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Self-driving strategy from Chengdu to Tengger Desert

Self-driving strategy from Chengdu to Tengger Desert

Tengger Desert spans Gansu, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia provinces, with a width of 180 km from east to west and a length of 240 km from north to south. With a total area of about 43,000 square kilometers, Tengger Desert is the fourth largest desert in China. In Zhongwei, Ningxia, the desert is close to the Yellow River, and the rough and unconstrained desert is integrated with the graceful beauty of the Yellow River. There is a 40-kilometer-long desert railway, with trains shuttling between sand dunes, and green plant corridors formed by scientific sand control on both sides of the railway. In addition, in this vast sand sea, there are 180 lakes and small grassland oases, residents and villages of Mongolian, Hui and Han nationalities, forest farms, fruit trees and fields, mineral deposits and mining roads can be seen everywhere. This makes the camel roaming in Tengger not only spectacular, but also interesting. At present, Zhongwei has designed a tour route of camel riding in the desert for half a day to six days. The general route starts from Gaodun Lake, a desert fish farm 7 kilometers away from Zhongwei County, and winds to Tonghu Lake in Inner Mongolia, with a total length of 40 kilometers.

With the jingling of camel bells, camel teams can cross baotou-lanzhou railway and watch the world-famous sand control achievements such as vertical sand dams, wheat straw workshops and desert oases. You can witness the remains of animals in the abandoned wilderness and dig wells to get water in the desert; You can learn about the magical legend of the Silk Road and the contact between Mongolian and Chinese peoples. On the way to the picnic, although there will inevitably be sand grains at the entrance, eating food with your teeth seems to be chewing nature and swallowing the generosity of the northern desert. The most unforgettable thing is the baptism of sandstorm: on a sunny day, monkeys suddenly turned against each other, flying sand and stones, and the sky was dark and chaotic, as if returning to the hazy world before the beginning of the world. We can't open our eyes, we can't tell the direction, and we feel that we are in a desperate situation. In fact, don't worry, the experienced guide has his own arrangement: he ordered the camel to turn around and lie in a camel wall to let the guests avoid the wind and sand.

In an instant, the sea is calm and you can continue to trudge on the boating. At night, the vast sand sea, the sky is high and wide, and all is silent. People are singing and dancing by the happy bonfire. In the dead of night, tourists are covered in dust, covering the sun, lying on the ground, chewing the experience of the day in their dreams. Route:

D 1: Mian County, Ningqiang, Guangyuan, Chengdu lives in Jiangkou Town, Mian County.

D2: Jiangkou Town, Baoji, Shaanxi, Pingliang, Gansu, and now lives in Lion Town, Ningxia.

D3: Shapotou, Zhongning Zhongwei, Shizi Town. Visit Xumishan Grottoes in Ningxia and stay in Shapotou.

D4: Stay in Zhongning, Ningxia, and Tonghu Prairie in Tengger Desert, Shapotou, Inner Mongolia.

D5: Zhongning passes through Liupanshan and ends at Tongxin University Mosque in Ningxia and Huating County in Gansu.

D6: Ning Qiang visited Yan Di Mausoleum in Liuba, Huating Baoji, and stayed in Mianxian.

D7: Ningqiang Guangyuan, Mianxian County, Chengdu. Visit Yueming Gorge on the way. Road conditions: The road conditions along the line are generally good. There are a few landslides and mudslides in Taibai Mountain, Shaanxi Province, and the 20-kilometer national road from Taibai to Baoji is in poor condition. There are new asphalt roads everywhere in Gansu. There are many coal cars near Pingliang, and the road conditions in Ningxia are first-class. It is often a road that goes straight into the sky. If it weren't for the police speeding, it would be easy to stay around 100 yards.

Adventure: 1. Near Kongtong Mountain in Pingliang, I happened to meet four cars led by Yue Tuan Legend, which was very pleasant and pleasant.

2。 Ningxia Sanying got off to buy grapes and pears. Instantly stolen by Muslims 100 yuan and a mobile phone.

3。 In Ningxia Zhongwei, I drove across the Yellow River.

4。 In Shapotou, dive into Shapotou scenic spot by motorboat in the morning, and 65 yuan is free for everyone.

5。 Experience flying over the Yellow River in Shapotou.

6。 I had a good time in Tengger Desert. Lost a small bag 1200 yuan cash.

7。 On the way back, I met a landslide in Jingyuan Mountain and walked 20 kilometers of dirt road. This car is used as an off-road vehicle.

8。 When I met a landslide in Mianxian County, I only waited for more than ten miles.

The first day of self-driving route: Beijing takes an early flight to Yinchuan and arrives in Yinchuan at 10: 00. The car will be picked up by Moon Lake (or Jiuhan Tiancheng Travel Agency in Inner Mongolia). First go to Xixia Mausoleum on the outskirts of Yinchuan, then go to Guangzong Temple (South Temple) at the foot of Helan Mountain in Inner Mongolia, and then go to Moon Lake to stay in a hotel. The next day: Rest in Moon Lake and have fun.

You can ride a horse, ride a camel, swim, bathe in black mud, go karting, or surf on the beach by delta wing plane or off-road vehicle. Day 3: Walk 8 kilometers (round trip) to another nearby lake, Na Ren Lake, and have dinner at the local herdsmen's house at noon. Day 4: Take an off-road vehicle to Swan Lake, 30-40 kilometers away, have lunch there at noon and return in the afternoon.

Day 5: Take an off-road vehicle to Chengqing Temple, watch Populus euphratica and desert pyramids, visit Chengqing Temple and Shenshu, then go to Chaoge Tuhe Sumu, the travel agency arranges vehicles to wait, and then return to Yinchuan to end the desert trip. Day 1 Moon Lake Tourist Area in Tengger Desert, Helan Mountain, Yinchuan May 1: The early flight finally landed at Yinchuan Airport after a delay of two hours, and the driver of Moon Lake was already waiting for seven of us.

After visiting the Xixia Mausoleum, Iveco headed for Inner Mongolia. After more than three hours, the car went to Guangzong Temple (South Temple) at the foot of Helan Mountain in Alashan Zuo Qi, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, where the relics of the Sixth Lama were stored. The temple is built on the mountain, and the yellow glazed tile roof shines golden in the sunset. The dim Buddhist temple is filled with the smell of ghee. We kowtow, pray and burn incense in front of the relics of the Buddha and the Sixth Lama. After leaving the South Temple, you can drive for an hour to the Moon Lake Resort transfer station on the edge of the desert, only15km away from Moon Lake Resort in Tengger Desert. Get on two 2020 SUVs and set off for the depths of the desert. As soon as we got out of the transit station, the bus drove into the vast sand sea.

The driver may want us to experience surfing in the sand sea. He drove around in the sand sea, then rushed up the steep sand slope, and then turned around and dived. We screamed and grabbed anything we could with both hands. More than 20 minutes of Mercedes-Benz let us know the power of desert. Just as we were screaming, the SUV stopped in front of Moon Lake Resort. Because I called in advance, the hotel arranged a standard room for us. Through the glass fiber reinforced plastic floor, you can see the sand below, and there is a closed balcony with fine sand on the ground, where you can sunbathe. In addition to the shower in the bathroom, there is even a small sauna room in the room to fully relax.

After a short rest, we came to the restaurant through the connected cloisters. The food was beyond our expectation, especially delicious. Besides mutton, various vegetables are also abundant, and Lamian Noodles, a local specialty, is very popular. We even ordered two large cans. The next day, Tengger Desert Moon Lake Tourist Area, May 2: Because there is no cell phone signal in the desert, I can finally wake up naturally.

This is a long-awaited happiness. I have no plans today, just to relax. We crossed the Moon Lake by boat to the other side, where we played beach volleyball. When you are tired, you can take a nap on the wooden recliner, bask in the sun, drink cold beer and enjoy the lake in front of you and the continuous sand dunes in the distance. My son didn't have the patience to relax, so he took everyone riding a camel, and I naturally became everyone's photographer.

Lunch was in a small room by the lake, and the freshly baked burrito was covered with delicious mutton skewers. In this endless desert, this kind of comfort is beyond others' experience. The third day, Lake Na Ren, May 3: In my impression, desert is always associated with drought and water shortage, but there are 300 to 400 lakes of different sizes in the Tengger Desert, which is surprising. Today, we are going to visit Lake Na Ren.

Another lake four kilometers away.

Walking in the desert is very different from walking at ordinary times. Soft sand is under your feet, but it takes extra effort to step on it. What is even more frightening is that the sand slope becomes softer as it reaches the top of the slope. Next, you often miss the calf. All you have to do is pull out your left and right legs and get stuck in them. You can roll to the top of the slope and then rush down as fast as you can to avoid getting stuck.

I climbed up and down repeatedly for more than two hours, surrounded by sand dunes or sand dunes. How can a tour guide tell the direction? She said that by feeling, it can't be wrong. God, I feel worse. Aren't we going to run more wrong roads? Finally, we climbed to the last high sand dune, and suddenly an oasis appeared in front of us. A blue lake reflects the white clouds in the blue sky, surrounded by knee-high green grass. We also saw several trees and hundreds of sheep grazing leisurely in the distance. Is this heaven? Where there is an oasis, there are herders.

Bypassing the lake, we found a herdsman and a Mongolian grandmother here. She eats mutton noodles in her humble hut (Mongolian yurts are rare here) for lunch, leans on the heatable adobe sleeping platform after dinner, drinks thick milk tea and relaxes her tired body. The wind suddenly blew outside the window. This is what they call sandstorm weather, and we call it sandstorm. I said goodbye to menstruation in a hurry, covered my face with gauze and set foot on the way home in Huangsha.

Trekking in the sand added another layer of pain, and tiny grains of sand hit the face through gauze. When approaching the top of the sand dune, the sand grains become larger and denser. You must try your best to cross the top of the slope to avoid dust, but there are bigger sand dunes next. When we returned to Moon Lake, everyone was covered in sand. To our surprise, we were caught in a sandstorm while hiking in the desert.

Is this our misfortune or luck? The fourth day, Swan Lake, May 4th: The wind and sand blew all night. When we were almost desperate, it began to rain outside. It is really helpful. According to the local people, it was the first rain in several months, and it seldom rained in the desert. Take an off-road vehicle to Swan Lake 30-40 kilometers away, have lunch there at noon and return in the afternoon.

Day 5: Chengqing Temple Shenyang Poplar May 5: At 5: 30, I came to the lake alone to photograph the sunrise. It's quiet around, only some waterfowl make noises. The sand dunes in the distance are quietly bathed in the morning light, and the air is filled with the fresh smell of wet aquatic plants. The time here is one hour later than that in Beijing. At 6: 10, the sun jumped out of the low clouds and gently covered everything around with a faint golden color. There is not a trace of daytime noise here, only the rustling of aquatic plants in the breeze, and everything is still immersed in a deep sleep without waking up. At eight o'clock sharp, two 2020 SUVs waited for us at the door and left Moon Lake today.

Let's take another road and drive 80-90 kilometers to Chengqing Temple in the depths of the desert, where the Sixth Lama died. Although we were psychologically prepared for driving in the desert, when the off-road vehicle began to climb over the sand slope, we found that we underestimated the power of the desert. The light rain last night made the sand surface harder than usual, but when our SUV rushed to the top of the mountain, although the front wheel passed, the sand was still too soft. The car was placed on the top of the mountain and had to be dragged out by another car. In the first hour of departure, our car got stuck twice, and then a bigger problem came.

The car swayed too much from side to side, and gradually some people began to get carsick, so we had to stop constantly to let the carsick people come down and vomit. In this way, I stopped and vomited while walking, and the speed of the car shop slowed down obviously. At noon, only a Populus euphratica forest was found on the road. This is a living Populus euphratica. Although it has dense leaves and tall trunks, it still looks so helpless in the boundless sand sea.

Populus euphratica in this season is not as golden as we hoped. In the shade, the driver took out the roast whole sheep and put it on the hood to chew. I have never eaten mutton so fragrant in Beijing. Even my comrades who just got carsick couldn't resist the temptation and wolfed down together. After driving for another hour, I finally arrived at Chengqing Temple, which is an oasis.

There are only a few families living in the oasis, so there is no one in the temple at ordinary times, only a Mongolian old man is taking care of them. On the day of the Dharma, living buddhas, lamas and surrounding believers will gather here for Dharma activities. This temple was built in the Qing Dynasty, when the Sixth Lama came to Alashan from Tibet and practiced there until his death. Legend has it that when he died, his disciples moved his dharma body to a temple, and he burst into tears all the way and grew clusters of bodhi trees. This is very rare in Tengger Desert. Today, you can still see clusters of bodhi trees here, which are carefully protected by fences. There is also a big clock in the courtyard during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty.

When it is knocked, it will go far. One of the drivers lives here and we are invited to visit him. Independent small courtyard, three bungalows neatly arranged. Before long, my aunt prepared a pot of hot soup noodles for us. It was already 3: 30 in the afternoon when I got on the bus again, and it would take two hours to get to a Sumu (township) in the desert 35 kilometers away. Getu is very hot. That's Sumu on the edge of the desert, with asphalt roads.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, when Iveco, who came to pick us up, appeared in sight, we could finally be sure that we had walked out of the desert. It takes three hours to drive back to Yinchuan from here. Goodbye to the lake in the sand sea, goodbye to the kind and enthusiastic herders, goodbye to Tengger in my dream.