Recommended routes for visiting the National Day in several months in Gannan Ring Road, Qinghai.

During the National Day, everyone can come to go on road trip. The autumn scenery in Gannan is also very beautiful. You can have a good visit. The following is the introduction information of relevant scenic spots. You can arrange your own routes and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Qinghai Gannan Ring Road

Xining-gangcha county-Qilian-Heihe Grand Canyon-Zhangye, Gansu-Shandan Military Racecourse-Yellow River Shilin National Geopark-Lanzhou

This is one of the most popular self-driving routes in Qinghai. It can connect the most distinctive scenic spots in Qinghai and Gansu. Even if it is an ordinary car for users. In the tourist season, adjusting the destination along the way can help you avoid the crowds.

July is the most suitable month for Qinghai to take the Gannan Ring Road. After arriving in Xining, you can go directly to Qinghai Lake to enjoy the beautiful scenery of flowers and stay in gangcha county on the same day. It takes 4 hours from gangcha county to Qilian. After arrival, you can rest in a local hotel, and then go to Zhuo'er Mountain, which has a superior ecological environment and overlooks the Xuefeng Mountain.

Zhuo'er Mountain provides visitors with a slice-and-specimen viewing experience. You can enjoy the Danxia Cliff, Xuefeng and the rolling rape fields at the foot of the Qilian Mountains.

take a bus to the tourist center at the entrance. The road twists and turns along the boardwalk. The scenery in front of you will change every time. In the distance is the huge Danxia Cliff, and in the vicinity is the colorful Danbi Flower Sea. The village is hidden in the rolling mountains. At the top of the mountain, the terrain becomes flat, facing the towering Amitoso.

the commanding height is the site of Xixia beacon tower. This is the best place to watch and shoot Amidongso. Sunlight passes through thick clouds and falls on mountains and the earth. Rape flowers flow out of Danxia Valley and into highland barley fields. With the ups and downs of the terrain, it flocked to the hillside opposite Amidongso. There is an eye in the sky on the platform at the top of the mountain, a white tower of unity and peace, and a pile of colorful prayer flags. Especially suitable for the foreground shooting of Amidongsuo Snow Mountain.

the commanding height is the site of Xixia beacon tower. This is the best place to watch and shoot Amidongso. Sunlight passes through thick clouds and falls on mountains and the earth. Rape flowers flow out of Danxia Valley and into highland barley fields. With the ups and downs of the terrain, it flocked to the hillside opposite Amidongso. There is an eye in the sky on the platform at the top of the mountain, a white tower of unity and peace, and a pile of colorful prayer flags. Especially suitable for the foreground shooting of Amidongsuo Snow Mountain.

the next day, you can explore Qilian by two routes, and drive westward for 1 hour to reach Heihe grand canyon. There are two sections of Heihe Grand Canyon that are worth visiting. One is an 8-kilometer-long mountain road from Huangzangsi Village, where you can see the beautiful world composed of snow-capped mountains, trees, streams and villages. However, cars can only reach the mouth of the canyon, and there is no place for development. People with outdoor hiking experience and equipment can continue to explore in depth. You can walk along the path between the cliffs and enjoy the scenery of the canyon. When the journey is difficult to grasp, you must go back to the original road.

the other is the provincial highway 32, which extends eastward along Qilian Mountain and will take you to the vast Qilian grassland. You can also visit the historic Arou Temple and the ruins of the ancient city of Ebao, which used to be the north gate of Qinghai Province.

The continuous Qilian Mountains connect the first half of the Hexi Corridor, as well as the stormy years that have happened in this land. The vast grassland in the north and south of the mountain used to be the battlefield of flying horses, but now we can still see the sight of thousands of horses galloping.

Arou Temple is located at the foot of Qilian Snow Mountain. It is a Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhist temple and was once a mobile affiliated temple of Arou tribe. Now entering the temple, you can see the magnificent Dajingtang, Maitreya Hall, Golden Ruyi Eight Pagodas and other buildings. The most striking thing is the huge black yak yurt, which is the tradition of Mongolian yurts and the tradition of taking the yurt as the hall preserved by mobile temples. Now the yurt is made by 5 people, with an internal area of about 3 square meters. It is said that nearly one ton of yak hair is used by * *.

White felt houses and colorful prayer flags are scattered on the grass slope behind the temple. In the distance is Qilian Xuefeng. Arou Temple has racetrack and animal husbandry activities. In the tourist season, you can taste yak yogurt in collectors and experience the feeling of riding horses in Qilian grassland.

take the 32 provincial highway to the north and enter the 227 national highway to reach Zhangye, Gansu. In the evening, you can enter the Danxia Mountain Scenic Area in Zhangye, where you can see the most beautiful Danxia scenery. Whether it is the famous colorful mountains in recent years, the towering ice ditch Danxia, the steep Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon, or the unique and gorgeous Danxia landform around Zhangye, you will be shocked by this wonderful work of nature.

In peak season, you can avoid Dunhuang and head south to Shandan Military Racecourse. There are no tour groups in Shandan Military Racecourse all the year round. Only cows, sheep, horses and snowy grasslands. The sunny and starry scenery of Jinshan is worth staying here for one night.

After that, you can go all the way east, which is another destination with less scenery and beautiful scenery, and that is the Yellow River Shilin National Geopark.

Drive south from the Yellow River Shilin for 2 hours to reach the last battle-Lanzhou. Most of the scenic spots and landmark buildings in Lanzhou, such as Shuicheyuan, Zhongshan Railway Bridge and Baitashan Park, are concentrated on the highway along the Yellow River. Different from the poor traffic and chaotic people flow in the south of the city, you can calm down here and enjoy the "Lanzhou Bund".

When to go

From March to May, it is suitable for exploring in Beishan where cherry blossoms, Guide and azaleas are in full bloom. During this time, the frozen soil is not easy to get stuck in the car, and it is also a good time to go to Hoh Xil or visit the Three Rivers.

June to August is the best self-driving season. In July, Qinghai Lake, Menyuan and Qilian Rape Blossom Sea are splendid, and August is the harvest season of grassland water plants in Qinghai.

from September to October, you can drive through the forest farm or canyon area and see the gorgeous autumn colors. At this time, the red grass beach in the alpine wetland is very beautiful. Walking in Yushu, Haixi and Guoluo, you should pay attention to the weather changes, where it often snows in September.

November to February, around the Tibetan New Year, is the best time to visit the village. There are many temple fairs and local folk activities. It is easier to see large wild animals in the nature reserve in winter, but special attention should be paid to road conditions and weather.