. Because it is so inaccessible, even local friends can’t name it. Let’s call it the Qimantag Desert here. It is not uncommon for some deserts to exist in the vast Gobi Desert in the Qaidam Basin. What is strange is that this desert is surrounded by the Chekelik Grassland with rich water and grass on one side and the towering Kunlun Snow Mountain on the other. In the middle of grasslands and snow-capped mountains.
We set off from Huatugou, on the way to the Qimantag Desert, we need to pass through the Gasikule Lake with an area of more than 100 square kilometers, and then pass through a beautiful Chekelik grassland (Chekelik is in Mongolia. Splendens means "Achnatherum splendens" in Chinese), the whole journey is about 40 kilometers, not far away, but the road is not easy to walk. There is a washboard road that has been artificially repaired by Gasi Lake, but after entering the grassland, it is almost There is no road, only the ruts of some vehicles to follow. You must have a four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle to enter, and cars and two-wheel-drive SUVs can only look at it.
The road was tough, but the scenery was charming. When we drove the vehicle into the desert, took off our shoes, and climbed up the sand dunes barefoot, the beautiful scenery in front of us was enough to make us intoxicated, and the bumps on the way had long been forgotten.
The desert here is different from the deserts in some scenic spots. There are few people here. At a glance, the sand dunes are full of beautiful traces blown by strong winds, like water waves, very beautiful. Occasionally, some footprints are also left by wild animals, although I don’t know. What kind of animal, but it must be a national-level protected animal.
According to a local friend of the same company, the whole summer has passed, and the snow on the snow mountain is the least time of the year. If it is winter and spring, the whole mountain will be covered with white snow, which will look even more spectacular.
There are many deserts and snow-capped mountains in the world, but there are very few snow-capped mountains and deserts together, and it is extremely rare to have deserts, snow-capped mountains, and grasslands, so we saw such a landscape in Mangya , All are surprised and unexpected, this is really God's favor for this land.
There are many desert landscapes in China, such as Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang, Kubuqi Desert in Ordos, Shapotou in Ningxia, Xiangsha Bay in Inner Mongolia, Sand Lake in Yinchuan, etc., but these desert landscapes are almost overcrowded, others such as Taklamakan Although such deserts are spectacular and vast, they are too far away from the city, which is extremely inconvenient. The desert landscape in Mangya not only has all the interesting attributes of deserts, but is also adjacent to grasslands and snow-capped mountains. (It is said that Lenghu will soon be merged and upgraded to Mangya City.) Huatugou is only 40 kilometers away from the resident, and Huatugou can be seen clearly even on a higher sand dune.
In this desert without any pollution and even few human footprints, we can not only take off our shoes and have fun like a child, but also enjoy the magnificent picture scroll left by God with the wind as the pen, whether deep or shallow, Thick or light, some are like running water, some are like maps, some are like portraits, and some are like animals...
Some friends in the same industry suggested that this place is so close to the city that it can be developed into a large-scale desert tourist attraction, and even like the Crescent Spring in Mingsha Mountain, an artificial desert in the desert can be built with the water of Gasikule Lake. Lake, and then do some necessary development around it, it will definitely become a famous scenic spot in China. However, some friends also reminded that there are not many such original ecological beauty in China. It is recommended that you do not specify the specific location here, and do not spoil the environment here by a large number of tourists.
Have you ever seen the wonders of snow-capped mountains, deserts, and grasslands so close to each other? Faced with this situation and the voices of friends, do you think that such a desert wonder should be shared with everyone, or should it be kept in our hearts?
