Recommended travel routes in Gansu in August

I don’t know if you have paid attention to tourism in Gansu recently. August in the golden autumn is really a blowout time for tourism in Gansu. It is definitely a good choice to come to the Northwest during the cool season. The crescent moon spring in Gansu is the most popular, and the Mogao Grottoes are also popular places. Let’s take a look at the August travel guide prepared by the editor.

The editor recommends two routes to everyone, one is the Northwest Great Ring Road, and the other is in Gannan.

Northwest Grand Ring Road:

Route: In and out of Lanzhou → Xining, Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake, Delingha, Qaidam Basin, and over the Dangjin Mountain Pass to Dunhuang, Mo Gao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring → Yadan Landform, Yumen Pass, Yangguan, and then along the Lianhuo Expressway → Jiayuguan, Zhangye. At this time, you can enter the Qilian Mountains from Zhangye Biandukou → Zhuoer Mountain, Menyuan, Qilian County, turn From Banshan to Xining, and finally to Lanzhou.

Reason for recommendation:

This road spans quite a long way, and the history included in this section includes the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties. The scenery on the road includes the snow-capped Qilian Mountains and the scenery next door like a solitary smoke in the desert. The local ethnic minorities are actually the ethnic groups that historically contributed to China's historical events. Like the Xiongnu, Tubo, and Dangxiang Qiang, we can still know a little bit about them in the current local area! This route basically includes the main tourist attractions in Gansu. In fact, you can visit it no matter what season it is. Like the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, the editor goes without saying that the Crescent Moon Spring is also one of the must-visit attractions in Gansu.

The other route is called Gannan. Cabbage is a prefecture-level city in Gansu. It has the most beautiful grasslands in China. The grasslands are basically concentrated in this place. The grasslands used to be the desert areas of Gansu. Sanko and Zoige are famous places among tourists. On this route, there are also plateau lakes. Plateau lakes are inherently clearer and more pure, and they are even more beautiful under the sunlight at high altitudes. The directly recommended places are Huahu→Gahai→Tangke. If you want to visit again, Maqu is the first bay of the Yellow River with nine bends.

The main route in Gannan: starting from Lanzhou, passing through Linxia, ??and arriving at Xiahe. Attractions on the way include: Labrang Monastery, which is one of the six major temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism and the residence of Jamyang Living Buddha. Continuing forward, you can pass by Guomang Wetland and reach Gahai. This place is a great place for bird photography. Birds migrate in autumn, and there will be a magnificent bird migration scene during autumn.

Continuing forward, you can reach the junction of Gansu and Sichuan. There is Langmusi there. Langmusi is a Tibetan temple, but you must remember the difference. There are two Langmusi, one is from Gansu and the other is From Sichuan. In Gansu, you can see the Sky Burial Platform from a distance.

Drive a little further from Langmusi, there is a fork in the road, go straight to Huahu. Tonk's route. If you turn the corner, you will arrive at Zhagana, the paradise described by the famous traveler Locke. It is a really beautiful place.

August is a popular season for traveling in Gansu. The two recommended routes are both classic Gansu self-driving routes. I hope you will like it~