Danxia Tour in Dunhuang, Zhangye -Day 1

First of all, introduce the overall planning of this trip to Dunhuang, and stay with the group for 4 days as a whole. The plan is as follows:

The night before yesterday, with excitement, I packed my bags and ran to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport as soon as I got off work, ready to leave for Lanzhou, Gansu. In fact, the main core of this time is to worship the greatest world miracle "Mogao Grottoes". Although it is low in May, the temperature in Gansu is quite low during this period, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, which is not hotter than that in Shanghai. You should take a coat. I heard that it snowed there around the 20th.

? Arriving in Lanzhou around 1 in the morning, a tour guide took us to a nearby hotel to arrange accommodation. We were so sleepy that we fell asleep because we had to get up at 5:30 to eat. We only ate Lanzhou beef Lamian Noodles for breakfast, because it is close to the airport and there is nothing nearby. The taste is ok, but we ate noodles early in the morning, which is a bit heavy.

It takes about 1.5 hours to take the bus to Lanzhou Railway Station and the train to Zhangye City at 6:30. Taking the bus is really tiring. For me, four hours is almost a good rest, feeling refreshed, so I set off with the big army. It takes about 2.5 hours by train from Lanzhou to Zhangye, and it will arrive at Zhangye around 1 1:00. After arriving in Zhangye, another tour guide received us and was responsible for the arrangements for the last two days. The tour guide received us and took a two-hour bus ride to today's destination: Zhangye Danxia National Geopark.

In the morning, I met the beautiful scenery on the train from Lanzhou to Zhangye: Qilian Mountain is covered with snow, and the highest elevation of Qilian Mountain is about 5000 meters. At present, in order to protect the ecological environment, Qilian Mountain has banned foreign tours and can only enjoy its beauty in the distance.

It looks quite low in the distance, but the altitude is quite high. It snows all year round.

Arrived at the scenic spot around noon 12 and had lunch nearby. Because it is the off-season, there are not many tour groups, which is more relaxed.

We took a group photo at the entrance of Zhangye Danxia National Geopark:

Then we entered the scenic spot and started today's core trip. Everyone is very excited. Take some special photos at the door first:

The son of a dragon, unlike the book, is a bit scary:

Panoramic map of scenic spot:

Before we begin the following introduction, let's introduce Danxia landform for a better understanding.

1. Geographical location

Zhangye City, located in the middle of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, was one of the four counties in Hexi in ancient times. Origin of the name: In BC 12 1 year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent a Huoxi expedition, and Zhangye County was established only after the defeat of Xiongnu, which means "breaking the arm of Xiongnu, opening the arm of China, and connecting the western regions". The name is quite interesting. It can be seen that the geographical location was very important at that time. The poem about Zhang Ye is even more beautiful: "If you don't look at the snow in Qilian Mountain, you mistake Zhang Ye for Jiangnan". Isn't the beauty of "one lake and mountains, half city towers, continuous reeds and ancient temples everywhere" more beautiful than Jiangnan?

2. Causes of formation

Danxia refers to isolated peaks and steep rocks formed by long-term weathering and stripping of red glutenite and flowing water erosion. The Danxia landform here developed from pre-Jurassic to Tertiary about 2 million years ago. Danxia landform is mainly distributed in China, the western United States, Central Europe and Australia, among which China is the most widely distributed.

3. Honor evaluation

The national AAAA-level scenic spot was named "one of the six most beautiful strange landforms in China" by National Geographic in 2009. 20 1 1 was named "one of the top ten magical geographical wonders in the world" by the authoritative and instructive National Geographic magazine.

4. Landscape area

The landscape area mainly includes Binggou Danxia Scenic Area and Colorful Danxia Scenic Area, which are about 12km apart. Binggou Danxia Scenic Spot is mainly distributed in Le Kang Township and Baiyin Township of Sunan County, Zhangye City, and colorful Danxia Scenic Spot is mainly distributed in Nijiaying Township of Linze County. And this time I went to the colorful Danxia scenic spot, which is the best.

5. Film and television shooting base

The endless red mountain in Zhang Yimou's Three Guns Surprise is Zhang Ye's Danxia landform.

Zhang Yimou likes the colorful Danxia in Zhangye very much. The movie "The Great Wall" released on 20 16 is also based on Danxia in Zhangye, with the most beautiful clouds on the horizon and the most beautiful landscape on the ground. William and Torval were chased by the Khitans.

Renjie III, released in 2008, was also filmed in Danxia, Zhangye.

Let's begin to visit the hospital:

There are four observation platforms in the whole scenic spot, 1-4. Our route, first go to the No.2 sightseeing platform to see the sunset return and the sleeping beauty landform; Then go to 1 Jingguangtai to see the colorful Xia Danxia landform; I'm not going on the 3rd. It is said that there are camels on it. The tour guide said there was nothing more and nothing to see. There were no really special scenic spots where the car passed, so I went directly to the No.4 comprehensive viewing platform, which was the most beautiful scenic spot and the finale.

The first distinctive Danxia landform, what a beautiful feeling (No.2 Scenic Platform)

The second Danxia landform: Sleeping Beauty (No.2 Scenic Platform)

I wonder if you can see the shape of a person?

There was long hair covering my head in the middle, and then I lay on my back, feeling a little. Because there is no special tourist column, I just listened to the tour guide and got to know it.

Let's take a look at another panorama of the above two landforms:

One more photo of myself.

The third feature is Danxia: Scallop (No.1 Jingguangtai)

Let's look at a group of colorful Danxia: (No.65438 +0 Jingguangtai)

Entering the No.4 tourist station, the tour guide took an interesting photo for us and asked us, "Do you want to shoot an armed play?" Eighteen-handed dragon "Of course, I can't miss this fun. It seems that I am the only one who is so enthusiastic, and no one else responds. Haha, whatever, above:

Characteristic Danxia landform: the tortoise asks the sky (the fourth largest Jingtai)

Characteristic Danxia landform: Little Potala Palace (No.4 Guangjingtai)

Characteristic Danxia landform: playing with fire dragons (Jingtai in the fourth place)

The scenery in Danxia is so beautiful. After the tour, I was fascinated. I feel very happy to see such "strange" scenery in nature, just like entering a fairyland-like myth! I couldn't help but take two more photos:

After that, I will take the travel agency bus to Jiayuguan accommodation hotel for dinner. It takes about three hours to drive, and we will eat near the hotel around 8: 30. By this time, I was already hungry, and I had added some bread to fill my stomach. At this time, Jiayuguan City, the sky is still transparent and bright. It won't get dark until around 9: 30. Sure enough, after we finished eating, we felt the weather was a little gray. Sure enough, it is longer than the daytime in Shanghai. The magic at this time is already dark!

After eating, staying in a hotel, I finally had a rest. I didn't feel tired on the first day. After running all day, my mouth was thirsty and the climate was dry. My head was full of all kinds of fruits. Drinking water is useless. So after the hotel put away the luggage, I asked some friends to go downstairs to find the prey!

After a day's trip, have a good sleep at night, perfect!

The second day's travel link: Dunhuang trip-Crescent Spring+Mingsha Mountain -Day2