tell me about this trip
On the National Day after the first wave of the epidemic subsided, I had an extremely strong desire to travel, and people from all over the country surrounded the expressway with their luggage on their backs. I took the person in our family who was very reluctant to go out on a journey (the reasons for his reluctance to go out are: 1. I don’t want to be "sieged" during the National Day; 2. I still have annual leave so I can find an off-season trip; 3. I don’t know where to go ).
However, what we didn’t expect was that we seemed to run counter to the people traveling along the way. In order to prevent traffic jams, we fully booked the time. As a result, we arrived at the Baiyun Airport, which was supposed to be bustling but sporadic, two hours ahead of schedule, and arrived empty by plane. The vast deserts and hills of the mountains are empty as far as the eye can see. It turns out that the world is not as you see it.
Preparation
Clothes: I brought the wrong clothes all the way. During the National Day, Guangdong wears short sleeves. The guidebook reminds us to bring a thick coat in late autumn. We may have misunderstood late autumn... The correct way to bring clothes should be warm clothes, sweaters, jackets and thick coats.
Shoes: A comfortable pair of sneakers, desert trekking shoe covers.
Accessories: sunscreen mask, hat, sunglasses, flashlight, thermos cup, dry food.
Skin care products: sunscreen, mask, toner, lotion, cream, etc. (Northwest is so dry, my oily skin turns into dry skin in seconds)
journey
Group tour + self-guided tour
Day1 Guangzhou→Yinchuan Inaugural flight JD5307, gather with friends. Free activities in the evening, Lao Mao grabs mutton (Drum Tower Main Store), Drum Tower Pedestrian Street.
Day2 Yinchuan→Zhongwei Tengger Desert, one of the four major deserts in China, the domestic version of the Sahara Desert, experience bus surfing, go-karts, sand boarding, unlock the grass planting of Megagrass, enjoy the sunset, camping, and bonfire parties.
Day3 Tengger desert trekking challenge 8km, riding a camel, downtown Zhongwei, Yellow River Palace, roast lamb at night.
Day4 Zhongwei Sikou Scenic Area→Beibao Western Film City, Yinchuan Town, visit the Suwu Shepherd Site (mountain climbing), check in the filming location of "A Chinese Journey to the West" (shopping and eating). Disband with friends and arrive at Huaiyuan Night Market in Yinchuan by yourself (shopping and eating).
Day5 Ningxia Museum→Chateau Changyu Moser XV. Night flight Yinchuan→Guangzhou maiden flight JD5308.
Precautions
1. There is no signal in the desert, so it is easy to get lost. You must keep up with the brigade when you are playing and taking pictures, so as not to go too far alone and fall behind.
2. Some projects seem simple but require a lot of energy. There is no shelter in the desert, and you can see far away, but actually walking is very far away, and you always have to go uphill and downhill, especially uphill, which is very tiring. So do what you can and keep as strong as you can.
3. The temperature difference between morning and evening in desert camping is very large, and it can drop to a few degrees directly at night. It is very cold, so you should wear the thickest clothes. And there is no toilet, so you have to find a way to solve it yourself.
4. Desert hiking is very windy and sandy. Don’t think about makeup or anything. You don’t need to wear lipstick when your face is covered with sand. Just try to put on some sunscreen. It is best to wear a hat with a tie, so as not to be blown away by the wind~
5. When you see flowers and plants you don't know, don't touch them casually. I was once cut mercilessly by a flower. Yes, it was a flower.
Day 1 Yinchuan
The plane began to descend.
First impressions of the Northwest.
bare ground.
The vast Gobi Desert.
Neat and tidy land.
Day 2 Tengger Desert
Take the bus from Yinchuan to Zhongwei early in the morning.
Take an off-road vehicle into the desert.
Greenery on the edge of the desert.
come on! rush up~
After walking for a long time, it was afternoon before we knew it. We were still wandering on the edge of the desert, and we could see the hills not far away.
Desert play items
Bus surfing.
karting.
sand boarding.
McGonagall grass planting.
desert camp
After playing the rides, we took the off-road vehicle to the camp. The process is hard to describe, but fortunately I fastened my seat belt, otherwise I would really fly out.
desert camping
Explain the precautions for desert camping and how to set up a tent.
Choose a piece of sand you like and set up camp.
Everyone has arranged their own nest.
Campfire
The National Day coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the travel agency also prepared a full moon party. We sang, danced, set off fireworks, and watched the moon together.
Day 3 Desert
Get up at 6:00 to watch the sunrise.
It was so cold, maybe several degrees below zero, wearing the thickest clothes inside, wrapped in a sleeping bag, crawling up the hillside like a caterpillar.
desert trekking
The sun is out, let's go!
I also have to hurry up to keep up with the team.
Uphill, the team broke up. . .
It's really hard to go uphill! ~~~~(>_<)~~~~
Continue to GO ON.
The sun was shining.
The scenery on the slope is beautiful!
Take a photo together!
super beautiful~
downhill.
Ready to hit the line.
8km completed!
You thought this was the end? ? ? It takes more than an hour to walk to the edge of the desert, bitter~
Desert hiking is a very meaningful thing, and it is also very demanding of physical strength. Although it is 8 kilometers, but the desert is too tiring to walk, constantly uphill and downhill, uphill and downhill... and the wind and sand are whistling.
ride a camel
Shapotou Scenic Spot, a serious scenic spot in the Tengger Desert, where you can ride camels and play sports.
Yellow River Palace
I didn't know what it meant to "fortify the south of the Yangtze River", but what I heard was not what I saw. I sigh that the Creator is so wonderful, the urban area of Zhongwei is actually full of trees, insects and birds are singing, and the water of the Yellow River has nourished this land.
car shoot.
car shoot.
Great Mother River.
The first time I saw the Yellow River.
Day 4 Central defender
Sikouzi Scenic Area
The vastness and desolation of the northwest.
Su Wu shepherds sheep. Blue sheep can climb mountains.
This is the little flower that cut me mercilessly, with spikes growing from its petals.
Zhenbeibao Western Studios
The location of Journey to the West.
Huaiyuan Night Market Street
Baked eggs.
Grill cold noodles.
Roasted sheep's feet, so coquettish~
Mutton.
unknown vegetables.
Day 5 Yinchuan
On our last day in Ningxia, we wandered around downtown Yinchuan.
Ningxia Museum
Be sure to make an appointment on the official account in advance.
Chateau Changyu Moser XV
Unexpectedly, there is a castle hidden in this northwest land.
postscript
After returning from the desert, I soon welcomed my second baby, and that winter, the whole country ushered in a second wave of epidemics. Until now, we have experienced many waves of epidemics, and we have never left our hometown. Written on the occasion of the full moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will miss that bonfire and commemorate that trip.
