What places of interest are there in Qinghai?

In the south-central part of Qinghai, it is the southern branch of Kunlun Mountain, which is connected to Kekexili Mountain in the west and Minshan Mountain and Qiongxia Mountain in the east. It is the watershed between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River source areas. The Yogu Zonglie Canal at the northern foot is the source of the Yellow River, and the northern foot is the source of the Yangtze River. Bayankala means "rich blue mountain" in Mongolian. Bayan Kara is five or six kilometers above sea level, with gentle north slope, deep south slope and many canyons. This mountainous area has a high terrain and a cold climate. It belongs to the alpine desert grassland and is sparsely populated. Only Tibetans are engaged in animal husbandry here. Yaks and sheep wandered around the valley in droves. On the gentle slope facing the sun, patches of grass beaches cover the earth like green carpets, with occasional grazing rooms dotted among them. There are many mountains covered with snow all year round, and glaciers are hung everywhere. After spring every year, under the strong sunlight, the snow and ice on the mountain gradually melt, and the melted water merges into streams, nourishing the dry fertile soil and supplying water for the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. The source of the Yellow River is a trickle, clear and gentle, which flows into the sea of stars. When this vast swamp flows, it is too slow to become a river. In the past, people thought Xinghai was the source of the Yellow River.

Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake, with blue waves and bird wings like clouds, is located in the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "roof of the world", between Datong Mountain, Sun Moon Mountain and Nanshan Mountain in the northeast of Qinghai. The lake is 3 195 meters above sea level and covers an area of 4,583 square kilometers. It is the largest saltwater lake in China. In ancient times, it was called West Lake. Qinghai Lake is called "Kunod" in Mongolian and "Cuowenbu" in Tibetan, which means "blue lake". Qinghai Lake Scenic Area is dominated by plateau lakes, with grasslands, snow-capped mountains, deserts and other landscapes. There are five different islands in the lake: Haixin Mountain, Sankuai Stone, Bird Island, Haixi Mountain and Sand Island. Beautiful scenery and unique scenery. The water in Qinghai Lake is particularly blue because of its low oxygen content, the highest salt content and the scarcity of plankton, and its transparency is over 8-9 meters. Li Daoyuan, a famous geographer in the Northern Wei Dynasty, described the magnificent scenery of Qinghai Lake in Notes on Water Classics, saying: "There are two mountains around the sea for more than 750 miles, facing each other from east to west, with green water and never withered in winter and summer. Seen from Sun Moon Mountain, it looks like a dark cloud from Ran Ran. " . Since "water is green", why does it "come from Ran Ran like a dark cloud"? In fact, when you approach the lake, you will feel that the lake is blue, a pure blue and a deep blue, purer than the ocean and deeper than the sky. Seen from a distance, this blue color really looks like a dark cloud from Ran Ran. The feelings in Li Weng's Sun, Moon and Mountain are appropriate. Clear lake is rich in yellow croaker, which is a rich natural fishing ground. According to the survey, there are 40.2 billion tons of fish in the lake with an annual output of 4,000 tons. There is a folk saying that "one stone hits one stone, one stick hits two stones, one hook hits one rope, and the net is caught." The main species of fish is yellow croaker, scientific name naked carp, which is delicious and nutritious. There are five islands on the lake, and the most attractive one is the famous Bird Island, which is10m higher than the lake. It is called "Bird Kingdom". To see the splendor of this kingdom, it is best to travel in late spring and early summer. At this time, just like birds are building a "bird city" every year, big birds and small birds, male birds and female birds are busy. Every summer, more than 10 million rare birds come here to live. There are many layers of nests on the island, and there are jade white, cyan and brown-spotted eggs everywhere. The female bird lies in the nest, incubating eggs, while the male bird stays by. If you accidentally disturb the birds on the island, the birds will suddenly Qi Fei, and bird droppings will fall like rain, which will cover the sky and make it interesting. Before winter comes, only a few swans, ducks and larks stay on the frozen lake thousands of miles away. The lake area is full of vitality. Yaks, cattle and sheep are grazing everywhere, forming an idyllic picture of "the wind blows and the grass blows, and the cattle and sheep see it". In addition, the famous ancient Tang-Fan Road and Silk Road left many historical and cultural relics for the scenic spot. Sun Moon Mountain was named after 1300 years ago when Princess Tang Wencheng visited here.

Liujiaxia

Located at the junction of Qinghai and Gansu, about 80 kilometers southwest of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu. The Yellow River water comes here, turns a 90-degree sharp turn, and then flows west through the canyon. When you visit Liujiaxia, you can go upstream by boat, but when you enter the gorge and see the peaks on both sides of the strait confronting each other, you will think it is Guilin's landscape. At first glance, you will think it is the Wuxia Gorge of the Yangtze River, which shows that the scenery of Liujiaxia is changeable. Out of the canyon, there is a mountain lake in front of you. The lake is rippling with blue sky and white clouds, with lakes and mountains. The Yellow River flows into Taohe River before flowing through Liujiaxia to Lanzhou. Large tributaries such as Datong River and Huangshui River. Above Lanzhou, the sediment concentration of the Yellow River is not much, even in flood season, the sediment concentration is around 5%. Sediment mainly comes from the above tributaries, and little from the main stream. According to the observation records, in the basin areas above Lanzhou, the average annual sediment loss per square kilometer is about 1000 tons.

Kumbum Monastery

Ta 'er Temple, located in the southwest corner of Rouchade Town, Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province, is the center of Buddhist activities in northwest China. At its peak, there were more than 800 temples, covering an area of 1000 mu. It is not only one of the six major temples in China, but also famous in Southeast Asia. Ta 'er Temple was built in the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty to commemorate the famous Zong Kaba in the history of Buddhism in China. Ta 'er Temple is a complete Tibetan-Chinese architectural complex, which consists of large and small buildings, including Dajinwa Temple, Xiaojinwa Temple, Xiaohua Temple, Dajingtang, Kitchen, Jiujian Temple, Dalalang, Ruyi Tower, Taiping Tower, Bodhi Tower and Guomen Tower. The whole temple is not only unique and creative, but also the interior decoration has reached a superb artistic level. The combination of Tibetan and Chinese architectural art is also very clever, coordinated and unified. It can be said to be an exquisite architectural handicraft. Butter sculptures, murals and pile embroideries in Ta 'er Temple are called "Three Wonders of Ta 'er Temple" and have high artistic value. According to the legend of butter sculpture, when Princess Wencheng married Tubo Zanpusong Zagambo in 64 1 A.D., local Buddhists offered a bunch of butter sculptures in front of a Buddha statue that the princess took when she set out from Chang 'an, which became a custom in Tibet. Later, it spread to Ta 'er Temple, and the ghee carving in Ta 'er Temple was exquisite and lifelike, and gradually became a must. A few months before the Spring Festival every year, artists of ghee sculpture rub pure white ghee with various stone mineral dyes to shape various Buddha statues, figures, flowers and trees, birds and animals, and some also form religious stories, secular life and fairy tales. During the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, butter sculptures are exhibited once a year, which has become a major event of the temple fair. Some murals are painted directly on the wall, some are painted on beams, and more are painted on cloth curtains, hung on or nailed to the wall. Mural dyes are mineral dyes with bright colors and durability. Every June, dozens of curtains painted with giant Buddha statues are hung on the hillside, which is called sunbathing Buddha. There are often tens of thousands of onlookers. Pile embroidery is a kind of unique arts and crafts, which is cut into various shapes with silks and satins of various colors, filled with rich materials such as wool and cotton, and embroidered on the cloth curtain into patterns with obvious three-dimensional effects such as Buddha statues, Buddhism, landscapes and flowers. The main hall of Ta 'er Temple is Dajinwa Temple, covering an area of about 450 square meters. The most magnificent building in Ta 'er Temple is Dajingtang. This is a Tibetan flat-topped building with an area of 198 1 square meter. There are 108 big pillars in the temple. The upper parts of the columns are carved with beautiful patterns, covered with colorful blankets, and decorated with various embroidered ribbons, buildings and banners. Thousands of exquisite small seven bronze gilded Buddha statues are placed in shrines on four walls. There is a futon in the temple for more than 2000 lamas to recite scriptures collectively. The big kitchen of Ta 'er Temple is very distinctive, with five big copper pots, with a diameter of 1.65-2.6 meters. The oldest one was cast in the fifteenth year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty. These cauldrons were used by monks in Dajingtang to cook "Manga" and "Wang Ba" while observing the scriptures. It is said that these five cauldrons can cook 3200 people at the same time. Every year, Ta 'er Temple holds four major ceremonies in the first month, April, June and September of the lunar calendar, and two minor ceremonies in October and February. During the Dafa meeting held on the fifteenth day of the first month, the temple exhibited ghee sculptures, murals and "three wonders" of pile embroidery, which attracted tens of thousands of people from all ethnic groups to visit the temple. At this time, the road in front of the temple is full of small stalls, including beautiful Tibetan costumes, carpets, hada, and various souvenirs made of copper and aluminum, which is very lively.