2020.10.15 (D10), came to Dachaidan (Chaidan Town) from Mangya the evening before yesterday, stayed at Sunbei Hotel, visited Emerald Lake yesterday morning, stayed at the hotel in the afternoon and did not go out because X.J. had to attend a conference call. This morning I still had breakfast at Renmin East Road. I chose local beef noodles, and X.J. ate pancakes and soy milk. He liked Xiamen’s “northwest flavor”, but he was not used to real Northwestern food, especially local beef noodles. Today we plan to go to Qinghai Lake via Delingha and Chaka, check out and start at 9:00, and refuel 135 yuan before leaving the city.
There are two routes from Dachaidan to Delingha: one is to take the left fork at the crossing out of the city in Chaidan Town, first take the provincial road S314, and then turn to Delingha Expressway; the other is to take the right at the crossing out of the city Take the fork, go to G3011 Liuge Expressway first, then turn to Dexiaogao to Delingha. We chose the latter, because it detours around Xiaochaidan Lake and feels that the scenery will be better.
So, after leaving the city, go south along the Liuge Expressway, and pass by the "Dahua Chemical Industry" intersection at 9:23. Then drive past the "Starry Sky Camp at 37°N Latitude", where accommodation in the Gobi Desert is provided, and you can watch the starry sky at night. Going forward is to turn over the mountain. The "Tieshiguan Pass" on the top of the mountain is 3335 meters above sea level. After turning over the mountain, there is Yimapingchuan again. At 9:42, enter the S20 Dexiao Expressway through the "Xiaochaidan Interchange" and head eastward, heading towards Delingha.
Compared with the many expressways we have traveled in the past, the Dexiao Expressway is quite different. The isolation zone of the two-way road is very wide and open. Vehicles traveling in both directions can enter and exit the isolation zone at any time, and can also use Divide the U-turn. Xiaochaidan Lake appeared on the left side of the road, and the distance was sometimes far and sometimes close. At 9:52, they saw that the lake was very close to the road, so they drove the car into the isolation zone, and the two got out of the car to watch the scenery and take pictures. Compared with Dachaidan Lake, the area of Xiaochaidan Lake seems to be larger. The vast lake is accompanied by the Gobi desert, and the scenery is also unique.
Leaving Xiaochaidan Lake and continuing to the east, there is a big mountain in front of you, cross the railway (to Golmud) at 10:06, and arrive at the "Yinma Gorge" toll station at 10:14. The toll booth of Dexiao Expressway is also different. It is across the main road of the expressway. It was from Xiaochaidan to the expressway. Obviously, the Liuge Expressway from Dachaidan to Xiaochaidan was not within her consideration. She also told us that the Dexiao Expressway is an open expressway, and you can get on and off the expressway at all intersections along the way, and the toll method is a uniform price for each section. Therefore, we don't need to get the card when we leave, and we can pay the fee at the same price when we arrive at the next station. It is 148 kilometers away from Delingha, and there is a viaduct not far in front of it, which connects to the provincial highway S314. If you start from Dachaidan and take the provincial highway S314, you need to get on the Deling Expressway here.
Continue to move forward, passing the intersection of "Damei" at 10:22, and passing the intersection of "Quanshuiliang" at 10:35. These intersections are free to get on and off the expressway at any time. At 10:43, it was 99 kilometers away from Delingha. At 11:03, it drove through the "Delinghaxi" toll station and paid another 30 yuan. 11:05 Enter the "Huaitou Tala Service Area" and stop for a while. There is yak beef jerky for sale in the small supermarket in the service area. X.J. asked for a discount, but was dismissed by the salesperson. However, when we walked out of the supermarket, we saw a tricycle vendor selling it outside. The packaging and price are exactly the same as the dried yak meat in the supermarket. X.J. makes a deal with the boss by buying more at a discount. The original price of 50 yuan of dried yak meat is 100 yuan to buy 3 packs, and the original price of 75 yuan to buy 2 packs of air-dried yak meat is 100 yuan. Dried meat, 4 packs of air-dried yak meat. For him, small profits but quick turnover can still make a considerable profit, and the next thing to do is to buy some more goods.
On the road again at 11:16, continue eastward along the Dexiao Expressway, pass the intersection of "Alien Ruins" at 11:20, and pass the intersection of Keluke Lake at 11:22. Keluke Lake is one of the tourist attractions in Delingha City. It is located about 4 kilometers south of the expressway. There are actually two lakes, one fresh and one salty. saltwater. The water of the Bayin River leaks out to Tuosu Lake through Keluke Lake, and the "Alien Remains" is located at the junction of the two lakes. In the last century, some people found "iron pipes" in the rocks of the mountain. Those who were interested claimed that they were left by aliens. Fossils of tree roots. Moving on, at 11:35 at the intersection of Lianhu, we encountered a flock of sheep blocking the road. The herdsmen rode big horses and drove the flock of sheep, crossing the expressway majestically, which is also a Qinghai characteristic.
After the flock of sheep, continue to move forward, drive through the Keluke service area without stopping, then turn right, turn into the Cha-De Expressway and drive south, then east, which is 348 kilometers away from Qinghai Lake. Coming from Dachaidan today, I encountered the Gobi all the way. Only when I came here did I finally see a whole area of trees. It is estimated that there should be a good water source nearby. 11:52 Stop at the intersection of Gahai Town, get off the car and stretch your legs. There are rows of tall trees on the side of the road. The trees seem to be over a hundred years old. They are the tallest trees we have seen so far after entering Qinghai Province. trees.
Continue eastward along the Cha-Tak Expressway. At about 12:00, you will see a "harbour-style parking area" on the side of the road, and drive in for a short stop. This type of parking area just protrudes from the road surface, which should be for convenience. It is designed for tourists to watch the scenery. The sky is vast, the autumn grass is yellow, the road extends eastward, straight into the distant sky, the north side of the road is tall bare rock and beautiful sand dunes, and the south side is boundless grassland. It is late autumn now, but I still feel the beautiful scenery of the grassland. If it is spring or summer, the scenery should be even more beautiful.
Shortly after continuing to move forward, "Gahai Lake" appeared on the right side of the road, a saltwater lake with an area of 37 square kilometers and a water depth of about 8 meters. Gahai is a subsidence basin in geology. There is no surface river inflow. It is mainly supplied by sky precipitation and groundwater sources. The arid area can maintain such a large water surface all year round, which shows the abundance of groundwater sources near Delingha. We can go all the way It is not surprising to see big trees and grasslands. At 12:12 to pay the toll through "Delingha East", the toll booth is still set up on the main road of the expressway, which is 151 kilometers away from "Chaka".
Leaving Delinha and continuing eastward, the landscape along the way turned back to arid wasteland again. At 12:50, we drove into the "Ulan" service area and planned to have lunch here. The name was invisible, so I had to go to the toilet and set off again. At 12:55, the toll was paid and passed through the Ulan toll station, which is 221 kilometers away from Qinghai Lake.
13:03 Enter the mountainous area at "Shanggaba" and cross a long canyon. There is a Dulan River in the valley, which is the water source of Ulan County downstream. Taniguchi warns "Slow down at the water source", which makes us a little puzzled. Why do we have to slow down at the water source? The canyon in front of us can be said to be the throat of traffic in Qinghai Province. Apart from the Cha-De Expressway we are currently taking, there is also the railway from Xining to Golmud (and then into Tibet) and the national highway G315 (Xisha Line) connecting Qinghai and Xinjiang. We crossed this canyon in parallel. Going forward, the Dulan River parted ways with us, turned left and headed north, and we continued to drive east along the Cha-De Expressway. 13:15 When I saw the "Coal Chemical Circular Economy Industrial Park" under the "Qinghai Kingho Group", there was such a large coal chemical plant in a remote valley. I guessed that there should be a coal mine nearby.
Drive out of the canyon at 13:25, pay the toll through the Chaka toll booth, the S2013 Chade Expressway ends here, we turn to the G6 Jingzang Expressway and continue driving eastward. 13:45 Enter the tea card service area and stop for a while. This should be regarded as a service area with a relatively large scale and complete facilities in Qinghai Province. There is a restaurant in it that can accommodate nearly a hundred people and a supermarket of about 200 square meters . However, there are no passers-by in the current service area. There is only one person on duty in the supermarket, and there are no people in the restaurant. According to the supermarket clerk, it is the low season for tourism in Qinghai, and the restaurant owner just went home from closing a few days ago. We originally planned to have lunch here, but now we have to buy two self-heating "fish-flavored shredded pork rice" in the supermarket, 36 yuan per serving. This kind of self-heating rice only needs to pour water into the packaging box, and steam will be automatically generated, and hot rice can be eaten after about 15 minutes.
We were delayed about an hour in the service area, mainly because X.J. had another business call. Departure again at 14:45, drive east along the north shore of Chaka Salt Lake, drive past Chaka Salt Lake "Sky No. It was deserted, as if no one was taking care of it.
At 15:03, leave the G6 Beijing-Tibet Expressway at the "Dashuiqiao" toll gate, turn to the National Highway G109 Jingla Line and head north. At 15:07, there is still 115 kilometers away from Qinghai Lake Erlangjian Scenic Area. We will spend the night there tonight. 15:11 Driving through Dashuiqiao Town, I saw many restaurants here. If I didn’t eat self-heating rice just now, I should have stopped here to eat. 15:12 Passing through the "Qinghai Lake" archway, we have entered the scope of the Qinghai Lake scenic spot.
Driving out of Dashuiqiao Town, we began to climb over the "Rubber Mountain". It is a mountain range between Chaka Salt Lake and Qinghai Lake. We climbed from the south slope to the north. The 16-kilometer uphill road is very gentle, and there are not many people along the way. curve. 15:18 After passing the "Rubber Mountain Parking Area", there is only a toilet. At 15:23, driving through the rubber mountain pass (3817 meters above sea level), it feels like passing through a flat dam, and there is no feeling of passing the "pass".
Immediately after passing the pass, we descended along the northern slope of the rubber mountain. The mountain was obviously steeper than the southern slope, and the road became winding. We saw the "accident-prone area" reminder many times. At 15:32, we drove out of the rubber mountain pass, and the vast water surface of Qinghai Lake appeared in front of us. There was a vast grassland beside the lake, and groups of yaks were grazing on the hillside. At 15:42, I drove through Heimahe Town, which is 70 kilometers away from Erlangjian. In 2016, I stayed at the "Tianlu Holiday Hotel" in the town for one night. The tour guide at the time claimed that the accommodation conditions in Heimahe Town were not good. "Tianlu Holiday" is the best hotel.
Arrive at "Erlang Sword" at 16:35, take the time to enter the scenic spot for sightseeing, X.J. buys the full ticket, and I am free with my ID card. "Qinghai Lake Erlangjian Scenic Area" mainly consists of two major areas: one is the "151 Test Base" which was once used as an underwater equipment for ships, which is located on the side of the national highway G109. Later, the base was dismantled and the original site was transformed into a scenic spot; It is the "Erlang Sword Peninsula", which is long and narrow in shape and pointed, like a sword inserted into Qinghai Lake. The peninsula and the scenic spot are named after this. The two areas are far apart, and they must travel by boat. However, most tourists come here just to visit the "base", and few people visit the peninsula.
The area of the "base" is small, and it takes two hours to walk around it. I have been here in 1998 and stayed in the attached "Qinghai Lake Tent Hotel" for one night. The newly built tent hotel, and others still maintain the original appearance of "151 Base": there is a water pier by the lake, which is connected to the land by a long reinforced concrete trestle bridge; It was the original base station for underwater equipment testing, and other than that, I didn't see any other facilities.
Come back after 22 years, it has become a veritable tourist attraction, with a vast parking lot, large Tibetan-style houses, small streets, shopping centers, restaurants, hotels, Tibetan folk museums, performing arts centers and other tourist facilities. However, the core of the scenic spot and the most tourist attraction are still the piers and trestles left by the base, but they have all been remodeled. The wharf was expanded into a water square, and Tibetan-style white pagodas, beautiful prayer flags, and sculptures such as "Auspicious Four Ruis" were added near the trestle bridge, and a long wooden plank road was also built along the lake.
Counting the two times in 1998 and 2016, this is the third time I have visited Qinghai Lake. However, even for the third visit, I still admire the vast water surface of Qinghai Lake. Standing by the lake seems to be at the seaside of Xiamen. The inland plateau can have such a large piece of water, which always makes me feel a strong shock.
Secondly, I feel that the water level of Qinghai Lake has skyrocketed due to climate warming. Some houses, sculptures, light poles, and several "Qinghai Lake" stone tablets that should have been located on land have now stood in the water and become one by one. The lonely shadow on the water surface.
The wharf and trestle left by the original 151 base have also been flooded by the lake. The lake I saw in 1998 was located 3 to 4 meters below the bridge deck of the trestle bridge, but now it has overflowed the bridge deck by about 30 centimeters. In order to make it easier for tourists to walk, the scenic spot had to build a walkway above the water on the original bridge deck. At the same time, pieces of square plastic pontoons were connected to each other, and multiple pontoon bridges were built on the ground of the trestle bridge and the pier. Exclusively for tourists to walk. The water square has also become Zeguo. The two "Qinghai Lake" stone tablets on the square were originally for tourists to take pictures of "going here", but now they stand in the water, making it difficult for people to approach.
The pier square has turned into a shallow pool, and an unknown water bird is looking for food at the feet of tourists. It should only eat pure natural food. Although it is not afraid of people, it does not care about the feeding of tourists. Next to it is a group of seagulls, all of which are purebred red-billed gulls. I guess they are also rushing to Yunnan. There is also a bar-headed goose among the gulls. It should be a local water bird in Qinghai Lake. I saw them breeding offspring on "Bird Island" in 1998. The big bird brought the young. However, bar-headed geese live in flocks, and now the whole group has flown south, only this lone goose is left. I don't know what it will do in the future, whether it will also follow the red-billed gull to Yunnan? If so, it will become a star in Dianchi Lake.
18:16 As the sun sets, we are also preparing to evacuate. Before leaving, we fly the drone and look down from a high altitude. The afterglow of the setting sun reflects the earth. The shores of Qinghai Lake are full of golden color. Coupled with the blue water of the lake, Qinghai Lake under the setting sun is also full of charm. thousand.
For dinner, choose the "Dex" restaurant in the scenic area. The employees are all local Tibetans, but the western fast food is quite authentic. It was already dark after dinner, so we drove to the "Tianlu Tibetan Hotel" not far away to check in. The exterior of the hotel was all Tibetan, but the interior of the rooms was no different from that of a normal hotel, and the hotel staff were all Han. There are very few guests in the off-season, the lobby is also dimly lit, and the room is quite cold. The waiter sent electric heaters. In addition, each bed is equipped with an electric blanket, so you don't feel cold when you sleep.
2020.10.16 (D11), today is the last day of our trip to Gansu and Qinghai. When we got up in the morning and opened the curtains, we were pleasantly surprised to find that there was a beautiful pasture outside the window. Groups of yaks were grazing. Behind the pasture was National Highway 109 (Beijing) Pull the line), and then far away is the vast Qinghai Lake, where the sky and the water meet, stretching as far as the eye can see. It was pitch black when I checked in yesterday, and I couldn’t see the scenery outside the window. X.J. chose the hotel with special attention to the environment and taste, even if the price was slightly higher. It's time to set off again just after dawn. The environment and taste are not important, as long as it is clean and comfortable.
There are not many guests in the hotel, and the buffet breakfast is full of spicy dishes. X.J. booked a room from the Internet during the 11th Golden Week. It may be that they paid a higher price. They were very polite to us and provided a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Check out at 8:36 and go to Kumbum Monastery. I only noticed before boarding the car that this hotel is indeed very tasteful and beautiful in appearance.
Take the National Highway G109, drive east along the south bank of Qinghai Lake, pass the "Qinghai Lake" archway across the road at 9:03, there is a Sinopec gas station nearby, stop and refuel 150 yuan. At 9:10, I drove through Hayihai Village in Daotanghe Town, Gonghe County, and saw the "Hayihai Tibetan Village in Tangfan Stone Classic City". It is a poverty alleviation project of the local government, and it is also a check-in place for many tourist groups. There is a golden pagoda and a large Jingshimani pile. We did not park. 9:19 Pass by Daotanghe Town, where a tall statue of Princess Wencheng stands, and the princess entered the Tibetan area through this place.
According to my original plan, I should continue to go along G109 to the "Sun Moon Pavilion" at this moment, take the Zhaha Highway instead, follow the plateau pasture on the southern slope of the Laji Mountains to the Laji Pass, and then turn to the National Highway G227 to Taer Temple, which is located in Rushaer Town, Huangzhong District, Xining City. However, X.J. received calls again and again, and he was disturbed by business failures. Seeing this situation, I suggested to drive straight to Lanzhou. Anyway, X.J. has never been interested in temples, and the Laji Mountain Ranch is now withered. It doesn't matter if you go. But after X.J. heard it, he said that the Kumbum Monastery is too famous. Now that he has arrived here, he still has to go and have a look. He will not go to other places (including Lanzhou city), and go straight to Zhongchuan Airport after visiting the Kumbum Monastery.
So, we went to the G6 Beijing-Tibet Expressway via the "Duotanghe Toll Station", and the whole journey was handed over to electronic navigation. Drive through the Daotanghe parking area at 9:24, drive through the Riyue Mountain exit at 9:26, and then a long downhill section. The G6 Beijing-Tibet Expressway first turns right, then turns left, and turns around the ancient castle of Hacheng Village. big bend. At 9:37, I saw a flock of sheep grazing on the hillside, followed by the dangerous rushing lane, and at 9:39, I drove through the Modoji parking area.
Continue to move forward, drive through Riyue Township at 9:42, which is 66 kilometers away from Xining, and then pass through the Yaoshuixia Tunnel Group, drive through Huangyuan Service Area at 9:52, drive through Huangyuan County at 9:55, and then the road turns to Turn north to east, go through several tunnels, get off G6 Beijing-Tibet Expressway at Duoba Toll Station at 10:07, and turn to G0612 Xihe Expressway.
10:17 Get off the expressway at the exit of G0612 Xihe Expressway (Duoba/Ganhe/G109), enter G109 and then turn to County Road X121 (Guangxin Avenue), go south through Ganhe Industrial Park, and go to Lu in Huangzhong District, Xining City Town of Sal. X.J.'s cell phone has been ringing non-stop since he hit the highway on Daotanghe, but because he was driving on the highway, he dared not pick it up. I discouraged him from making phone calls while driving. He thought I was in a hurry to go to the Kumbum Monastery, and he seemed very impatient, claiming that he was not in the mood to travel at all because of business problems. I told him that it was dangerous to make phone calls while driving, and I suggested finding a place to park. I have been to the Kumbum Monastery three times. If he was not in the mood, I suggested that I don’t have to go to the Kumbum Monastery. After I parked and made a phone call, I went directly to the airport. Only then did he have nothing to say, he found an open space to park on the side of the road, made a phone call for nearly half an hour, and continued on his way at 10:50.
11:20 Arrive at Rushaer Town, and drive to the north gate of Kumbum Monastery via Jinta Road. After purchasing the ticket, the car can drive directly in, and there is a parking lot inside the gate. Counting this time, I have visited the Kumbum Monastery four times, and there is no novelty in revisiting the old place. X.J. is worried about business and is always on the phone during his stay. Therefore, our visit to the Kumbum Monastery today can only be regarded as a walk Going through the motions, I took a general look at the "Dajinwa Hall", "Prayer Hall (Flower Temple)", "Ghee Garden", and took a group photo in front of the "Tathagata Eight Pagodas". Other halls were not carefully considered. Not much impressed.
"Tar Monastery" is the birthplace of Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug Sect (Yellow Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism. The Gelug Sect is the largest sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Er Temple has become one of the most famous monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism. Kumbum Monastery, also known as Kumbum Monastery, has a pagoda first and then a temple. According to legend, Tsongkhapa left home and went to Tibet for many years without returning. His mother missed her son, so she built a pagoda in the place where Tsongkhapa was born. Seeing the pagoda is like seeing a person. This is the earliest building of the Kumbum Monastery. Later, Tsongkhapa became famous, and his believers built a Maitreya Hall next to the pagoda. Later, with the prosperity of the Gelug Sect, more and more buildings were built beside the pagoda, and finally developed into the current Kumbum Monastery.
The "Great Golden Tile Hall" was first built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. It is the main building of Kumbum Temple and is located in the center of the temple. The "Great Golden Tile Hall" is a three-story structure with double eaves and hills. The golden roof costs 1,300 taels of gold and more than 10,000 taels of silver. The green walls and golden tiles are splendid. There is a 12.5-meter-high silver pagoda inside the main hall, called the "Great Silver Pagoda". Kumbum Monastery got its name because of this pagoda. The small pagoda has also been hidden inside the big silver pagoda. I have seen this silver pagoda several times before. It is made of sterling silver, plated with gold, and inlaid with various jewels all over the body, which looks magnificent. However, today it is impossible to see its style again, because a screen was added in the Dajinwa Hall to enclose the silver pagoda. Visitors can only peep through the gaps, and cannot see the whole silver pagoda. The Bodhi tree outside the hall is also very famous. I visited Kumbum Monastery for the first time with a conference group in 1998. A handsome elder led us to visit. The root system of a bodhi tree in China is developed from the extension. Its magic lies in the image of the Lord Buddha on the leaves. However, I didn't see anything at the time. I asked the elders, and he replied that I had to follow the fate of the Buddha, and I could only see it if I had a predestined relationship.
Butter flower is the crown of the "Three Wonders of Tibetan Art" in Kumbum Monastery (the other two are murals and pile embroidery). It is a special sculpture art that uses butter as raw material. Ghee is offered by the believers to the temple. The monks of Kumbum Temple knead various minerals into the ghee to make it have various bright colors, and use it as raw materials to shape Buddha statues, figures, landscapes, pavilions, birds and beasts, flowers and trees. , and then combined into three-dimensional pictures according to various Buddhist stories, which are called "butter flowers" by local people. Kumbum Monastery has displayed butter flowers for nearly 400 years, but butter products are not resistant to high temperatures, so the production of butter flowers must be carried out in winter. After spring comes to summer, butter flowers will melt due to temperature rise. In 2013, the state allocated funds to build a butter flower hall equipped with special refrigeration equipment for Kumbum Monastery, so that the buttery flowers in Kumbum Monastery can be enjoyed by tourists all year round.
"Eight Treasures Ruyi Pagodas" are eight Tibetan-style pagodas lined up in a line. They were built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The eight great merits of Buddha Lord Sakyamuni's life. These eight pagodas are the landmarks of Kumbum Monastery, and they are also the most suitable places to take pictures in the whole temple. Visitors who come to Kumbum Monastery usually have to take pictures in front of the pagodas. This is the fourth time for me to take photos under the pagoda. The first two times were when I participated in a conference. The people who took the photos met by chance, and where did the photos go? The third time was with LP to participate in the old student class group. Forty years ago, the teacher and students took a group photo in front of the pagoda. The fate is really rare. Today, I took a photo with my son.
The front of the Hall of Prayer for Longevity is also a suitable place to take pictures. The terrain here is open, and there is a beautiful white pagoda next to it, called "Kalachakra Pagoda". The Hall of Prayer for Longevity is a palace-style building with a glazed tile roof. It is small and exquisite, with flying eaves and bucket arches. The walls and gates are decorated with brick carvings. This building was built to pray for the longevity of the seventh Dalai Lama Kelsang Gyatso (1708-1757), who lived in the Sittar Monastery, so it was named "Prayer Hall". The bodhi tree in the courtyard has luxuriant branches and leaves, and the fragrance of the flowers in midsummer is very fragrant, so this place is also called "Flower Temple".
At 12:34, drive out of the north gate to leave Kumbum Monastery, and stay in the temple for about 1 hour in total. The north gate of Kumbum Monastery is quite distinctive and beautiful, but it is estimated that it was newly built in recent years. I have never noticed such a gate when I came here a few times. Lunch was settled at a Han Chinese restaurant outside the north gate. The white sliced meat was served with dipping sauce and scrambled eggs with tomatoes. X.J. was very satisfied.
Start the road after lunch, go to Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport via Ninggui Expressway→Xihe Expressway→Beijing-Tibet Expressway. After driving out of Huangzhong City, refuel for 100 yuan, pass the "Xining South Toll Station" and drive northward on the Ninggui Expressway, and arrive at the southern suburbs of Xining City at 13:37. There are large tall buildings in front of us. We have not entered the city and left Ninggui Highway, turn right into Xihe Expressway (Xining South Ring Expressway), change to drive eastward, cross the Huangshui Super Bridge at 14:16, turn into G6 Jingzang Expressway near Caojiabao Airport and continue eastbound.
Enter Haidong City at 14:35 and stop at the "Ledu Service Area". Ledu District is the resident of Haidong City Government. At 14:59, it is 17 kilometers away from Minhe. The road begins to enter the mountainous area, passing through the "Laoyaxia" tunnel group and the Hantaizi tunnel group. At 15:14, it passes through Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County of Haidong City, which is 120 kilometers away from Lanzhou. :21 Drive into the Machangyuan service area and stop for a while.
At 15:36, we saw words such as "Lanzhou welcomes you", "Gansu welcomes you", "Welcome to the beautiful Gansu", etc. We have already left Qinghai and entered the territory of Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. At 15:53, I saw the layered laterite layer on the roadside mountain, which felt very beautiful. This should be the Danxia landform (or the red layer landform?). 16:07 Pass by "Hekou Ancient Town", which is located on the bank of the Yellow River and is a provincial-level historical and cultural village in Gansu Province.
Drive through the "Lanzhou South" exit at 16:15 and continue eastward, drive through the "Lanzhou West" exit at 16:17 and turn northward, and at 16:24 diverge from the G6 Beijing-Tibet Expressway at the "Shuping Hub", Beijing-Tibet Expressway Turning to the east, we continue northward, and after a short walk on the G30 Lianhuo Expressway, we transfer to the S13 Airport Connection Line, and get off the expressway at the "Zhongchuan Toll Station" at 16:35.
Arrived at Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport, handed over the car, and checked in for the plane. It was still early, and the two went to the second floor of the airport's T1 terminal, where they chose to have dinner at the "Northwest Famous Snack City" fast food stall. X.J. ate the Roujiamo set, and I chose the fried chicken cutlet set, which was quite good. The quality and quantity were better than the KFC and McDonald’s set meals at the general airport, but the price is unknown, because all of them are made by X.J., I just eat and don’t ask. The boarding time for Xiamen Airlines MF8282 is 18:35, and you can board the plane just after eating. The plane took off shortly after 19:00, stopped in Wanzhou (Wuqiao Airport) in Chongqing, boarded again from Wanzhou at 21:14, and arrived in Xiamen after 23:00.
