All the way west

Travel is a disease, and going out can heal.

For a southerner like me, I am really looking northwest.

I always feel that it is vast and vigorous, with a wild beauty.

The planned route is like this

Chengdu-Xining (Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake)-Lhasa-Nyingchi-Chengdu

It’s like going all the way down

Chengdu-Lanzhou-Zhangyu-Jiayuguan-Dunhuang-Germu-Lhasa-Xining-Chengdu

The reason why travel has magic is probably to have variables and surprises.

First stop, Lanzhou

The first impression of Lanzhou stayed, "Unfamiliar, please give me a Lanzhou."

In fact, Lanzhou feels more like a bowl of spicy noodles. Who said that the northerners do not eat spicy, you come out and I promise not to beat you. Ma Anjun Spicy Noodles, which is sought after by the locals in a small alley next to the museum, is really not too delicious. It is very strong, hot and spicy, soup is rich, with a plate of beef or lamb.

Lan Zhou

After eating, visit the provincial museum, and the famous "Ma Ting Feiyan" is here. Because of the controversy, the museum is now called "Bronze Run Horse". The museum has four floors, namely the Silk Road Civilization, Gansu Painted Pottery, Ancient Fossils, and Buddhist Art. There are volunteers in the library to explain, it is worthwhile to spend a long time listening to it.

Gansu Provincial Museum Gansu Provincial Museum

Walk through the museum and ride along Binhe Road to Baitashan Park. Stop and stop along the way, the willow trees on the Yellow River embankment are especially suitable for dating. Lanzhou in summer is cool in the morning and evening, and the air is dry. There are many Muslims along the way, women wear gauze, and men wear white hats.

Lan Zhou

Baitashan Park is suitable for 5-6 pm, watching the entire Lanzhou City at the top of the mountain. The Yellow River passes through the city, and the white clouds are very low, as if at your fingertips. Come to a green tea ice cream, too good.

White Mountain Park White Mountain Park

In the evening, sit on the Yellow River and watch the sunset, talk to your favorite people.

Lan Zhou

Go to the public lane for food. Almost every city has such a food street, but the foods that are sold in different regions are different. The most common beef and mutton in Lanzhou, the noodles are really good. As for the gray beans and milk eggs that the net red said, the kebabs really don’t feel much. People are pleasantly surprised.

Second stop, Zhang Wei

From Lanzhou West to Zhangye West, the train takes about 3 hours and the fare is 149.5. Zhangye Railway Station is about 40 kilometers away from Danxia Geopark, and it is a rural scenery in the northwest.

The ticket price of Danxia Geological Park is 72 yuan, including the shuttle bus from the scenic spot to the scenic spot. It can be said that the price is very conscience. I used to see the beautiful scenery, suddenly saw such a vast and desolate mountain range, there is actually a feeling that can not be said. Pure blue sky, colorful mountains, can not help but sigh, the motherland's great rivers and mountains. Why go abroad, want to use your feet to measure every inch of the land of the motherland, travel all over the country, and experience a different life.

Zhang Yu Danxia National Geological Park Zhang Yu Danxia National Geological Park

The third stop, Jiayuguan

Zhang Xixi departed to Jiayuguan for two and a half hours, sitting on a regular car with a fare of 32.5 yuan.

The overall feeling of Jiayuguan is that the city is clean, the air is fresh, and the prices are cheap. The locals like to spend the night living, so the business of Datang Food Street is booming. Most of the stores are mainly barbecued, lamb leg, mutton skewers or something. The most recommended is the leg of lamb, a whole leg of lamb, as long as 25 yuan, followed by lamb chops, 68 yuan 1 kg, the taste is too good. My husband actually killed two legs and had a picture to testify.

I am sitting next to me and I want to pretend not to know him! That is no one who eats.

The pass for Guancheng + First Pier + Cantilever Great Wall on Ctrip, 118 yuan. But in the end we only went to Guancheng and the cantilever Great Wall. The first pier was too far away and I didn't go. Going on the road to the cantilever Great Wall, traffic control, military exercises, 100 tanks passing by us, dusty, spectacular.

The world’s first glory, the ancient military heavy ground, can still feel now.

The cantilever Great Wall is in danger and climbs to the top and overlooks the Gobi Desert.

After encountering a full-time mother in Dunhuang with a 3-year-old son, she said that the next stop to the Fangte of Jiayuguan, I know, Fangte in the north, Happy Valley in the South.

The fourth stop, Dunhuang

I don't know how to describe the mood of going to Dunhuang. My husband, Mr. Big Fish, said, I am a liar. I said that I went to Lhasa. First, I caught a cold and couldn’t enter Tibet. I stayed in Lanzhou. I felt that I was really beautiful and went to Jiayuguan. In the end, I still want to go to Dunhuang. In short, I made all the tricks to deceive him to Dunhuang. I also took the green leather train for more than 6 hours and walked through the desolate Gobi Desert. In order to go to Dunhuang and meet the desire of Mr. Big Fish to go to Lhasa, we finally had to take an 8-hour car from Dunhuang to go to Golmud to take the train to Lhasa. But I must say that if I have never been to Dunhuang, I have never been to the Northwest. Dunhuang gave me a very good impression. All taxis are charged on the table. The hotels in Dunhuang Town are really cheap. It is recommended to be Dunhuang Dasheng Holiday Hotel, 40 square meters of river view, and Ctrip discount of 122 yuan\night. Eat, definitely higher than Jiayuguan, a mutton soup 40-50 yuan, but the taste is really good, the best mutton soup is eaten in Jiayuguan. Mingshashan Crescent Lake Scenic Area can be three-in and three-out (out of the face only needs facial recognition the next day, the third day can go in, this scenic area is too smart.) The most interesting way to play, the first day in Mingsha Mountain to watch the sunset, the stars Look at the sunrise the next day. It’s not that the sunset of Mingsha Mountain is beautiful. It’s probably a state of mind. It’s close to your favorite person. Behind the vast desert Gobi, the sun sinks little by little, the Crescent Moon at the foot of the mountain. In different colors.

Mingshashan Crescent Spring Mingshashan Crescent Spring Mingshashan Crescent Spring Mingshashan Crescent Spring

Occasional Anta filmed the next season's advertising film. A few boys playing streetball, the sun is handsome and energetic.

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Mogao Grottoes tickets need to be booked online 1-2 days in advance, the fare is 200, including the Art Gallery, Dunhuang Cinema, and cave visits.

Mogao Grottoes, I was shocked by countless times, and I once stood in mourning. Marvel, exquisite murals, more than 700 caves, in the ancient times of artificial, a little bit of chiseling, painting. The power of the people, the power of faith. Fan Jinshi, the current director of the Dunhuang Academy, can be said to have paid a lifetime for Dunhuang. This woman is too great. She created a digital Mogao Grottoes to let more people understand the Mogao Grottoes and protect the Mogao Grottoes.

Mogao Cave Add a picture to describe the mourning! Nowadays, Wang Yuanlu has rehabilitated. In the circumstances, Wang Daoshi only did what he thought should be done, including using some books in the Jingjing Cave for money for the restoration of the Mogao Grottoes, and repairing the murals by himself. Caused further damage to cultural relics. Keep writing reports asking these treasures to be delivered to the government. However, at that time, the government was indifferent, weak and incompetent, and was later deceived by a number of Western so-called explorers to plunder a large number of cultural treasures. Many of the precious artifacts are lying in the British Museum and the Louvre. Only when scholars apply or go out to exhibit, have a chance to see her true face. Dunhuang is Chinese, but Dunhuang studies belong to the world. We must not only accuse the predators of greed, but also reflect on it. The government at that time was corrupt and incompetent. Thank you for being born in the best of times.

Next stop, Lhasa.

From Dunhuang Bus Station to Golmud Railway Station, the fare is 137 yuan, and the time is 8 hours. It is best to book online in advance, and only send two buses every day. Passing through the Gobi Desert in the no-man's land, the signal is good and bad along the way, and the identity documents are checked twice on the road. The train from Golmud to Lhasa arrived at Lhasa at 9:00 the next morning at 19:45, passing the song.

Naqu

Along the green meadows, cattle and sheep are in groups, richer than the northwest.

To be honest, I didn't particularly care about Lhasa, especially in Lhasa after being hyped up in the past two years. I don't know why, Wen Qing, who has never been to Lhasa, is not Wen Qing. The song written by Tsangyang Gyatso was translated into different versions of love poems. "Living in the Potala Palace, I am the biggest king in the snowy region, wandering in the streets of Lhasa, I am the most beautiful lover in the world." I would rather accept another version of "Living in the Potala Palace, I am holding a clear position." Yang Jiacuo, living in the mountain downs, I am the prodigal son of Sangwangbo." Looking back at the life of Tsangyang Gyatso, they are all bound and restrained. It is impossible to write such a mad love poem. This is probably the later people. I hope to think about it. It is a pity that the spiritual tower of Tsangyang Gyatso is not in the Potala Palace. This may also be a relief for him. As he once said, "The world is full of dual law, and it does not bear the burden."

The Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple Barkhor Street are landmarks.

Barkhor Street The Potala Palace The Potala Palace

After a clockwise walk along the Jokhang Temple, many worshippers, men, women, old people, and even three-year-old children. People who have seen many pilgrimages on the Internet, but they will still be shocked at the time, they come from different places but have the same faith.

The Potala Palace needs to book an appointment in advance and start booking at 8:00 in the morning. Usually, the ticket for the next day is reserved, there are electronic explanations, and there are also explanations. It is recommended that you please explain the lecturer. Anything you can't understand can be asked, and each of the interpreters has different understandings of the Potala Palace. The words are similar but have personal insights. After visiting the Potala Palace, you can feed the pigeons in the square and sleep on the bench.

Auntie came over and asked if you need to make a braid, a few dollars for a whip, and colorful is good-looking.

Lhasa City is small and suitable for hanging out. The whole city feels lazy, especially like Chengdu, but the people of Lhasa like to drink sweet tea, and Chengdu people like to cover bowls of tea. Lhasa’s most famous Bright Tea House is closed at 6 pm, and his family’s fried potatoes are delicious, sweet tea. I prefer the sweet tea of ​​Dobsangbu in Barkhor Street, which feels more intense.

Guangming Gangqiong Sweet Tea House

If you have plenty of time, you can walk some of Lhasa's alleys. It's very interesting. You can eat some snacks that are not named, and the locals are very comfortable.

Yituo Road can be said to be the most popular place in Lhasa. Each small alley has a Tibetan-style inn and a homestay. More than one hundred rooms can accommodate a room with a separate bathroom. After 9:00 pm, many singers sang in the street, and there were many folk songs. I bought a few bottles of Lhasa beer, drank wine, listened to songs, and returned late at night. Probably in Lhasa, time is used to waste.

Namased Restaurant (Yituo Road)

The most beautiful humanities are in Lhasa, and the most beautiful scenery is outside the city. Yamdrok is indeed a holy lake worth visiting. Unbeatable can not describe her beauty, the plateau lake has a commonality, the temperature is low, the weather is unpredictable, so I must remember to bring a jacket. There are many local people in the lake holding Tibetan mastiffs, yaks, lambs and tourists taking pictures, a photo ranging from 5-10 pieces. My heart is actually contradictory. These beautiful creatures should run freely in the vast grasslands, but they are forced to take photos with different people every day. But later I also thought that their owners had to feed a family and have different difficulties, so all things have two sides, not commenting.

羊卓雍措

Next stop, tea card, Qinghai Lake

Card card, tea card, who gave you such a beautiful name? Is the Chaka Salt Lake probably because of the vibrating fire? Everyone was busy taking pictures of themselves, and a lot of young ladies shivered in the lake in a red dress, just to make beautiful photos. The day we went was cloudy, so there was no beautiful reflection on the vibrato, but the tea card on the rainy day had a melancholy beauty, and we still had fun.

Tea Salt Lake

The ticket for Salt Lake is 70 yuan. The accommodation is recommended by Chaka Town. The small family hotel in Ulan, which is booked on Ctrip, is filled with flowers and plants. The parking outside the courtyard can be stopped. The room is clean and clean. Everyone sat around and talked about the land, as if it had crossed the geographical differences.

Ulan Family Homestay

About Qinghai Lake, on the Internet, magazines have seen too many of her myths. However, after a round of driving around Qinghai Lake, we concluded that we must have gone to a fake Qinghai Lake. The weather is not good, the fog can't watch the sunrise, the bird island is closed, and the nearby B&B Inns are all closed, like a ghost town. Find some trails to the lake, there are local people to charge, 5 people. After eating a hot pot at the lake, we are still very entertaining.

Eat hot pot by the lake in Qinghai

The scenery on the road is actually beautiful, the vast grasslands, the flocks of cattle and sheep, and the winding roads.

Return to Xining, the East Gate halal temple can go shopping, take a look at the special halal architecture, visit Muslims to worship.

East Gate to the Great Mosque

The entire trip took 15 days, train + car rental. If you go next time, be sure to drive by yourself. Going a little further and going slower.