June-August is the best time to travel to Gannan every year.

the best travel time in Gannan is from June to August in summer. Gannan is located at the edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with complex and diverse landforms, obvious differences in altitude and great differences in climate. In Gannan, when it is often a vast grassland or a cold wind blowing and the top of the mountain is covered with snow, Zhouqu in the southeast is already sunny, full of flowers and fragrant grains.

at this time, the temperature is generally kept between 15℃ and 3℃, which is cool and pleasant, and the grassland is full of Gesang flowers. During this period, Gannan has the Niang Nai Festival on April 15th, the Lotus Hill Flower Festival on June 6th, the Arrow Inserting Festival on June 15th, and the Shower Festival on July 6th. During the festival, herders hold ethnic activities such as Jockey Club, elephant tug-of-war and yak race, which is very lively.

Gannan cuisine

1. Potentilla anserina rice

Potentilla anserina rice is cooked rice and Potentilla anserina, half of which are placed in a bowl, then sprinkled with white sugar and poured with ghee juice. When eating, stir and eat with a spoon, which is sweet but not astringent, oily but not greasy.

2. Fire-burned Potentilla anserina pig

Potentilla anserina pig is a unique pig breed in Gannan grassland, named after it feeds on Potentilla anserina. This kind of pig has tender meat, delicious taste and little fat. This dish is characterized by crispy skin and tender meat, which is particularly delicious.

3. Baba in Gannan

Baba is to grind the fried highland barley into flour by hand, add ghee, dry cheese and tea when eating, mix well by hand in a bowl and knead it into dough food. Ciba is easy to store, carry, eat simply, and is delicious and hunger-resistant.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture