There are many excellent routes for self-driving tours in China. If you are used to seeing the bustling traffic and flashing lights in the city, there are also many beautiful roads in China waiting for you along the way. Here are the recommendations for everyone. Come and take a look at the most beautiful road routes for self-driving tours in China! 1. Duku Highway
Duku Highway is the highway from Dushanzi to Kuqa, with a total length of 562.25 kilometers. Its connection has shortened the distance between northern and southern Xinjiang by nearly half from the original more than 1,000 kilometers. It is a landscape avenue with superb scenery and an eternal place of pilgrimage in the hearts of travelers.
The Duku Highway passes between lofty mountains and deep mountain canyons. It crosses four Daban mountains covered with snow all year round and crosses more than 10 rivers. One-third of the road is covered with cliffs and permanently frozen On this section of the road, the scenery is magnificent and majestic.
In the Dushanzi Grand Canyon, bamboo shoots are formed by the wind and rain and rise up from the wall. The uncanny workmanship of nature is amazing.
Tangbula Grassland has primitive and rich landforms, with snow-capped mountains in the distance, making it very suitable for aerial photography.
The scenery of Nalati Grassland is comparable to that of Switzerland, and you can see the vast snow-capped mountains all year round.
Bayinbuluke Grassland is home to the famous Swan Lake and Nine Winds and Eighteen Bends, rich in water and grass, flocks of cattle and sheep, and magnificent sunsets.
The Big and Small Dragon Ponds are free attractions not to be missed.
The mysterious Grand Canyon of the Tianshan Mountains, the reddish-brown canyon is steep, cold and continuous. It is the most unique scenery on the Duku Highway.
Due to the steep terrain and changeable climate, the Duku Highway is closed for most of the year. The entire highway has four refueling and refueling stations: Dushanzi, Qolma, Bayinbuluke and Kuqa. For food supply stations, June and July are the peak season, and August is prone to landslides due to heavy rain.
Routes and attractions: Kuqa-Mysterious Grand Canyon of Tianshan Mountain-Big and Small Dragon Ponds-Tieli Maitida Ban-Bayinbuluke Grassland-Gonnas National Forest Park-Nalati Grassland-Qolma-Ha Hillegenda Ban-Dushanzi Grand Canyon-
Dushanzi. 2. Sichuan-Tibet Highway
The Sichuan-Tibet Highway is the earliest famous and most beautiful highway in China. It is known as the "Chinese People's Landscape Avenue".
The Sichuan-Tibet Highway is divided into north and south lines. The south line is the famous National Highway 318, starting from Chengdu in the east and ending in Lhasa in the west, with a total length of 2,146 kilometers. The northern line is National Highway 317, starting from Chengdu and ending at Nagqu, Tibet, with a total length of 2,030 kilometers. The Sichuan-Tibet Highway is the most dangerous highway in China. It is the ultimate dream of countless people to drive the 318 in this life.
The Sichuan-Tibet Highway is a pilgrimage road. Along the way, there are majestic snow-capped mountains, beautiful lakes, and vast grasslands. It has to climb countless mountains above 4,000 meters and pass through many ethnic minority settlements. The area has pristine and magnificent scenery and dazzling humanities. Even if your body is in hell, your eyes are in heaven, which can bring you unforgettable memories.
Gongga Snow Mountain, the King of Shu Mountain.
Nanga Bawa, the most beautiful snow mountain in China.
Sapu Mountain, snow-capped mountains and blue ice, is mysterious and stunning, just like a fairyland on earth.
Midui Glacier is one of the most beautiful glaciers in China.
The Derge Bible Printing House, built in 1792, is the only "printing house" in the world that still prints scriptures by hand.
Lingzhi, with beautiful scenery, is known as the Jiangnan of Tibet.
At Yaqing Temple, every morning or dusk, the river shines with golden light, and the sound of chanting sutras comes with the wind, like the sound of nature.
Zizhu Temple is located in Dingqing, Qamdo. The temple is located on the top of a mountain more than 4,800 meters above sea level. It is known as the temple closest to the sky.
Namtso, the first holy lake of the ancient Zhangzhong civilization.
Southern Sichuan-Tibet Line Route: Chengdu-Ya'an-Gangugudi-Kangding-Xinduqiao-Yajiang-Litang-Batang-Mangkang-Zogong-Bangda-Basu-Ranwu-Bo Mi-Lingzhi-Mozhugongkar-Dazi-Lhasa.
North Sichuan-Tibet Route: Chengdu-Xiaojin-Danba-Bamei-Daofu-Luhuo-Seda-Ganzi-Nimagange-Dege-Jiangda-Chamdo-Leiwuqi- Dingqing - Baqing - Suoxian - Nagqu - Damxung - Lhasa 3. National Highway 315
The most beautiful and loneliest road in China
This is known as the most spectacular landscape in western China Avenue. The highway starts from Xining, Qinghai and ends at the national highway in Kashgar, Xinjiang, with a total length of 3,063 kilometers.
G315 brings together countless world-class scenery in the northwest, such as the quiet and charming Salt Lake, the majestic Qinghai Lake, the endless Taklimakan Desert, the magical Qaidam Basin, the long yellow sand, and the vast Gobi. The lakes, snow-capped mountains, silence and desolation are incomparably beautiful.
G315 National Highway is also a lonely road. The Gobi Desert stretches as far as the eye can see, and the surroundings are desolate and uninhabited.
Driving on this road, you seem to have entered a future world, a kind of loneliness. The feeling of wandering and wandering around the world arises spontaneously, and you will find that the lonely world is also a kind of beauty.
Delingha, Haizi's poem "Sister, I'm in Delingha Tonight" made a desolate city famous overnight.
Xiao Chaidan Lake, a sapphire-like lake, quiet and mysterious, is a scenery easily overlooked by people on the roadside.
Dachaidan Emerald Lake is composed of dozens of large and small salt lakes. From the perspective of God, it looks like emeralds left on the earth.
Southern Eight Immortals Devil City, the largest Yadan landform in China, has a strong sense of picture and fully displays the desolate beauty of the desert.
The Internet-famous U-shaped highway undulates like waves and reaches straight into the sky, giving people a strong visual impact.
Dongtai Jinair Lake, with its blue water and milky white salt flowers, is as beautiful as a fairyland.
Wusut Water Yadan, the only water Yadan in the world, shows the world an unparalleled and stunning beauty.
Xitai Jinair Lake, Highway 315 passes through the lake, splitting the lake in half, with clear left and right sides, unique and beautiful.
Mars Camp is the most Mars-like place on Earth.
Mangya Emerald Lake is wider and greener than Dachaidan Emerald Lake. It is a secret place rarely visited by people.
Aiken Spring, a geothermal fountain that has been spewing for thousands of years, is known as the "Evil Eye" of the Earth.
Routes and attractions: Xining-Qinghai Lake-Delingha-Dachaidan-Emerald Lake-Shui Yadan-Southern Eight Immortals Devil City-Xitai Jinair Lake, Xitai Jinair Lake-Mars Highway 1- Oil Town-Lenghu-Oboliang-Mangya Emerald Lake-Gaskule Lake-Aiken Spring 4. National Highway 214
The most low-key landscape avenue
Compared to Although the famous National Highway 318 and National Highway 214 are unknown, they are a magical landscape avenue. G214
The starting point is Xining City, Qinghai, and the end point is Lancang County, Yunnan. The total distance is 2,961 kilometers, passing through three provinces and regions: Qinghai, Tibet and Yunnan. Among them, the section from Dali, Yunnan to Mangkang, Tibet, is also known as Yunnan-Tibet Highway.
National Highway 214 crosses the source of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, from the snow-capped plateau to the lush tropical rainforest, passing through Meili Snow Mountain, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Cangshan Mountain, Jinsha River Gorge, Lancang River Gorge, and Nujiang River Gorge. , along the way there are not only stunning beautiful scenery, but also long history and culture and charming ethnic customs. It is known as "the national highway with the richest landscape in China".
National Highway 214 runs from Qinghai, which is more than 4,000 meters above sea level, to Xishuangbanna, which is more than 400 meters above sea level. With a relative height difference of more than 3,000 meters, it has experienced four climate distribution zones: tropical, subtropical, alpine temperate zone, and alpine frigid zone. A road passes through Such a rich climate zone is rare in the world
Leiwuqi is a place rarely visited by tourists. It is otherworldly and far away from the hustle and bustle. It is known as the "Paradise of Eastern Tibet".
Qiang Balin Monastery, founded in 1444 AD, is the largest monastery of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism in Kham.
The three-color lake is called "Yellow Lake", "Black Lake" and "White Lake" by the locals.
The Zuogongdongba folk houses have a history of more than 600 years and combine elements of different ethnic groups.
In Mangkang’s salt well, you can see the most primitive way of hand-drying salt.
Meili Snow Mountain, on the side of National Highway 214, you can enjoy the magnificent scenery of the snow mountains.
Yubeng, the fairy tale world and hiking paradise at the foot of Meili Snow Mountain.
Shangri-La, James' "Lost Horizon", let people know that this is paradise.
Dali is a place where you can enjoy slow time leisurely.
The tropical rainforest in Xishuangbanna
Specific route: Xining-Huangyuan County-***he County-Xinghai-Maduo County-Bayan Har Pass-Chengduo County- Yushu County - Nangqian County - Leiwuqi - Qamdo - Bangda - Mangkang - Yanjing - Deqin - Lijiang - Jianchuan - Dali - Lincang - Lancang - Jinghong V. Yizhao Highway
There is another highway in Xinjiang. Its beautiful scenery and rugged and dangerous road are comparable to the Duku Highway. This is the Yizhao Highway. Going there once is enough to recall a lifetime.
The Yizhao Highway starts from the Xiate Ranch in Zhaosu County, Yili in the north, and ends at the Xiate Ancient Road in Pochengzi, Wensu County, Aksu in the south. It is 180 kilometers long. Along the way, the landforms are rich, crisscrossed with ravines, and there are countless 360° The thrilling mountain road with big turns, many steep turns, is thrilling, but the scenery is also magnificent.
The Yizhao Highway crosses the snow-capped peaks and crosses the entire Tianshan Mountains. It hides the most splendid sea of ??flowers, the most romantic grasslands, the most primitive secrets, and the endless Gobi meadows that never change all year round. The towering snow-capped mountains are a beautiful, precipitous and magnificent landscape avenue.
Tuohulasu Prairie, the grassland closest to Yining, is vast and has paradise-like beauty.
In Zhaosu Grassland, there is an endless sea of ??rapeseed flowers in summer, and you can also see the spectacular scene of thousands of horses galloping.
Wusun Mountain White Rock Peak, among the green, the white peaks stand abruptly, which is breathtaking. It is one of the most dangerous sections.
Xiata Ancient Road, the scenery here is primitive and magnificent. It is the most dangerous passage on the Silk Road. It is said that this is the "Lingshan" that Xuanzang crossed on his westward journey. Therefore it is also called Tang Monk Ancient Road.
Yizhao Highway is open for 4 months of the year, and is only open to traffic from June to September. The journey takes about 3 hours. To go to Xiata Canyon, you need to apply for a border defense permit in Yining. 6. Guangxi S325 Coastal Highway
On the border between Guangxi and Vietnam, there is one of the most beautiful landscape roads in China. This is the Guangxi S325 Coastal Highway. It starts from Zhushan Village, Dongxing City, Fangchenggang, and ends at Baise. The whole journey is about 725 kilometers, passing through 8 counties and cities including Dongxing, Fangcheng, Ningming, Pingxiang, Longzhou, Daxin, Jingxi and Napo.
Although the road along the S325 is not a popular route, there are hundreds of thousands of mountains crisscrossing it, the karst landscape is beautiful, and there are also unique cultural landscapes and exotic sentiments. It is a beautiful landscape corridor, and the terrain is dangerous, and vehicles It is rare and the road conditions are extremely challenging. It is a classic self-driving and cycling route.
Dongxing Wanwei Golden Beach is famous for its golden sand, which looks golden under the sunlight at sunset.
Dongxing Zhushan Village is the starting point of the S325 China-Vietnam Border Highway, across the river from Mong Street in Vietnam, and is the southwestern end of the coastline of mainland China.
Here is the No. 1 boundary monument of the Qing Dynasty, which was erected in the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. The large characters are solemn and majestic, exuding an inviolable and awe-inspiring righteousness.
Ma'an'ao, this winding mountain road has 55 bends. It is said that this section has a total of 28 "elbow bends" and 17 "turnaround bends".
Youyi Pass was called Zhennanguan in ancient times and was one of the nine famous passes in ancient China. The great victory of Zhennanguan took place here.
Mingshi Pastoral, the karst peaks here are more beautiful than Yangshuo. It is very pleasant to rent a bicycle and ride slowly to appreciate the lakes, mountains and beautiful countryside.
Detian Waterfall, in the competition organized by National Geographic magazine, Detian Waterfall ranked second among the six most beautiful waterfalls in China, second only to the Badong Waterfalls in Zangbo, Tibet.
The distance from Detian Waterfall to Jingxi is 76 kilometers. This section allows you to experience one of the most beautiful highways in China, the most essential section of the Hena Highway. This highway was mentioned by foreign media a few years ago. Called the most beautiful highway in the world.
Jingxi is a very charming small town, clean and tidy, cheap and good-quality, and the environment is good.
Equan, one of the three famous springs in southwest China, is the source of Detian Waterfall.
Routes and attractions: Zhushan Village-Dongxing City-Jiulongtan Rafting Scenic Area-Ma'an Ao-Dongzhong Town-Shunfeng Ao-Faka Mountain-Pingxiang City-Youyiguan-Shuolong Town-Detian Waterfall -Longbang Port-Tiger Leaping Gorge-Nonghe Village, Napo County 7. Yaxi Expressway
"Expressway in the Clouds"
The Yaxi Expressway runs from Ya'an, Sichuan to Xichang The total length of the expressway is 240 kilometers. The Yaxi Expressway hovers among the mountains. It is almost connected by 270 bridges and 25 tunnels. The altitude climbs from 600 meters to 3200 meters. Driving on this road feels like flying in the clouds. It is a true "sky highway". road".
The Yaxi Expressway passes through large and small mountains, many rivers such as the Dadu River and the Anning River, and 12 earthquake fault zones. Therefore, this expressway is also known as the world's worst environmental engineering project. One of the most difficult and high-tech highways.
The double helix tunnel spirals upward 360 degrees in place.
The Labaqingou Bridge is more than 1,140 meters long and more than 220 meters high. It is known as "the tallest pier in Asia".
The Yaxi Expressway passes through the beautiful Hanyuan Lake.
The Yaxi Expressway is beautiful, but many people who drive by do not find it so amazing. In fact, they often miss the scenery on the roadside because they are in a hurry.
Route: Ya'an - Duiyan Town - Yucheng District - Yingjing - Hanyuan - Shimian - Lugu Town Eighth, Hainan East Route Tourist Highway
Hainan's coconut breeze, sea charm, blue sea and blue sky , has a charming tropical style, and the one that best embodies this charm is the Hainan East Route Tourist Highway, which concentrates the essence of Hainan's culture and scenery and is called China's California Highway 1.
The Hainan East Route Tourist Highway starts from Haikou in the north and runs from Wenchang, Qionghai, Boao, Wanning, Lingshui to Sanya. It is more than 400 kilometers long. It concentrates the essence of Hainan’s humanities and coastal scenery, and there are also innumerable Missed food.
Wuzhizhou Island has beautiful scenery, rich underwater resources and many recreational activities.
Yalong Bay has a flat beach and clear water, suitable for swimming. It is the best sandy beach in Sanya.
Haitang Bay, known as the National Seashore, has a long coastline but is not suitable for swimming. It is home to Sanya’s top luxury hotels and is the most fashionable bay area in Sanya.
Houhai Village is a simple seaside fishing village with many beautiful B&Bs where you can feel the leisurely holiday atmosphere.
Bijiezhou Island, China’s first island-type 5A-level scenic spot, is one of the most suitable places for diving.
Qingshui Bay has fine sand, clear water, and complete facilities. It is the best bay in Lingshui.
Dada Island is the favorite check-in spot for young people in art.
Lingshui Sour Noodles, fine powder like vermicelli, sour, spicy and refreshing, very delicious.
The Wanning section of the Eastern Tourist Highway is 35 kilometers long, connecting many beautiful bays such as Riyue Bay, Shimei Bay, Nanyan Bay, Shenzhou Peninsula, Shanqin Bay, etc. It can be called the Eastern Coast. The essence of the tourist highway.
On Dazhou Island, an ancient sunken ship rests here, quietly guarding this place, which is called Shipwreck Bay.
Shimei Bay, the most beautiful world-class bay in Hainan, is the filming location of the movie "If You Are the One 2".
The Shenzhou Peninsula, a sunny peninsula with spring-like weather all year round and beautiful double bays, is the most popular resort in Wanning.
Wanning’s Dongshan goat and Hele crab are both Hainan’s four famous dishes, and Hou’an noodles are one of Hainan’s four famous noodles.
Boao Bay is the most charming resort in Qionghai. The "Story of the Sea", "Old House" and "Dream Boat House" are all neighborhoods full of maritime culture and romantic style.
Moon Bay, with a total length of 11 kilometers, is an original ecological bay.
Coconut grove in the eastern suburbs, coconut trees, sea and beach form a beautiful seaside scenery.
Wenchang chicken is the most famous delicacy in Hainan. The meat is tender and smooth, fat but not greasy. When you go to Wenchang, you must try Wenchang chicken. 9. Suhua Highway
An ingenious air corridor
The East Coast Highway in Taiwan, China is the most beautiful scenic highway in the world. The most outstanding section of it is the Suhua Highway, starting from Yilan Suao Town, Hualien County, ends at Hualien City, Hualien County. The road is built along the coastline, with a total length of 118 kilometers. On one side is the blue and vast Pacific Ocean, and on the other side are cliffs. The scenery along the way is beautiful and there are many attractions.
Qingshui Cliff is more than a thousand meters high and goes straight into the Pacific Ocean. It is like an air corridor. Looking up at the cliffs and overlooking the vast ocean, the coastline scenery is particularly spectacular and shocking. It is the most beautiful place on the entire Suhua Highway. It is also one of the world's best scenic roads.
Qixingtan, Hualien, has a beautiful arc-shaped bay, blue water, sea and sky, and the charming scenery is intoxicating.
Wushibi, located in Suao Town, Yilan County, is a long and narrow promontory protruding from the vast ocean. It is shaped like an elephant's trunk and was formed 400 million years ago.