What are the recommended attractions along the Qinghai Lake to Dunhuang self-driving tour route?

Traveling from Qinghai to Gansu is also a very classic way! Today I will introduce to you the classic traveling route from Qinghai Lake all the way to Dunhuang. These two routes will include places with very few views along the way. You can savor them carefully and take a look at the scenery along the way.

Route from Qinghai to Dunhuang

There are two ways to drive from Qinghai Lake to Dunhuang: one way is to take Haixi Prefecture in Qinghai, passing through Chaka Salt Lake, Delingha, and Dachai On the following day, we crossed the Dangjin Pass, passed through the Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County in Gansu, and then arrived at Dunhuang.

The other road is from Qinghai Lake to Haibei Prefecture, passing through Qilian County, Ebao, Biandukou at the junction of Gansu and Qinghai, then entering Zhangye, Jiuquan, Jiayuguan in the Hexi Corridor, and finally arriving at Dunhuang.

Introduction to route attractions

1. Black Horse River

This is the best spot to watch the sunrise over Qinghai Lake. If you have arrangements for sunrise at Qinghai Lake, you can choose to stay here. However, Director Peng has a small reminder, that is, the accommodation conditions are limited, and when the tourist season is approaching, it is difficult to find a room.

2. Rubber Mountain

This is the second high mountain on the conventional route into Qinghai (the first is Riyue Mountain, 3867 meters above sea level.

It's not a beautiful sight, but it has a certain meaning.

It's best not to stop for a long time here. On the one hand, it prevents altitude sickness caused by a long stay, and on the other hand, it avoids traffic jams. After all, there are many cars. The road is narrow, not only for myself, but also for the smooth journey of others.

3. Chaka Salt Lake

The exciting scenery is here. Needless to say, Director Peng said. It’s so popular on Douyin. Get on the train and watch the clouds roll and the mountains look like mirrors.

4. Delingha

Delingha is not a tourist attraction, but it can be used as a stop for a night. Delingha is a transliteration of Mongolian, which means the land of gold. Delingha’s fame comes from the famous poet Haizi of the last century. The poem - "Sister, I will visit Delingha tonight", he committed suicide by lying on the train in Shanhaiguan in the second year after writing this poem.

The Bayin River, the mother river of Delingha, is still there today. Preserving the Haizi Memorial Hall

5. Emerald Lake

There is currently no commercial development, but it cannot stop the popularity of Emerald Lake. With self-media and short videos, it is embedded like emerald. The large and small salt lakes in the Qaidam Basin are gradually becoming more beautiful than the Chaka Salt Lake.

Director Peng recommends that you go quickly. It is said that planning has begun here.

6. The Southern Eight Immortals

The naming of the Southern Eight Immortals is a sad story. The scope of the Southern Eight Immortals is extremely large. The landform features of the Southern Eight Immortals are typical Yadan wind erosion landforms. Walking west, you can see it about 70 to 80 kilometers away.

7. Yadan on the Water

A Yadan landform that is a blessing in disguise, formed after the expansion of Dongtai Jinair Lake. Beautiful scenery. The ticket + bus ticket is a bit expensive.

8. G315 National Highway

Known as the most beautiful western highway in China, China’s Route 66 starts from Dachai. You will pass by it on the way to Shuangyadan.

When the road was built, the traffic flow was small and it was built according to the terrain, which resulted in the most beautiful road today.

9 , Aksai Oil Town

It was once a Qinghai oil base. It was later abandoned due to detection of excessive radioactive elements in the groundwater. It is currently one of the most unique abandoned urban buildings in my country. The town is popular because of "Nine-Storey Demon Tower"

10. Yangguan

I advise you to drink another glass of wine. There is no old friend when you leave Yangguan in the west, and there are three stacks of Yangguan in the poem. It makes passers-by feel homesick for thousands of years.

11. Yumen Pass

The scale of Yumen Pass is much smaller than what we imagined from the poem. Now there is a more vivid name. Small Fangpan City. But standing under the city that has stood for two thousand years will definitely remind you of the heroic frontier fortress of "The Spring Breeze Never Passes through Yumen Pass"

12. The most beautiful Yadan landform. It is the West Sea Fleet, more than 100 kilometers away from the urban area of ??Dunhuang. The wind erosion landform here is also very spectacular.

On the other road, the scenery is mainly divided into two parts: one is the new Internet celebrity scenic spots, and the other is the traditional history and culture of the Hexi Corridor.

Qilian Mountain Prairie and Zhuoer Mountain, Menyuan, Biandukou, Zhangye Colorful Danxia, ??Binggou Danxia, ??Jiayuguan Tower and the First Pier of the Great Wall, Yulin Grottoes, etc.