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"Zunyi Conference Site Route" Great Circle Tour of Northwest Silk Road

From August 20th to September 30th, the "Silk Road Tour Around the City" was launched. Lanzhou, Ta 'er Temple, Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake, Crook Lake, Oil Town, Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain, Jiayuguan Tower, Colorful Danxia and Menyuan are one of the tourist routes recommended by Dalian to the northwest. This is a very rich trip. Bian Xiao strongly suggested that the majority of travel enthusiasts actively participate.

The Silk Road Tour is the best choice for some tourist attractions in Gansu and Qinghai. Gansu is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, in the geographical center of China, bordering Shaanxi in the east, Bashu Qinghai in the south, Xinjiang in the west and Inner Mongolia and Ningxia in the north. It is the hub and golden location of the ancient Silk Road, just like the magnificent Baoyu inlaid on the Loess Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Inner Mongolia Plateau. Gansu Province is extremely rich in tourism resources, and Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Spring, Gannan, Jiayuguan and Zhangye are world-famous. Qinghai is famous for its ethereal and fresh scenery.

Dunhuang, known as Shazhou in ancient times, is located on the Silk Road, which is an important traffic artery from ancient China to the western regions, Central Asia and Europe. It is famous for its "Dunhuang Grottoes" and "Dunhuang Murals". It is the site of the Mogao Grottoes, a world heritage site, and the Yumen Pass and Yangguan Pass on the border of the Great Wall in the Han Dynasty. Dunhuang is bounded by Qilian Mountain in the south, Lop Nur wasteland in the west, Saishan Mountain in the north and Sanwei Mountain in the east. Looking around, camel grass is scattered in the desert and Gobi. Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is the largest existing grottoes in China, and its murals and sculptures are exquisite and unforgettable. In particular, the flying shape has amazed the world. For many years, Tian Fei has been an important business card of the Mogao Grottoes and an important symbol of Dunhuang. There are flying images in hundreds of grottoes in Mogao Grottoes. Its exquisite patterns give new life to the glory forgotten after being buried for thousands of years.

Dunhuang tourism is divided into east and west lines. The eastern line mainly includes Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring, which is close to the urban area. The total length of the western line is 300km, and it takes 8 hours to go back and forth. Its most prominent feature is desolation and tragic feeling. The West Line mainly includes Dunhuang Ancient City, West Thousand Buddha Cave, Hechang City, Yumenguan, Han Great Wall Site, Ghost Town, Yangguan and so on. Dunhuang regularly holds large-scale folk activities every year, such as the Eighth Temple Fair, Sand-sliding Festival, Silk Road Festival, Dunhuang Summer and so on. Visitors can better understand and experience the history and culture of Dunhuang by participating in it.

Ta 'er Temple, located in Huangzhong County, Xining City, Qinghai Province, is a famous Lama Temple in China. This temple is the birthplace of Zong Kaba, the founder of Lamaism, and the center of Buddhist activities in northwest China. Ta 'er Temple is large in scale, with more than 800 halls at its peak. It is as famous as Sera Temple in Tibet, drepung monastery, Tashilhunpo Temple, Gandan Temple in Gansu and Labrang Temple, and enjoys a high reputation in the whole country and Southeast Asia. Ta 'er Temple has a history of more than 400 years. The temple is built on the mountain, and consists of Dajinwa Temple, Xiaojinwa Temple, Dajingtang, Kitchen, Tang Jiu, Dalalang, Ruyi Tower, Taiping Tower, Bodhi Tower, Gate Tower and many other palaces, prayer flags and pagodas. The perfect combination of Tibetan and Chinese artistic styles in architecture. The temple is connected with the White Pagoda, which is not only unique in shape, but also beautifully decorated in detail. The butter sculptures, murals and pile embroideries in Ta 'er Temple are known as the "three wonders of Ta 'er Temple", which have unique national style and high artistic value.

Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake, Jiayuguan, Colorful Danxia and other scenic spots also have their own characteristics, which will never make tourists feel vain.