Xi An's self-driving Lanzhou how to play the big ring road travel guide.

Today's itinerary is from Xi 'an to Lanzhou, Gansu, passing through Qinghai, Chaka Salt Lake, Dunhuang and other scenic spots. The whole trip is mainly in road trip, and the distance is relatively random. But going to road trip has a very important control factor, which is the control of time and scenic spots. Although the scenery is good, don't play! Time must be controlled.

1. Itinerary Overview Our route: Xi 'an-Qinghai Lake-Chaka Salt Lake-Dunhuang-Jiayuguan-Menyuan-Lanzhou.

2. Travel Day 1: Xi 'an-Xining 850km, travel 12h, it's a long way to spend the night in Xining, so pay attention to the time.

The next day: Xining-Ta 'er Temple-Laji Mountain-Heimahe River, which took 4 hours and 270 kilometers, and stayed overnight in Heimahe Township; Mileage of each point (km) 30-40-200

The third day: Heima River-Chaka Salt Lake-Delingha took 4.5 hours, 290 kilometers, and spent the night in Delingha; Mileage of each point (km) 85-200

Day 4: Delingha-Dunhuang spent the night in Dunhuang for 8 hours and 600 kilometers; Attractions: Yumenguan, Ya Dan, Dunhuang Night Market, etc.

Day 5: Dunhuang-Jiayuguan stayed in Jiayuguan for 6 hours and 400 kilometers; Attractions: Mingsha Mountain, Mogao Grottoes, Crescent Moon Spring, etc.

Day 6: Jiayuguan-Hanging Wall-Horseshoe Temple-Menyuan takes 8 hours and 500 kilometers (because it will take longer to go to some sections of Horseshoe Temple without taking the expressway). Mileage per point (km) 20-280-200; Overnight gate source

Day 7: Menyuan-Lanzhou 6 hours and 340 kilometers; Attractions: Lanzhoumenyuan Rape Flower, Waterwheel Park, Zhongshan Bridge and Baitashan Park.

Day 8: The safe journey from Lanzhou to Xi is 8 hours and 620 kilometers.

3. Prepare clothes and supplies before departure.

Summer T-shirts, trousers, jackets, down jackets, autumn thick trousers, scarves, shawls, sandals and slippers, etc.

Sunshade hat, sunglasses, lip balm, hand cream, wet towel, umbrella, insulated water cup, etc.

Bathroom, shampoo, soap, towels, facial cleanser, skin care products, etc. , suggested samples.

Notebooks, pens, post-it notes, etc. , according to personal preference.

Drugs (individuals can prepare commonly used drugs according to their physical condition)

Rhodiola (altitude sickness, can be taken one week in advance), Baifuning (analgesia)

Gastrointestinal drugs: Modine, Xiangsha Yangwei Pill, Weikangning.

Cold medicine: Radix Isatidis (two packs a day) and Baifuning (antipyretic) Ganmaokang.

Vitamin tablet, throat moistening tablet, hemostatic bandage, band-aid.

Trauma medicine, anti-inflammatory medicine, erythromycin eye ointment

4. Detailed itinerary Day 1: Xi 'an-Xining

Xining Cuisine: Mojia Street

The traditional local food street in Xining, the most famous of which is Ma Zhong Hotel, has various snacks, roast mutton and flavor casserole.

Address: near Dashizi, you can take bus 1, bus 2 and bus 23 to Dashizi Shuijing Lane Market.

All the delicious food in Xining is gathered here. The food stalls are dazzling, and they are lined up one by one. Roasted mutton, bean jelly, hand-grabbed mutton, mutton offal and so on.

Address: near the central square, 1, 2, and 23 buses can all be reached.

The next day: Xining-Ta 'er Temple-Laji Mountain-Heima River

Introduction of scenic spots

Ta 'er Temple:

Tickets to 80 yuan. Business hours: eight o'clock.

1. The birthplace of Zong Kaba, the founder of Gelug Sect (Yellow Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism, is the beginning of understanding Tibetan Buddhism. It has a history of more than 400 years.

There are three wonders in the temple: butter sculpture, murals and pile embroidery, and the "Dajinwa Hall" (center) with a roof made of gold.

Turn the tower and prayer wheel with Tibetans (the tower and prayer wheel are clockwise), feel their piety and realize the greatness of their faith.

Remarks:

1. The accommodation in lushaer town where Ta 'er Temple is located is not good, so you can bring your own dry food.

2. Don't photograph the devout believers in Ta 'er Temple! As long as you are in the main hall or the main hall, you are not allowed to take pictures! Visitors who like to show photos, it is best not to take candid photos, which is disrespectful to local customs.

3. Ta 'er Temple is about 2700 meters above sea level. Although it is not too high, some tourists may have slight altitude sickness, so be prepared psychologically.

Raj, mt.

Laji Mountain belongs to Qilian Mountain, with an altitude of 3,890 meters.

It is the boundary mountain between Guide and Huangzhong. The Tibetan language is called "Gongmaola", which means the place where Galaji (stone chicken) lives, and it is the dividing line between the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Although it is not in the snow line, standing on the top of the mountain, you can see the snow-capped mountains not far away as if you can reach them.

Remarks: the wind is strong at the top of the mountain, and the weak at higher altitude may have a slightly higher response.

About 360 kilometers around Qinghai Lake, Huangyuan County is both the starting point and the end point around the lake.

Tickets to Heima River are free.

The Heima River is located near Qinghai Lake, about 220 kilometers west of Xining, and it is the starting point of the highway around Qinghai Lake. Walking along the highway around the lake, also known as the West Road around the lake, is the most beautiful section of Qinghai Lake. Heima River is one of the best places to watch the sunrise. Sleeping by the Black Horse River, living in a tent, watching the stars all over the sky, waiting for the sunrise.

Remarks: Catering: Fresh fish in Heimahe Town.

Day 3: Heima River-Chaka Salt Lake-Delingha

Tickets for Chaka Salt Lake 60

Brief introduction: Chaka Salt Lake is a famous natural crystalline salt lake in Qaidam Basin. The salt particles are big and pure. Chaka Salt Lake is the smallest of the four major salt lakes in Qaidam Basin, and it is also the earliest developed one, with a mining history of more than 3,000 years. Different from other salt lakes, Chaka Salt Lake is a brine lake with solid and liquid coexistence, embedded in snow-capped mountains and grasslands, rather than Gobi desert. Known as the "mirror of the sky" in China, Chaka Salt Lake is most attractive for its railway track leading to the center of the lake and its salt sculpture.

Remarks: 1. Chaka Salt Lake can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the nearby route without buying a ticket; If you are lucky, you may see a mirage.

2. Follow local customs, don't touch the sea sacrifice and the lake, and surround the lake clockwise according to local customs.

Admission to Fucheng: Free.

Fuxiongcheng site is located in the southwest of Tiekajia Village, Shinaihai Township, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, commonly known as Tiekajia Ancient City. It is an important town connecting east and west traffic in ancient times and one of the most famous ancient city sites. "Fuxi" is a Xianbei language, which means "Wang Cheng" in Chinese. This ancient city, which has experienced vicissitudes of life, still retains its original appearance and is inaccessible. It is the most primitive ancient city site near Qinghai Lake.

Remarks: Qinghai Lake cuisine: yogurt (Delu, Yongqing yogurt), hand-grabbed mutton steamed bun skin, glutinous rice noodles, braised soup, mutton sausage noodles and menyuan milk skin.

Shopping: precious specialties of Qinghai Lake, such as yellow croaker, black and purple lamb skin, Cordyceps sinensis, ginseng fruit, etc. As an ancient ethnic group unique to Qinghai, Tu nationality has a high collection value of textiles and handicrafts.

Delingha

Natural landscape: admission to Crook Lake is free, more than 40 kilometers southwest of Delingha City, south of Huaitoutala Township,

The fare of Jinzihai Lake Lake is 26, about 80 kilometers southwest of Wulan County.

Historical landscape: the site of the other boundary is more than 40 kilometers southwest of Delingha City, south of Huaitoutala Township, and there is a shuttle bus to Huaitoutala Township at the bridgehead of Delingha.

Hot Water Tomb A large-scale Tubo tomb in the early Tang Dynasty is 4-5 hours' drive from downtown Delingha.

Lushan rock paintings

There are more than 270 kinds of images on more than 30 pieces of granite-feldspar powder rocks in Lushan Mountain, He Jiang Town. The contents of the picture include images of cattle, deer, horses, eagles, leopards, dogs and other animals, pictures of hunting and fighting, and pictures of breeding. Relatively far away

There is only one bus at 9 o'clock a day.

Day 4: Delingha-Dunhuang

Remarks: Mingsha Mountain Tips:

1, the desert sun is too hot during the day, usually at five or six in the afternoon. It is suggested to go up the mountain after spring in advance, and take some beautiful photos in Crescent Spring while the light is good. If you go up the mountain first, you won't be able to take pictures of the beautiful crescent spring after you go down.

2. Friends who want to climb the mountain to watch the sunset and overlook Yue Quan, please estimate the time.

3. Sun protection in desert tourism is the key, so we must do a good job of sun protection and hydration.

Attractions: tickets for Yumenguan, Ya Dan, 40 yuan, tickets for 80 yuan, including cable car fees, tickets for Dunhuang Ancient City, and 40 tickets for Dunhuang Night Market.

Shopping: Handicraft postcards, local specialty snacks.

Day 5: Dunhuang (Mingsha Mountain, Mogao Grottoes)-Jiayuguan

Tickets for Jiayuguan Gate 120 yuan, and tickets for Mogao Grottoes 160 yuan (student tickets include PS: Student ID Card will check student information online).

Tickets for Moon Spring in Mingsha Mountain 120 yuan/person.

Shoe covers: 15 yuan/pair

Camel: 100 yuan/horse round trip

Sand sliding: 15 yuan/person

Tickets for Zhangye 40 yuan

Tip: The famous Danxia landform and colorful Danxia enjoy the most in the morning and evening.

Day 6: Jiayuguan-Cantilever Great Wall-Horseshoe Temple-Menyuan

Cantilever Great Wall Tickets 30 yuan Horseshoe Temple Tickets 66 yuan

Tips: 1. The Millennium grottoes carved on the rock wall are very spectacular and strange.

At the intersection of Han Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism, you can see different Buddha statues and architectural styles in the same place. Thirty-three-day Buddha Cave in King Sal Hall (Tibetan Buddha Hall, Horseshoe Hall, Thirty-three-day Buddha Cave)

3. Climb into the Buddha cave and look out at the scenery of Qilian Mountain, where the grassland and mountains are open and the scenery is beautiful.

Day 7: Menyuan-Lanzhou

Tickets for Menyuan Flower Viewing Platform are free for 30 yuan Lanzhou Waterwheel Park 15 yuan Baitashan Park.

The roast whole lamb by the Yellow River tastes good.

Day 8: Lanzhou -Xi 'an

The first night I lived in Haishiwan, Honggu District, Lanzhou City, because the house price in Haishiwan was much cheaper than that in Xining, the house was not tense, and it was clean and upscale, and the food in Haishiwan was much more delicious than that in Xining. When you come back from the Great Ring Road, you can save more than 100 kilometers by taking Minmen Highway from Menyuan to Haishiwan, and the road conditions are ok.

Every few months in Xining, the hotel diet will really increase in price.