Sometimes, just want to start a simple trip, not too far, not too long, maybe the meaning of travel is not how much scenery you saw along the way, nor whether you reached the expected destination, but It lies in the change of state of mind and rich experience during your travels.
I think the eternal temptation of travel to us is: always on the road! And those places we have been to may be the most beautiful scenery in our hearts at that time, but sometimes there is another voice deep in our hearts telling ourselves that maybe the next place will make us stop desperately. Because the road ahead is always full of unknowns and challenges. Sometimes we always yearn for that kind of travel together, with flowers blooming and singing all the way, so that we will not feel lonely during the journey. When you have passed this so-called difficult journey. You may suddenly realize that everything is doomed, but children learn to grow up and be strong inadvertently.
Forget who said that travel is like tea, if it is not soaked in water, it can only curl up in a corner.
The plan for this summer vacation has not been finalized yet. China is very big and beautiful. It seems tiring to have an air ticket without a destination. I finally decided to go to Dali and hesitated because of the weather. The aunts are urging every day, but the work in hand It has not been arranged yet, and the travel plan has been booked a few days before the departure. Four mothers brought two boys and two girls with them. Everyone wanted to go to a place that was very different from the mountainous areas of northern Guangdong. They were all poisoned by Douyin. The Chaka Salt Lake in Douyin is as beautiful as a paradise on earth, so we The first stop went straight to the longing in my heart, and with a clear location, everything became clear:
DAY 1: July 18th, Guangzhou to Kunming, Kunming to Xining, Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Bridge, Xiangyuan Crossing the Bridge Rice Noodles
DAY 2: On July 19, Xining sleeper to Chaka, enter Chaka Salt Lake in the afternoon, Tianyin, stay in Chaka Mongolia Camp
DAY 3: On July 20, the weather is fine, and then enter the Chaka Salt Lake. Afternoon tea card sleeper back to Xining, stay in Mojia Street, Xining
DAY 4: July 21, Qinghai Lake, one-day tour, Riyue Mountain, near Mojia Street, Xining
DAY 5: July 22, Xining high-speed rail to Zhangye for 2 hours, colorful Danxia sunset, stay in the inn
DAY 6: July 23 Colorful Danxia Sunrise Zhangye Horseshoe Temple Zhangye sleeper 7 hours to Dunhuang
DAY 7: July 24, Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring, stay in Shanjiantang Inn
DAY 8: On July 25, a one-day tour of Yumenguan and Yadan Devil City, lunch in Grape Valley near Yangguan, and stay in Shanjiantang Inn
DAY 9: July 26 Mingsha Mountain sandboarding to purchase souvenirs, fly from Dunhuang to Xi’an Xianyang City for a late night meal near the airport
DAY 10: July 27th, fly from Xi’an to Guangzhou
The four provinces include: Yunnan - Kunming, Qinghai - Xining, Qinghai - Chaka Salt Lake, Gansu - Zhangye: Gansu - Dunhuang, Shaanxi - Xi'an.
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Kunming: As the first southwestern gate, Kunming has a very good transportation network, trains, planes, and often direct flights to Lijiang and Dali are all over 3,000 to 4,000. Choose a transit as the beginning of our poor travel! The traffic in Kunming city is a headache. I was building roads ten years ago, and I was building roads 2 years ago. It feels like a chaotic city. There are no exceptions. This time I still build roads. We choose to go shopping nearby and eat bridges and fragrant gardens. The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster near the pedestrian street opened a half-day room, so that everyone can take a rest before starting. If the return trip passes through Kunming, I will buy a large box of flowers. After all, a bunch of 20 roses is only 8 yuan, not too cheap. up! Kunming is suitable for transit. It costs 200 yuan to take a GL8 from the airport to the city.
Xining: We also use Xining as a transit city for our journey. It takes four hours to go to Chaka and two hours to Zhangye. It seems so comfortable. The altitude of Qinghai is suitable. For friends who have never been to the plateau, it is just a transition. The weather in Xining is cool, with plenty of sunshine during the day, and a cool night of about 22 degrees. Guangzhou starts to be stuffy and rainy. We are in Xining. Mojia Street is a commercial pedestrian street that focuses on catering, non-staple food, and residential areas. It is famous for famous Chinese snacks. There are many tourists who enjoy Qinghai local specialty snacks. Today, Mojia Street Night Market and Daxin Street Night Market complement each other, and it is a good place for citizens and tourists to live at night! There are tourists coming and going. I have an attitude of trying the taste here. I came here with Mr. He 8 years ago. The taste was not bad at that time. I was most impressed by the 3 yuan sheep's hoof, which I can't eat now. up. Different people have different tastes,
This place coincides with my birthday in the lunar calendar. The sisters bought dozens of honey cakes, one for each year old! Whoooo! Bad guys without a conscience! ! !
Chaka Salt Lake: Chaka has a kind of magical power. Who let Rui sister be poisoned by vibrato, and post the unbelievably beautiful fairyland in the group every day. The Chaka Salt Lake scenic spot is 500 meters away from the train station, and the ticket is like 70 yuan , the small train is 50 yuan one way, and everyone can go in and out by car; the weather on the plateau is erratic, and it will change immediately when it clears up just now. We encountered strong weather changes when we entered the afternoon for the first time. We were wearing summer clothes and shawls. That The feeling of the wind blowing will never be forgotten in my life, the wind and the freezing rain are too uncomfortable! Think about Andy Lau’s Freezing Rain MTV. I dragged the piglet with a fever of 39 degrees and hurried to the exit. That’s it. I went to Tibet at an altitude of 5627 without inhaling oxygen. The owner of the yurt took me to buy two bottles. One by one sucked and fell asleep.
The rain dripped down all night, and there were only a few degrees on the grassland!
The beauty of the tea card is also beyond expectations. The next morning, the sky cleared up, and the beauties went in again with great interest. Although the tickets for the tea card are expensive, thinking about the key points of this trip, everyone still dressed neatly and continued to move forward. up. The crystallization of the salt lake reflects the white clouds on the plateau. The blue sky and clouds seem to be palpable. The beauty of the tea card is incredible. think so. It's a pity that you didn't feel its charm. Chaka Scenic Area does not need shoe covers at all. Do not buy disposable shoe covers on the train or at the entrance of the scenic area, which will cause huge pollution to the environment. Just take your cloth shoes or travel shoes, just take off your shoes when you go into the lake, come up with a wet tissue to wipe them, put them in your own garbage bag and take them out, don’t throw them anywhere in the scenic area , any sandal shoe cover is a lie. Bring a beautiful skirt. There are long red skirts all over the street. I think a skirt of any pure color will look good, but the red is a bit too much.
Here is a super versatile scarf from Amway. I bought it on Taobao on 19.9. It is in Egypt, Krabi, Qinghai Lake, and tea cards; if you need it, ask me for the link. There are various colors, and the airport can keep you warm , taking pictures can be concave shape. If you go to the tea card again, I think living in the scenic spot is also a good choice. Ctrip has checked the price and it’s okay. The point is to save the money for getting in and out of the taxi and the waste of buying tickets to enter the park the next day because of bad weather. , there are food and entertainment inside, stay for one night and walk a few hundred meters to the train station the next day. It is important to remind that there is no ticket collection point at the entrance of Chaka Railway Station, and you need to collect tickets at the Chaka Salt Lake Scenic Area ticket office next door with 5 yuan. When I left the car for less than 20 minutes, I ran to get the ticket. The feeling of sprinting 100 meters on the plateau made me dizzy! Remember to get your tickets early!
Qinghai Lake: Qinghai Lake is the largest inland lake in China, and it is also the origin of the name of Qinghai Province. The lake has a vast area, with a circle of about 360 kilometers around the lake. The lake is vast and blue and ethereal. Surrounded by mountains, the lake is surrounded by vast grasslands. The scenery is spectacular and beautiful. There are many areas and landscapes to watch. It is the most important scenic spot in Qinghai. You can only go to one side of Qinghai Lake, or you can swim around the lake. If you simply look at the lake, most tourists will choose the Hunan side, where the grasslands are the most beautiful. You don't need to enter the scenic spot, but walk to the lake to watch the lake through the grassland of the local Tibetans, and you can also enjoy recreational activities such as riding yaks and horses.
If you go around the lake, you can charter a car from Xining and take a clockwise tour. This is also the direction where local Tibetans turn to the lake when they go to the holy lake. Some scenic spots have been developed around Qinghai Lake. In Hunan, there is Erlangjian Scenic Spot, the main scenic spot, where you can take a boat tour of the lake; on the west side is Bird Island, where hundreds of thousands of birds can be watched and photographed from April to June every year; in the east of the lake, there is Sand Island, which is dominated by beach scenery and entertainment. Scenic spots include the famous Riyue Mountain, Daotang River, etc.; on the north side, there are scenic spots such as Jinyin Beach and Atomic City. In addition to these officially opened attractions, there are also some privately opened attractions, such as Jinsha Bay, freshwater lake Erhai, etc., which have more favorable entertainment items, and you can choose to visit according to your own hobbies. In addition, when visiting Qinghai Lake around the lake, other attractions not far from Qinghai Lake are usually added, such as Chaka Salt Lake in the west of the lake, and Menyuan Rapeseed Flowers in Hubei. We chose to rent a car for a one-day tour of Qinghai Lake, and we can book it on Taobao. According to the number of people, we can see what kind of vehicle we need. There are five-seater cars for 200 yuan, and our big four, four small and nine-seater cars are 1104 yuan.
Zhangye: I have always yearned for the Great Northwest. The dry air, sweet fruits, and flying fire and yellow sand are what I, a mountain person, think of as a mysterious love. If it is said that they were poisoned by the tea cards, then Zhangye's colorful Danxia was the one for me! The bare mountain is full of colorful colors, and the photos may be slightly monochromatic, but the real scenery is also fascinating. Talking about the bumpkins in the lime shop, let's continue to look at the bumpkins! Colorful Danxia Scenic Area is about 50 kilometers away from Zhangye West High-speed Railway Station. The Didi ride we booked seems to be 56 yuan. The owner of the inn, Xiao Yang, is very enthusiastic. When he made the reservation, he came here because of the reviews. The inn cost more than 200 yuan, and he even applied for the pick-up at the entrance of the scenic spot and the pick-up for watching the sunrise. , There is also a free breakfast, warm millet porridge and mustard with steamed buns and eggs. After a few days of eating Northwestern food, it is too dry. It is really touching to have a moist porridge.
Zhangye Danxia landform is the only compound area of Danxia landform and colorful hilly landscape in China. The landscape area mainly includes two major landscape areas, the Binggou Danxia Scenic Area and the Colorful Danxia Scenic Area. The distance between the two scenic spots is about 12 kilometers. The Zhangye Danxia Geopark covers an area of about 536 square kilometers, of which the area of the Colorful Danxia Scenic Area is about 200 square kilometers, and the Binggou Danxia Scenic Area is about 300 square kilometers. Binggou Danxia Scenic Spot is mainly distributed in Kangle Township and Baiyin Township, Sunan County, Zhangye City; Colorful Danxia Scenic Spot is mainly distributed in Nijiaying Township, Linze County. There are a total of 790 Danxia landforms in China, concentrated in 26 provinces in the southeast, southwest and northwest arid regions. Among them, Zhangye Danxia landform covers an area of more than 536 square kilometers. It is the most typical and largest Danxia landform landscape in arid areas in my country. Movies such as "The Sun Also Rises", "Three Guns Surprise", "Detective Di Renjie (Part 3)" and other films all use this scenic spot as the location for their location.
Colorful Danxia tickets can enter the park multiple times, and you can re-enter the next day according to your fingerprint at the entrance, which is really convenient. There are frequent buses to pick up and drop off the scenic spot, and the sunset time is about 8:30, depending on the season and weather. We set off from the inn at five o'clock, and it was quite dry around 6 o'clock. We went out on the plateau with three treasures, hats, glasses and shawls. There are currently 4 spots open in the scenic area. It is recommended to watch the sunrise at the second spot, and watch the sunset at the fourth spot; the top of the mountain at the first spot is too dangerous. There is only a 1.5-meter-meter-board passage, and it is not convenient to take pictures or walk. During the summer vacation, there are so many tourists, I took a look and came here. The second scenic spot can go up the slope from the trail on the right side after getting off the bus. It is next to the small shop. You don’t have to take the stairs so tiring. There is a large platform where you can slowly enjoy the 360-degree beautiful scenery. We didn't go to the third scenic spot directly, but went to the fourth scenic spot. The long wooden stairs are also full of people, but the color of the mountain next to it is really shocking, and it cannot be accurately expressed by adjectives. The red sun was slowly setting and the cool wind was blowing. Everyone was reluctant to disperse. At this time, the local time was close to 9 o'clock. Xiaozhu said that there was a time difference between here and Guangzhou, and I couldn't think of how to reply him!
Zhangye Horseshoe Temple, because it is inconvenient to take pictures at the temple, we took a few photos at the door and put them away. We did not instill religious knowledge in the temple to Xiaozhu, but watching him worship the Bodhisattva devoutly, I think the Bodhisattva can also feel it.
Dunhuang: This is the second time I have come to Dunhuang. The last time there were two people, this time it was four big and four small. How many desolate poems have been left in Dunhuang, how many literati have come out of the country from here, and the desolation and helplessness of leaving their hometown. Dunhuang City is a county-level city managed by Jiuquan City, Gansu Province. It is located in the northwest of Gansu Province. It has always been an important town on the Silk Road and a famous historical and cultural city in the country. Famous for its Dunhuang Grottoes and Dunhuang murals, it is home to the World Cultural Heritage Mogao Grottoes and Yumen Pass and Yang Pass on the border of the Great Wall of Han Dynasty. Dunhuang has an ancient and long history. In history, Dunhuang used to be the hub of transportation between China and the West, the throat key on the Silk Road, an international city in foreign exchanges, and a military town in the Western Regions. It occupies a glorious chapter in the long scroll of Chinese history. Wang Wei, a poet of the prosperous Tang Dynasty The swan song "Advise you to drink more wine, go west to Yangguan without any old friends", the luminous cup of grape wine, if you want to drink the pipa, immediately remind you, Lord Mo Xiao is drunk on the battlefield, how many people have fought in ancient times. ----Wang Han's Liangzhou Ci; The verses in the elementary school texts are vivid, and they are in front of the children at this moment.
Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring: Mingsha Mountain is located seven kilometers south of Dunhuang City. In ancient times, it was called Shensha Mountain and Shajiao Mountain. The whole mountain is made of sand accumulation, about 40 kilometers long from east to west, 20 kilometers wide from north to south, tens of meters high, with steep peaks, like a knife edge. There is a moist sand layer under the sand dunes. The wind blows the sand grains to vibrate, and the sound can cause the sand layer to resonate, hence the name. According to historical records, when the weather is fine, even if the wind stops and the sand is still, the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras will be produced, just like playing music, so "Sand Ridge Qingming" is a scene in Dunhuang. This is a kind of spectacle among natural phenomena. It has been known as the "desert spectacle" throughout the ages and is known as "one of the most beautiful scenery outside the Great Wall". At the foot of Mingsha Mountain, it was called Shajing in ancient times, and it was commonly known as Yaoquan. There are many medicinal materials such as apocynum and wolfberry in the scenic area. It has been one of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Dunhuang" since the Han Dynasty, and it was named "Yuequan Xiaoche". Crescent Moon Spring is nearly 100 meters long from north to south, and 25 meters wide from east to west. The spring water is deep in the east and shallow in the west, and the deepest point is about 5 meters. It bends like a crescent moon, hence the name. There are four wonders in Crescent Moon Spring: the shape of the crescent moon remains the same through the ages, the clear stream in the bad environment turns into a spring, the sandy mountains are not submerged in sand, and the old fish in the ancient pool are not old.
It is best to go to Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Lake in the evening and dusk. We left at 6 o'clock and lived in an inn and a street opposite Mingsha Mountain. The owner of Shanjiantang is this shy brother from Zhejiang. He is 20 years old. Years old, the inn is decorated in a chic way, with a slow desert style. Tickets for Mingsha Mountain are valid for three days and are very user-friendly. On the first day we rode camels. The ticket office is on the right hand side of the gate, 100 yuan per ticket. Children under 1.4 meters can ride a camel with their parents plus 20 yuan, 1.4 More than one meter needs to sit alone. Don’t go out too early in the desert, Mingsha Mountain sunset at 9:45, according to your actual situation, if you don’t want to get burnt, just ask the front desk of the hotel! Multiple round trips are based on face recognition recorded when leaving the park, but our second and third entry to the park was unsuccessful. At this time, the staff needs you to provide a photo in the scenic spot as a voucher, so after entering It is necessary to take a photo of the visit under the archway at the gate. If there are too many people, it is also possible to take a group photo. It is easy to enter!
Yadan Devil City: Dunhuang Yadan Geopark, also known as Dunhuang Devil City, is located on the Gobi 180 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang City. important landscape. The park is dominated by a large area of unique Yardang landforms, which looks fantastic and spectacular above the Gobi, and every evening when the sun shines in the west, it is an excellent place to shoot large-scale photography. Devil City has a large area, about 25 kilometers long and 13 kilometers wide. There are various wind-eroded landforms in different shapes distributed in stretches. There are two areas in the scenic area, the northern line and the southern line. Tourists can take the shuttle bus to play the northern line and then end the tour. The whole journey takes about 1.5-2 hours. You can also take an off-road vehicle after visiting the northern line and then play the southern line. This kind of loop tour takes about 3-4 hours in total. The shuttle bus in the scenic spot is equipped with a tour guide. After entering the scenic spot, tourists need to take the shuttle bus to play. The shuttle bus will stop at 4 scenic spots on the northern line of the park, namely the Golden Lion Welcome, Pyramid, Peacock and West Sea Fleet. Tourists take the same car for the whole trip and stop at each scenic spot for about 10-30 minutes. The Golden Lion Welcome, Pyramid, and Peacock are all single wind-eroded stone mountains, and their shapes are very similar to their names. The West Sea Fleet is a group of landforms, and this scenic spot is also the most spectacular among the four viewing spots. Earth mountains like warships are distributed in parallel on the Gobi Gobi. It really looks like a fleet, which is very unique. In addition, in the area where vehicles do not stop, there are also many unique wind-eroded rock masses on both sides, with different shapes.
Clothes: In spring, summer, autumn and winter, I brought three pairs of trousers, one short skirt, one long skirt, two long-sleeves, one thin coat, one ultra-thin down, four short-sleeves, hat, and sleeves in ten days , masks, two large silk scarves, some pairs of socks, and a pair of flip flops. Keep warm with the tea card, and pay attention to sun protection throughout the process!
Food: There are actually a lot of delicacies in Northwest China, such as hand-caught mutton, etc. Unfortunately, everyone quickly got angry when they came out. The pharmacy bought Qingkailing Granules, and eat more fruits and vegetables. The local apricot skin tea in Dunhuang is delicious and relieves heat. Prepare Taobao put some in the refrigerator. We also met a good restaurant after going out for 9 days, tell the order clerk what your taste is, and the nearby Sichuan cuisine is the main one.
Accommodation: I choose to live in a hotel by the seaside for vacation. I live in an economical hotel in the urban area, or in a hotel in a scenic spot. Domestic inns are becoming more and more distinctive. Sometimes a number of inns make you feel at home, where you can cook, wash and dry clothes , for people like us who wash a lot of things every day, it feels a bit uncomfortable not being able to wash clothes covered in sand. The style of the inn is also beautiful. A good inn is more expensive than a big hotel. If you look slowly, you will definitely be able to choose suitable!
Eight people live in a yurt, which is an unforgettable memory for the children
Sister Ling, Uncle Tibetan and Sheep
Trivia--Qinghai Lakeside
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The fun is to travel with friends who have been together for decades and have known each other for decades!
There is anger and sadness, maybe this is what we can take out when we are old enough to lose our teeth
I hope our friendship can continue with you
The four little friends are also playing and playing together. What the only child lacks may be the joy of growing up together.
After sleeping in the sleeper all night, Xiaozhu still gained a lot during the journey!
The four friends can just hoe D, play flying chess,
When you see this laughing scene in the future, can you still remember
Trains, airplanes, high-speed rail, chartered cars, we all play together like this
Mess in the wind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reminder: After I come back, I will inevitably eat and drink to comfort my uncomfortable stomach. Cantonese cuisine is more suitable. The biggest test for me during travel is that I can’t eat whatever I like. If you are going to go, please be prepared. This time we experienced The temperature difference from 8 degrees to 40 degrees, the suitcase is full of early summer, autumn and winter clothes, my ultra-thin down is also in handy, packing is also part of the trip, high multiple sun protection, hats, glasses, scarves, Remember to bring a mask when you go out. We didn’t get too tanned when we came back. The ultraviolet rays on the plateau can easily burn the skin at noon. Even if you are not afraid of tanning, do a good job of sun protection for safety.
Written in the last words: This is a special journey. I did not buy a return ticket when I set off. I thought about it while playing, and made arrangements while playing. Thanks to Ctrip, Taobao, Didi and Dianping.com for making the journey easy, Ctrip hopes that your word-of-mouth will not deteriorate, that you will not become acquainted, and that you will not appear bad in other people's mouths. I am still a high-quality platinum customer. Once again, I would like to express my personal views on group and free travel. There is no absolute group and no absolute free travel. With the foundation of semi-self-guided tours in Egypt, I feel that I will not follow the group again in the world. 7 people, including 4 children, domestic free travel as long as you go to a place where you can speak Mandarin, it will be smooth. Don't say that you can't book air tickets and hotels, don't know how to make strategies, and don't know where to eat. Do it once and you’ll be fine. Joining a group is just for relaxation. If the tour guide takes you to play, you can play happily, eat happily, and get on the bus when the time is up. It’s also very good, so don’t worry.
Ready to go, time and money are squeezed out, enjoy now!
Dedicated to you who have been on the road, and yourself!
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For more highlights, please refer to my other travel notes (I don’t know why the QR code link can’t be put in, it’s a headache) copy and paste the URL to open it
Egypt--Through the millennium time (beautiful pictures, beautiful scenery, food)
http://you.ctrip.com/travels/redseaandsinai779/3570736.html?isAuthor=true
"Thai" is beautiful---the mountains and waters of Krabi
http://you.ctrip.com/travels/krabi616/2509453.html
Travel all over China --- Inner Mongolia
http://you.ctrip.com/travels/huhehaote156/2365568.html
Travel all over China - 2014 Ningxia
HTTP://Yes.Traditional Daily Review.com/travels/Ningxia 100063/1906435.HTML
