It was the middle of summer in Qinghai in mid-July. I arrived in Xining, the provincial capital, in the evening. It was raining lightly. When I left the airport, a chill hit me. I was instantly shocked, wearing shorts and short sleeves: What? Will it be so cool? No, how can it be so cool and chilly in such a season? How to describe such a climate...

So the first impression is: cool!

It’s not far from the airport to the city. It’s about 30 kilometers away, and it takes about 40 minutes to arrive at the hotel I booked in the city center. I heard that there are quite a lot of business districts in Xining now. Each business district has its own characteristics. When choosing a hotel, I was a little confused and didn't know which one was better. Later I decided to stay near the Grand Cross. This was the absolute city center when other business districts in Xining did not rise. Mojia Street feels like a paradise for foodies.

For the first meal, I went to Mojia Street and filled my stomach with all kinds of snacks. After that, I went to almost every corner of Xining to search for them (I heard that the locals also like to eat them) You can even run across the city for food). There are no private bicycles in Xining, and people don’t use bicycles as a means of transportation. Electric bicycles are rarely used only by delivery boys. People mainly use public transportation for travel. **The means of transportation are buses and taxis, but they are surprisingly convenient. The bus costs one yuan for the whole journey, and taking a taxi is not expensive. As long as you don’t go out of the city, you can almost get it for about thirty yuan

Second Impression: Xining is narrow from north to south and long from east to west. The pace of life is slow and there are many delicacies. The production does not pay attention to finesse and the key point is to keep the food pure and natural.

To understand a city, you should always save some time to walk around the city. , walk through the streets and alleys to feel the local life. If there are one or two good attractions in the city, that would be great! In the morning, I went to the Dongguan Mosque in Xining, which is said to be one of the four major mosques in China. It happened to be Friday, and there was a big prayer in the mosque on Friday. There were too many people. The Muslim compatriots were wearing long gowns and white hats with prayer mats under their arms. , the scene was so shocking that I just watched the excitement on the street. I watched it with great interest. In the end, I didn’t enter the temple, but I felt as friendly as if I had visited it many times

In the afternoon, I went to Kumbum Monastery. , about 35 kilometers away from Xining, there are many ways to get there, and you can get there by special bus! It is a famous Tibetan Buddhist temple. There are many people. You can take pictures outside the hall. There are an endless stream of believers kowtowing (I finally know what five-body prostrate is). There are many things to understand in the hall. I listened to the explanation every step of the way. I feel like I have been baptized

Third impression: Ethnic minorities make me feel exotic, their culture is novel and profound, and their religion is mysterious, pure and shocking to my soul. Women wearing hijabs and men wearing top hats can be seen in the east-eastern district of the city, which is where Muslims gather (they live around the mosque). The other districts undoubtedly have a modern big city look

Qinghai Lake is a bit far away from Xining , it is 150 kilometers away, and public transportation is not very convenient, so I signed up for a one-day tour. When I consulted, I was given a detailed itinerary, and they made it clear what was included and what was not included. convenient! On the way, we visited Riyue Mountain, which is the dividing mountain on the geographical boundary. It is even more significant because of the legends and stories left by Princess ** after passing by. After passing Riyue Mountain, the scenery is completely different. You can have a panoramic view of the grassland scenery. The white sheep and black yaks are like paintings! It rained when we set off in the morning, and everyone was worried that the scenery would be affected by the weather. The tour guide said: "The weather is different every ten miles, so don't worry, there may be unexpected surprises." Sure enough, after turning several bends on the Riyue Mountain and descending the mountain, the view suddenly became brighter. The sky that had just rained was as blue as if it had been washed with water. The clouds were retreated to the horizon, and it was very beautiful with a gold border (when we returned, the sky was so beautiful) The clouds turned into groups of white clouds. There were not so many and it felt very low. It seemed that I could jump up with all my strength. The sky was blue and the clouds were white, which made me feel very comfortable.)

The scenery of Daotang River should be said , far less exciting than the stories told by the tour guide!

Qinghai Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in China. Qinghai Province is named after it, and it is well-deserved. In midsummer, the lakeside is full of rapeseed flowers. The colors of the golden rapeseed flowers in the blue lake water contrast with each other, which is so beautiful.

Due to the popularity of the Lake Tour race, there are many cyclists enjoying cycling on the lakeside. There are also couples taking wedding photos occasionally in the sea of ??flowers, as well as local people doing small businesses wearing Tibetan clothes and tourists taking pictures with floral silk scarves flying. The scenery is like an oil painting, adding vivid vitality...

The fourth impression: The scenery is picturesque and the field of vision is broad. The camera cannot capture its beauty because it is the beautiful Qinghai

I went to Jinyintan Grassland on my way back. Maybe I saw too many beautiful scenery. I thought the grassland was beautiful, but it didn’t surprise me. But when I walked into the grassland, I saw clusters of grassland. Wildflowers, a different feeling immediately hits you, the beauty of nature is amazing! The Wolfsbane flower is also called the Mantou flower by the locals. It is named because it looks like a small steamed bun when it blooms. In fact, it is made up of many jokes. When it blooms, the outer circle blooms like the inner circle. The poisonous cattle and sheep will not eat it. It is destructive to the grassland. If all the grasslands are full of wolfsbane flowers, it will not be a good thing for the herdsmen

By the way, this is the place where the soul of the nation rises, and it is the birth of the first atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb. It is also the place where the song "In That Faraway Place" was born. It is definitely a place that can make you feel solemn and solemn, but also beautiful and romantic

The trip was short and I did not go to Qinghai So many places! Just a few simple places gave me the final impression: the scenery, culture, and food are all worth exploring and worth visiting again! By the way, when we went to Qinghai Lake, some tourists in the car saw such a big lake and asked the tour guide, what are the economic benefits of Qinghai Lake? The tour guide said proudly: Qinghai Lake does not develop the economy, because the greatest contribution Qinghai Lake has made to the country is its ecology. We in Qinghai have made huge contributions to the national ecology, and we have not only given up a little bit!

Low-key but great!