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The Silk Road between Qinghai and Dunhuang

by Hao Li | October 06,2021

Fenghuang City

✿ Before the preface, Qinghai Lake and Mogao Grottoes are just a noun. Although I have heard about it for a long time, I don't feel it at all. I mistakenly believe that the northwest is the desert, barren land, barren, withered and backward place. In the movie "return" directed by Lao Mou Zi and the original novel "Lu Yan Zhi" written by Yan Geling, Lu Yan Zhi, who came back from studying abroad, was sent to the northwest of China. It's so impressive!

Photo Description: blue sky, white clouds shooting location: Menyuan

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Picture Description: Dunhuang Camel

When I finally decided to make this trip to the northwest, my work encountered unprecedented problems, and the bad economic wind and sandstorm finally came one day without reservation. All kinds of worries, all kinds of melancholy, all kinds of pressure came a month before I went out without your permission. And I, not to mention the group of more than ten people who travel freely this time, worry about the loss of my long cherished journey and the success of my career and the clients I have been dealing with for many years. At that time, I was stupid. In the words of a friend, I suddenly heard the voice of guanmu village. But I am really grateful to God, I am very grateful for the support of the leaders, colleagues, customers and friends who have come here all the way. I actually completed the things I didn't dare to think about little by little in the impossible and incredible time! No one knows how excited I was when I knew everything was going well that day! I'm still on my way home two days ahead of schedule, full of happiness! Ha ha, I, is this the rhythm of personality explosion?

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The one after another floating in the sky, as if tentacles can touch cotton like clouds, that piece of golden in the sun, one after another full of the desire for life of the door source rape, those who can not distinguish between snow and cloud Qilian Mountains; The colorful Danxia stone in Zhangye under the blue sky is like the grace of nature. Under the sunshine, it is colorful and majestic; That's called “ Jiayuguan, the most powerful pass in the world, is majestic and solemn. You can feel his danger, and gradually fall with the rays, which exudes the warmth and quiet of the setting sun; The vivid and colorful murals and statues of the Mogao Grottoes can feel the prosperity and humiliation of a great country, sigh and helplessness, and feel the spirit and soul of the Mogao Grottoes; The desert and the crescent spring with the last drop of tears; The Yumen pass, where the Qiang flute doesn't have to complain about the willows, and the spring breeze doesn't pass the Yumen pass, is the Yadan ghost city where ghosts cry and wolves howl and sand flies wildly; Chaka Salt Lake is the largest inland salt lake in China; The wild and quiet Qinghai Lake, which is moved and moved by poets of all ages, is as moving as a rabbit and as quiet as a virgin; That piece of "in that far away place" singing covered with flowers of the golden beach grassland, so let me intoxicated, amazing, moved! It turns out that there are also Jiangnan in the northwest. It turns out that the northwest is also full of love!

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Photo Description: scenery photo location: Qinghai Lake

Photo Description: Qilian Mountains

Photo Description: Sunrise location: Heima River

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Photo Description: Xining, I'm coming!

Photo Description: the accompanying beauty captured by mobile phone, is her smile bright enough?

Our car is a big one. It can't get into the downtown of Xining. And although the sun is not setting, we have the same problem that they all have to get off work. People here are very good at living and won't work overtime. Take a distant view of the mosques in the bustling city. In Xining at 7:00 p.m., the downstairs of the hotel is still bright, without the appearance of night.

Xining

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Picture Description: Lanzhou Ramen! Face strong way, incense!

Xining

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Picture Description: Children's happiness, mother's happiness!

Xining

Picture Description: after eating, I remember the original appearance of eating mutton. I forgot to take photos and make up for it!

There are all kinds of cooked mutton, mutton miscellaneous, but not one by one to taste ah! It's a lot! Special roast lamb charcoal fire. Is it warm enough? It's the fragrant mutton roasted for us on these warm charcoal fires. They usually think of some photos after eating.

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Xining

Menyuan Rape Flowers

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Menyuan Rape Flowers

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Menyuan Rape Flowers

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The little girl selling snow lotus beside the mountain is very innocent. She just politely turns her head away and laughs at those cameras that are looking directly at her! It's very similar to the girl in Zhang Yimou's film. Is there any wood?

I still can't help but buy Dried yak meat and plum. The beef jerky is really delicious and chewy. The smell of beef will fill your heart on both sides of your ears. It's very satisfying! At the beginning, everyone said modestly that they would not eat! Later, I couldn't stop asking if I had any more. Fair price! Later, I went to the city to buy it. It's worse than here. It's not the taste! In fact, sometimes things in scenic spots are not necessarily expensive. If you have relatives here, I suggest you buy them. Bargain with him for 120 kg, the boss said he didn't sell it（ I don't know if it's true ）

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Menyuan Rape Flowers

Photo Description: the big plate chicken with broadband powder, everyone grabs the powder to eat

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Menyuan Rape Flowers

I still keep bees! The honey of rape flowers here can be regarded as one of the best. Seeing the golden rape flowers and the virtuous "Minister of finance" together, I thought that she wanted to buy rape oil to go back. I was amused to think that she was playing around with a bucket of rape oil. As a result, many mothers had this idea.

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Qilian

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Qilian

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Qilian

Colorful Danxia, sunset and sunrise are also very beautiful! Here, the sun doesn't end until 9:30 p.m., but the scenic spot leaves work at 8:30 p.m., so we have to go to Zhangye before we leave work. Even at night, the sun is still very fierce. There are four scenic spots, all of which have cars to take you directly to the scenic spot. Due to the rush of arrival time, some scenic spots were not well photographed. Most of the time I stay in the fourth scenic spot to watch the sunset, which is also the place with the most people. It is said that sunny after rain is the most beautiful time in the scenic area, and the Danxia color is more intense at this time. On the way to Zhangye! There's a sunflower next to it! In order to see Danxia in Zhangye, I didn't stop to take photos.

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Zhangye colorful Danxia scenic spot

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Zhangye colorful Danxia scenic spot

The Danxia landform of Zhangye is shocking. The majestic momentum, the spectacular scene, the peculiar shape, the gorgeous color, and the uncanny craftsmanship of nature are amazing. The ancient poem says: "the old dragon and cricket stand on the wall of the peak, cut out the hibiscus to paint." It is dazzlingly beautiful and can be called the "colorful immortal platform". It is larger than the Yadan landform of Dunhuang's "ghost city". It is the most typical Danxia Landform in China's arid areas, which is rare in the world. She not only has the general Danxia strange, dangerous, but also more beautiful is the color. In the area of more than 10 square kilometers, there are many bright colors everywhere, such as red, yellow, orange, green, white, gray, gray black, gray white and so on 、 The hills are richly decorated. Under the sunlight, some are like golden wheat stacks, pyramids, fortresses, halls and pavilions; Some of them even form peaks and stretch for several miles. When viewed from a high place, it looks like a piece of colorful silk floating on the earth; The Danxia in the Qilian Mountains of Zhangye is mainly composed of red gravels, sandstones and mudstones, with obvious marks of arid and semi-arid climate. It is characterized by cross bedding, steep four walls, vertical joints and colorful colors. It is a natural scenic area with natural scenery, It is one of the largest and best developed Danxia Landforms in China with the most abundant landforms. It has high scientific research and tourism value. It was selected as one of the "seven most beautiful Danxia" by the "beauty China" activity of National Geography of China. Under the clear sky, under the blue sky, the colorful Danxia stones are like lotus flowers, showing various lines and beautiful states. Feel here and see thousands of cliffs and mountains showing bright red and reddish brown, especially in the sunshine, the mountains and hills are colorful and magnificent. The beauty of light and shadow, line and color. At first, I didn't know how to take photos. Later, I found that highlighting the beauty of the stone's lines and colors was the best work.

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Zhangye colorful Danxia scenic spot

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Jiayuguan Fortress Town

Picture Description: see Qilian Mountain, Gobi mountain and snow mountain again

Jiayuguan Fortress Town

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Jiayuguan Fortress Town

Cool Cold beef roll, beef tendon, special sour noodle soup, Sour noodle soup, slightly sour, very fragrant. The noodle is handmade by the chef of the restaurant. It's full of energy. It's delicious. When the first dish was sold out, everyone was not satisfied with it. Then someone immediately suggested another dish. Some people said that there were too few noodles and too much soup. They asked the chef to add more noodles. As a result, they were immediately corrected by the local people: what they wanted was this effect. If there was not too much soup, it was not that flavor. In another set, the combat effectiveness has decreased significantly. In addition, facts have proved that it is best to eat everything and think about it! It's the best state!

Jiayuguan Fortress Town

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Today, I saw the grandeur and solemnity of the first pass, and also looked at the snow capped Qilian mountain not far away. At 8:30 p.m., walking on the ancient Jiayuguan Road, where birds are flying and the sun is setting, I feel Lin Zexu's "Ode to Jiayuguan". It's a different taste! Out of the gate, excited, we put up a gesture of majestic rectification Jiayuguan, the neighborhood has been planted with trees, garden style. I bought colorful scarves at the door, ranging from ten to thirty yuan, which overturned the view of expensive things in the scenic area! Photography works. Entering the garden, the weeping willows, the lake water, the birds flying by from time to time, looking at the Qilian Mountain on the top of the snow mountain in the distance through the cool green, is also a kind of surprise and another kind of beauty. This is an important pass in the Great Wall, and Lin Zexu's poem "out of Jiayu pass" is engraved on the entrance.

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Jiayuguan Fortress Town

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Jiayuguan Fortress Town

Beautiful scenery, but also a master's masterpiece Self confidence is greatly increased! Thank you, master awesome. Except one half of the sky, it's all women's army! There is another half of the sky, in our photo! Dad, mom, we're ready to cross the border. Watch my colorful flag flutter, go! And here comes Hua Mulan!

Jiayuguan Fortress Town

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Jiayuguan Fortress Town

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Jiayuguan Fortress Town

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Dunhuang

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In the afternoon, walk into Mingsha mountain and crescent spring. Although it is more than six in the afternoon, the sun is still burning! Although I'm worried that the scenic spot will be off work and we rush in and out of the scenic spot at more than 6 p.m., I still feel extremely hot. In order to prevent sand, I put on Mo Chao and wrapped myself with gauze scarf, bib, raincoat, hat and shoe cover, I know nothing about my hat when I wear my shoelaces (you don't know when I miss one of them because I have too many elements and things on my body). Although this hat is not my favorite, it is still a little distressed when I find that he has completely gone away from me in the scorching sun ， I don't want to make fun of the finance minister any more - I laugh at her always missing things, always surprised. I also lost something, but the difference is that she always can't find something on her body or around her, and when I find something missing, he is really away from me! Lao Yang is also fully armed. Her confusion lies in the countless mix and match styles and all kinds of costumes. After she is dressed up, a western cowboy style hat belt is directly hanging on her nose, and she doesn't realize it (I wonder if she can see clearly what is in front of her at this time? ）， Here is her colorful silk scarf. I'm sure she can't see it. Later, when I identified it. She asked me who it was? I was confused, too, until she recognized herself by the hat ！ It makes me laugh every time. I can't stand the strong light. When the camel turns around to meet the sun, it's too hot for the sun to burst out. Although my body has been wrapped by all kinds of armed forces, the wind is strong, and the sun is dazzling, I don't see any scenery at last. I just cover my head with the red scarf without folding, It's like an Arab bride, especially the magnificent camels. It seems that they are all dowries for me ）， I can feel the huge camel team in the whirling team, from time to time some people looking around staring at me, this strange shape faint smile!

Dunhuang

“ Mingsha mountain - Crescent spring "scenic spot is located about 5 kilometers south of Dunhuang city. Come here to enjoy the wonders of Huangsha and Qingquan, climb Mingsha mountain and ride camels, and experience the extraordinary northwest desert scenery. The mountains of Mingsha mountain are formed by the accumulation of quicksand. From a distance, the dunes are undulating and magnificent. When tourists glide down from the top of the mountain, they will hear the sound of thumping, like beating gongs and drums, which is frightening and exciting. Hence the name of Mingsha mountain. Yueya spring is located at the foot of Mingsha mountain, surrounded by sand dunes. Because of the terrain, when the wind blows, the sand does not go down the mountain, but flows up the mountain, so Yueya spring will never be buried by sand. Highlights—— one The coexistence of Sand Mountain and spring has always been known as "desert wonder" and is one of the business cards of Dunhuang. two Climb the Mingsha mountain, ride a camel, watch the sand sea and sunset on the top of the mountain, and feel the desolation and vastness of the northwest desert. three Play sand skating and feel the pleasure of flying down from the height of the sand mountain. The yellow sand around you is flying, and there is a rumbling sound in your ear. At present, the scenic spot provides a variety of recreational activities, such as camel riding, sand skiing, grass skiing, desert motorcycle, archery and so on, among which camel riding and sand skiing are the most popular. It takes about 1.5 hours to ride a camel and costs 100 yuan per person; 15 yuan per person for sand sliding (the cost of renting the sand sliding board) and 20 yuan per person for shoe cover.

Dunhuang

As night falls, the Dunhuang folk custom museum has no time. It just wants to run out quickly to find a cup of cold apricot peel water and pour it down continuously. No time, so eager to even a drop of water! There is another apple in Shangganling. I can only run at a high speed. When I think of the feeling of ice cold apricot peel water coming to my mouth, I feel so excited that I want to cry!

Dunhuang

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Dunhuang

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Dunhuang

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Dunhuang

On the way back to Yumenguan, I was surprised to see the rainbow of the big ring line hanging in the sky Yumen pass: it is said that Hetian jade was imported into the Central Plains and got its name. It is one of the two passes in the western border of Han Dynasty. It is the only pass for the ancient Silk Road to go out of Dunhuang to enter the northern and middle roads of the western regions. It has been the gateway for the Central Plains to enter the western regions since ancient times. About this place, Wang Changling once wrote "Changyun dark snow mountain in Qinghai" ， Looking at Yumen pass in the distance. Yellow sand hundred battles wear gold armour, do not break Loulan end not to return In ancient times, soldiers were stationed at the frontier. Looking back at the motherland, they saw a lonely city in Yumen pass. Yumen pass is a scenic spot where we went to Yadan ghost city first. We didn't want to pass by, so we were forced to buy tickets before. More than 1:00 at noon, everyone had been tortured and exhausted in Yadan ghost city. They were also afraid of the red sun. As soon as they rushed back to the car, they immediately unloaded their arms! It was Niu Shifu who got off the car and took a picture. I took a look at the great wall of Han Dynasty from a distance and took a picture. Look at the naked ones 。 I want to get on the car, but I can see Master Sheng and miss LAN flying kites! Surprise! Seeing the flying kite flying above the great wall of the Han Dynasty under the blue sky and white clouds, it seems to transcend time and space, through the moon of the Han Dynasty and the pass of the Qin Dynasty! In the evening, we found a local roast sheep shop, which specializes in roast sheep. Dunhuang roast sheep (local famous food) served us! yummy! The meat is tender and crisp. It's a grass lamb crawling all over the hillside The catchphrase of this little beauty is: Mom, I'm hungry ， It seems that the mother has never given her enough to eat. The cook first asked her to eat a roast lamb leg The politics teacher couldn't sit still, salivating beside him Another cup of highland barley wine tonight, "I'd like to urge you to drink more wine, and you'll come out of Yangguan in the West with no old friends." Lao Yang said, "it's delicious to eat so much meat for the first time." Of course, this is the fresh grass lamb roasted by charcoal fire!

Dunhuang

In the afternoon, I passed by lake kruke and saw a lot of beautiful water plants, flocks of wild ducks and flying birds. Lake kruke Located in the south of Delingha City, it is the largest freshwater lake in Qaidam Basin. The lake covers an area of 57.96 square kilometers, with an average water depth of 4 m and a maximum water depth of 13.8 m. The Bayin river flows in from the southeast and the lake flows into tuosu lake from the southwest, making the two lakes sister lakes in the Qaidam Basin. Because it is a freshwater lake, it has abundant water and grass in summer. There are flocks of wild ducks and many wild birds flying by.

Keluke Lake Scenic Spot

Lake tuosu