Xining Dunhuang Lhasa's most classic 10 road travel route recommendation, the best travel plan in northwest China!

This route is a combination of the most classic scenic spots that run through Qinghai, Dunhuang in Gansu and Tibet. During the trip, you can appreciate the different natural beauty and humanistic customs of the three provinces, which will definitely make you glad you came! Let's go all over three provinces! Landscape introduction

D 1, Xining-Ta 'er Temple-Sun Moon Mountain-Qinghai Lake-Heima Hotel

Highlights of the trip: Ta 'er Temple, Ta 'er Temple in Qinghai Lake, also known as Ta 'er Temple, was built in the tenth year of Ming Hongwu (1377). It was named after the Great Silver Pagoda built by Dajinwa Temple in memory of Zong Kaba, the founder of Yellow Sect. Tibetan language is called "Bahrain", which means "Maitreya Buddha Temple with 100,000 lions roaring Buddha statues". Qinghai Lake Qinghai Lake Tibetan language is called "Cuowenbu" (meaning "blue sea"). Located in the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Qinghai Province, it 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.

D2。 Heimahe-Chaka Salt Lake-Bird Island-Qilian Cabin

Highlights of the trip: Heima River sunrise, Chaka Salt Lake and Heima River get up in the morning to watch the most beautiful sunrise in Qinghai Lake! Chaka Salt Lake Chaka Salt Lake is called the "mirror of the sky" in China by travelers, together with Tongta 'er Temple, Qinghai Lake and Tianchi Lake in Mengda, it is called "Four Famous Places in Qinghai" and is rated as one of the "55 places that people must visit in their life" by National Tourism Geography magazine.

D3。 Colorful Danxia Hotel on the ferry near Qilian

Highlights of the trip: Colorful Danxia in Zhangye, Zhuo'er Mountain, Zhuo'er Mountain and Zhuo'er Mountain belong to Danxia landform, consisting of red sandstone and conglomerate. Tibetan is called "Zongmu Mayuma", which means the beautiful and ruddy queen. The construction site of Zall Scenic Area is located in Babao Town, Qilian County, Qinghai Province, close to Babao River, and across the river from Amidong, the holy mountain in Tibetan areas. 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 turbulent Babao River surrounds the county like a white Hada. The beauty everywhere is like a fairyland, which makes people feel relaxed and happy. Zhangye Colorful Danxia Inn Zhangye Colorful Danxia landform has strong ornamental value and the largest area in China. Zhangye Colorful Mountain ranks first in China. The Danxia landform of the window lattice and palace in the area of White Zhuangzi is one of the best Danxia landforms in China. Standing on the observation deck of colorful Danxia landform in Zhangye, the view is wide, providing excellent viewing space for tourists. Zhangye's Danxia landform is known as "the first Danxia landform in Zhangye window lattice palace", "the first Danxia landform in China Zhangye Colorful Mountain" and "one of the wonders of the world 10".

D4。 Zhangye-Jiayuguan-Dunhuang Inn

Highlights of the trip: Jiayuguan Guancheng, the first pier of the Great Wall Jiayuguan is located in the middle of the narrowest valley 5 kilometers west of Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province. The walls on both sides of the city pass through the desert Gobi, connecting the Great Wall of Montenegro in the north and the first pier in the world in the south. It is the westernmost part of the Ming Great Wall. It was once called the throat of Hexi in history. Because of its dangerous terrain and magnificent architecture, it is known as the first male pass in the world, even the lock key. Jiayuguan is the traffic fortress of the ancient Silk Road, and is known as one of the three wonders of the Great Wall of China (Shanhaiguan in the east, Beitai in the middle and Jiayuguan in the west). Great Wall Wharf

D5。 One-day tour of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes in Yue Quan

Highlights of the trip: Mogao Grottoes and Crescent Spring Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes were dug on the cliff at the eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain. The length from north to south is about 1.600 meters, and it is arranged in five layers from top to bottom. The height is strewn at random, row upon row, shaped like a honeycomb pigeon house, spectacular and unusual. It is the largest and richest treasure house of classical culture and art in China, and also a world-famous Buddhist art center. 1987 12 is listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO. Crescent Moon Spring Crescent Moon Spring, known as manhole in ancient times, is commonly known as medicine spring. Potamogeton and Charophyta grow in spring, with dense reeds on the south bank and quicksand around. Despite the strong wind, spring is not covered with sand. Because "the spring reflects the moon without dust" and "the ancient sand does not fill the spring, and the spring does not wither", it has become a great spectacle. 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". There is a feeling that "the sound of sand is sweet and the crescent spring washes the heart". D6, Dunhuang, Ya Dan, a Dachaidan hut.

Highlights of the trip: Yumenguan, Ya Dan landform Dunhuang Ya Dan Dunhuang Ya Dan landform, hard soil, light red. It is about 15km long from east to west and 2km wide from north to south, which is in sharp contrast with the blue Gobi Desert and stands out against the blue sky and white clouds. When you enter Ya Dan, when the wind blows, ghosts are dense and you can't go out at night. Locals usually call Ya Dan a "ghost town". The whole looks like a medieval castle. This peculiar castle is the result of geological changes and natural wind and sand sculptures, and it is a masterpiece of nature. The whole landform group in Ya Dan is different in height, patchwork and orderly in layout. Castle walls, streets, buildings, squares, sculptures. Just like the elaborate layout of an ingenious designer. Yumenguan Speaking of Yumenguan, everyone will immediately think of a well-known Tang poem, which is Wang Zhihuan's "Cool Words": "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, an isolated city, Wan Ren Mountain. Why bother to complain about the willow, the spring breeze is only Yumenguan. " The tragic and desolate artistic conception in the poem has aroused our yearning for this ancient fortress. Yumenguan, commonly known as Xiaofangcheng, is located 90 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. According to legend, during the Western Han Dynasty, the beautiful jade in the western regions and Hotan entered the Central Plains through this pass, hence the name.

D7, Dachaidan-Golmud Hotel

Highlights of the trip: Qaidam Basin, Chaerhan Salt Lake Chaerhan Basin is a salt lake in the west of Qinghai Province, China. It is as famous as Chaka Salt Lake. It is located in the south of Qaidam Basin, which spans Golmud City and dulan county. It consists of salt ponds such as Dabson Lake, South Hobson, North Hobson and Sene, with a total area of 5,856 square kilometers. Inland rivers such as Golmud River and Qaidam River flow into the lake. Due to the continuous evaporation of water, a hard salt cover was formed on the salt lake, and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Qinghai-Tibet Highway were directly built on the salt cover.

D8。 Golmud-Kunlun Mountain Pass-Hoh Xil-Tuotuohe Inn

Highlights of the trip: Xiwangmu Yaochi, Kunlun Mountain Pass and Hoh Xil Kunlun Mountain Pass are located in the southwest of Qinghai, in the middle of Kunlun Mountain, at the south of Golmud 160 km. They are the only places that Qinghai and Gansu provinces pass to Tibet, and they are also a pass on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. They are named after the valley passage, also known as "Kunlun Mountain Pass". Kunlun Mountain is a symbol and legend of the Chinese nation. The vast Kunlun Mountain is magnificent, with four seasons of cold winter, wrapped in silver, and the mountains are clouding Wan Ren. Climbing up the mountain pass, the towering peaks and valleys of Kunlun Mountain are like horses in silver-gray armor, rolling forward with the wind and cloud. Hoh Xil Hoh Xil-the third largest no man's land in the world "Hoh Xil" means "blue mountain range" in Mongolian. Tibetans call this area "A Qin Gongga". Located in the northwest of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, sandwiched between Tanggula Mountain and Kunlun Mountain, it is the third no-man's land in the world and one of the four no-man's land in China (the other three areas are Lop Nur and Qiangtang (grassland in northern Tibet and Altun Mountain). Hoh Xil is one of the regions with the best preserved primitive ecological environment in the world, and it is also one of the nature reserves with the largest area, the highest altitude and the richest wildlife resources built in China.

D9, Tuotuo River-Tanggula Mountain-Naqusu

Highlights of the trip: Tuotuo River, Tuotuo River in Tanggula Mountain: Located in Tanggula Mountain Town in the south of Golmud City, it is the main source of the Yangtze River (Tongtian River, south of Kekexili Mountain). When it originated from the Glacier of Ganggendi Rugang in the Glacier Mountain of Gradandong, it was a stream formed by the meltwater of some glaciers and ice buckets. At this time, the water surface was only 3 meters wide and only 20 centimeters deep, and then it flowed more than 9,000 meters to the north. At the foot of Badong Mountain, the melting water of Gaqidi Rugang Snow Mountain gathers, and after passing through a valley about 15 km long, it continues northward and divides into two rivers with a width of 4000 meters. Tanggula Mountain "Tanggula", Tibetan "Mountain of Plateau", is called "Snow Warehouse" because of the year-round snow. Tanggula is the dividing line of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an altitude of 523 1 meter. Monuments and signs are built in the mountain pass, which is the only place for the Qinghai-Tibet Highway to enter Tibet and the birthplace of the Yangtze River. This is the highest highway in the world.

D 10, Naqu-Namco-Lhasa

Highlights of the trip: Namtso Namtso "Namtso" is a Tibetan language, and Mongolian is called "Tengger Caspian Sea", both of which mean "Tianhu". Namco is one of the "three sacred lakes" in Tibet. Namtso is the first holy lake of ancient elephants, male buddhas, Buddhism and Chinese religion, and it is one of the famous Buddhist holy places. The trip to Potala Palace in Lhasa is over.