What attractions can you visit on your self-driving trip from Shanghai to Xining?

1. Qinghai Lake

When it comes to Qinghai, many people can think of Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake is the largest saltwater lake in China. The lake area is vast, with a circle of about 360 kilometers around the lake. The lake is vast and boundless. The lake is surrounded by mountains, and the scenery is spectacular and beautiful. Every year at the turn of spring and summer, hundreds of thousands of birds come to rest here, which is very spectacular. Qinghai Lake has become Qinghai's number one tourist attraction.

2. Kumbum Monastery

Tambum Monastery is located in Rushar Town, Huangzhong County, 27 kilometers southwest of Xining. It is one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The highest institution of Buddhism in Qinghai Province. The temple was first built in 1379 AD and has a history of more than 600 years. The architectural pattern of the whole temple is unique and consists of many independent pagodas, temples, sutra halls and monks' houses. The temples are scattered high and low, complementing each other and creating a spectacular momentum. .

3. Chaka Salt Lake

There is a unique natural landscape, which is the dotted salt lakes. The Wanzhang Salt Bridge is located on the Qarhan Salt Lake in the south of the Qaidam Basin. The total length of the Salt Bridge is 32 kilometers. It is entirely paved with salt. The Salt Bridge splits the Salt Lake in half from the middle, which is amazing. The road surface is smooth and flat, the mountains and lakes complement each other, and the scenery is beautiful.

4. Riyue Mountain

Riyue Mountain is located 40 kilometers southwest of Huangyuan County, Xining City. Since ancient times, it has been the "Middle Qiang Road", "South Silk Road", "Tangfan" The important passage of the "Ancient Road" was once the witness of many historical events such as alliances, marriages, wars, tea salt, tea and horse trade, etc. According to legend, Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty passed through this mountain when she married Songtsen Gampo, leaving a beautiful memory for the Han and Tibetan people.

5. Qilian Prairie

Places with an altitude above 4,000 meters are called the snow line. Above the snow line in the Qilian Mountains, rebellious biological wonders often appear. Among the mountains with light snow, there are mushroom-shaped silkworms called snow mountain meadow plants, precious medicinal materials - alpine snow lotus, and a kind of snow mountain grass that grows under wind-eroded rocks.