The summer is scorching hot, and a large area of the country has ushered in high-temperature weather. 35 degrees can no longer be ranked. Even Chengdu and Xi'an have broken through 40 degrees one after another. Under such a background, Yufan misses the days in Golmud, Qinghai. , where there are majestic Kunlun, snow-capped mountains, the source of the three rivers, Hoh Xil, and the Salt Lake Canyon... Not only is the landscape beautiful, but the temperature is also very pleasant. You have to wear a coat in the morning, making it an ideal summer resort.
About Golmud
Golmud is a very low-key city. It is difficult for friends who have never been there to tell what is interesting about it. In fact, it is a place that can be called a tourist treasure. It is sparsely populated and is the largest county-level city in my country. , which is bigger than both Zhejiang and Fujian. It was born and prospered because of the road (Qinghai-Tibet Highway). There is Mount Yuzhu, the highest peak in the eastern section of Kunlun, the Populus euphratica forest with the highest altitude in the world, and Chaerhan, the largest salt lake in my country. Salt Lake (salt reserves are enough for the whole world to eat for 1000 years), there are two national nature reserves (parts) of Sanjiangyuan and Coco West, as well as scenic spots such as Kunlun Grand Canyon and U-shaped Internet celebrity highway. Here is a good place for Yufan to sort out the places we have been to a while ago, let’s take a look together:
Chaerhan Salt Lake - the largest salt lake in my country
Chaerhan Salt Lake is located in the south of the Qaidam Basin, spanning the two cities and counties of Golmud and Dulan. The salt lake is more than 160 kilometers long from east to west, 20-40 kilometers wide from north to south, and the thickness of the salt layer is about 2-20 meters. The area exceeds 5800 square meters. square kilometers, which is almost 56 times that of Chaka Salt Lake. It is the largest natural salt lake and the largest soluble potassium and magnesium salt deposit in China.
It is understood that the Chaerhan Salt Lake is composed of multiple adjacent and connected salt ponds such as Dabson Lake, South Hobson, North Hobson, and Senie. It is 2,670 meters above sea level and is the lowest point in the Qaidam Basin. There are nearly 500 million tons of potassium chloride in China, 1.65 billion tons of magnesium chloride, 8.246 million tons of lithium chloride, and 46.22 billion tons of sodium chloride, all ranking first in the country, especially the reserves of sodium chloride. It can be eaten by humans all over the world for more than 1,000 years. If calculated according to the market price, its salt reserves are as high as 12 trillion yuan, making it the veritable No. 1 salt lake in China.
Golmud Populus euphratica Forest Desert Park
Golmud Populus euphratica forest generally refers to the Golmud Populus euphratica Forest Reserve, but the reserve is usually not open to tourists. The place we came to is called Golmud Populus euphratica Forest Desert Park, which belongs to the same area as the Populus euphratica Forest Reserve. 15 kilometers, but the size and density of Populus euphratica is slightly inferior, and it is a free and open tourist attraction.
Populus euphratica is a kind of magical and ancient plant. It can live for a thousand years without dying, die without falling for a thousand years, and fall without decay for a thousand years. It is a unique and precious forest resource in desert areas. It grows in deserts and Gobi. Salt-alkali, anti-wind and sand, and other characteristics, the vitality is extremely tenacious, and it is known as the patron saint of the desert. When we came, it was not the most beautiful season. If we come to play in autumn, the photos taken will definitely be more beautiful.
Taijinel Wild Luxury Town
National Highway 315 is known as China's Route 66. There are many famous Internet celebrity attractions along the route, and Taijinel Wild Luxury Town is one of them. It is located at 894 kilometers of National Highway 315, close to the famous East Taijinel Lake. It is adjacent, but Dongtai Lake has dried up in a large area, leaving only a vast expanse of Gobi, while the wild luxury town is like an advanced human civilization lost on an alien planet, bringing us unlimited imagination.
The Wild Luxury Town in Taijinel is divided into four types: Salt Lake Yardang Villa, Dome Star Room, Luxury RV, Wild Luxury Tent. Some are like five-pointed stars made of glass balls, some are like constellation patterns made of cars, Some are neatly arranged, and some are patchwork. There are many scenic spots around this town, such as Water Yardang, Xitai Jinel Lake, Wanghong Highway, etc. For friends who come to 315 to drive by themselves, it is a very good place to stay and rest. You can enjoy the lonely smoke in the desert in the evening, and you can enjoy Shooting the Gobi starry sky is very beautiful when you think about it.
Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon
The Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon, also known as the Kunlun Grand Canyon, is part of the Kunlun Mountain Global Geopark. The entrance is about 15 kilometers away from the main road of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. It includes natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon, Antelope Valley, and Snow Mountain Canyon. The Grand Canyon is the first to enter an attraction.
There is a small river in the canyon, which is said to be a tributary of the Kunlun River, and there is no sightseeing trail built on the side, so if you want to visit inside, you can only drive an off-road vehicle and wade through the narrow canyon. In July and August, when major cities across the country ushered in a high temperature of 40 degrees, there was a cool breeze blowing in the canyon, which was extremely pleasant.
Kunlun Mountains Jade Everest
Yuzhufeng is located in Xidatan, Golmud City, Qinghai Province, about 160 kilometers away from the urban area (going to Hoh Xil, you will pass the Yuzhufeng viewing platform), and it takes about two hours to drive to the viewing platform. It is also known as Keke Saiji Menfeng, with the highest altitude of 6,178 meters, is one of the six famous peaks in Qinghai Province with an altitude of more than 6,000 meters. It is also the highest peak in the eastern section of Kunlun.
Hoh Xil Nature Reserve
Hoh Xil is a transliteration of the Mongolian language. It means "blue mountain ridge", and some people say it is "beautiful girl". Tibetan compatriots call it "Aqin Gongjia". First, it is also one of the nature reserves with the largest area, the highest altitude (average altitude above 5,000 meters) and the richest wildlife resources in China.
We set off from the urban area of Golmud, passed the Yuzhufeng Observation Deck, Wuji Dragon and Phoenix Palace, and Kunlun Mountain Pass. It took about 3.5 hours before we entered Hoh Xil. The area we are in is no longer Golmud, but Yushu Prefecture in Qinghai. Golmud is adjacent, and there are more than 230 kinds of wild animals unique to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, such as wild yaks, Tibetan antelopes, wild donkeys, white-lipped deer, and brown bears. It is one of the areas with rich animal resources in China, but tourists can only visit the periphery. The core area is not for scientific research reasons and cannot be entered.
Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve - Asian Water Tower
Sanjiangyuan is the first national park in my country and the largest national park in the world. It is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is the birthplace of the three major rivers, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River. It is known as the "Chinese Water Tower" and "Asian Water Tower". its reputation. Moreover, the geographical wonder of the three great rivers originating from the same region is unique in the world.
The average altitude of Sanjiangyuan is above 4,500 meters, and there are many restricted areas for life exceeding 5,000 meters. The snowfield is vast, and there are many rivers, swamps and lakes. There are as many as 167 lakes with an area larger than 1 square kilometer, and these lakes are basically formed by The ice and snow of glaciers and snow-capped mountains melted, and then slowly formed countless small rivers, and finally flowed into the three major rivers of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the Lancang River. What we have visited is the source of the Yangtze River, which is just a small corner of the source of the three rivers.
Kunlun Spring
Kunlun Spring, also known as Nachitai Qingquan, is located in the depths of Kunlun Mountain, known as the ancestor of Wanshan Mountains, next to the Qinghai-Tibet Highway in Nachitai Town, Golmun, Qinghai, about 90 kilometers away from Golmud City. The spring water is the melting snow of snow peaks above 5000 meters The water is filtered layer by layer through the underground undercurrent. The altitude here is more than 3,700 meters. It is amazing that the spring water here is constantly gushing upwards no matter in spring, summer, autumn and winter, or in severe cold. Even in winter, the outside is already covered with snow and frozen for thousands of miles. This Nachitai Spring But it is still gushing continuously, so it has the reputation of Kunlun Impenetrable Spring.
Wuji Dragon and Phoenix Palace - the highest Taoist temple in the world
Kunlun Mountain Wuji Dragon and Phoenix Palace is located next to the Qinghai-Tibet Highway 120 kilometers southwest of Golmud. It is the only way from Golmud to Hoh Xil. The altitude here is more than 3,800 meters. The doorway, I saw that it is just under a cliff, surrounded by snow-capped mountains at the back, forming a semi-enclosed terrain, which has a somewhat "Tibetan" feel. The main building is a magnificent hall, under the beautiful sun and blue sky It looks very majestic.
315 Internet Red Highway
National Highway 315 starts from the west of Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province in the east, and ends in Shache County in Kashgar, Xinjiang in the west, so some people also call it the Xisha Line, with a total length of 3063 kilometers. , over the Altun Mountains, across the Qaidam Basin, bypassing Qinghai Lake. Like a black ribbon, it strung together strange natural scenery such as desert, Gobi, saline-alkali flat, saltwater lake, etc. The scenery along the way is picturesque and beautiful.
General Building - the first building in Golmud
The General Building is located in a park in Golmud, Qinghai. It has only two floors and is less than ten meters high. It is the first modern building in the history of Golmud. It used to be the office of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway Administration Bureau. It is named after General Mu Shengzhong who worked in the office, and it can be regarded as a landmark building in Golmud. It commemorates a general, a piece of history, a road and the history behind the city.
Yadan on the water
Strictly speaking, Water Yardang does not belong to Golmud, but belongs to Dachaidan adjacent to Golmud. It is not far from Dongtaijinel Lake and Taijinel Wild Luxury Town, which belong to Golmud. It is the only one in the world. The unique landform of Yadan on the water - Wusu Te Yadan on the water, the landform here is peculiar, mysterious, fantastic and magnificent, and the atmosphere is myriad. It is said that there used to be no water here, but later, due to heavy rains, mountain torrents were caused, and the Nalengele River, which originated in the Kunlun Mountains, was diverted, and the river flooded this area, thus forming the current water Yardang landform.
West Taijinel Lake
Like Yadan on the water, Xitai Jinaier Lake belongs to Dachaidan, which is adjacent to Golmud. Since you have gone to the wild luxury town of Taijinaier along the 315 Wanghong Highway, you can also play together in Xitai Jinai Lake. National Highway 315 runs through the lake. After passing, a 3-kilometer-long water road was formed, which split the lake in half. What is surprising is that the lake water on both sides is half blue and half green, with salt water on one side and fresh water on the other. It is nicknamed "half sea water, half flame" by people, which is very magical.
postscript:
Golmud is very big. We only went there for four days. Naturally, we couldn’t cover the land of 120,000 square kilometers in a short period of time. Naturally, we couldn’t finish the beauty of Golmud in a short article. More beautiful scenery still needs us To appreciate and experience by yourself, but here are some precautions, Yufan still wants to remind everyone:
1. Golmud is a plateau. Everyone should know something before going there. It is best to take precautions in advance. After arriving there, do not run, jump or other strenuous exercise. Do not wash your hair or take a bath before you get used to it. If you are particularly unwell, you should see a doctor;
2. The ultraviolet rays in Golmud are very strong, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is large. Before going out, you should prepare for sun protection and cold protection. Even in summer, you need to bring a jacket when you go out in the morning. Needless to say, in winter, you must bring cotton and down warm clothes;
3. Golmud has a railway station and an airport, and the transportation is very convenient. However, there are not many flights in the mainland, and they basically have to transit in Xining; the urban area of Golmud is not far from the airport, so drones are completely banned in the urban area.
