Travel guide to Xining

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1. Route: Xining - Kumbum Monastery - Qinghai Lake - Regong - Wutun Temple - Longwu Temple - Tongren - Labrang Temple - Xiahe County - Langmusi - Gahai - Mila Riba Buddhist Pavilion—Lanzhou—Return

2. Schedule:

D1—Xining

D2 Xining gathering

D3 Xining— Kumbum Monastery—Qinghai Lake—Xining

D4 Xining—Regong—Wutun Temple—Longwu Temple—Tongren

D5 Regong—Labrang Monastery—Xiahe

D6 Xiahe—Langmusi

D7 Langmusi—Gahai—Milarepa Pavilion—Lanzhou

D8 Lanzhou—Returning Home

On the first day, September 30, we will taste Xining snacks, visit the commercial streets, and experience the culture of the western city. Xining is an ancient city. It has been an important town where many ethnic groups meet and live together since ancient times. You can visit the local mosque or go to the Shuijingxiang Market in the northwest handicraft distribution center. The snacks in the northwest are world-famous, especially the Muslim flavor here. The price of the snacks will also make the team members happy.

The next day, October 1st, Xining - Kumbum Monastery - Qinghai Lake - Xining

After breakfast, you will start your first day of travel. You will pass through more than 100 kilometers of grassland. On the way, there are the famous Jinyintan Grassland, the Riyue Mountain and Daotang River with beautiful legends. Entering October is the most colorful season of Qinghai Lake. At this time, Qinghai Lake has entered late autumn. Although there is no green here, the grassland next to it will appear golden and brilliant. The Qinghai Lake Cycling International Lake Challenge is held here every year. It is about 300 kilometers around the lake. Sometimes you will meet devout Tibetans here to worship around the lake. It is said that it takes several days to circle the lake in a five-body posture. months time.

In the afternoon, you went to Kumbum Monastery, located more than 30 kilometers away from Xining City. It is a famous Tibetan Buddhist temple in China and the birthplace of Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Yellow Sect. The three unique arts in the temple will amaze everyone. This temple is very large. If you have a Buddhist connection, all your team members can go to the living Buddha's palace, pay homage to the living Buddha and receive the initiation ceremony. There is a folk street outside the temple. Most of the local Tibetan handicrafts and some religious supplies are here. The local yogurt is very delicious and worth tasting. The highest altitude today is about 3,300 in Qinghai Lake, so there is no need to worry about altitude sickness. Return to Xining in the evening to continue your delicious snacks and feast.

The third day, October 2, Xining-Regong-Wutun Temple-Longwu Temple-Tongren

Farewell to this ancient city in the early morning, and you will drive south. You are going to the most culturally charming Tibetan area on this trip - the Regong area, which is known as the Golden Valley. At noon, you arrived in Qinghai Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, which is known as the hometown of Regong Art. It has been extremely famous in Tibetan areas for hundreds of years. The artists here are good at making "thangkas, embroidery and Buddha statues." The local children He was sent to a monastery at a very young age to study Buddhist scriptures and thangka painting. A thangka painter usually needs about ten years of study before he can independently complete a beautiful thangka, and a beautiful thangka sometimes takes one to two years to draw. Thangka is a national cultural treasure in the Snowy Land and is listed as China's intangible cultural heritage. You will lead the team members into Wutunzhuang and go deep into the thangka painter's home to observe this magical thangka painting process.

In the afternoon, you entered Longwu Temple, the largest temple in the Regong area. This temple has a history of nearly 700 years. The architecture of the temple is a combination of Chinese and Tibetan styles, and the ancient scripture hall in the temple is And the neat sound of chanting will make people feel like they are going back in time. Choosing a small Mani stone to bring to your home will bless you with peace. Check into Tongren County on the same day.

Day 4, October 3, Regong-Labrang Monastery-Xiahe

Today you will leave Qinghai and enter Gansu. This is Gannan Tibetan Prefecture, which belongs to the area where Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan provinces meet. It has vast Sangke grassland and Labrang Monastery, the largest temple of the Gelug Sect.

At noon you enter Xiahe Town, which is named after the Daxia River flowing next to it. First enter the location where "A World Without Thieves" was filmed - Labrang Monastery. Labrang Monastery has the longest prayer corridor in the world, and devout Tibetans can be seen everywhere praying here. After entering the temple, you will find that it is a little different from the temples in Qinghai. Many people come here with wishes and Buddhist connections. If you are destined, you will see the living Buddha in the sutra hall. Each Zhacang in the temple is worth savoring carefully. You will sigh that Labrang Temple is so big.

Walk out of the temple and come to the old street of Xiahe Town. This long street is home to many shops, all kinds of silverware, copperware, shawls from Nepal, etc. Various Tibetan handicrafts and accessories will dazzle you. The first floor of the old street is usually filled with shops, and the second floor is basically filled with restaurants and bars. For dinner today, you will choose a Tibetan restaurant to taste pure Tibetan food. The Tibetan buns, butter tea, highland barley tsampa and yogurt are must-selects here.

You gather in the old street in the evening. Although night is approaching, your exciting activities have just begun.

Drive into Sangke Grassland, where there is a Tibetan-style resort. The beautiful night of the grassland will make your trip wonderful. That night you lit a bonfire on the grassland, and the handsome Tibetan boy and the beautiful Tibetan girl presented you with white hada and auspicious blessings with the most original songs, accompanied by the sweet mandolin, and tasted the sweet highland barley wine. This is a harvest celebration event for the Tibetan people, called Guozhuang. These local Tibetan men and women will perform Guozhuang dance for you. Please join the team members and dance happily by the bonfire.

Day 5, October 4, Xiahe-Langmusi

Bear farewell to Xiahe in the early morning and go to Langmusi, the "Little Switzerland of the East". There is only one river separated from Sichuan. The Bailong River flows slowly through the town. Langmu Town is small, but it will bring you many surprises. Many foreigners lived here many years ago and built churches. At that time, Western food was also brought here. When you enter the town, you will find that the signatures of many restaurants here are actually apple pie, salad and steak. There are still many mixed-race descendants living here today. After foreigners returned to China, they wrote many articles about this place, so there are more foreign tourists here than Chinese every year.

In the afternoon you enter Langmusi. This is a temple built on the mountain. Many of the buildings are very old. The most famous one here is the Sky Burial Platform located on the top of the temple. It is about 3700 meters above sea level. The Sky Burial Platform is It is still in use today. Outsiders are not allowed to visit when sky burials are held. Generally, sky burials start in the early morning, so you can still enter the vicinity of the sky burial platform in the afternoon.

When night falls, the whole Langmu Town will become lively. The bars full of petty bourgeoisie will make you feel like you have arrived in Houhai, Beijing. Both sides of the small streets are full of backpackers walking through the river. You don’t know each other, but fate made you raise the wine glass in your hands.

On the sixth day, October 5, Langmusi - Gahai - Milarepa Pavilion - Lanzhou

In the early morning, you woke up in the smoke of Langmusi and took a bus to the temple. Heading north. On the way, you will pass a magical wetland. In the Gahai grassland at an altitude of 3,400 meters in Luqu County, Gannan Prefecture, there is an undeveloped virgin lake, sleeping quietly in the grassland. It is called by local herdsmen. Gahai Lake, the "Plateau Sacred Lake", Gahai Grassland and Gahai Township are named after it. The lake is surrounded by excellent natural pastures. There are rivers crisscrossing the lake and abundant vegetation. Various rare migratory birds inhabit the lakeside, as well as groups of yaks and Tibetan mastiffs guarding their homes. You stopped the car and took photos. Passing through Hehe City, there is a large nine-story Buddhist pavilion built in memory of Master Milarepa. You have to take off your shoes before entering to visit. This is the only one in the entire Tibetan area dedicated to the masters of various sects of Tibetan Buddhism. A famous high-rise building.

Before entering Lanzhou, you have to pass through a place called Linxia, ??which is known as China's "Mini". When you enter Linxia, ??you can see dozens of mosques on the roadside, as if you are in an Islamic country. Here Most of the women also wear black headscarves.

In the evening you arrive at Lanzhou, a city on the edge of the Yellow River. This is the largest city in the northwest and a place where ancient civilizations meet. Of course, you will choose Lanzhou specialty snacks for dinner, as well as absolutely authentic ones. Lanzhou beef noodles. You will check into the Lanzhou hotel that night.

Day 7, October 6, Lanzhou—Return Home by Plane or Train

Your happy trip will come to an end on this day, and the team members will each return to their hometowns. If you have time, you can choose to visit the Yellow River Bridge, Bingling Temple Grottoes and other scenic spots in Lanzhou. Lanzhou also has many specialties. It is recommended to buy them in large supermarkets

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