How to get from Lanzhou to the seven must-see scenic spots in the northwest of Dunhuang

Lanzhou has always had many tourist attractions. What interesting scenery are there during the bullet train from Lanzhou to Dunhuang? Next, Bian Xiao will sort out some related contents for everyone, and interested friends can take a look together!

Lanzhou Yellow River Railway Bridge Lanzhou is a bridge and link connecting East China, Central China and the western region. It has the reputation of "hometown of the Silk Road" and "Pearl of the Yellow River". It is a famous "tea-horse exchange" on the ancient Silk Road, and it is also an important meeting point of the Yellow River culture, the Silk Road culture, the Central Plains culture and the western regions culture.

Yellow River Railway Bridge is located at the foot of Baita Mountain in northern Lanzhou and in front of Jincheng Town. Known as "the first bridge of the Yellow River in the world". 1942, in memory of Sun Yat-sen, it was renamed "Zhongshan Bridge", which is the first permanent bridge across the Yellow River in Lanzhou history. Later, the Lanzhou municipal government renovated and strengthened the iron bridge and added arched steel frames to make it more durable and magnificent. Today, this iron bridge has been transformed into a pedestrian bridge. As night fell, the lights on the bridge lit up and reflected each other in the water, which was beautiful.

Qinghai Lake Xining Qinghai Lake, Tibetan name "Cuowenbu", which means "blue sea", is located in the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and northwest of Xining City. Qinghai Lake is the seventh largest inland lake in the world and the largest inland lake and saltwater lake in China, covering an area of 4,473 square kilometers.

The mountains and rivers in the Qinghai Lake basin are undulating, and the beautiful scenery of the plateau is panoramic. You can wade across the river and experience the joy of playing in the water; There are abundant aquatic plants, few people and many wild animals here. Summer is the most beautiful season in Qinghai Lake. The blue sky in the distance, golden rape flowers and flying birds and seagulls in the distance constitute a moving picture.

The ancient city of Tangar is a Mongolian transliteration of Tibetan "East Kor", which means "White Conch". The ancient city is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, the shore of the West Sea, the source of Huangshui, and belongs to Huangyuan County, Xining. The ancient city of Tangar was built during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 600 years. It is an important economic and cultural hub and military center in western China. Since ancient times, China has been an important gateway to Tibet and pastoral areas, and is known as the "throat of the sea" and "tea horse merchant".

Zhangye Danxia National Geopark Zhangye Danxia National Geopark is located at the northern foot of Qilian Mountain, 30 kilometers south of Linze County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province. It is one of the regions with the largest, best and richest landforms in China, and the only compound area of Danxia landform and colorful hilly landscape in China.

The Danxia landform here was formed about 6 million years ago. It is "as colorful as a flower, as bright as a flower", with peculiar shape and rich colors. Cliffs and mountains show bright Danjue and reddish brown.

Generally speaking, the color of Zhang Ye's Danxia is not only red, but changeable, bright red, yellow, orange, green, white, ink and gray, dotted with mountains and valleys, and the mountains are steep, just like a colorful fairy tale world.

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes Mogao Grottoes are located on the cliff at the eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang, facing Dangquan in the front and Sanwei Mountain, a branch of Qilian Mountain in the east. It was founded in the pre-Qin period of sixteen countries, and has formed a huge scale after the construction of successive dynasties.

The total length from north to south is 1 1,680m, and there are 735 existing caves, which are distributed on the cliffs over 1 ~ 30m high, ranging from1to the upper and lower floors. There are 45,000 square meters of murals and 24 15 pieces of clay sculptures, so the Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Thousand Buddha Cave, are the largest and richest Buddhist art sites in the world and are called "artistic miracles in the desert".

Jiayuguan Guancheng Jiayuguan is the first pass at the western end of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty, and it is also the traffic fortress of the ancient Silk Road. Guancheng was built in the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1372), and it took 168 to build a complete pass, which is the most dangerous pass of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty and has been well preserved so far.

The inner city of Jiayuguan Guancheng is a rammed earth structure, with related buildings and watchtowers. Its two wings are the Great Wall, beacon tower and three-city corridor of the inner city, the outer city and the moat respectively, forming multiple defense lines. There are three gates in the city, with towers and pavilions, namely Guanghua Building, Rouyuan Building and Jiayuguan Building from east to west. In history, Guancheng played a huge military role. Climbing the tower and looking around the fields is like touching history.

Yueya Spring Yueya Spring is located at the northern foot of Mingsha Mountain in the southwest of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. It was called Shajing in ancient times and Yaoquan in common name. The crescent spring is about 100 meters long from north to south and 25 meters wide from east to west. The spring is deep in the east and shallow in the west, named after the crescent moon, and is known as the "first spring in the desert". Reed grows on the south bank of Crescent Spring, and Potatoes and other algae grow in the spring, surrounded by quicksand, which is really beautiful from a distance!