Recommended tourist routes around Zhangye

As a must-see stop in the northwest, where should I go after visiting Zhangye? Zhangye is located in the north of Ejina Banner. The grassland scenery here is very good, and there are classic Populus euphratica forest landscape groups, not to mention Dunhuang in the west. The splendid civilization in the depths of Gobi and Xining and Lanzhou in the southeast are also very distinctive cities, which are worth visiting. Let's take a look at Bian Xiao's introduction.

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Various routes from Zhangye

Starting from Zhangye, there are many routes. I will introduce some classic routes to my friends in this part. They are:

East: Zhangye-Jinchang-Wuwei-Lanzhou;

Northwest: Zhangye-Ejina Banner-Jiayuguan

To the west: Zhangye-Jiayuguan-Dunhuang

South: Zhangye-Qilian-Chaka Salt Lake-Heima River-Xining

Silk Road Ring Road: Depart from Lanzhou, No.7, clear lake-Chaka Salt Lake-Qilian-Zhangye-Jiayuguan-Dunhuang-Lanzhou.

Silk Road Ring Road: 3-4 days from Zhangye, colorful Danxia-Qilian-Chaka-Heimahe-Qinghai Lake-Ta 'er Temple.

East: Zhangye-Jinchang-Wuwei-Lanzhou

The cities east of Zhangye are Jinchang, Wuwei, Lanzhou and Jinchang, all of which are old mining cities and produce "nickel". Therefore, this city is also called "Nickel Capital". Jinchang people have a strong spirit of entertainment and call themselves "nickel-making" cities. Due to the depletion of mineral resources in recent years, Jinchang is also developing into a tourist city. At present, Jinchang has the largest Bauhinia Sea, which is here from April to June. Jinchang also has the mysterious ancient city of Li Xuan, where the mysterious Roman Legion disappeared. Jackie Chan's film Lion in the Sky was shot against this background. There are so many scenic spots here that friends who want to go to the northwest must not miss them.

There are many scenic spots in Wuwei, the most famous of which are the land where China's tourist symbol "Flying on a Swallow" came out, the unique Chinese-Western comparison table in the world, the Xixia stele, Tiantai Mountain Grottoes, Kumarajiva Tower, the originator of China Grottoes, China's first translation, Longyou Temple of Literature, Baita Temple and the witnesses of Tibet's integration into Chinese territory. The names of scenic spots in Wuwei sound different.

Northwest: Zhangye-Ejina Banner-Jiayuguan

As for the Ejina Banner in Zhangye, the most splendid season is from the end of September to October every year.

The most beautiful season in Ejina Banner lasts less than 30 days every year, and it will be advanced or postponed several days every year due to weather factors. However, the beautiful yellow leaves will arrive at the end of September as scheduled, whether in advance or later. After 5438+ 10 in mid-June, yellow leaves will fall one after another, so now to September is not the best season to watch yellow leaves. In the past, many friends entered Ejina Banner from Jiayuguan or Yinchuan. Here is a route from Zhangye to Ejina Banner.

D 1- Colorful Danxia-Jiayuguan (45km from Zhangye to Danxia, and Danxia to Jiayuguan 170km)

D2 Jiayuguan-Black Water City Site, Strange Forest (500 km, 6.5 hours, overnight in Ejina Banner)

D3 Ejina Banner-Jiayuguan City (400 km, 5 hours, overnight in Jiayuguan)

Recommended attractions: Black Water City, Strange Forest, Shenju Salt Sea and Populus euphratica Forest.

To the west: Zhangye-Jiayuguan-Dunhuang

At present, the route west of Zhangye is the most mainstream tourist route. Most tourists who come to Zhangye and Dunhuang will choose this route. Most of the trips are in Zhangye and Danxia on the first day, staying in Jiayuguan in the evening, in Jiayuguan Tower the next morning, in Dunhuang in the afternoon and in Dunhuang on the third day. If it is a chartered tour or go on road trip, you can add other attractions you like, but if it is a group tour, remember the following points to distinguish whether it is good to travel with a group: First, is there a car guarantee for Zhangye to Dunhuang; Second, did you get on or off midway? Third, whether there is catering; Fourth, whether there is an experience project; Fifth, whether to use four-star and above hotels during the trip; Sixth, is it really not to enter the store or at your own expense? If you can meet the above points, you can choose with confidence; Since you choose to travel with a group, please feel free to choose.

South (Silk Road Loop): Zhangye-Qilian-Chaka Salt Lake-Heimahe-Xining

Tips:

Many friends will choose to go deeper to shoot the beautiful scenery of Qa Salt Lake, but be sure to watch your step. There are many salt caves in the salt lake, some of which are very obvious. You can see them clearly on the white salt layer. Some of them are already very thin, but you can't tell. If you are not careful, you may step on them. Therefore, when looking for no one to take pictures in the salt lake, you must remember to keep your feet in mind!

Reason for selection: National Highway 227 from Zhangye to Xining via Qilian is known as one of the most beautiful highways in China. It can't be a classic tourist route. From July to August, you can see the rape sea at the source of the gate. You can also see the snow scenes of Qilian Prairie, Arou Temple and Zhuo'er Mountain, as well as the sunrise of Chaka Salt Lake and Heima River in the sky. Remember, choosing a group tour saves time and effort. This route is full of beautiful scenery. Please come before.

Although there are many scenic spots, everyone's preferences and priorities are different, and the speed of playing is different. If you want to be more free and simple, I suggest that young friends choose a carpool tour called Gan Qing Xiaohuan, with Zhangye as the middle point for six days. One is the route from Zhangye to Dunhuang via Jiayuguan, and the other is the most beautiful National Highway 227 to Xining. The combination of the two classic routes is Gan Qing Small Ring!