I released the itinerary group of two or three people to drive Qinghai by myself. Because the weather in Qinghai is not very good, it will be postponed.
In Qinghai in summer, white and green are mixed and colorful, and grasslands, deserts, and snow-capped mountains are soft. Dream is a meeting between you and nature. For Qinghai, the first impression of many tourists is Chaka Salt Lake and Zhuoer Mountain. For Qingqing Grassland, Haibei is a hilly grassland type, Hainan is close to western Sichuan and is a high mountain, and Haixi is close to Tibet when it arrives in Golmud. Make an unusual trip to Qinghai to find her unconventional beauty, tentatively set it as a trip to chase the dreamy starry sky in Qinghai. For Qinghai, food, lodging, and car rental are relatively cheap, and I also made this trip plan as a poor tourist. I don’t know it personally, and it’s purely based on information.
Travel preparation: Because it belongs to the plateau climate, the temperature difference between day and night is large. It is convenient to bring down jackets, scarves, sleeping bags, thermos cups, cold medicine, strong flashlights, sunscreen, and hats. For charging, it is best to bring a car transformer for easy conversion. It is 220V. Prepare instant noodles and mineral water in the car. It is best to buy an electric kettle for boiling water from time to time.
The group of four traveled around Qinghai Lake westward to Dunhuang, then northward to Yumenguan, Jiayuguan, and Zhangye, then southward to the foot of Qilian Mountain, and then back to Xining. The duration was about 12 days.
It is tentatively scheduled to depart on June 20, and the average price of air tickets from Guangzhou to Xining is 800 yuan.
Xining
As the capital city of Qinghai, Xining is the gathering place for all humanities in Qinghai. The reason why it is said to be a gathering place for humanities is that in remote areas, what he wants to promote must be gathered in one place, but the scenic spots cannot be moved. The following will be based on Let me tell you about my early plans.
first day
Go to Qinghai as an adaptation to choose a relatively simple scenic spot. It is not considered a play, but only an adaptation. You can visit the surrounding scenery of the urban area according to the situation.
Kumbum Monastery
Kumbum Monastery was first built in 1379 A.D. and has a history of more than 600 years. It covers an area of more than 600 mu. The temple buildings are distributed on the slopes of a ditch on both sides of Lianhua Mountain. Located in the center of the temple, the Dajinwa Hall, with its green walls and golden tiles, is splendid and resplendent. It is the main building of the temple. Bodhisattva Hall, Da La Rang Palace (auspicious palace), four major Buddhist scriptures (Xianzong Buddhist scriptures, Tantric Buddhist scriptures, Yiming Buddhist scriptures, and Ten Wheels Buddhist scriptures) and Butter Garden, Dance God Dance Hall, Living Buddha Residence, Tathagata Eight Pagodas, Bodhi Pagoda, and door-to-door Pagodas, Kalachakra Pagodas, monk houses and other buildings form a magnificent architectural complex with well-proportioned layout, rigorous layout, unique style, and integration of Chinese and Tibetan techniques. The Buddha statues in the hall are vivid and beautiful, transcendent and sacred. Although Kumbum Monastery is a good place to understand Tibetan Buddhism personally, it is still the last point. Without it, I personally prefer pure nature. Disabled: [Free] with a disability certificate.
Soldiers: Active soldiers, disabled soldiers, and retired military cadres, with valid certificates [free of charge].
Ticket price: 40 yuan for full-price ticket in off-season, 20 yuan for half-price ticket; 70 yuan for full-price ticket and 35 yuan for half-price ticket in peak season. The above information is for reference only, please refer to the actual situation of the scenic spot.
Qinghai Provincial Museum is located in Xinning Square, Xining City. It is not a very big museum. The reason why it is chosen as a free attraction is that it is a good place to understand the history of Qinghai and the culture of various ethnic groups, and the museum has information about Tibetan Buddhism, Exhibition Interpretation of the Islamic Cultural System.
According to past experience, food and accommodation are cheap in Northwest China, and the per capita 200 yuan per day is within a controllable range. The first day costs 200 food and accommodation + 800 air tickets + 100 temporary, a total of 1100 yuan.
Judging from the viewing routes, the vast majority of Qinghai is high-speed, and the roads are not too bad. Always pay attention to vehicle safety. It is basically passable for a group of four to rent a car, and the displacement is low and the fuel consumption is not too much. According to the past Renting a car is 150 yuan per person per day, 2250 yuan in total for 15 days. Because it has entered the peak season, the price has risen by dozens of days.
Hainan area
It takes more than 50 kilometers to reach Huangyuan from Xining, and it takes more than an hour to drive. Basically, we will have lunch here at noon.
Huangyuan County
The ancient city of Dangar was built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. Since the Western Han Dynasty, it has gradually become an important town where business, military, religion, folk customs and other diverse cultures blend together. It is known as "the throat of sea Tibet", " It is known as "Tea Horse Merchants Capital" and "Little Beijing". The main street in the ancient city, which is less than a kilometer long, connects buildings such as Town God's Temple, Confucian Temple, Dangar Hall, etc., secluded streets and alleys intertwined with latitude and longitude, unique residential courtyards, magnificent temples and temples, and the well-preserved "Xiejia" business name. Huangyuan row lanterns with different styles carry heavy multicultural information. Tickets are 50 yuan.
To play Zamplinka, you just pass by and take a look, simply visit the buildings, statues, and Thangkas. You can have lunch here.
Huangyuan County is 40 kilometers away from Riyue Mountain, and it takes one hour to drive. It is recommended to stay here within two hours, leaving enough time behind. 13:00 - 15:00
Riyue Mountain belongs to the Qilian Mountains and has always been the throat of the inland road to Tibet. As early as the Han, Wei, Jin, Sui, and Tang dynasties, they were the outposts and barriers of the Central Plains dynasty. Therefore, it is called "Xihai Screen" and "Grassland Gateway". Tickets are 40 yuan, and you can take a break here to feel the endless Qilian Mountains.
Qinghai Lake Erlang Sword Scenic Area
Riyue Mountain is about 70 kilometers away from Erlangjian Scenic Area, and it takes 1 hour by car. It is estimated to arrive at 4 pm and stay for two hours. 16:00—18:00
Erlang Sword has become a dazzling pearl in the tourist area of Qinghai Lake because of its special geographical location winding deep into Qinghai Lake, its ecological and natural resources mainly consisting of grasslands, beaches, and animals, and its content of folk cultural activities. It is a resting place for scenic spots. Starting from October 1, 2018, the ticket price of Qinghai Lake Erlangjian Scenic Spot will be reduced from 100 yuan per person to 90 yuan per person during the peak season. Uniform implementation of 50 yuan per person. Preferential crowd policy: According to the relevant regulations of the Development and Reform Commission, the ticket price of the scenic spot is free for children, soldiers, disabled people and disabled soldiers who are less than 1.2 meters in height (inclusive); students with valid certificates and 60 years old ( Elderly people over 70 (inclusive) and under 70 years old (exclusive) can enjoy a half-price discount with a valid ID card or "Preferential Treatment Card for the Elderly". From July 31st to August 4th, active servicemen and veterans can visit Erlangjian, Sand Island, Bird Island and Fairy Bay scenic spots in Qinghai Lake with their military officer certificate, soldier certificate, military disability certificate, student certificate and veteran certificate. All can enjoy the preferential policy of free tickets, and the accompanying family members (limited to 1 person) can enjoy the free ticket policy.
Erlangjian Scenic Spot is 70 kilometers away from Heima River, an hour's drive, and the arrival time is controlled at 7:00 pm. It should be still bright, so you can find a hotel. 19:00
Cost: Tickets 50+40+ room and board 200 yuan/person 300 yuan
the next day
Haixi can be said to be a place with relatively concentrated scenic spots this time, including Chaka Salt Lake, Qaidam Basin, Kunlun Mountain Pass, Yadandi Geopark, Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve, Hoh Xil, etc. The scenic spots are widely distributed and also the road It is relatively long, and it is also an excellent place for wild starry sky.
Get up early to watch the sunrise, and leave Heima River at 9:00
The Black Horse River is located on the edge of Qinghai Lake, about 220 kilometers west of Xining. It is the starting point of the road around the Qinghai Lake. From here, you can walk 70 kilometers along the road around the lake to reach the famous Bird Island. It is called Huanhu West Road. Many "Bosozoku" travel friends or bicycle fans choose to start their dream journey around the lake from Heima River. Stay in Heimahe Township for one night, get up early the next morning, and watch the sunrise of Qinghai Lake by the lake with five-color prayer flags swaying.
Heima River reaches Chaka Salt Lake for 90 kilometers, and it takes 1 hour to drive. It is recommended to bring enough dry food in the tourist area. 12:00
Chaka Salt Lake
Chaka Salt Lake ticket is 70 yuan. The self-driving expressway from Xining is more than 300 kilometers. There are two expressways. I personally recommend 109 expressway. Walk along the lake and go to the high-speed view at any time depending on the situation. It is quite sufficient to arrive within a day. In the afternoon Arrive just to watch the sunset and the starry sky. The salt lake is a salt field of more than 3,000 years. The lake has a high salt content and will naturally crystallize into a white lake. The sky, clouds and mountains on the other side are reflected in the lake very beautifully. Visitors can also walk barefoot on the lake to watch and take pictures of their own reflections, as if in the sky. There are also many salt sculptures to watch in the scenic area, and you can also take a small train to visit the depths of the salt lake. Chaka Salt Lake is a place for many people to check in, but because of this, I personally think it has become the most disturbing place in Qinghai. As a place around the lake, it can be used as a place for a short stay to shoot stars. For beauty, other things may be better than . It is difficult to stay here, but if you are lucky, you will not be able to sleep in the face of the starry sky.
Expenses: room and board 200 yuan/person, tickets 90+70, a total of 300 yuan
third day
Chaka Salt Lake is 300 kilometers away from Tuosu Lake and the alien ruins, and it takes 5 hours to drive. The estimated arrival time is 14:00 in the afternoon, and we will stay overnight in Huaitou Tala Town
Tosu Lake
Tuosu means "butter lake" in Mongolian. Tuosu Lake is a typical inland saltwater lake. The lake is surrounded by vast Gobi Desert. The temperature is high, the evaporation of the lake water is large, the salt content in the water increases, and there are few aquatic animals and plants and phytoplankton. Tuosu Lake has a vast surface and open shores, without any shelter or barriers. When the weather is calm, the lake is full of smoke and waves, and the water and sky are the same color, which is magnificent; when the weather changes, the lake is choppy, the waves splash, and the sound of the shore is breathtaking. In the early spring of every year, fish gulls, brown-headed gulls, and wild ducks come to gather on the bird island in Tuosu Lake. The bird island of Tuosu Lake covers an area of about one square kilometer. There are thousands of birds on the island. The whole island is full of nests and eggs. It is simply a "paradise for birds" and "a world for eggs". Tosu Lake is located in the south of Crook Lake, and is collectively called Talian Lake together with Crook Lake. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway passes through the middle of the two lakes. It is good to meet a train here. Tickets are tens of yuan, and you can return after watching the Japanese road here.
Cost: Tickets 100 + room and board 200 yuan/person, a total of 300 yuan
Day Four - Five Days Dachaidan Town
Huaitou Tala Town is 300 kilometers away from Wusut Water Yardang Geological Park. It takes 5 hours to drive, and the estimated time is 14:00 in the afternoon. After the tour, I found a good location to watch the sunset. At night, I can only sleep under the stars.
Wusu Yadan Devil City
Yadan Devil City, also known as the Southern Eight Immortals, is located on the northern edge of the Qaidam Basin on the Qingzang Plateau. This is a magical land. It is a landform combination of intermittently extending elongated mounds and concave grooves. It is called Yadan landform by geologists. Due to the abrasive effect of the wind, the lower part of the small hill often suffers from strong denudation and gradually forms a concave shape. If the rock stratum on the upper part of the hill is relatively loose, it will easily collapse under the action of gravity to form a steep wall, forming a Yadan landform. Some landforms look like ancient castles, commonly known as Devil City. Dachaidan Shuishang Yadan is close to Wutumeiren Grassland in the southwest and Beiqiu Natural Area in the north. It is surrounded by desolate and endless. The Qaidam Yadan landform group stretches for more than 800 kilometers from Mangya in the west to the west of Wulan County in the east, and 300 kilometers in width from Dongtai in the south to Lenghu in the north. It is the largest wind-eroded soil in China and even Asia. Forest landform group. The sky is blue, the water is blue, the soil and forest are strange, and the taste is true. A vast ocean in a desert, a piece of beauty in azure, swaying with mysterious and unpredictable agility. At this moment, what catches your eyes is desolation, thick, and profound; it is broad, ethereal, and otherworldly. This is a deserted place. There are too few people who know him, and the distance is far away, so he can keep his tranquility at will. It is recommended to join a few teams of enthusiasts on the road to stay for one night. If you can, stay here as long as possible, and feel the barren atmosphere from multiple angles.
Cost: Tickets 100 + room and board 200 yuan/person, a total of 300 yuan
Because Wusute Shuishang Yadan deviates from Dachaidan Town, it can only go directly north to Dunhuang. It takes 8 hours for the 500 kilometers. The journey may have different scenery.
Cost: Tickets 100 + room and board 200 yuan/person, a total of 300 yuan
Dunhuang (on the seventh and eighth day, the attractions in Dunhuang can be adjusted according to the situation)
Arrive in Dunhuang early on the sixth day, and you can go to Yangguan to check in.
Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring is a must, because its water is slowly decreasing, and it may disappear one day. Tickets are 110 yuan.
Cost: 110 yuan for tickets, 200 yuan for room and board, 100 yuan for temporary, 410 yuan in total.
Mogao Grottoes
Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as Thousand Buddha Caves, are located in Dunhuang at the western end of the Hexi Corridor. It was first built in the pre-Qin period of the Sixteen Kingdoms. After the construction of the Sixteen Kingdoms, Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Xixia, Yuan and other dynasties, it has formed a huge scale, with about 735 caves and 45,000 square meters of murals. , There are about 2415 clay colored sculptures, and it is a large-scale Buddhist art site with rich content in the world. in 1961, Mogao Caves are announced one of for first batch of national key Cultural relic preservation organs. in 1987, Mogao Grottoes are listed as world cultural heritage. Tickets are 200 yuan, and the performance can be calculated separately according to the situation. [Mogao Grottoes] Discounted tickets: the discount targets are Chinese teenagers aged 6 (including 6 years old) to 18 years old (excluding 18 years old), and domestic full-time unified recruitment of postgraduate students and below Degree students, Chinese citizens (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) aged over 60 to under 70. Special discount tickets: special discounts are available for children aged 4 (including 4 years old) to 6 years old (excluding 6 years old), Chinese citizens aged 70 and above (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), disabled, active servicemen (excluding military civilian personnel), Armed police, teachers on "Teacher's Day".
Gansu Dunhuang Yadan National Geological Park is located about 180 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang City, a famous historical and cultural city in my country, and about 100 kilometers northwest of Yumen Pass. The park covers an area of 398 square kilometers. It is mainly a Yardang landform formed by wind erosion. Various wind-eroded landforms with strange shapes are concentrated in the park, such as "yurt", "camel", "stone bird", "stone man", "stone Buddha", "stone horse" and so on. , lifelike. It is recommended to go before sunset in the afternoon.
Tickets are 50 yuan, children: children 1.2 meters to 1.4 meters [half price].
Elderly: 70 years old (including 70 years old) and above [free]; elderly 60-69 years old [half price].
Students: students who are full-time undergraduates and below [half price].
Disabled: Hold a disability certificate or a military disabled certificate [free of charge].
Reporter: hold a press card issued by China Press and Publishing Committee [free of charge].
Military: China's active servicemen (officers, non-commissioned officers, students, armed police) [free of charge].
Tour guide: Hold the travel agency's order form [free of charge].
The price of performances in Dunhuang is generally on the high side, but judging from the current pictures, it should be quite good and refreshing. The performance starts at 21:30 (the performance lasts about 80 minutes), and the price is about 300 according to different seats. "Dunhuang Grand Ceremony" is held at the Dunhuang Ceremony Theater under Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang City. In addition, there are performances of "Silk Road Flower Rain", "See Dunhuang Again", and some performances of the iron flower show, so you don't need to watch them separately.
Cost: Tickets 200+50+ 350 for one performance, room and board 200 yuan/person, a total of 800 yuan.
ninth day
Dunhuang reaches Yumenguan 300 kilometers, about 3 hours on high speed, one hour of play, and lunch here at noon
·Dunhuang went to Jiayuguan and first arrived at Yumenguan, also known as Xiaofangpan City. It prospered with the prosperity of the Silk Road. It used to be the only place where merchants from the Western Regions and people from the Central Plains came and went. Hetian jade has been imported into the Central Plains from here since ancient times, hence the name. Over thousands of years of erosion, Yumen Pass has long lost its original appearance, and the current Yumen Pass seems to be a relic of a pile of rammed earth. Tickets 40 yuan
Yumenguan arrived at Jiayuguan on a 150-kilometer highway, and it took 2 hours to drive. The estimated arrival time is 15:00 in the afternoon, just to enjoy the ancient city in the sunset
Jiayuguan City is 6 kilometers southwest of Jiayuguan City, located in the middle of the narrowest valley in Jiayuguan, on the highest Jiayu Mountain. The city walls on both wings of the city pass across the desert Gobi, 8 kilometers to the north and the Great Wall of Heishan, 7 kilometers to the south , connected to the first pier in the world, is the master of 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 still well preserved. Tickets are 110 yuan, children: under 1.2 meters in height [free]; children between 1.2 meters and 1.4 meters [discount].
Elderly: Seniors aged 70 and over hold ID cards (for seniors outside the province) [free]; seniors aged 60 to 69 hold senior ID cards or ID cards (for seniors outside the province) [discount].
Disabled: hold a disability certificate [free].
Military: Active military personnel hold military officer certificates and soldier certificates [free of charge].
Cost: Tickets 40+110+ room and board 200 yuan/person, a total of 350 yuan.
tenth day
Zhangye
The distance from Jiayuguan to Danxia Mountain in Linze County is 250 kilometers, and it takes 3 hours to drive. Estimated arrival at 12:00 noon
Zhangye Danxia Landform is located in Linze, 40 kilometers away from Zhangye City. The hilly area at the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains with an area of 100 square kilometers is centered on Baiyin Township, Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, with an altitude between 2,000 and 3,800 meters, a length of about 40 kilometers from east to west, and a width of about 5 to 10 kilometers from north to south. In this area, thousands of cliffs and mountains all present bright Danxia colors and reddish-brown, which contrast with each other and show their spirits, showing the wonderful Danxia landform of "the color is like Wodan, and the brightness is like a bright glow". Strange in shape, colorful and majestic, the Qilian Mountains are carved with strange peaks, steep mountains and colorful colors. The local ethnic minorities call this peculiar mountain scenery "Alan Lagda" (meaning red mountain). Ctrip ticket price for scenic spot plus sightseeing car is 72 yuan. 1) Free policy: Children under 1.2 meters (not included), seniors over 70 years old (not included) are exempt from tickets with their valid ID cards or old age cards, and soldiers are exempt from tickets with their military officer ID cards.
(2) Preferential policies: full-time students in colleges, middle schools and primary schools can buy discounted tickets for scenic spots with their valid student ID cards (the above preferential policies need to be purchased at the scenic spot by themselves).
Cost: Tickets 80 + temporary 100 + room and board 200 yuan / person, a total of 380 yuan.
the eleventh day
Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon
The Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon is only 56 kilometers away from the urban area. It is one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Zhangye Landform Landscape Grand View Garden in China! In the canyon, the mountains are winding against the walls, the peaks are towering according to the terrain, and the stone forests and dog cliffs are staggered, like a mirage, or like a palace in a fairy mountain. Stepping into the labyrinth-like canyon, standing in the criss-crossing ravines and forested peaks, it is like the ingenious work of the world's master architects, which makes people dizzying. Tickets are 100 yuan.
Cost: Tickets 80 + temporary 100 + room and board 200 yuan / person, a total of 380 yuan.
The twelfth day
250 kilometers from Zhangye to Zhuoer Mountain, 5 hours of driving, and it is expected to arrive at 13:00
Haibei Drow Mountain
Zhuoer Mountain personally thinks that it is a more important scenic spot in Qinghai, the combination of mountains and green grass, the tenderness of green hills and red. Zhuoer Mountain is located in the northeast of Qilian County, Haibei Prefecture, on the north bank of the Babao River, across the river from the holy mountain Amitongsuo (Niuxin Mountain) in the Tibetan area. It is one of the most famous scenic spots in Qilian County. Zhuoer Mountain is a branch of the Qilian Mountains, presenting a hilly grassland scenery, and its own landform belongs to the Danxia landform (called "Zongmu Mayam" in Tibetan, meaning the beautiful ruddy queen), and the exposed mountains are all It is red sandstone, interlaced with green grassland, very beautiful.
Cost: 300 yuan for room and board.
Thirteenth day
There are two routes for Zhuoer Mountain to reach Menyuan. It is recommended not to turn back. At this time, it is coming to an end. The big scenery has been seen. You can relax and enjoy the green and green surrounding Haibei. It is 250 kilometers and 6 hours of driving. It is estimated to arrive at 15:00 in the afternoon 00
Menyuan Baili Rapeseed Flower Sea
Starting from Qingshizui in the west, Yulong Beach in the east, Lenglongling on the border with Gansu in the north, and Daban Mountain in the south, the rapeseed flowers in Menyuan stretch for nearly 100 kilometers. Looking around, the whole rapeseed field is like a golden sea that cannot be seen at a glance. In the end, against the blue sky and white clouds on the plateau and the snow-capped mountains, there is an overwhelming Northwest spirit. There are three best places to watch rapeseed flowers in Menyuan. One is on the Nanshan Mountain opposite the county cement factory, which is about 4 kilometers southeast of Haomen Town (where Menyuan County is located); the second is the Yuanshan Flower Viewing Platform in Qingshizui Town, which is about 20 kilometers west of Haomen Town; Daban Mountain Observation Deck on the way to Menyuan County, which is about 30 kilometers away from Haomen Town.
Cost: 300 yuan for room and board.
fourteenth day
At the end of the itinerary, the average price of flying from Xining to Guangzhou is 1,000 yuan. The total cost of the trip is roughly 9,000 yuan, and if you save money, it should be lower than this price.
Generally speaking, the scenic spots in Qinghai are similar. The better scenery should be the Golmud area in Haixi, the Zhuoershan area in Haibei, and the Yushu and Guoluo areas in Hainan, which have never been there. Especially the Guoluo area has more snow-capped mountains. Perhaps more gamblers, Qinghai is too big, and the short journey can only be tasted. The most important point is to feel the beauty of the mountains and grass in the green grassland. I think it is worth waiting for the starry sky.
