What you love is separated by mountains and seas, and both mountains and seas can be leveled. Although there is a long distance between Jiangxi and Haixi, the whole earth has become a village, and going to Golmud, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province is not a matter at all.
"The world is so big, I want to see it"!
OK, let's go.
Golmud, this place name has been repeatedly mentioned in high school geography textbooks. It has a fairy-level natural scenery. It is like a color-blind box. You never know what color you are about to open. It has cotton candy from Chaerhan Salt Lake The clear light green, there is a large area of jelly green along the Wanzhang Salt Bridge overlooking from a high altitude, and blue with various depths and saturations. There are also small yellow lakes scattered large and small, which are more than the painter's painting. Color is a place favored by God, which makes people yearn for. Too bad, it's a heart-pounding feeling.
Golmud must be added to the travel list, I will not allow you to not have been here.
Maybe you are geographically blind and not familiar with the location of Golmud, let us first find out, where is Golmud?
In fact, its location is very advantageous. Xining is to the east, Dunhuang is to the north, and Lhasa is to the south. It is a transit point leading to Xinjiang, Tibet and other places. The county-level city in China is larger than any province on the eastern coast. Although the total economic output cannot be compared with that of developed counties and cities along the coast, it ranks first in Qinghai Province and accounts for 60% of the total in Haixi Prefecture. It seems that people in the state depend on it for food. What's even more peculiar is that Tanggula Mountain Town under its jurisdiction flew over Yushu Prefecture and went to other people's territory, like an independent kingdom, and its area is larger than that of Zhejiang Province. The Qinghai-Tibet Line that everyone yearns for generally takes Golmud as the coordinate point. The section from Golmud to Lhasa is the southern section of the Qinghai-Tibet Line, and the section from the north of Golmud to Xining is the eastern section of the Qinghai-Tibet Line. If you don’t go to Golmud, let alone how much you love Golmud!
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Herds of cattle and sheep
Foraging on Gobi and Yellow Grass Beaches
always the most common view
It seems desolate everywhere
Yet there is a breath of life everywhere
cause extreme comfort
This is a moving landscape, each scenic spot is very classic, just like the road of Xuanzang. Golmud has been keeping a low profile, and now it should be out of the circle.
Golmud, once you have been there, you will fall in love with it.
A trip to Golmud must go to these places to be considered complete.
Backed by the majestic Kunlun Mountains, Golmud City is located in the "cornucopia" of the Qaidam Basin, forming a Kunlun cultural tourism area centered on Golmud. The tourist resources are one after another: Chaerhan Salt Lake and Wanzhang Salt Bridge make people walk into the dreamlike Salt World; Nachi Spring is known as "Iceberg Nectar", and there are still good stories about Princess Wencheng resting here when she and her party went to Tibet; the majestic Kunlun is covered with snow all the year round; The river bridge is tall and straight, and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is winding under the snow-capped peaks; Suonandajie at the Kunlun Mountain Pass stands tall, forever guarding Hoh Xil, a paradise for wild animals; and Jade Everest is always so holy and beautiful!
On the evening of June 29, I flew to Golmud and checked into Golmud Hotel. The hotel is in very good condition and the decoration is quite stylish. Staying in the room makes me often forget that I am in a city on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
A few days after Lixia, you wear short sleeves in the south, but I have to wear a coat in Golmud.
Once you meet Golmud, you will find it hard to reject Golmud in this life, and you will be top class when you come back.
This trip:
Day 1: Arrive in Golmud.
Day 2: Populus euphratica Desert Park, General Building Park, Golmud Hotel.
Day 3: Golmud, Taijinel Wild Luxury Town, Water Yardang, West Taijinel Lake, stay in Golmud Hotel.
Day 4: Golmud, Kunlun Holy Spring, Promise Dragon and Phoenix Palace, Hoh Xil Nature Reserve, stay in Golmud Hotel.
Day 5: Golmud, Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon, Chaerhan Dream Salt Lake.
On the second day, out of the city, the first stop was to go to Populus euphratica Desert Park.
[Golmud Populus euphratica Forest, the highest altitude Populus euphratica forest in the world, uses death to paint stunning scenery]
Life is a practice, and Populus euphratica has used three thousand years of waiting to "consolidate" this practice into a landscape that astounds the world.
Watching for a thousand years, thousands of styles, every practice will eventually be engraved by the years.
To live for a thousand years without dying, to die without falling for a thousand years, and to be immortal for a thousand years after falling, what kind of persistence and perseverance is this. Standing for a thousand years, waiting for a thousand years, lonely for a thousand years! This is the "hero" Populus euphratica in the desert!
A movie "Hero" by Zhang Yimou made more people know about the Populus euphratica forest in the desert. The scene of Maggie Cheung and Zhang Ziyi fighting in the Populus euphratica forest in the desert was not as beautiful as a fight, but more like a play, so beautiful that it distracted people.
Although Populus euphratica grows on saline-alkali land, its son is not too ugly to its mother. It spends its whole life stationing to provide an oasis for the desert, blooming the most brilliant colors of life every year.
Golmud Populus euphratica Forest Scenic Spot in Qinghai Province is located in the Tolahai Animal Husbandry Society of Golmud Township, Golmud City, 50 to 60 kilometers west of the urban area, with a total area of 4,200 hectares. It is the only one in Qinghai and the highest in the world. Populus euphratica, waiting for tourists who understand her.
After breakfast at 8:30, take the bus from Golmud City Hotel to Shihe Yuanfang. The road to Populus euphratica Forest is in good condition and it takes one hour to arrive. We arrived at the third piece of Populus euphratica forest, commonly known as the Populus euphratica Forest Desert Park. The first and second pieces are nature reserves, which are not open to the public, and those who have been there should not disclose it.
The Populus euphratica forest is close to the majestic Kunlun Mountains in the south, and the Gobi salt flats are in the north. It is very precious in the desertification zone sandwiched in it. It is a real Populus euphratica forest, but it is too low-key and not as famous as Kajina. Those who don't know really don't know.
In order to facilitate tourists to visit and increase comfort, the scenic spot has thoughtfully set up wooden plank roads, but most tourists will give up the trails and go to get close to the Populus euphratica.
I originally thought Populus euphratica forests were tall trees and stretches of forests, but they were not as tall as Fulong and me. In fact, they have been growing for many years, which is difficult enough, which also shows how harsh the desert environment is.
Populus euphratica and the desert are magical species that depend on each other, and the combination of the desert and Populus euphratica forms the most magnificent beauty in the world. Populus euphratica provides the longing for life to the lonely desert, and is a hymn to life.
The Populus euphratica trees are a little far apart, and these green colors are extremely rare in the desert. No wonder people describe it as a tenacious warrior. At the scene, it was difficult for me to find other species to compare with it in terms of spirit and greatness.
Perhaps in the eyes of some people it belongs to the desert and is a low bush, but in my opinion, this is a real beauty, and it can make a great Northwest blockbuster.
From time to time, there is a dead tree lying in front of your feet. Do you think it is dead? No! It's still alive, still giving signs of life.
The life of Populus euphratica is tenacious, even after it dies, it is still immortal. They are transformed into a picture scroll with various shapes and shapes, which is difficult to achieve without extraordinary workmanship, showing an embarrassing beauty.
They don't die of old age, but the rivers change their course, and the trees in the desert die due to lack of water.
Even being a dead vine in the desert has value, at least you can live with dignity.
When it is summer, Populus euphratica patiently prepares for the official appearance. In October, the Populus euphratica forest began to change its makeup, from dark green to golden yellow, dyeing the entire desert golden overnight. We came too hastily, now is not the time to appreciate autumn, and we can’t see the golden Populus euphratica forest, but what we see is a pleasant surprise, so don’t be too demanding.
Populus euphratica, at this moment, doesn't want to show people like this.
Regardless of its unattractive appearance at this time, once it comes to autumn, it will amaze the whole world.
There is a dry base here, which should be the residence of the ancestors, at least a guard room or guard room.
Enough of the city's feasting and feasting, the partners looked for different shapes of branches in the Populus euphratica forest to take a group photo. It seems that the Populus euphratica forest has indeed been injected with stimulants. Let our laughter stay here forever.
It is not only Populus euphratica that survives in the desert, but also this flower. Forgive me for not using mobile phone software to identify it. Is it that important to recognize it or not? What deeply moved me was that it did not ask humans for water or fertilizer, but it could bloom flowers. This is the most beautiful flower in the world.
After being excited for a while, I went back to the city to have lunch. The shop I ate was called Zhang's Kitchen.
In the afternoon, I went to Jiangjun Building Park, which is on the outskirts of the city. Strictly speaking, it used to be a suburb of the city, but it is no longer there. Our mood is no longer excited, but with reverence.
[The youngest city in our country was founded by a general who opened the way. Who is he and what did he do?]
Golmud City did not exist before, and since he appeared, there has been Golmud.
Every city has its origin, some have a long history, and some are new. Coincidentally, Golmud City is the latter. It was born after the founding of New China, and it is younger than New China.
Maybe you are as curious as I am, why it was established so late, was it changed from the county?
Let alone a county, it is not even a village, not even a single family.
It is said that in 1954, several years after the founding of New China, Golmud in Qinghai Province was still a desert. A river flowed through here, and red willows grew on the river beach. It was a place without villages, herdsmen, or tents. At that time, the troops stationed in Tibet in the early stage needed to continuously transport materials into Tibet from within, and the logistics troops had to find a suitable way to enter Tibet. A soldier in the army reported that his teacher had heard from a businessman that he could go to Lhasa from a place called "Golmud".
But there was no Golmud on the map at that time, so the question is, where is Golmud? No one knows!
Just after the Spring Festival in 1954, General Mu Shengzhong, known as the father of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway and the father of Golmud, bid farewell to his wife and children and set off on the road. He led a small army to the vast desert, looking for the legendary road leading to Lhasa. Golmud place.
They trekked for four days and four nights and came to a river beach. General Mu threw his stick on the river beach and said: This is Golmud! So the troops set up camp here, and Golmud has been on China's territory since then.
The pioneers rewrote the face of the desert with their lives and responsibilities. Since then, Golmud has bid farewell to the ancient barrenness. A nest has been built on the desert. It has developed from a military station and a barracks to an important town on the Qinghai-Tibet line. Gobi Desert The mirage on the Internet has become a reality.
In order to commemorate the general who laid the foundation of Golmud, and to express his respect for him, the people of Golmud dedicated the small and simple two-story building where he lived in the past, and named it General Building.
This is the first building erected within a thousand miles above the Gobi Gobi. This is the place where Golmud City originated, and it ushered in a new era in the history of Golmud.
Walking into the park, you will see this two-story general building.
The General Building is commonly known as the Airplane Building (there is no plane). Visitors can freely visit the first floor, but the second floor is not allowed to go up. The stairs are sealed with iron bars and are not open.
Back then, the two-story building was not as good-looking as it is now, and it has been renovated many times since then.
The inside of the General Building is still the same as it was back then, bringing us back to the passionate years in an instant.
This is a meeting room without a loudspeaker, but everyone heard every sentence at the meeting clearly and heard it in their ears. In those days, no one looked at their mobile phones in meetings because they didn't have one.
Although the hard bed board is not as soft as the current Simmons, but there is no lumbar disease on it.
No matter whether the superior leaders come to inspect or inspect, they always drink a glass of plain water, and drink it from an enamel jar.
Remembering history is to better move towards the future.
People who come here to visit pull out one after another. They renew their oaths in front of the statue of the general, draw on the strength of their ancestors, and start a new journey.
There is a bungalow next to the general building, which is the main building here, and the two-story general building is the auxiliary building. Many people make a mistake.
This unremarkable low bungalow was the place where the road construction troops used to eat and drink.
There is a memorial hall 100 meters away from the general building, and the "Qinghai-Tibet Highway Memorial Hall" is embedded on the wall at the entrance, but the guide map says General Mu Shengzhong Memorial Hall.
There are a lot of content displayed in the memorial hall. I will summarize it into two parts. One is to introduce the life and deeds of General Mu Shengzhong, and the other is to introduce the construction history and development history of Qinghai-Tibet Highway, Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Golmud City.
In addition to the army officers and soldiers, the builders back then were mostly migrant workers. They had a place in the park, and the pioneers who sweated and even sacrificed were engraved with statues.
In the park, I ran into a few Tibetan elder brothers who came from afar. I proposed to take some photos for them. The Tibetan elder brother carefully asked me if I wanted to pay for the photo. "I am also here to make a donation." Wechat, in order to send photos to him in the future.
Strolling in the park, the fragrance of flowers is fragrant, surrounded by green water, green willows are dancing in the wind, and the color is pleasant.
The most striking thing is the Tianlu Memorial Tower, which is 39.16 meters high, which is 39.16 meters high, which means that the total mileage of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway and Qinghai-Tibet Railway is 3916 kilometers.
A concise map is engraved on the ground under the monument, marking the cities and regions that the Qinghai-Tibet Highway and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway pass through from the starting point to the ending point.
Now we are not unfamiliar with the place names along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, such as Xidatan, Wudaoliang, Kaixinling, Fenghuoshan, Budongquan, Kekexili, Tuotuohe, etc. But did you know that these are the roads that Mu Shengzhong built The place name given at the time.
General Mu is from Hejiashan Village, Wubao County, northern Shaanxi, and his Mandarin is not very standard, which caused the secretary to mishear some place names, such as Hoh Xil. Mu Shengzhong chose "Huo Huo Xil", but the secretary heard "Ke Ke Xil"; Tuo The Tuotuo River has a lot of sand, and when people walk into the river, the sand immediately buries the top of their feet, like a shoe cover. Mu Shengzhong named it "Taotao River", but the secretary oolongs it into "Tuotuo River".
On October 19, 1994, Mu Shengzhong died of illness at the age of 84. According to his last wish, his ashes were scattered on Kunlun Mountain.
Walking on the streets of Golmud today, I can't imagine that it is actually a Gobi city. The trees on both sides of the road are like shade, and there is no longer yellow sand that blows up when the wind blows, and the smell is no longer dry and dusty. The atmosphere of Golmud is built more beautifully than some cities with districts.
Dinner is at Sha'er Sichuan Restaurant. Let me be the first to say that we are not stupid. It has to be said that the chef is not stupid and has a few brushes.
On the third day, July 1st, a very special day, everyone knows it.
This road takes you to heaven!
I have heard about the beauty of the U-shaped road for a long time. This is the Chinese version of Route 66. It is somewhat similar to the road in the United States, so I am looking forward to it. I passed by from Golmud City to Taijinel Wild Luxury Town. here.
The starting point of this road is Xining, and the end point is the national road at Turgat Port in Xinjiang. You can drive along this road all the way to Xinjiang.
The U-shaped road is a famous landscape on the G315 Golmud section of the National Highway. It is known as one of the most beautiful roads in China. It was hyped by netizens and became a "net celebrity" check-in place.
The U-shaped highway is not a scenic spot, but it is better than a scenic spot.
The road goes straight through the valley, first goes downhill and then goes uphill immediately. When the car goes down to the bottom of the slope and looks forward, the road ahead seems to plunge into the blue sky, and the uphill vehicle seems to be going to the sky.
Stage your own road blockbuster.
But it is very difficult to take pictures of those cool people sitting in the middle of the road on the Internet here, because this is just an ordinary two-lane road, and there are heavy trucks roaring at any time, taking pictures in the middle of the road will affect the traffic, and Very very very dangerous. Besides, there is no parking lot on both sides of the road.
There are tens of thousands of photos, safety first, don't let your beauty become the tears of your loved ones. The best location is the high ground on both sides of the road. If you want to take pictures, you can drag your friends to climb up the dirt slope on the roadside.
[The wild luxury town of Taijinel, the place most like Mars, earthlings request to land]
If you feel that 996 is under great pressure and wearing a mask for a long time is suffocating, then escape from the earth.
Take you to no man's land, take you to Lonely Planet.
Does such a place really exist?
The answer is yos!
This isolated place is called Qinghai Golmudai Jinel Wild Luxury Town.
There are camping tents and star dome rooms here,
Watch the sunrise here in the morning, count the stars at night,
This is what the ultimate temptation is talking about.
It is extremely arid, desolate and populated by wind and dust. Because of its unique terrain, it is called "the place least like the earth", and because it is similar to the landform of Mars, it is also called "the place most like Mars on earth".
Earthlings request landing!
There is no other sound here but the wind;
Apart from sand and stones, there is no other life here.
What comes and goes.
This is the first Lonely Planet base in China for the purpose of science, education and cultural tourism. The desolate and rugged scenery around the camp makes people feel like they are on another planet.
Yearning for the universe and space, exploring the unknown has always been the source of human progress.
Wild Luxury Town is located at 894 kilometers of G315 National Highway, with a total investment of 2.6 billion yuan. The Lonely Star Hotel and Utopia (RV + Tent House) are the first phase of the town’s project. It officially opened on the 4th day after we left the town.
In addition to the very "Martian" environment in the town, the camp construction style is also very sci-fi, not only simulating the living environment of humans after they migrate to Mars in the future, but also has a "headquarters building", space suits, etc., as well as a lonely interstellar hotel full of technology. , to satisfy all people's imagination of Mars.
Lonely Star Hotel is not just a hotel, it is like a comfortable harbor far away from human beings, in the vast Gobi Sea, with the grand moon and starry sky and the flowing billions of stars shining above your head.
There are currently 144 room types in four types including Salt Lake Yardang Villa, Dome Star Room, Luxury RV, and Wild Luxury Tent.
This is the Salt Lake Yardang Villa, the only five-star luxury 2-story Loft villa built on the Gobi Yardang landform in China. It is equipped with panoramic skylights for stargazing. Each suite has two rooms and can accommodate 4 people.
A day without wifi seems to be more comfortable.
Different from the villas built on the high places of the Gobi, the dome star room and wild luxury tent house are built at the bottom of the Gobi slope. The dome star room is designed by the Finnish PRISMA glass house, which is constructed with space aluminum and three layers of 3M imported film-coated insulating glass. The six-pointed star layout, 360-degree panoramic Internet celebrity room, excellent thermal insulation effect, is the largest stargazing base in China, the room is equipped with an automatic viewing skylight, and you can count the stars while lying on the bed.
I posted a small video that night. After watching it, a few friends were puzzled. Would it be scary to sleep in this wilderness at night?
Haha, since it is a barren land, there are naturally no wild animals. Moreover, it is a successfully built scenic spot, so it has already been considered in terms of safety. The question now is whether you will come or not.
Some people may worry about what to do if they live in a wild luxury tent in the wind and rain. Don’t worry too much. It is waterproof and sunscreen, and its breathable and sound insulation performance is at the domestic leading level.
The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone into the tent, and when I raised my sleepy eyes, the end of the world came into view, which cured my habit of staying in bed for many years.
Leave the wild luxury town of Taijinel and continue on your way.
This is not the sea,
This is the unique Yadan on the water in the Qaidam Basin.
It is one of the fastest-growing scenic spots in Qinghai-Gansu Grand Ring Road in the past two years.
Its name is Usute Water Yadan.
Yardang is a kind of wind-eroded landform, which often exists in areas with extreme water shortage. It is not uncommon in the northwest, but this rare landscape of Yardang on the water is the only one in the world.
Some people say that it is the jasper on the Gobi Desert, and it is a lost world; some people say that it is a paradise for explorers; some people say that it is a dead zone where angels and devils coexist.
You are all right, this is a vast ocean born out of thin air in the endless desert, it is so beautiful, when I saw it, my eyes lit up instantly.
Wusute Water Yardang Geopark is known as the "Thousand Island Lake in Western China". It is the only water Yardang landform group discovered in the world. Don't come here alone, because after you are cried by the United States, no one will replace you. You wipe your tears.
If you want to have fun, then get on the sightseeing bus. It starts from the visitor center and passes by the Golden Beach, the West Sea Fleet, and Penglai Xiandao. It will stop at each scenic spot, and the terminal is Wanghaitai Wharf.
I only know Shuangseqiu, but there is a Shuangse Lake in Golmud, which is called Xitaijiner Lake.
Going forward from Yadan on the water, you will arrive at Xitai.
A piece of water with two colors has set the whole Qinghai on fire. A narrow G513 road divides the lake into two halves. The colors of the lakes on both sides are completely different colors, which are clearly separated. This is Golmud Xitai Ji Nai lake.
So far, we have been away from the noisy attractions and arrived at the depths of the little-known Qaidam Basin!
Today is July 2nd, the 4th day of the itinerary.
After breakfast, we set off at 8:30 as usual, and took the Qinghai-Tibet Highway towards Tibet. After a while, we arrived at the Kunlun Mountain Gate.
Kunlun Mountain Pass is a major pass on the Qinghai-Tibet Line of National Highway 109. It is the only place where Qinghai and Gansu provinces lead to Tibet. This is the gate to the Qinghai-Tibet Line. We stopped to take pictures.
Kunlun Mountain is a part of Sanjiangyuan National Park. The ancients called Kunlun Mountain the "vein of the ancestor of the dragon" in China, the place where the jade dragon soared into the sky, and is known as the spine of Asia. Kunlun Mountain is a symbol of the Chinese nation and the cradle of myths and legends of the Chinese nation. It is called "Amanimu Zhanmu Pine" in Tibetan, which means Zushan.
The Kunlun Mountains are 2,500 kilometers long from east to west, and there are permafrost and desert landforms along the way, with an average altitude of 5,000 meters, standing on the land of Golmud. There are no plants on the stone mountain. It is bare and steep. The sun shines on the clouds and forms shadows on the mountain, which is very atmospheric and spectacular.
Thousands of ravines are vertical and horizontal, containing endless magnificence, mystery and richness. Chinese classical novels Journey to the West and Romance of the Gods, modern classic novels Jin Yong's Eight Parts of the Dragon, Tonghua's Zeng Xu, Cang Yue's Seven Nights Snow, Tianxiaba's "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and "The Indifferent Days of Rebirth" and others with Xiaoyu's smile mentioned Kunlun Mountain.
After crossing the mountain pass, we went to Nachi Terrace, Wuji Dragon and Phoenix Palace, and Mount Yuzhu. Today's ultimate goal is the Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve. I am very excited to think about it.
Wei Wei Qunshan passed by the car window and ran into a vehicle of an army, so he couldn't take pictures.
[There is a holy spring in Golmud, known as "Bingberg Nectar", and people passing by will fill a few bottles and take them home]
In Golmuna Chitai, Qinghai, there is a holy spring, known as Kunlun Holy Spring, also known as Shenquan. There is such a god-like existence in the vast Gobi, which surprised me.
The clear spring gushes out from the ground suddenly, forming a translucent mushroom flower, which is more beautiful than the Baotu Spring in Jinan, but Baotu Spring is a lake, while the holy spring is a few wells.
The spring water is as clear and transparent as the legendary Yaochi nectar. The surroundings of the spring pool are built with granite slabs to form a polygonal pool platform.
It is not enough to make such a sacred spring water just as a pool platform. It must be protected. A beautiful pavilion is installed above the well head. The well with the pavilion is the main well. Pedestrians can draw water. Many people come to this well to get water. Use empty mineral water bottles, some simply put water buckets, simple and rude, this reminds me of the scene I saw in Jinan, exactly the same. On July 11, I will go to Jinan again to attend the Baidu Fanxing Conference. This time I want to compare the two famous scenes.
People who come to Nachitai must fill a few bottles and take them away, but I only have one empty bottle, and the preparation work is not sufficient.
There is not only one spring in Nachi Terrace, there are 5 in total, each of which is very clear. What confuses me is whether to step forward and help her take off the mask.
The people in the scenic area are very creative, imitating Wang Xizhi to build a Qushui Liushang. What about wine glasses and calligraphers?
The holy water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, it returns to the Kunlun River.
The wall 20 meters away from the mouth of the well is full of murals, on which are carved a group of pictures of meeting immortals in Yaochi, extremely legendary stories of characters.
Don't look at her smiling at the moment. She retreated into the pool 5 minutes ago, which frightened her. We were also frightened when we heard the sound of falling into the water. We also worked hard to get the best angle for shooting.
When Princess Wencheng led a delegation from Chang'an and entered Tibet in a mighty way, she passed here and prayed for the people of Golmud. Following in the footsteps of Princess Wencheng and coming here today, I also pray for my family, for the motherland, and for the people of Russia and Ukraine. The pattern should be large.
Although Shenquan is located in an alpine region at an altitude of 3,540 meters, with ice and snow all year round and low water temperature, the holy spring never freezes all year round. It is the first ice-free spring in Kunlun Mountains.
The spring water of Kunlun holy spring flows all year round, and contains trace elements and gases beneficial to the human body. After development, it is produced into Kunlun mineral water. Not far from it is the Kunlun mountain mineral water factory, which is called "iceberg nectar" by consumers, which is a little more expensive It makes sense.
Then we rushed to the next stop without stopping: Wuji Dragon and Phoenix Palace.
[Kunlun Mountain Promise Dragon and Phoenix Palace, the highest Taoist temple in the world, the Taoist temple of the Kunlun School]
When I am restless, I want to find a Taoist temple, go in and listen to the Buddha's music, so that my mind can rest for a while.
The place closest to the sky has the most sacred belief, the sky is here, and so is the faith.
On the morning of July 2, I walked into the Wuji Dragon and Phoenix Palace in Kunlun Mountains in Golmud City, Qinghai. The seat of this palace is very good, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and all the good treasures are occupied by temples.
It waits for every pious you with eternal silence, feel the religious atmosphere, and experience the power of faith.
Promise Dragon and Phoenix Palace is the highest Taoist temple in China, 3,800 meters above sea level. It is the dojo of the Kunlun School of Taoism. Although it is close to the Qinghai-Tibet Highway 109 National Highway, there are not many tourists here. It is suitable for healing and does not require tickets. Go to Hoh Xil or enter Tibet from Golmud. pass here.
The Chinese nation is the descendant of the dragon and the descendant of the phoenix, hence the name of the palace.
Jin Yong has written about the Kunlun School many times. I know that the existence of this school is due to him. Today I came to the place where the Kunlun School originated. I don’t know if Mr. Jin has ever been there.
But seeing the magnificent and magnificent hall, it is divided into upper and lower floors. In front of the hall, there are two guards, Heng Ha, who open the door for a thousand years. Inside the hall, there are three holy mothers (the Queen Mother of the West, the Nine Heavens Xuannv, and the Golden Holy Mother), who quietly overlook all living beings. Pass me over.
The traces of time can be seen everywhere in the Taoist temple, and cigarettes are curling up in the temple. I heard that praying here is very effective.
The Taoist priest looks older, but he is hale and hearty. He should be a person who devotes himself to cultivation. I didn't find that "high incense" was burned here. Amitabha, good, good, good.
This is Jiang Ziya's Taoist place. There are four statues of Jiang Ziya and his mount. There is also a statue of the 10th Panchen Lama enshrined. I don't care about the official history and unofficial history.
The Taoist priests also dug a hole in the upright earth mountain for a Buddha. The size of the hole does not matter, as long as there is a Buddha.
Looking for ancient sights, staying away from the hustle and bustle, enjoying peace and quiet, interpreting a different attitude towards life from the city.
May we all brush away the dust, return to tranquility, and be free from worries.
If you like mountaineering, you must come to Mount Yuzhu. It is not as difficult to climb as Mount Everest, but it is the peak you can reach.
Passing the viewing platform of Mount Yuzhu on the Qinghai-Tibet National Highway, the snow mountain in front of you is Mount Yuzhu with an altitude of 6178 meters, which is the highest peak in the eastern section of Kunlun. This is the training base of the national mountaineering team and also the training camp for climbing Mount Everest.
It is about 160 kilometers away from the city of Golmud, and it takes about two hours to drive to the viewing platform. Yuzhufeng is one of the six famous peaks in Qinghai Province with an altitude of more than 6,000 meters. According to legend, it is the incarnation of Princess Yuzhu, the daughter of the Queen Mother of the West.
Yuzhufeng, the place closest to heaven, has a rounded snow top. From a distance, Yuzhufeng looks like a round nest, standing in Hoh Xil.
The southern slope has been weathered into a steamed bun-shaped peak with a gentle slope and no avalanche problem. The northern slope is relatively complex, with various terrains such as ice crevasses, ice tower forests, ice steep slopes, and knife-shaped ridges, which are especially suitable for mountaineering training activities for large troops.
In the quiet eternal snow field, Yuxu Peak stands alone and majestic, overwhelming thousands of mountains, creating a unique natural landscape in the world of ice and snow.
This is the place where the Qinghai-Tibet line must pass. There are several bungalows next to the highway, where food and accommodation are integrated. Our group of more than ten people ate here for our own fast food.
A group of camel statues just shows the embarrassment of not building roads at that time. Camels were the only means of transportation that people relied on for expeditions at that time. Here, I ran into two elder brothers from Shenzhen and enthusiastically expressed that they came to Pengcheng to find them. The two of them came from the Qinghai-Tibet line, but why didn't they bring two sisters in the car.
Keep going, the last stop today is Hoh Xil.
There are many heavy vehicles along the way, most of which transport production and living materials to and from Tibet. The mountains on both sides of the road are extremely fierce, there is no grass, there is no green, the wind is hard and wild, and it is shaved.
[Hoh Xil, snow in June, paradise for wild animals, restricted area for human beings]
I have been yearning for Hoh Xil for a long time, and today I finally pulled the weeds. In front of you is the starting point of Hoh Xil - the Kunlun Pass, from here you start to enter Hoh Xil, which is the hometown of Tibetan antelope.
When you arrive at the Kunlun Mountain Pass, there are two must-see monuments, one is the Kunlun Mountain Pass Monument, and the other is the Jessang Sonam Dajie Monument, commemorating the outstanding Tibetan son Sonam Dajie who sacrificed his life for the protection of wild animals in Hoh Xil.
What should not have happened unfortunately happened. On the night of January 18, 1994, Suonan Dajie, deputy secretary of the Zhiduo County Party Committee and secretary of the Western Working Committee, led 6 team members to capture 20 poachers in Hoh Xil and seized 7 The car and 1,800 Tibetan antelope skins were suddenly attacked by another group of robbers when they were escorting the criminals to the vicinity of Taiyang Lake. His life was fixed at the age of 40 in Hoh Xil.
On September 10, 1997, the then National Environmental Protection Agency and the Ministry of Forestry awarded Sonam Dajie the title of "Environmental Protection Guard", and built a protection station named after him here as the forefront base of anti-poaching work in Hoh Xil , Suonan Dajie's sacrifice opened a new era of ecological environment protection in Hoh Xil and Sanjiangyuan.
With the help of the sympathetic wind, the prayer flags flutter rhythmically. It must be chanting sutras for Sonam Dajie day and night.
After leaving the protection station, we drove towards Tibet and officially entered Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve and Sanjiangyuan National Park.
Hoh Xil is the largest world natural heritage site in China and one of the four uninhabited areas in China (the other three are Lop Nur, Qiangtang, and Altun Mountain). No-man's land is not suitable for survival or even sightseeing, and the mysterious and strange Hoh Xil fully interprets the characteristics of the forbidden place for human beings.
Hoh Xil is a high-altitude area on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. When you get here, you have to slow down everything, walk slowly, and move slowly. You can’t jump up and down just to take a beautiful photo, otherwise you will make life difficult for yourself. Unfortunately, one of us has a serious reaction here.
Here, life grows in splendor and breathes in bitter cold! Vultures dance with bison and antelope, competing for scenery and death. It snows here in summer, and it thunders on a sunny day. No matter how bad it is, how beautiful it will be...
Hoh Xil Nature Reserve is really a magical place. The snow in June is not a myth. As soon as we parked the car, a snow fell from the sky, which caused a lot of exclamations. Unfortunately, the camera could not reproduce the scene at that moment.
"Hoh Xil" means "green mountain ridge" in Mongolian, and "Aqin Gongjia" in Tibetan. It is one of the areas with well-preserved primitive environment. One of the nature reserves rich in animal resources, it is known as the "forbidden zone of life". In 2017, it became China's 51st World Natural Heritage Site.
Taxi and private cars carrying passengers from Golmud to the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve must be registered in advance. In order to protect this holy land and satisfy people’s curiosity about it, the manager of the reserve has set up sightseeing spots along the G109 National Highway. Drive through National Highway 109, but you must not deviate from the national highway to enter the reserve. You must observe the Hoh Xil landform from a distance at the viewing platform.
Hoh Xil is too vast, and there are plateau wild plants such as tiger's claw growing in the valley.
Unexpectedly, I met two more Shenzhen people in Hoh Xil, and they also drove here to play. This time they were not two comrades, but a man and a woman, and the yin and yang were balanced.
As an old driver, I, Fulong, visually judge that there is a 10-year age difference between them.
I borrowed the beauty and used it alone for half an hour. She made various shapes on the SUV and let me fiddle with it.
Compared with a professional model, she is so short; compared to a professional photographer, I am a long distance away from the Yangtze River.
In order to protect their privacy, I didn't take pictures of the license plate number, nor did I take pictures of the other person, so that others have nothing to say and cannot be verified. There are always interesting people and interesting things to meet while traveling.
After a serious visit here, we set off to return to Golmud, because we will enter Tibet if we go any further, which is not our plan for this trip.
The more interesting thing happened on the way back. We accidentally saw Tibetan wild donkeys not far from the window, so we stopped to admire them immediately.
The fur color of the Tibetan wild ass is quite gorgeous, mainly reddish brown, with white hair on the abdomen, limbs and other parts. The neck is stretched long and straight, and the appearance is very handsome. It is the largest of all wild donkeys in the world, and it is also a national first-class protected animal. It is accompanied by Tibetan antelopes in this vast land, running freely and multiplying.
These rare animals are gods who guard this land, and their existence makes human beings understand that we cannot live alone on this earth. Meeting them requires more than luck, I believe it is fate.
Today's Hoh Xil is quiet and peaceful. There is no more bloodthirsty slaughter by poachers, no more crazy mining by poachers seeking huge profits, no more gunpowder smoke and heroes lying in a pool of blood. A lot of people in Hoh Xil are protected.
Don't envy me, brother, it's just a legend, don't think that I entered the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve, the truth is that I only walked to the edge of the reserve, and if we go further in, we have to stay in the local forest police station for a few days up.
Day 5, July 3rd. Today's first check-in point is the Kunlun Grand Canyon.
[Kunlun Grand Canyon, hidden for thousands of years, finally exposed]
Take a look at the scenery along the way, have a dream, and live your own life.
Kunlun Grand Canyon, a spectacular canyon, has been reported by CCTV and recommended by National Geographic, and now a certain sound has made it popular again.
This Grand Canyon is not far from the city of Golmud, and it can be easily reached. Go out of the city and drive 70 kilometers to the north. It is on the G109 Qinghai-Tibet Line. The pile is marked as 2812 kilometers, and then turn into the sidewalk.
The Grand Canyon is cut down, or it can be said to be an underground Grand Canyon. It may be intuitive to use the familiar Shanghai Shenkeng Hotel as an analogy.
Here is a philosophical question, how and where did it come from?
Tens of thousands of years of river erosion have formed this canyon, which has been unknown. A few years ago, the geological survey team found this hidden easter egg after looking for trouble, and this began to attract some tourists. At this point, you will be amazed how many treasures of nature have not been revealed.
It has a total length of 12 kilometers, "one area of five grains", and has five major scenic spots, including the Grand Canyon, Antelope Valley, Snow Mountain Canyon, One Line of Sky, and One Sword Sealing Throat. It can be called a world-class wonder landform. Each scenic spot has its own characteristics. Antelope Valley has no water and can be traversed on foot. Snow Mountain Canyon has lakes near and snow mountains far away, which is very beautiful.
There are three ways to enter the Grand Canyon: off-road vehicles, horseback riding, and on foot. However, I suggest that you choose the first one. The horseback riding business has not seen operations so far, so just go on foot. After all, wading through water is a bit masochistic.
The 3 off-road vehicles we shared drove forward slowly in the deep and narrow canyon, the wheels splashed, like a small boat rowing, galloping in the canyon, being a happy person.
The off-road vehicle went up the valley, sometimes rolling over rocky beaches and sometimes crossing streams.
The further you drive, the narrower the canyon and the deeper the wading road. This is a new experience.
After driving through the first section of the waterway, there was a dry rocky beach in front of us. We rested here for a while to regain the excitement just now, and then took pictures of the surrounding scenery. Those who brought drones were released here.
The trough walls of the canyon are densely covered with rough sand grains. Looking at it after getting used to the softness of the south of the Yangtze River, it enriches the perception of beauty.
The Grand Canyon has no traces of human beings, not even trails, and maintains the original ecology to the greatest extent, which is a respect for nature.
The charm of the Grand Canyon lies not only in its grandeur and steepness, but also in its depth and tranquility.
We turned to the branch of the Grand Canyon: Antelope Canyon. This Antelope Valley looks somewhat similar to the Antelope Valley in the United States, the Wave Valley in Jingbian, Shaanxi, and the Tianshan Grand Canyon in Xinjiang, all of which were formed by the erosion of flowing water. Antelope Canyon is about 2 kilometers long, longer than the Antelope Canyon in the United States, and more unique and spectacular, but it is not as mature as the United States, just a little bit worse.
A few minutes after I went in, I ran out again. It was too cold in the valley, so I quickly went back to the car and took a coat to put on.
I walked in front with a beautiful woman in order to avoid the group photo in the camera. Halfway through the swim, Mr. Chen caught up with me. She threw a sentence from behind me: "So Fulong was alone with the beautiful woman." I walked past me, turned my head while talking, glanced at me, and made another cut: Fulong blushed.
Only one person can pass through the narrowest part, and there is only a ray of dawn in the gully. The sunlight turns the canyon walls into strange colors. I regret that the geological team did not discover the Grand Canyon earlier.
There is a kind of red called Kunlun red. This kind of red is Chinese red, the most popular color in the world.
There are also Mayan stones piled up in the canyon. I don't know if it was done by tourists or intentionally by the scenic spot. In short, Tianfu is right.
It's beautiful and miserable here. If it rains, you can't come in to play, because the mountains of Antelope Valley are extremely hard and have poor water absorption. The rushing water will rush down the sand and gravel all the way, invincible, and you can't escape it. pursuit.
When you come to Golmud, how can you not go to Chaerhan Salt Lake? After returning to the city from the Grand Canyon and having lunch, we drove south and arrived at the Dream Salt Lake in the afternoon.
[China's largest salt lake hides many check-in spots, more beautiful than tea card, it is a dream salt lake]
The impression of the west is dry and rainless,
Golmud is never short of lakes.
Chaerhan Salt Lake,
A place more dreamy than chaka!
Charhan, which means "the world of salt",
In this plateau Gobi where all green plants are difficult to grow,
But bred a touch of emerald green,
A large expanse of transparent green,
It's refreshing to see,
The white salty layer at the bottom of the lake,
Make the lake water more transparent.
Unlike Chaka Salt Lake, which is known as the "mirror of the sky",
The status of Chaerhan Salt Lake in the tourism industry is not so high,
But in terms of the beauty of the scenery,
Chaerhan Salt Lake is not inferior to Chaka Salt Lake.
I saw the Chaka Salt Lake before, and thought it was the ultimate fairyland in the world, but when I came to the Chaerhan Salt Lake in Golmud City, I overturned my previous judgment. It turned out that this is the dream I was looking for. The beauty here, how can it be is what my bald pen can describe.
Chaerhan Salt Lake, commonly known as the Dream Salt Lake, is undoubtedly the ceiling of the Salt Lake. This is a beautiful scenery "customized" by nature for Golmud.
There is a legend here that a long time ago, Chaerhan was full of gold, silver and jewels, but a few mountain gods and monsters were not indifferent to fame and fortune. They fought violently when they were fighting for treasures, which brought disaster to the local people.
The Queen Mother of the West, who lives in the depths of Kunlun Mountains, couldn't stand it anymore. She was angry and decided to become the world's policeman. She ordered Sishui God to put down the heavenly water and submerge these treasures in deep water. No one can get it, and only leave it to the descendants of the world. them.
So, there is a salt lake here.
Myths are beautiful, but science is more reliable. In fact, the Chaerhan Salt Lake was formed by the ancient ocean gradually shrinking and drying up through the crustal movement of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The tears that could not be shed were precipitated and crystallized here.
This is Golmud's traffic password!
Chaerhan Salt Lake is 60 kilometers away from the city of Golmud. The area of the salt lake is very large. How big is it?
In terms of lake surface, compared with Chaka Salt Lake, Chaerhan Salt Lake is really large in size, as vast as the sea, so big that Chaka can’t lift its head. As the largest salt lake in China and the second largest in the world, it A few streets away from Chaka Salt Lake, people from the Northwest can satisfy all their imaginations about the sea when they come here, and it is very suitable for narrow-minded people to come here.
How long has it been since you saw the sea?
It is worth mentioning that the salt contained here is enough for people all over the world to eat for 1,000 years. Experts estimate that these salts are worth trillions of yuan. The meaning of the Qaidam cornucopia is vividly reflected here. I was surprised by its abundance. Whoever owns it is the richest man in the world.
We are tourists, and no amount of wealth can be taken away. What I pay attention to is its scenery. The lake here is layer upon layer of green, while the salt flower is whiter than snow. The two colors complement each other and complement each other. Smudged and dyed, a gorgeous oil painting is created, which is so magnificent that it is top-notch.
There is a road in the vast salt lake, called the Wanzhang Salt Bridge, which is paved with salt. The hardness on it is the same as that of ordinary asphalt roads. It can be opened to traffic, which refreshes my understanding of Fulong.
I used to only know how to pave roads with cement and asphalt, but there are still roads built with salt in the world. Does it work?
The maintenance method of the salt bridge is even more peculiar. Once the road surface is damaged, the road maintenance workers only need to pour some lake water to restore the road, and the potholes are instantly intact.
The salt lake is surrounded by salt embankments into large squares, and the lake water on both sides of the embankment is green, transparent, and intoxicating, making my eyes green.
Why is Chaerhan Salt Lake green? Because there is a lot of brine in the lake, which contains various minerals, and it will appear green after sunlight refraction, so don't doubt the greenness of Chaerhan Salt Lake.
Alas, views can kill! This green is unbelievable, I can't breathe.
With the change of the angle of the sun, the green lake water is sometimes blue, and the blue lake water is sometimes green, especially on sunny days, the surrounding scenery, sky and white clouds are reflected in the lake, which makes people linger and forget to return. Great location. If you have to use a word to describe the beauty of Salt Lake, it is the mirror of the sky.
There is a salt flat beside the lake, which is white and beautiful. When the weather is fine, it is very beautiful, but it is also quite sun-drenched.
Here, nature is no longer a magical terrain designer. Human beings use their own power to change all this unintentionally.
There is no grass in this area, perhaps because there are no birds, insects, fish, flowers and trees, the Chaerhan Salt Lake reveals a lonely beauty all year round.
People with an aesthetic vision have come here, those pretty or not, plump or not, young or not young beauties, they stand barefoot in the middle of the salt lake in threes and fours, raising strips of red orange and yellow in their hands. The green silk scarf, tirelessly looking for shooting angles, making poses and starting a narcissistic photography mode.
Single dogs should pay attention to avoiding here, otherwise they will eat a handful of dog food accidentally.
My little brother told me that a photo of him alone can be posted on the Internet, but a photo of two people together is not allowed. What the hell is this?
Because of the Qinghai Lake Tournament in August, the scenic spot is being renovated and upgraded. When we went there, tourists were not accepted for the time being. Otherwise, no matter how large the lake area is, it will be captured by a large number of retired photographers.
Salt Lake is breathtakingly beautiful, but the words "fine weather" are very important. Some scenes must be captured at a specific moment to capture its most beautiful moment. It is best to pick a sunny day when you come to Salt Lake. Although it is very sunny, the photos taken are beautiful.
A plank road is paved with salt in the middle of the lake. The most convenient material here is salt. Tourists stand at the end of the plank road, and the drone circles around her. It is hard to imagine whether the recorded video is beautiful or not.
People in the south like to put a transparent boat in the lake, and the northwest also satisfies your desire. Due to the construction of the scenic spot, the glass boat was temporarily moved ashore. But you can imagine how beautiful it would be to take a picture sitting on a boat when it is moored in the lake.
There are many small sets in the scenic area, such as small pavilions and road signs, which are full of pictures everywhere, which is a romance dedicated to all tourists.
Little brother, is it dangerous to stand on this railing, don't fall down and drink the brine, it's very salty.
I think the little girl's bones are surprisingly long, she is agile, and she will definitely become a world sports champion when she grows up.
Go to the swings, beach chairs and other scenes, every place is a holy place for taking photos, and you will not miss any of them, and you can take good-looking photos casually.
She is the only one who is more immortal than a fairy.
The girl in red doesn't need to touch up her makeup, she will become a beautiful scenery when she stops there. She walks slowly in front of me, leaving behind shallow lines of poetry.
At 22:40 that night, I set foot on the return journey from Golmud Airport, while the other 4 partners continued to play in Golmud.
Golmud,
Half is barren and dry,
Known as the most Mars-like place on Earth;
half glistening with water,
Created an incomparably magnificent salt lake landscape.
Such a landscape, people can not help daydream,
Suppose there is water on Mars,
Is it as colorful as Golmud?
The world is not worth it, but Golmud is worth it. Qaidam Basin is a vocabulary in middle school geography class deep in my memory. It is a distant and unknown place on my map. I never thought that I would go deep into its hinterland and get close to it. In just a few days The soul is washed along the way, but it is about to return to the world.
Golmud, the cleaning station for the soul, it’s not enough to go there once. Whenever we fall into chaos, confusion, or don’t want to 996, we might as well come again. This is a place where you can escape the temptation of materials, but you can’t escape the purification of your soul. The thick heaven and earth, like a legend...
Golmud, I don't know when to see you again.
