How to get from Lanzhou to Qinghai Lake and the route arrangement

The distance from Lanzhou to Qinghai Lake is not too far. After all, they are all in the northwest. It doesn't look far on the map. In fact, the real route is still far away. It is necessary to plan the route in detail so as to be safe and reliable. Let's share the detailed strategy and route below.

Some people say that one trip to the northwest is equal to ten trips. Yes, when you cross grasslands, deserts and glaciers, it seems that you have tasted all kinds of life. This is a magical place. When you have seen the straight heaven, the vast grassland and the boundless desert, you can't help but admire the magic of nature. The Great Northwest Link is a trip that you must go all your life.

The most classic route of the Great Northwest Link starts from Xining, goes to Qinghai Lake and Chaka Salt Lake, then takes Delingha to Dachaidan, enters Dunhuang on the edge of Qaidam, takes Hexi Corridor to Zhangye, and then returns to Xining. This is a complete link without going back.

Introduction of scenic spots

Starting from Xining, we crossed the Sun Moon Mountain, the boundary mountain between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Loess Plateau, crossed the Daotang River where Princess Wencheng entered Tibet and left tears, and walked along the Qinghai-Tibet Line. There were blue sky and white clouds, flocks of cattle and sheep and beautiful scenery. Qinghai Lake gradually came into view.

Xining-Qinghai Lake-Heimahe Qinghai Lake, also known as "Cuowenbu" or "Blue Sea", has beautiful lake scenery and scenery all year round, especially in July and August, when a large number of rape flowers bloom by the lake, Qinghai Lake is particularly beautiful against the yellow rape flowers.

Because of the cool climate here, even in hot summer, the average daily temperature is generally around 15 degrees, making it an ideal summer resort.

Qinghai Lake is the largest inland lake and saltwater lake in China. It is formed by the fault subsidence among Datong Mountain, Sun Moon Mountain and Nanshan Mountain in Qilian Mountain and Qinghai Province.

Along the Qinghai Lake grassland, rape flowers, blue sky and reflected lake water have been extending along the highway, and flocks of cattle and sheep are in front of us. This kind of beauty is only available here.

On the way, you can visit Sun Moon Mountain, which is located in the east of Qinghai Lake, with an altitude of 3,500 meters. There are red rocks on the top of the mountain, so it is called Chiling in ancient times, and there is Daotang River in the distance. Heima River is the best place to watch the sunrise of Qinghai Lake, attracting hundreds of thousands of outdoor enthusiasts and photographers every summer.

On a good night, Qinghai Lake will be wrapped in starry sky. Interested people can take a tripod and take pictures of the brightest stars in the night sky.

Black Horse River-Chaka Salt Lake-Delingha Chaka Salt Lake, also known as Chaka or Dabsunnaoer, is one of the 55 scenic spots that China people must visit, and is called "the mirror of China sky".

"Chaka" is Tibetan, which means Yanchi, that is, salt in Qinghai; It also means salt lake. Visiting the salt sculptures inside is absolutely a must in the world. Visitors can shoot the most beautiful themselves and the most beautiful tea cards here.

After coming out of Chaka Salt Lake, I went to Delingha and passed the desert scenery on the edge of Qaidam Basin. The land is vast and sparsely populated, and I spend most of my time on the road, experiencing the rare desolation in the northwest.

Along the way, it is still a desolate Gobi no man's land landscape.

Dachaidan-Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring-Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring is one of the four famous sand mountains in China, and the "five most beautiful deserts in China" ranks fourth. There are crescent springs in the desert, which are inexhaustible for thousands of years and will not dry up for thousands of years. Since ancient times, it has been known as the "desert wonder" of the world and "one of the scenic spots beyond the Great Wall" and has become a tourist attraction that the whole world yearns for.

Mingsha Mountain is located on the edge of Tengger Desert, five kilometers south of the city. It is named after the sound of sand movement. Shajiao Mountain, also known as Shensha Mountain, was called Mingsha Mountain in Han Dynasty and Mingsha Mountain in Jin Dynasty. From the cliff top of Mogao Grottoes in the east to Danghe Reservoir at the foot of Wofo Mountain in the west, it stretches for more than 40 kilometers, stretching for more than 20 kilometers from north to south, with the highest altitude of 17 15 meters and an area of about 200 square kilometers. The sand ridge is in the same position, endless. The sand falls with the feet, and it goes back to where it stayed.

The Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang is all composed of fine sand, with five colors: red, yellow, blue, white and black. It is crystal clear and spotless. There are different shapes of sand mountains: some are like moon buds, arc-shaped and connected into a sand chain; Some are like pyramids, towering into the sky; Some are like pythons, long and lying; Some are like fish scales, connected by hills.

Fire and water are always incompatible, and it is difficult for desert springs to coexist. But in Mingsha Mountain, you can see the wonders of the clear spring in the desert, which is the first spring in the desert in the world-Crescent Spring. Mingsha Mountain is famous for the sound of accumulated sand on the mountain, and Crescent Spring is famous for its curved crescent.

Crescent spring is in the embrace of Mingsha Mountain, which is called manhole in ancient times, also known as medicine spring. Why is it called a medicine spring? According to legend, there are iron-backed fish and seven-star grass growing in spring, which specialize in treating intractable diseases and can live forever after eating them. Crescent Spring is more than 300 meters long from east to west and 50 meters wide from north to south, with an area of 13.2 mu and an average water depth of 4.2 meters. The water is sweet and clear, like a mirror.

Crescent Moon Spring is like the eyes of a peerless beauty-clear, beautiful and affectionate; Crescent spring is as mysterious, gentle and attractive as my fair lady's lips; Crescent spring is as green, sweet and crystal clear as melon teeth. In fact, the crescent moon spring is most like the crescent moon on the fifth day of May, which falls in the yellow sand.

Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring are twin sisters in the desert Gobi. "The mountain is famous for its spirit, and the water is beautiful with spirit". Whether it's a bird's eye view from the top of the mountain or swimming by the spring, tourists will be fascinated. There is indeed a feeling of "singing sand mountains and washing the heart with crescent springs".

In Dunhuang, you can go to Shazhou Night Market, the largest night market in the desert. Whenever night falls and lanterns are in full bloom, tourists from all over the world gather in Shazhou night market, where the lights are blurred and lively. Because of its distinctive local characteristics and rich folk customs, it is known as the "night view" and "landscape painting" of Dunhuang.

Dunhuang-Mogao Grottoes-Jiayuguan Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as the Thousand Buddha Cave, was built in the pre-Qin period of sixteen countries. After the construction of the Sixteen Kingdoms, the Northern Dynasties, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, the Xixia Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, there are 735 existing grottoes, with 45,000 square meters of murals and 24 15 clay sculptures, making it the largest and richest Buddhism in the world.

Known as the world art treasure house, the Mogao Grottoes is a cultural and artistic treasure house integrating architecture, painted sculptures and murals, covering the art, history, economy, culture, religion, teaching and other fields of ancient society, and is a historical treasure of the Chinese nation. Its murals and colorful plastic arts are amazing.

On that long plank road, large and small grottoes are connected in twists and turns. The walls of the grottoes are covered with murals and colored sculptures related to Buddhism, solemn and dignified Buddha shadows, and the dancing and flying in the air are solemn and mysterious, which is amazing.

Jiayuguan Guancheng-Danxia-Zhangye Jiayuguan Tower, the first male pass in the world starting from the western end of the Great Wall in Wan Li, was dominated by the western end of the Great Wall in Wan Li in the Ming Dynasty. It has been the first pass in Hexi since ancient times, and it is also the most intact male pass in the Great Wall. Because of the dangerous terrain, magnificent architecture and important strategy, it is known as "the world is magnificent" and "the border is shrinking".

Zhangye Danxia landform was rated as the most beautiful Danxia landform by China Geography, and it is one of the regions with the largest and best Danxia landform development and the richest landform modeling in China.

The magical Danxia landform group is unique and colorful, including red, yellow, white, green and blue. Colors fluctuate along the mountain, and some are inserted obliquely into the roots of the mountain from the top of the mountain, just like oblique colored strips. In the sun, the colors are extremely gorgeous and amazing.

It is an ideal place for geological survey, tourism exploration, photography, sketching and painting, and a paradise for photographers. With many film and television works filmed here, Danxia's beauty and strangeness attract more tourists.

Zhangye-Qilian Zhangye Buddhist Temple is the largest clay reclining Buddha in Asia. Founded in the first year of Yong 'an in Xixia, it was originally named Ye Jia Niolet Ji. In the ninth year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, it was changed to Hongren Temple in the seventeenth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. Because there is a huge reclining Buddha in the temple, it is named the Great Buddha Temple, also known as the reclining Buddha Temple.

There is a statue of Sakyamuni in the temple. The Buddha's body is 34.5 meters long, the shoulder width is 7.5 meters, the ear length is about 4 meters, and the foot length is 5.2 meters. One middle finger of the Buddha can lie flat, and his ears can accommodate eight people sitting side by side. The statue of courseware is so big.

Qilian Mountain Zhuoer Scenic Area belongs to Danxia landform and consists of red sandstone and conglomerate. Tibetan has become "Zongmu Mayuma", which means a beautiful and ruddy queen.

Standing on the top of the Zall Mountain, the view is extremely wide and there are no obstacles around. Opposite the mountain is Niuxin Mountain, which offers a panoramic view of the four seasons. The left and right sides are Ladongxia and Baiyanggou scenic spots, and the back is the rolling Qilian Mountains. At the foot of the mountain, the rolling Babel River surrounds the county like a white Hada. The beauty everywhere is like a fairyland, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Qilian-Menyuan Rape Flower-Xining boarded the viewing platform of Menyuan Rape Flower, and the rape flowers on both sides of Menhe River constituted a magnificent and unique spectacle. The endless golden yellow is extremely gorgeous, which makes people sigh, just like a huge picture scroll, enjoying a unique aromatic bath in the endless rape blossoms. The endless sea of rape blossoms is picturesque, and bees and butterflies are flying, which is very intoxicating.

Ta 'er Temple is the birthplace of Master Zong Kaba, the founder of the Yellow Sect. The architecture combining Tibetan and Chinese is unique, and the Tibetan Buddhist culture is profound. Ta 'er Temple, together with drepung monastery, Sera Temple, Gandan Temple, Tashilhunpo Temple and Labrang Temple in Xiahe, Gansu, are also called the six jungles. There are also three world artistic wonders: pile embroidery, mural painting and butter sculpture.

Road Map Lanzhou-Haidong-Xining-Ta 'er Temple-Raj Mountain-Guide County (Guide Yellow River)-Sun Moon Mountain-Daotang River-Qinghai Lake-Heima River-Rubber Mountain-Chaka Salt Lake-Xihu Road-gangcha county (Fairy Bay)-Dadongshu Mountain Pass-

Lanzhou is not far from Xining. There are many high-speed tunnels. Don't overspeed. You will probably arrive in Xining at noon. After settling down, you can go to Ta 'er Temple in the afternoon. The night market in Xining is still good at night. Go to Qinghai Lake early the next morning.

There are two roads, a provincial road and Fanlaling Mountain. The scenery is good and the road conditions are average. From Turtai, you can get on the first-class highway to the west (Xining-Daotang River), just to the Sun Moon Mountain Scenic Area. You can go up and have a look if you are interested.

If you are not interested, go directly to Qinghai Lake. The second road will only take the first-class road to the west, reach the Daotang River, and pass the Sun Moon Mountain Scenic Area (this section is steep and steep, so pay special attention).

The next day, go to Daotang River from Sun Moon Mountain, turn right at Princess Wencheng, and go to Erlangjian Scenic Area (formerly known as Qinghai Lake Scenic Area). You can just visit the scenic spots. Attention, the scenic spot just issued a notice yesterday, do not enter the core protected area without authorization, and try not to take the expressway to the sidewalk near the lake.

It's not worthwhile to be fined. Many roadside rape flowers belong to herders. Please ask the price before taking pictures. There is a gas station in the west of the scenic spot and a road across the lake. Some herders collect money, and those who are interested in driving can go and have a look. The road next to the gas station can go to the mountain opposite the lake, and there is an observation deck overlooking Qinghai Lake.