Before you know it, the summer vacation has started again, come out and play, you won't make any money anyway! In summer, if you drive the Gansu-Qingdao Ring Road by yourself and circle the Northwest, isn’t that more interesting than going to work? I will give you nine days to tour the Northwest and appreciate the uncanny workmanship of nature. All kinds of geology and landforms are basically working together in the Northwest.
Gansu and Qinghai, every time you come, you can enjoy different beautiful scenery. The seasons change, the clouds roll and the clouds relax, and tourists come and go. What remains unchanged is the sincerity and directness of this land. Only those who have been here can truly experience it!
As an in-depth self-driving travel enthusiast, I have eight of the most worthwhile attractions on the Gansu-Qingdao Ring Road. Starting from Xining, we walked and chatted.
The first stop: Macrolink Children's Dream Park (staying at a hotel in downtown Xining)
The 9-day self-driving tour starts from Xining. The self-driving tour is a physical effort. When you arrive in Xining, you will stay at the hotel, taste the food, and check in at the Xinhualian Children's Dream Park. This is the correct way to open the ring road self-driving. As the first large-scale cultural tourism complex project in Qinghai Province, Macrolink Children's Dream Park has the world's highest comprehensive aquarium, which integrates aquatic and terrestrial animal exhibitions, popular science education, and entertainment. It is the only one in the world with a plateau The aquarium where the species of sturgeon is displayed, is what the Northwest Parent-child Resort is talking about.
Not only can you take children to play, but you can also have fun with your friends and find the feeling of childhood in your memory. Focus next! ! In addition to the aquarium with popular science significance, there are thrilling and exciting water amusement facilities in the park, and you can overlook the Qinghai Eye, a ferris wheel in Xining City. Macrolink Children's Dream Paradise is not only a paradise, but also a window for Qinghai to show folk customs to the world. Various parade performances with rich content are full of national characteristics. On the first day, people can truly feel the depth and beauty of this land. Unrestrained. At the end of the tour, go to enjoy the delicious food around the scenic spot, eat and drink enough, and then continue the next self-driving tour.
TIPS: Macrolink Children's Dream Park is open from 10:00 to 18:00 (whole day);
The second stop: Qinghai Lake (Qinghai Lake Camping)
That's right, the second stop of the self-driving tour is the famous Qinghai Lake, which is the largest saltwater lake and inland lake in China. In 2011, Qinghai Lake Scenic Spot won the title of "National 5A Tourist Scenic Spot". After seeing too many beautiful pictures on the Internet, I always wondered if the car would overturn at the scene. It was not until I arrived at Qinghai Lake that I realized that all the photos were not as shocking and moving as what I saw with my own eyes. Against the background of the sky, the azure lake water looks exceptionally clear. This kind of highly saturated blue color has never been seen before, and it completely attracts my attention. There is an inexplicable excitement and awe in my heart. This is the charm of nature!
The pagoda in the distance of the lake stands quietly, but exudes solemnity and solemnity. How many devout believers have been nourished by this thousand-year-old pure land, so that everyone who passes here wants to get spiritual salvation? At this moment, I felt that I had really come to Qinghai, a city with great cultural charm. I stayed here this night, and the hospitality of the Tibetan compatriots by the Qinghai Lake also deeply infected me. The simple and unpretentious reception made people feel very at ease. The night of embracing Qinghai Lake was a dream come true.
TIPS: July and August are the best seasons to visit Qinghai Lake. Tickets are 100 yuan per person (half the price in off-season).
The third stop: Chaka Salt Lake (Chaka Salt Lake Hotel)
More than 2 hours' drive from Qinghai Lake, you will arrive at Chaka Salt Lake, a national AAAA-level scenic spot. Although the area is much smaller than Qinghai Lake, it is a must-go place for everyone who takes the Ganqing Line! This mirror-like bright Chaka Salt Lake between the Qilian Mountains and the Kunlun Mountains, many people trek across mountains and rivers for it, just to see the visual feast of the "mirror of the sky".
It seems true and false, and there is a painting in the picture. At the same time, Chaka Salt Lake occupies an important position in the Belt and Road Initiative. It is a good place to check in and produce films, and you may stay for a long time. Stay at Chaka Salt Lake Hotel at night, sleep with this quiet place in the reflection of the salt lake, and get baptized for your soul.
TIPS: Chaka Salt Lake stops admission after 6:00 pm every day, so arrange your time reasonably so as not to miss out.
The fourth stop: Wusute Water Yardang Geopark (Water Yardang Hotel)
Wusu Te Yadan Geopark is located in the northwest of the Qaidam Basin in Qinghai. After tens of millions of years of geological movement and changes in time and space, it has bred and formed the largest and most spectacular Yadan community in the world, with an area of about 21,000 square kilometers. .
The water Yadan is surrounded by the endless Gobi desert. In this deserted land, the water Yadan is like a work of art of nature. It is beautiful and mysterious. Veil it.
TIPS: Wusu Teyadang Geopark is open from 08:30 to 18:00 all year round, and tickets start at 118 yuan. It is recommended to bring sufficient water and dry food.
Fifth stop: Dunhuang Grand Ceremony (Dunhuang desert camping)
When it comes to Dunhuang, it really cannot be summed up in one or two sentences. Mingsha Mountain, Mogao Grottoes, Crescent Lake, and the most famous Dunhuang Desert Ceremony are not to be missed. The desert live performance "Dunhuang Grand Ceremony", combined with naked-eye 3D, holographic images and other modern stage art cutting-edge technologies and real scenes such as the desert of Mingsha Mountain and Dunhuang Villa, reproduces the historical culture and humanistic features of Dunhuang, an important town on the ancient Silk Road.
Audiences can wear Feitian costumes and learn about Dunhuang stories personally.
One of China's top ten night markets, as the largest Dunhuang night market in the northwest desert, it is a good place not to be missed. The gathering place of Silk Road food and handicrafts is also known as Shazhou Shiyi. It is a gathering place of Silk Road food and Silk Road handicrafts. Because of its distinctive local characteristics and strong folk customs, it is known as the "Night View" of Dunhuang and "Sentimental Painting". There are a lot of delicious food and bright lights here. It is a must-see place when you come to Dunhuang.
Recommended night market food: Shallot Beef Cake and Apricot Peel Tea.
TIPS: There are many tourist attractions in Dunhuang, it is recommended to stay for two days.
Sixth stop: Jiayuguan (Dunhuang downtown hotel)
As a national key cultural relics protection unit, Jiayuguan has a long history and is the transportation fortress of the ancient "Silk Road". wait. Before I went there, I had always fantasized about the majesty of Jiayuguan, but after I was there, I realized how powerless the imagination was. The overwhelming sense of oppression made people silent for a moment. Jiayuguan stood like a lonely hero, standing on top of the Gobi.
Entering Jiayuguan, it seems that you can see the spectacular scene of the Shayang battlefield, and you have become a soldier in armor, and your blood is boiling. This is the meaning of Jiayuguan existence! History has disappeared, but the traces of history will always exist!
TIPS: The ticket price is 110 yuan (peak season), 90 yuan (off season), and the opening time is 8:00-17:30.
Seventh stop: Zhangye Colorful Danxia Scenic Area (Zhangye City Hotel)
Continue to drive from Jiayuguan, and it will take more than three hours to arrive at the place of my heart - Colorful Danxia. If you stayed at a Zhangye hotel the night before, you can drive to the hotel in just over an hour on National Highway 213.
In the northwest of the motherland, the desolate Hexi Corridor is the main route through which the ancient Silk Road was introduced into the Western Regions. The peculiar shapes and intricate geographical conditions of Danxia Landform always attract me. If it is the first time to see this landform, most people will be deeply shocked. It would be fine if these landscapes were man-made, but they are naturally formed, and you will sincerely marvel at the uncanny workmanship of nature.
This place is like a rainbow from heaven falling to earth. Some people describe it as God’s palette falling to earth. I don’t think it’s appropriate enough. It should be a rainbow from heaven falling to earth. Of course, we should not be confused by some beautiful pictures on the Internet, we must witness this shocking scenery with our own eyes.
TIPS: Zhangye Colorful Danxia Scenic Area has different play methods and consumption gradients, so you can choose by yourself. Regular tour ticket price: 74 yuan/person (54 yuan ticket, 20 yuan ticket), purely personal play, without professional vehicles and guides. Shuxiangyou ticket price: 188 yuan/person for 3-5 people; 168 yuan/person for 6 people and above, including professional vehicles and guides. In-depth tour ticket price: 368 yuan/person, starting from 3 people; 328 yuan/person for 10 people and above.
Eighth stop: Mars No. 1 Base (Zhangye Hotel)
The last stop of the self-driving tour is Mars 1, the only Mars-themed survival base in China, which is located in the east of the Hexi Corridor and covers an area of 62 square kilometers. The Gobi landforms, craters, and red rocks all reflect the Mars base. At this moment, people feel like they are really on Mars.
The base also has a Mars simulation survival experience hall, a Mars exploration experience center, and a variety of Mars-themed experience items and play facilities. Here, the scene and equipment of the Mars base are truly restored, and professional commentators are also equipped to explain knowledge. Teen Science is a great place to go.
At this point, the 9-day and 8-night self-driving tour around the Northwest Great Ring Road is over. At present, the hottest travel route in Northwest China can not only appreciate the unique landforms and scenery of the Northwest, but also feel the shocking culture of thousands of years of history, the combination of natural scenery and human history. The perfect combination, the preferred route for Northwest tourism is it.
