Golmud Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Mar)
Chaerhan Salt Lake Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Mar)
Northwest Trip
D1: Xining - Laji Mountain - Riyue Mountain - Qinghai Lake - Delingha (Stay)
D2: Delingha - Chaka Salt Lake - Dachaidan Emerald Lake - Dachaidan (Stay)
D3: Dachaidan - 315U-shaped Highway - Heidu Mountain - Dunhuang Night Market - Dunhuang (Stay)
D4: Dunhuang Mogao Caves - Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring - Dunhuang (Stay)
D5: Dunhuang - Jiayuguan (optional) - Zhangye Danxia Landform - Zhangye (Stay)
D6: Zhangye - Qilian Grassland - Xining (Return)
GRANT HODGES
Green Treasure: The vitality and energy of Chaerhan Salt Lake
Green|Chaerhan Salt Lake
Green, as a color, is located in the middle of the spectrum, with a wavelength range of 517-570 nanometers. In nature, green is widely present, such as in leaves, grasslands, oases, etc. In human culture, green is usually associated with concepts like life, health, vitality, nature, peace, etc.
Chaerhan Salt Lake is located in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China. It is the largest salt lake in China and the second largest in the world. The area of Chaerhan Salt Lake is about 5856 square kilometers, and its altitude is about 2670 meters. Chaerhan Salt Lake is an inland lake, with its water mainly coming from the melting snow of the surrounding mountains and groundwater. The salt content of the lake water is extremely high, reaching 32%, making Chaerhan Salt Lake one of the most important salt chemical bases in China.
The green of Chaerhan Salt Lake may be related to the microorganisms, minerals, and light in the lake water. Under sunlight, the microorganisms and minerals in the lake water may appear green. In addition, the green of Chaerhan Salt Lake may also be affected by the surrounding ecological environment, such as grasslands, oases, etc.
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Chaerhan Salt-Lake in Qinghai Province
The Chaerhan Salt Lake is located 60 kilometers away from the northern Golmud city, more than 110 kilometers away from the southern Chaidamu. The salt lake is more than 160 kilometers long from east to west and 20-40 kilometers wide from south to north. The thickness of the salt lake is 2-20 meters. The Chaerhan Salt Lake is located in the desert; the weather is dry and hot. With the long-time sunburn and windburn it's necessary to bring sun protection.
🏴 Tourists can rent cars to get to the Chaerhan Salt Lake along the No. 215 National Highway. Hotels or travel agencies might also organized tours. Adventurours without driving license can try to hitchhike.
🎫 Entrance including bus to the final destination inside the lake: 100元/80元 students
✨ You can also rent bikes (if they're not broken) or drones at the final destination.
#dessert#hiking#roadtrip#summervacation
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A_Wanderer
[Qalhan Salt Lake in Qinghai]
Zarhan Salt Lake is the largest salt lake in China and one of the most famous salt lakes in the world. The picture taken in my picture is the Wanzhang Salt Bridge, which is a road made of salt and extends into the lake. Its hardness is comparable to that of the asphalt road.
We can see from the sky that there are white crystals on both sides of the salt bridge. The lake is transparent and green. The scenery here is picturesque. The sunny Chaerhan Salt Lake has also become a good place for photography.
Note: Sun protection measures should be prepared. It is recommended to bring a hat and sunglasses. You can drive in by yourself. In principle, only visiting documents are allowed to enter. You need to communicate in advance.
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Qaidam Basin Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Mar)
Ordinary Road
extraordinary trip
# at this moment, I am in Chaidamu #
Ling Chik.
Looking for the most beautiful scenery, the bluest sky, the best air
Chaidamu Basin is one of the three inland basins in China, and it is a closed huge inter-mountain fault basin. It is located in the northwestern part of Qinghai Province, northeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, mainly in the Haixi Mongolian Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The
Qaidam Basin is the highest-lying basin among the four major basins in China. Chaidamu is not only the world of salt (southern salt lake swamp), but also rich in oil, coal, and various metal deposits, such as cold lake oil, fish card coal, tin-steel lead-zinc mine, etc. Very famous. Therefore, the Qaidam Basin has the reputation of treasure bowl.
Yumi.
Tonight, I only have beautiful Gobi, starry sky
night I don't care about humans.
Yumi.
De Ling Ha means Mongolian golden world.
Deringha City is located in the northwestern part of Qinghai Province. It belongs to Qilian Mountain and Qaidam Basin on the geomorphological unit. The Qaidam Basin is part of the Qinling Kunlun Qilian trough fold system in the geotectonic structure, and it is a basin of the Middle-Xin Dynasty depression.
The vast grassland gave birth to this lonely city, with oil paintings of grass and mountains, sheep and horses running freely between the vast world.
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Water Yadan Geopark Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Mar)
Urho Water Yadan - The lost pearl in the Gobi Desert
Driving for more than two hours along the G315 National Road from Dachaidan Town, passing through Dongtaijinaer Lake, you will arrive at the Water Yadan. There was no water here originally, but due to a flash flood, the floodwater stayed in this area, also known as Duck Lake, forming this unique water Yadan landscape in the world. The water of the Water Yadan comes from the Taijinaer River. The magical Yadan landscape and the deep blue lake water complement each other, and you can't help but feel the beauty of nature when you are in it.
Travel tips
✅Ticket price: 120 yuan (60 yuan for the ticket + 60 yuan for the sightseeing electric car).
🚩Inside entertainment: The development inside the scenic area is also quite mature, with four stations: Sea View Platform, Penglai Fairy Island, West Sea Fleet, and Golden Beach. It takes about fifteen minutes to enter the Sea View Platform from the entrance of the scenic area, and the wind on the way is very strong. There are also many entertainment projects inside the scenic area, such as camel riding, beach off-road, speed boats, etc.
📍About the Eye of Yadan: The Eye of Yadan is still inside the scenic area. To get there, you need to take a beach off-road vehicle for about 150 yuan per person. Personally, I suggest that if the weather is not good, it is not worth going. It's not as good as it looks online.
🏠Accommodation: There is a good hotel inside the scenic area, which is the Urho Yadan Hotel. You can also stay in Dachaidan Town, but the room price is very high during the peak season, and rooms are hard to find, so you need to book early.
⌚️Play time: Half a day is enough, and 2 hours is also possible if you are fast.
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Water Yadan
Geographical location: The Water Yadan landform group is located in the Xitai area of Dachaidan Executive Committee, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, close to the 315 national highway line. It is an important node in the circular tourism of Xining-Qinghai Lake-Chaka Salt Lake-Water Yadan-Dunhuang-Jiayuguan-Zhangye, with important traffic and tourism location advantages.
Landform features: The formation of the Water Yadan landform group is a magnificent landscape formed by the lake water under the long-term desert and Gobi weathering conditions. Because the terrain here is relatively low, equivalent to the lake center, under the dual effects of atmospheric thermal effects and the crustal movement of the Qaidam Basin, the lake water from places like Qinghai Lake flows into this Yadan through the underground, forming a spectacular Water Yadan.
Natural landscape: The Water Yadan Scenic Area is famous for its unique Yadan landform, rippling lake water, blue sky and white clouds, and charming sunset scenery. Here, tourists can feel the perfect combination of desert and lake, as well as the magic and magnificence of nature.
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Unique beauty in the world | Ussuri Water Yadan
🚶♀️How can you not go to the water Yadan when you come to Qinghai
Most of the Yadan landforms discovered in the world exist in extremely arid areas, which are also Yadan landform groups
🔺But the scenery of the water Yadan is completely different from the land Yadan. The magical Ussuri Water Yadan does not need any filter for the entire scenic area. The unique stunning beauty in the world is magical and mysterious, deep and distant
That kind of silence and ethereal
Only those who have been here can feel it.
💦Go to the Ussuri Water Yadan Scenic Area
You must go to find the hidden Yadan's eye
It is said that the Yadan's eye will be greener when the weather gets hotter
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Self-driving tour | The unique water Yadan in the world, red and blue embrace, beautiful
Recommended reason: Wusute Water Yadan is located in the hinterland of Qaidam Basin, which is the result of millions of years of geological movement and time and space changes, and has bred and formed the largest, most spectacular, and unique Yadan community in the world. The Yadan has a rich and varied form, scattered among the lakes, the rippling lake reflects the thousands of Yadan, the red Yadan and the blue lake embrace each other, beautiful. This is also one of the best places to shoot sunrise, sunset and starry sky, and it is also an ideal place for outdoor cross-country (there are four-wheel drive off-road vehicles in the scenic area for deep shooting, tickets need to be purchased separately).
Scenic address: G315 (Xisha Line) of Dachaidan Administrative Committee, Haixi Mongolian Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province
Ticket: Adult ticket 60 yuan/person, student discount ticket, free ticket for over 60 years old; sightseeing car ticket 60 yuan/person.
Tour route: Take the sightseeing car to Wanghaitai Wharf → Penglai Fairy Island (Pirate Ship) → West Sea Fleet → Golden Beach → Take the car back to the sightseeing car station
Play time: one day
Play season: May-September, especially suitable for summer play.
Precautions: 1) It is not open from October to April every year, please pay attention to the closing time of the scenic spot. 2) There are hotels in the scenic area. If you want to take pictures of sunrise, morning or evening, sunset, it is recommended to stay in the hotel in the scenic area, which is convenient for morning and evening shooting. 2) The sightseeing car in the scenic area usually stops at 3-4 stations, namely Wanghaitai Wharf, Penglai Fairy Island, and West Sea Fleet. If you want to see more beautiful scenery and have ample time, it is recommended to take the sightseeing car to Wanghaitai Wharf first, and then walk along the lake (in fact, you can see between the stations at a glance). 3) There is a "Sea Turtle Bay" along the main road of the scenic area. There are fewer tourists there (mostly hotel guests, the scenic area sightseeing car does not have this attraction), it is recommended to go there if you have time, it is definitely a scenic spot for taking beautiful photos. 4) If you choose to walk, it is recommended to wear travel shoes or light shoes. 5) There are snack streets next to the sightseeing car in the scenic area and Wanghaitai Wharf, and there are no shops elsewhere. It is recommended to bring your own mineral water, bread and snacks. Please throw the mineral water bottles and snack packaging in the trash can. 6) The ultraviolet rays here are strong, sunglasses, sun hats, sunscreen, etc. are all necessary items.
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Wanzhang Yanqiao Bridge Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Mar)
Dreamy Salt Lake - Chaka
Chaka Salt Lake
The lake is vast and white as snow, 55 times the size of Chaka Salt Lake
It is the second largest in the world and the largest salt lake in China!
Coordinates: Geermu City, Qinghai Province, Chaka Town
Opening hours: 8:00-20:00
Tickets: 100 yuan/person
Best time to visit
Every year from June to October, the climate is mild and the sun is abundant. You can enjoy the beautiful lake and the surrounding scenery, especially in autumn, the lake dries up and forms a red salt layer, which is very spectacular!
Transportation Guide
Take the high-speed train/train/plane to Xining first, then drive or charter a car to Chaka Salt Lake (no public transportation). It is recommended to take a trip around the Qinghai-Tibet loop, with plateaus, snow mountains, lakes, Yadan, grasslands, deserts... The scenery along the way is colorful, like God's palette has been knocked over
Main attractions
Salt Bridge
A natural highway made of salt, 32km long and 15-18m thick. This is the best place to view the entire salt lake, with beautiful scenery!
Dream Island
Located in the center of the salt lake, the island has various shapes of pianos, swings, exposed salt flowers and other landscapes. You can take many beautiful photos. There are star rooms on the island for experience, and you can enjoy the starry sky and lake light at night
Salt Ship
The iconic landscape of Chaka Salt Lake, the shape of the ship is made of salt crystals, like a huge ship sailing on the salt lake, very attractive
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Chaka Salt Lake, the emerald pearl on Earth! Full guide
God's scattered emeralds!
A few years ago, I took the Qinghai-Gansu loop, but due to limited time, Chaka Salt Lake was not included in the itinerary! But its beauty crazily swept across my screen, and I've been longing for it for a long time.
This year, I chose the Haixi route, starting from Golmud and ending at Huatugou🔚; to witness the unearthly beauty of Chaka Salt Lake!
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Chaka Dream Salt Lake
This is the largest salt lake in China! It's more than 50 times the size of Chaka Salt Lake! Many people have only been to Chaka, but this is actually the most beautiful salt lake near Qinghai Lake, the real 'Sky Mirror'.
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❤️Brief Introduction to the Tour
1️⃣Location: 60 kilometers north of Golmud, 🚗less than an hour's drive
2️⃣Tickets: 40 yuan for the entrance ticket + 60 yuan for the bus ticket in the scenic area = 100 yuan
3️⃣Opening hours: 08:30-18:30, admission stops at 17:00
4️⃣Tour time: 2-3 hours
5️⃣Journey in the scenic area: After buying tickets at the visitor center, you need to take the scenic area bus, which takes 30 minutes to reach the final station. The views on both sides of the bus are similar
6️⃣Attractions: There are two attractions, the bus will first arrive at the final station, and on the way back, it will pass the 'Salt Bridge', where you can get off and take pictures for 10 minutes
⚠️So the Salt Bridge is in the Chaka Salt Lake Scenic Area
📷Chaka Photo Guide
1️⃣The best spot for taking pictures is in the innermost part, don't just take pictures at the entrance, there are super beautiful salt lakes of various colors in the innermost part
2️⃣The lake water on both sides is different! Be sure to shoot from multiple angles
3️⃣Taking pictures by the shallow beach is also absolutely beautiful, it's like being on a fluorescent beach, one part is fluorescent yellow, the other part is fluorescent green
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Chaka Salt Lake: The Emerald Journey
Chaka Salt Lake is the largest salt lake in China, covering a vast area, like a green ocean.
It is located in Qinghai Province, and unlike Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake, and Dachaidan Emerald Lake, Chaka Salt Lake has a unique style that should not be missed.
When you arrive at the visitor center, first buy tickets and bus tickets. The scenic area is very vast, you must take a bus to enter, and pass through the salt field to reach the scenic area.
The scenic area has a sightseeing car that can take you into the central area.
On the way back, the bus will stop at the Wanzhang Salt Bridge for 10 minutes. This is a good place for check-in and photography. You will be amazed by the scenery in front of you, it is like a green apple, shining with beautiful light in the sun.
There are also many places for check-in and photography by the lake, such as Qiu Gan, rocking chair and transparent boat,
The reflection here is very beautiful. The entire scenic area has a wide water surface and is an excellent place for photography.
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Golmud Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Mar)
Only lucky 1000 people can see, NODE planet!
To say that in August, where the more unforgettable experience is, I personally feel that it must be a NODE planet. It is under the Kunlun Mountain in Golmud, Qinghai Province. It is supposed to be on the Gobi Desert of the Loess. There is a unique planet for 5 days and 4 nights.
In the summer, throw away the lights in the city, ride the car, and come to this Gobi Desert to participate in the carnival of this minority. NODE Planet adheres to the concept of creativity, truth, sharing, nature, etc., and builds a carnival city for everyone who comes here. Here, you can stay close to nature and release yourself to do everything you want to do.
Here, you can ignore the eyes of the people around you and follow a bold idea inside. You can wear yourself in your favorite costumes. Everyone who comes here is self-expression, if you Still wearing T-shirt shorts, it is really too "alternative".
On the NODE planet, not just your own performance, but you also need to consider the "bad" wild environment. The sunshine on this Gobi desert is still very abundant, so if there is a long time outdoors Exercise and experience, you still need to do a good job of sun protection, no matter where you are, you can't have less sun protection! Here, the temperature difference between day and night is large, in addition to sun protection, remember to keep warm.
Come to the planet, of course, you can't miss the local cuisine. Here, you can taste the unique northwest flavor. In the NODE planet, you can use everything in the local currency. To get more or better, you need your own efforts to earn.
You can choose any method to come here, then go to the planet to explore, not much nonsense, and immediately start my adventure journey~
Pan_Nabai.
Have a big seat, board the ship! Let's go to the NODE planet to play!
Of course, its time to travel from the starting point to the present. Even if I had suffered a loss on the way, and the bag was as heavy as a day, I didn't want to stop for a long time. I want to move, I want to cross, I want to tear off the original label, climb the spaceship at the top of my head, and briefly "dismiss the son" and cross the other planet, the "NODE planet." You, dare to go with me! ?
Time: August 18, 2019, five days and four nights
Location: Qinghai, Golmud
you dare to come, NODE planet will dare to give you a faded flash, live A journey of self-fantasy "Star Trek"!
NODE Planet What
01. The purest, wild scenery
02. The coolest, wild outdoor experience
03. The most rich and diverse performances
04. The most shocking and well-behaved art installation
NODE planet special gameplay
go coins (NODE planet's virtual currency) is the only legal trading currency of NODE planet circulation, you are on NODE planet All coins must be used in the currency. Before entering the planet, everyone will get a fixed amount of "basic coins", which will guarantee your basic survival for five days and four nights. If you want to eat more and play more, you must earn the coins by completing the game task, and the earned coins can be consumed in the camp.
How to sign up for NODE Planet
Event fare is divided into four stalls of 1800 yuan, 4800 yuan, 6800 yuan, 12800 yuan. (The event does not include round trip travel). Barley net, search NODE planet to buy tickets.
How to get to NODE Planet
Go to Golmud by yourself: You can reach Golmud by plane, train or self-driving.
Special reminder
1, altitude: The altitude of the camp is 2780 meters. It is the same as Lijiang, and people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should do their best.
2, wild animals: common wild animals in the camp and on foot, such as yellow sheep, yak, etc., please keep a safe distance, do not hurt.
3, Firefighting: Please plug in the water source principle inside the tent. It is strictly forbidden to smoke in the tent. The cigarette butts should be collected into the garbage bin by yourself.
4, Environmental protection: The organizer has prepared garbage bags for everyone. Please consciously store your own domestic garbage and garbage seen along the way into garbage bags and throw them into the garbage bin.
5, toilet: The camp has built a tent toilet for everyone. Do not throw non-degradable garbage such as sanitary napkins in the toilet and consciously throw it into the trash can.
6, bathing: lack of water resources in the Gobi, please save water.
7, valuables: Please keep your valuables in good condition, please put them into the lost and found box.
The moment of each jump, a wave is jumped from the life of the assembly line. Being yourself is as simple as that. 2019, August 18, Gobi Carnival, we are waiting for you!
Orange_Pig.
## Golmud Hu Yanglin
This time I came to Golmud to know that there is also a Populus euphratica forest here. It takes about an hour's drive from Golmud city. I have seen the Populus euphratica forest in the fall. Do you want to know what the summer Populus euphratica forest looks like? From the air, it is like an oasis next to the desert, behind which is an endless desert, and these poplars are scattered in the desert.
Summer Populus euphratica, there are many mosquitoes. Maybe it is too difficult for them to see such fat and juicy animals as human beings, so it is especially fierce to see people. It is necessary to do anti-mosquito measures before coming.
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Today, from the 4,115-meter Kunlun Mountain Mineral Water Factory, all the way down to the 2,840-meter-high Golmud, the body has become a lot easier, and the beautiful sunset greets us. ,That's great!