Gansu-Qingdao Great Ring Road is the most popular route in road trip in recent years, and it is very popular with young domestic tourists. Everyone can go to road trip or ride a bike, but it is recommended to drive, which consumes too much energy and time. Now you can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way by train. This is a detailed tour guide map of Ganqing Ring Road.

Some people say that one must go to the Great Northwest Link in one's life, because a big link is equivalent to 11 trips. The most classic seven-day Northwest Ring Road spans about 2,711 kilometers in Qinghai and Gansu provinces, covering about 21 scenic spots in the two provinces. All the seemingly out-of-place beauty, such as desert, Gobi, grottoes, Ya Dan, Danxia, mountains and rivers, lakes, all converge on this line.

You may have to travel many times to see the whole scenery, and you can meet it here. In the northwest, the scenic spots are scattered and far away, so in the case of inconvenient transportation of scenic spots in the northwest, the most suitable way is to drive by car.

in may, the annual long-distance summer vacation was put on the agenda again. Where are you going this year? At a family gathering, I occasionally talked about this topic. I said that my daughter wanted to visit the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. A person is too tired to drive, so he can only travel with a group regretfully. I didn't expect to get a positive response from my brother's family, saying that it was better for us to rent a seven-seater car in Xining. It was not too tired for two people to take turns driving, so we went on a trip.

1:z86 Nanjing-Xi 'an An

Comfortable soft sleeper car

2 days 2 Xi 'an An-Xining

Arrive at Xi 'an An Station at noon the next day, take subway line 1 at Wudaokou Station to North Street, then transfer to line 2 to Xi 'an Anbei Station, then take D2673 to Xi 'an Anbei Station in Xining, arrive at Xining Station at 19:41, and go directly. There was something wrong with renting a car, and the first car couldn't catch fire directly.

the second car has been photographed and is ready to be picked up. My wife said there seemed to be something wrong with the shift of the staff, so I asked the master to hang up personally. The result is really hard to hang up. It's good to hang up three times out of ten. I dare not drive thousands of kilometers in such a car.

fortunately, there is nothing wrong with the third car. Try the brake throttle position repeatedly. All the places where the car was wiped were photographed and stayed. In the later journey, the car was quite powerful and nothing happened.

high-speed railway station Branch of Xining Automobile Co., Ltd.

As the fuel tank of the lift car has reached the warning line, it immediately went out to refuel. It's almost ten o'clock. I ate a Lamian Noodles in a hurry and stayed at Home Inn (No.26 Jianguo Street).

See the night view of Xining from the guest room.

3 days in Qilian Town, Xining, Zhuo'er Mountain (the total journey is about 291km)

To the west of Xining, take Datong exit and enter G227. When you cross Daban Mountain, you encounter falling rocks. Fortunately, I waited for the construction vehicle to clear the field, and it only took me ten minutes to pass normally.

Dabanshan Toll Station

Go on, cross the 3,711-meter Jingyangling Pass, and go to Ebao Town, the traffic artery of the Silk Road, where you have lunch and walk all the way to Zhuo'er Mountain.

Ebao Ancient Town (newly-built)

It takes about one o'clock in the afternoon to reach Mount Zall by passing Arou Temple

. Zhuo'er Mountain is facing Niuxin Mountain. The snow on the top of the mountain is clearly visible. The rape flowers at the foot of the mountain correspond to the yellow and green of the wheat fields, so it is called "Qilian Mountain in the sky".

Mount Zall is 4328 meters above sea level. Maybe I'm not used to just going to the plateau, or I may walk a little fast. After coming down from Mount Zall, I was a little at a loss. After playing for about two hours, I drove to the homestay in Qilian Town. BB was booked on Airbnb's website more than a month in advance. On the sixth floor of BB, carrying large and small luggage on the sixth floor increased the high response. After a hasty meal in the evening, I went into my room to rest. After a short sleep at night, it is difficult to fall asleep again. I have a terrible headache and my eyes seem to be squeezed out of the frame. Stay up until dawn.

for 4 days, Qilian Town-Colorful Danxia Scenic Area in Zhangye (242km)-Jiayuguan City (about 221km)

I had a headache all night, so I had to get up and take an aspirin. Continue your journey, leave Qilian Town and head for Ebao. Early in the morning, I met herders who drove cattle and sheep out of their homes and went to natural pastures. Cattle and sheep flock across the road to eat grass from time to time. All we can do is wait for them to pass quietly. After all, this is their territory. We are passers-by Don't honk your horn when you meet cattle and sheep, wait for an opportunity to pass, or you will be easily frightened. The consequences will be very troublesome).

Yak

Borrowing sheep

Drive to the fork road in Ebao Town visited yesterday. G227 to Zhangye, Gansu. Passed the 3685-meter Aobaolin Pass and entered Minle County, Gansu Province. I saw Minle County in a documentary that I can't remember. In my impression, the rape field in this county is a bit famous. Sure enough, I saw a large piece of blooming rape flowers along the way and couldn't help but stop to take pictures.

The blooming rape flowers

It's past noon when they arrived in Zhangye Scenic Area. After entering Gansu, Van Gogh has disappeared. I ate a crazy meal in a Sichuan restaurant in the scenic spot to make up for the lack of food yesterday. I also regained my strength. Zhang Ye's colorful Danxia is famous for "Surprise with Three Guns" and later became the location of several popular movies. Piled up like a mountain, covered with colorful ribbons, just like the palette that God left on earth.

After playing in the scenic spot for about two hours, I originally planned to take off by hot air balloon to take a panoramic view of Danxia landform, and asked the staff to open it after five o'clock as appropriate for safety reasons. Forget it. Out of Danxia scenic spot, go straight to Jiayuguan. It was about six o'clock when we arrived at Jiayuguan Scenic Area. The ticket for Jiayuguan is 111 yuan. I learned from the forum and friends who have been there before that this scenic spot is a bit pitted. So we decided to drive around Jiayuguan on three sides, take pictures from all angles and punch in here. Then stay at Ibis Jiayuguan Hotel in the evening.

because it's my first time in Gansu. I experienced Gansu cuisine in a restaurant opposite the hotel. The experience is good.

Delicious milk puree

Five days in Jiayuguan Dunhuang (about 362 kilometers)

Get up in the morning and open the window to see the Qilian Mountains in the distance. Many peaks are wearing white hats. It is covered with perennial snow. Unfortunately, the hotel screen window can't be opened and can't be photographed. I had to shoot Jiayuguan Railway Station downstairs in the hotel. Jiayuguan Railway Station left Jiayuguan and went to Dunhuang. On both sides of expressway is the vast Gobi, all the way to the west, listening to Xu Wei's "Free as the Wind". My heart is full of pride. Feel how wide the world is and how wide the heart is. "

Jiayuguan-Dunhuang

Arrive in Dunhuang at noon. After dinner, we went directly to the Mogao Grottoes Digital Exhibition Center. A month ago, we booked Class A tickets in official website, Mogao Grottoes. 38 yuan/adult. Including digital movies, 8 holes and tour buses. When you make a reservation, you need to make an appointment to be present. You can't be admitted to the hospital after the appointment. Digital movies mainly introduce the past lives of Mogao Grottoes. After watching the movie, take a tour bus to visit the Mogao Grottoes. As the Mogao Grottoes are world-famous art treasures, there are many tourists. And for the sake of safety protection, only line up at the door and enter in batches. Every 15-21 people will be led by a tour guide, who will explain the whole process to a pair of headphones.

Mogao Grottoes: The Mogao Grottoes, known as the Louvre in the East, also known as the Thousand-Buddha Cave, have artistic treasures that have been handed down for thousands of years. Those carefully carved Buddha statues and those carefully sketched and painstakingly painted murals are precious gifts left to us and the world by craftsmen of all ages. The Mogao Grottoes is a classic that can't be missed during the trip to the northwest. The Buddha statue in the cave is very beautiful. The cassock sits on the lotus platform and naturally hangs on the lotus platform. The folds of the cassock covered on the lotus table are clearly visible. In the caisson, dancing dresses, fluttering ribbons. As if traveling through time and space at any time, the murals in the cave are painted with pigments made of precious stones and precious metals. After thousands of years, it is still colorful. Because of the protection of cultural relics, photographs are not allowed in the cave. After visiting the grottoes, the trip to the Mogao Grottoes is over. (Brush Weibo on the high-speed rail. Seeing the rainstorm in Dunhuang area, one day's rainfall is the sum of the whole year. The current washed away the road leading to the Mogao Grottoes, and all the tourists who booked the tickets were refunded. I can't help but secretly rejoice. When we traveled in the northwest, the weather has been fine these days. It's not too late to go back to the Digital Exhibition Center to pick up the car. It's about 11 kilometers to Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area. Tickets are 111 yuan, and children are half price. Does not include any play fees, and pays 1.31/person to play in the scenic spot, including sand skiing and camel riding. One-way electric vehicles in scenic spots.

drive to Dunhuang IU hotel at 8 o'clock. After going through the formalities and having a simple dinner, I went to Dunhuang night market and bought some gifts.

Dunhuang logo bouncing pipa statue.

On the sixth day, Dunhuang-Yumenguan (111km)-Ya Dan Ghost Town (about 71km)-Aksai (181km)

From Dunhuang to Yumen, all the way is Gobi, with few vehicles. Look at the empty road. We also parked on the side of the road and took some road photos.

The Yellow River is getting farther and farther away, because it flows in the middle of the Yellow River, and Yumenguan is located on a lonely mountain. Why use the elegy of willow to complain about the delay of spring, old Yumenguan, a spring breeze is not blowing! In the enlightenment education, everyone in China must recite Tang poems. Finally, seeing is believing. I saw the remaining small square town of Yumen, walked into the city, looked at the yellow rammed earth wall, and felt the sadness and loneliness of the soldiers guarding the border. (Yumen Scenic Area is 41 people, so you don't need to buy a scenic vehicle to drive.)

It takes more than an hour to get to Ya Dan Ghost Town Scenic Area. Ghost Town: Ya Dan Ghost Town in Dunhuang is a part of ancient Lop Nur, with a huge scale. On the endless Gobi, the rugged Ya Dan landforms are dotted with fantastic and spectacular landscapes. Whenever night falls, the sharp strong wind blows through the Gobi, making a terrible roar, which is creepy. Therefore, the "ghost town" is named.

cross the Gobi desert highway and arrive at Aksai Oil Town at 6: 11 p.m. The oil has been mined. The town looks quiet. There is not much traffic. When we settled down in the hotel, we immediately went to Zhuanjing Town, Boluo. Aksai Oil Town: An oil town in Aksai Kazak Autonomous County. Local people collect tickets outside, 21 people. This is the location of the movie "Nine-story Demon Tower". This is an abandoned city that was restored in the 1981s. Many scenes in the film are still intact. Flying minibuses, gas stations and schools are all good places to pose.

Strange picture, a helicopter stops at the entrance of a small hotel to refuel for maintenance.

7-day Aksai-You Xiang service area (about 271 kilometers)-Dachaidan (51 kilometers)-Delingha

Today, I'm going to cross Dangjinshan Mountain at an altitude of more than 3,711 meters and enter Qinghai again, so I got up early in the morning to wash and tidy up. After filling up at 7:31, I started my journey, leaving Aksai for Dangjinshan. There is a 42-kilometer uphill journey, and it is obvious that the 2.1T Datong accelerator is stepping on the end. The car ran out of energy, so I drove 21 yards ahead.

There is a 111m-high sidewalk platform directly opposite the driveway. I wonder what this is for? When I saw a sign written in front of the platform, I suddenly realized. Uncontrolled vehicle navigation. I am afraid of going down the mountain for 42 kilometers in a row. Some vehicles have failed to brake, so let them rush to the high platform to brake. Think of dozens of tons of long trailers. If they fail, it would be terrible to run away.

On the way, when there is a section of road under Jinshan,

we arrive at You Xiang Public Security Checkpoint at 11:31. Everyone in the car has to get off for safety inspection. Photographing is not allowed here. After getting on the bus again, I entered the fish card service area, which was contracted by Tibetans. Only Tibetan food is served. A 59 yuan, feel a bit expensive, and asked for instant noodles. The overall feeling is not very friendly.

We only ate our own snacks. (Actually, you can walk 51 kilometers without eating here. It takes a short time to get to Chaidan Town, the resident of Dachaidan Management Committee. There are all hotels and supermarkets here.

We had dinner before and went directly to the Jade Lake in Dachaidan Lake. It is 5 kilometers from the town to the lake, and the road conditions are extremely poor. Only the tortoise can run fast. At least by the lake, the beautiful scenery made us feel that it was worthwhile to drive this unprecedented rotten road.

there is no development here, and there is no cost. By the lake, a small group of villagers came by car to play. Get out of Emerald Lake at two o'clock in the afternoon, continue to take G3111 Liu Ge Expressway, transfer to Dexiao Expressway, and go to Delingha. Halfway, rest in Waitou Tara service area. Aliens were found near Waitou Tara, and there is an alien site at present. This is not on our itinerary. We only punch in at the service area. Continue to drive east until you reach Delhi.

Tutala service area

Delingha was established in 1988, which is the seat of the state capital of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, with an altitude of about 3,111 meters and an urban population of about 51,111. The air in the town is very fresh. The streets are planned neatly and cleanly. Feel comfortable and livable. Haizi, a poet from Delhi, passed by several times. And wrote the famous poem "Sister, I am in Delingha tonight", which is the only place where many Wen Qing entered Qinghai. There is a Haizi Memorial Hall near Xinyuan Road in Hanting where we live, introducing Haizi's life and his poems.

8 days after Delhi, Delingha-Chaka Salt Lake (211km)-Tianjun County-gangcha county

Take Chad Expressway to s2113- Chaka Salt Lake and have a good time. In 2113, I turned to G315, climbed Guanjiao Mountain at an altitude of 3,847 meters, entered Tianjun County, and once again entered the pastoral area, where I saw a large area of grassland and cattle and sheep. Zero distance from cattle and sheep, cross Tianjun County into gangcha county, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, meet Qinghai Lake, walk along the lake for 21 or 31 kilometers, and enter the plateau Haicheng gangcha county.

Tea Salt Lake: It was rated as "one of the 55 places that people must visit in life" by National Tourism Geography Magazine, and it has the reputation of "the land of the sky". As a mirror that can reflect the sky, it is a holy place to visit Qinghai and take photos and punch in. Tea Salt Lake is a famous natural crystalline salt lake in Qaidam Basin, and it is the "mirror of the sky" of China. Its salt output can be used by people all over the country for about 75 years. There are many salt sculptures in the scenic area to watch, and you can also take a small train to visit the depths of the salt lake. Visitors can walk barefoot to the lake, watch and photograph their reflections. If they are lucky, they can see the mirage formed on these rivers during the day. (Chaka Salt Lake train takes a one-way trip to 51 yuan/person. You can take the one-way train to the core area, go down to the lake to shoot, walk about one kilometer back to Salt Sculpture Square and take the electric sightseeing bus to the exit. 5 yuan/a)

Tianjun County re-entered the pastoral area of Lu Yu by sheep.

Qinghai Lake (a big lake as blue as the sea, boundless)

Qinghai Lake: Every season, Qinghai Lake has its own different beauty. In a year, the scenery in July and August is the best, because at this time, there are a large number of golden rape flowers blooming by the lake, and the yellow sea of flowers sets off blue lagoon, which is connected with Tianshui. The scenery is beautiful. It was a little cloudy when we arrived. The wind is strong).

gangcha county, Haicheng City (the sculpture of "Four Auspicious Sites" symbolizes the great unity of all ethnic groups)

Tibetan old people are jumping around the pot village in the square.

Audemars Piguet welcomes Tibetan-decorated homestays.

9-day Gangcha-Huangzhong Ta 'er Temple-Xining

Depart from gangcha county, drive along G315, pass through Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, haiyan county, Huangyuan County and Xining, and arrive at Ta 'er Temple in Huangzhong County. Ta 'er Temple: One of the six monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism and Yellow Sect in China, the birthplace of the founder of Tibetan Buddhism and Yellow Sect. Ta 'er Temple, also known as Ta 'er Temple, was built in the tenth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1377). It's named after the Great Silver Pagoda built in Dajinwa Temple to commemorate the founder of Buddhism, Zong Kaba.

Return to Xining around 5 pm. Starting point-end point. Turned a big circle. When you arrive in Xining, put the children in the hotel, fill up the gas, and then return the car to the car company immediately. Because there was no gas in the tank when we picked up the car, we