Gansu travel guide classics must take the best route.

Gansu, located in the northwest, has made outstanding contributions since ancient times and is an important channel between the Central Plains dynasty and the western countries. The historical and cultural accumulation here is profound, leaving a lot of architectural cultural elements. Here, I will share with you the best route that the classic Gansu travel strategy must take.

Because the plane was delayed 17 hours, we missed the first day's trip and had to take a taxi to catch the tour group.

Fortunately, I'm not interested in the first day's trip to Ta 'er Temple. We chartered a car from a travel company at the airport and arrived at Qinghai Lake one step ahead of the tour group.

The road here is very interesting. It is located in a basin between two mountains and looks very layered.

Qinghai Lake is very big, one hundred times bigger than Lugu Lake. Because of the terrain, it looks like a green hill hanging obliquely on the expressway.

The lake is green, and together with the Gobi Desert Mountain in the distance, it forms a spectacular scenery.

On the highway.

Ride kurama to Qinghai Lake and listen to the lapping of the lake.

Reflecting the afterglow of the sunset, looking up, there are no boats on the lake, and water and sky are the same.

At this time, I gradually forgot the bad things negotiated with the travel company and realized that I was traveling.

Pure Qinghai Lake in the sunset

Only the simplicity and purity of the lake in the whole sight make my thoughts ripple.

It sounds great, but I don't know if you have this experience.

When we have to face many things, we are like a wild dog led by life.

Only by returning to the original hole can we get rid of the dog chain.

Freedom is like a drug, even for a moment, it is addictive enough.

The first day of the trip. Qinghai Lake

Get up at five in the morning and set off for Chaka Salt Lake.

The distance between the scenic spots on this route is very long, and the time spent on the road is also relatively long, so this group is more abusive. I often get up at five o'clock in the morning, leave and return to the hotel at ten o'clock in the evening.

Because it is the peak season, it takes more than an hour to queue up in the salt lake scenic spot and take a small train to the center of the lake.

The locals said that if you are free, it is best to play in the afternoon when there are few people, and you can stay in a hotel near the tea card at night.

I have seen the documentary of uyuni Salt Lake before, and I feel much more spectacular than Chaka Salt Lake.

But small also has the advantage of small, and the level is a little richer.

The scenery of salt lake is mainly composed of small lakes and white salt banks. The surface of the water is calm without waves, and the reflection is very clear.

Kaka salt lake

In the afternoon, I came to Erlangjian Scenic Area in Qinghai Lake, and the construction of this scenic area is relatively standardized.

There are also various yachts, folk museums and so on. When I was swimming in the lake, I listened to the advertisements of various yachts on the loudspeaker, as if I were in a park in the city.

All kinds of buildings and boats on the lake are terrible, or maybe I can't appreciate them.

It is possible to rent a bike in the park, and it can only interest me.

Erlangjian scenic spot of Qinghai Lake

On the third and second day, Chaka Salt Lake. Erlangjian scenic spot of Qinghai Lake

I will rush to the colorful Danxia scenic spot in Zhangye, which is also a big park. For the convenience of tourists, several observation platforms have been built in the scenic spot. There is a little distance between the observation decks, so you have to take the shuttle bus back and forth.

Danxia landform has a rich sense of layering, which really looks like someone painted it. The most classic observation deck is No.4, with the brightest color and the widest viewing angle.

So our tour route starts from observation deck 2, 1, 5 and 4 in turn. It should be said that each one is more exciting, but observation deck 4 is also the most crowded place.

Colorful Danxia

Traveling in the peak season is really unpleasant. Every time I want to stop and have a closer look at the scenery, someone always says, excuse me? I want to take pictures.

At this time, 10 thousand grass mud horses rushed through the funeral March to take pictures, take pictures, you know, take pictures. You want your brother-in-law and I to take pictures wherever we stand.

The third day Zhangye colorful Danxia landform

Jiayuguan Gate Tower is an ancient fortress and a well-preserved place. You'd better listen to the tour guide when you visit. Of course, different tour guides explain in different styles. If you don't think your tour guide has

The structure of the tower and the military use of each building are carefully designed. But I still prefer Qilian Mountain in the distance. After all, it is a snowy mountain. Don't think about it when you appreciate it, just watch it.

jiayuguan city

After arriving in Dunhuang in the evening, I watched the large-scale performance "Look at Dunhuang again" directed by Zhang. Two words-nice! The fare is 299 yuan, but it is definitely worth the money from creativity to venue construction, props lighting and the number of actors used.

Look at Dunhuang again

On the fourth day, Jiayuguan Tower. Dunhuang large-scale performance

You need to make an appointment in advance to visit Dunhuang Grottoes. We are scheduled to visit in the afternoon, so we will visit Ya Dan in the morning.

Ya Dan scenic spot also needs to be picked up by tour bus. Get off at the scenic spot 10 minutes, then get on the bus and continue to the next scenic spot. There is a reason for the formation of Ya Dan landform on the bus, but I don't quite understand it. Seeing several children discussing seriously, I had to pretend to be serious first, and then show a relieved smile to hide my achievements and fame.

The terrain in Ya Dan is very strange. First, there is a surprisingly flat layer of sand on the ground, and then there is a raised mound. The sun is shining, and the wind and sand are beating your body. There is no grass here, so it is difficult to tell the direction. The landform is similar to Lop Nur, so it is no wonder that Yu Chunshun landed in such a place.

Roads in Ya Dan Scenic Area

In the afternoon, I came to visit Dunhuang Grottoes. There are more than 200 caves, and we can visit 8 of them. The professional explanation inside will take us on a tour.

To tell the truth, the feeling brought by caves is not as strong as I thought. Although many murals and sculptures look really beautiful, I don't think they can meet the visual sensitivity of modern people.

You need to taste it from the perspective of culture and history, so you should read some books or movies related to Dunhuang before you go.

If you are free, you can watch a movie in front of the park and then go sightseeing.

I care more about the fate of individuals in history than the whole history. For example, painters, diggers or donors at that time, what stories did they have?

Unfortunately, there are only their paintings or portraits here, and there is no three-dimensional description of their daily life.

Why draw some stories about Buddha? Why can't real stories compare with those imaginary castles in the air? Oh, I can't. After all, this is a Buddha cave.

0 10 to 10, 10. Before dawn, we arrived at Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area. When they came to the camel team, hundreds of camels knelt down to sleep.

Camels are really docile and stable to ride. We rode camels from the door to Mingsha Mountain, watching other camel teams walking on the sand from a distance. It feels very good.

There are sand rafts and four-wheeled motorcycles in the scenic spot. Motorcycles are really cool, especially the parts that can control themselves.

There is a lot of sand in the desert. The whole body is covered with sand, and the pockets of clothes are full of sand.

When sandstorms are together, I can imagine the despair and helplessness of the caravan when it encounters sandstorms in the desert. There is nothing to do but pray for God's help.

Sand Mountain

Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring are together, and the camel team continues to carry us to Crescent Spring.

The tourists who came back in front said that Crescent Moon Spring was boring, just a small lake.

I don't think crescent spring has built a suitable scenic spot. If it is really just a closed lake, it must be seen with the surrounding desert to have that amazing effect.

Crescent spring

Finally, the bus took us to Liuyuan South Station and took the bullet train back to Lanzhou to fly. Along the way, Gobi, oasis, lake, grassland and basin reappeared. Sitting by the window, I was very moved. Such an empty space seems to have washed away the inexplicable irritability in my heart.

When we were in Shangri-La last year, our chartered driver said that he preferred the style of big cities to mountains and rivers. Perhaps no scenery is absolutely good, but if there is, it is ever-changing scenery.

When you feel that life is a mess, don't rush to smash things.

Go, hit the road, and find new vitality in the change.

Day 5 Dunhuang Grottoes in Ya Dan Ghost Town

Clothing, food, shelter and mode of travel

Accommodation and transportation are arranged by Tuniu, and most of them stay in star-rated hotels in the city. The traffic in the middle is mainly buses. If you eat it, the group meal is not delicious, and the hotel buffet breakfast is ok. You can eat pasta or beef and mutton dishes on the street as your own dinner. Attention should be paid to wearing a coat that can prevent sandstorms. In addition, the temperature difference between day and night in northwest China is very large, and the sun will plummet several degrees when it goes down. At this time, you should keep warm.

About missing the plane.

The plane was late. When we arrived at the airport, the group had already set off, and there was no Tuniu to meet us at the airport.

It took us half a day to get through the customer service phone and we were asked to catch up with the tour group for about 400 kilometers.

During the negotiation with Tuniu, I found that Tuniu only cooperated with the local Aigami tourism company. In all these supply links, everyone or company just does their own thing, and Tuniu's role in this is only to be a matchmaker.

From customer service to tour guide, no one is really responsible for us personally.

The company's logic in dealing with problems is simple. When the cost of helping you solve the problem exceeds the benefit, they will abandon you. The contact between people is about mutual affection, while between people and companies, there are only means to learn from each other.

You will cause the greatest loss to the company at the lowest cost, and only in this way can you be taken seriously.