Where is fun to go to go on road trip around Dunhuang during the National Day? We recommend 4 routes from Dunhuang and 4-6 routes from go on road trip as the strongest strategy.
1: Dunhuang-Jiayuguan-Zhangye Hexi Corridor
Hexi Corridor, a road of civilization, is a magnificent epic. When Zhang Qian, an explorer with pioneering spirit and adventurous spirit, opened this road 2000 years ago, Dunhuang-Jiayuguan-Zhangye walked for 3-4 days, but did not finish the Hexi Corridor. This route is more suitable for business people who come to the northwest with smart time, starting in Dunhuang and ending in Zhangye.
Leiyin Temple, located at the foot of Mingsha Mountain, 4 kilometers south of Dunhuang, Gansu Province, is an important town of the ancient Silk Road. Since ancient times, it has been the hub of transportation between East and West, and it is also the intersection and transit point of Chinese and Western cultures. From the Jin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, Leiyin Temple was the place where the great virtues of the western regions promoted Buddhism and traveled in Yun Xi, and it was also the only place where monks from the Central Plains traveled westward by land to seek Buddhism. This auspicious and peaceful resort had a good reputation as a "land-friendly Buddhist country" in the Tang Dynasty.
Jiayuguan Guancheng, located 5 kilometers west of Jiayuguan, is the western section of the Great Wall in Wan Li in the Ming Dynasty. Guancheng, built in the Ming Dynasty, is the most spectacular Guancheng along the Great Wall of Wan Li. Because of the dangerous terrain and magnificent architecture, it is known as "the first Xiongguan in the world" and "Lianke". The scenic spot is not too big. The whole scenic spot is about 4 kilometers in circumference, so you can go inside. If you are physically weak, you can rent a bike to play at the door. Zhangye is located in the northwest of Gansu, in the middle of Hexi Corridor. It was named after "Zhang Guo closed its doors to the outside world". It is a bright pearl on the ancient Silk Road and is known as "Golden Zhangye". Its long history, splendid culture, beautiful mountains and rivers and simple folk customs constitute a beautiful picture with unique western characteristics.
2. Dunhuang-Jiuquan-Zhangye-Wuwei-Lanzhou Hexi Corridor Crossing
When Zhang Qian, a friendly emissary of the Han Empire with pioneering and adventurous spirit, hollowed out the Western Regions, this long and narrow passage stretching to the west of the Yellow River began to become an international passage for the Golden Goma Railway Tour, the ancient business travel road and the blending and collision of Chinese and Western cultures. Hexi Corridor has four cities: Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang. These four cities were the first cities in China to open to the outside world before 2000. Two thousand years ago, people all over China looked up to Gansu Province.
Jiuquan Western Han Scenic Area, also known as Jiuquan Park and Hu Quan Park, is a landmark scenic spot in Jiuquan City. Legend has it that Huo Qubing, a general of the Han Dynasty, won an altar of wine from the emperor after his victory. The general poured wine into the spring and shared it with the soldiers, so the spring was named Jiuquan, which is also the origin of the name of Jiuquan City today. When most tourists come to Jiuquan, they will visit here. Wuwei desert park is located in Qingyuan Town on the east side of Wuwei City, about 25 kilometers away from the urban area. This is a park built on the basis of desert. The park is close to the desert, but it is like an oasis in the desert. There are lakes and grasslands, many plants are planted here, and there are patches of Haloxylon ammodendron, birch, red willow, Misha, Punk and other plant forests, and the environment is beautiful. In addition to the natural scenery, the scenic area has also built garden-like buildings such as pavilions and pavilions, which are exquisite and beautiful. Here, you can not only watch the desert Gobi outside, but also enjoy the tranquility of the garden under the shade of the lake. Zhangye's cultural relics and historic sites are all over the region, among which the national key cultural relics protection units include the Great Buddha Temple, Heishui State, Horseshoe Temple, Manjusri Mountain and Tongyuan Pagoda. Zhangye's natural landscape is unique, with the highest Danxia landform in the country and the lush Shandan racecourse, all of which are exciting. No wonder the ancients wrote poems praising it as "ignoring the top snow in Qilian Mountain and mistaking Zhangye for Jiangnan".
3. Dunhuang-Zhangye-Qilian Menyuan-Chaka-Qinghai Lake
The golden tourist route in the eastern section of the Silk Road is in Hexi Corridor, and the tourist resources in Hexi Corridor are more focused on history and humanities. Any scenic spot has a history of more than 1000 years, and the natural scenery is mainly desert Gobi, with the basic features of historical humanities and desert scenery. Qinghai's tourism resources are mainly natural landscapes. The best Silk Road culture in Ta 'er Temple, Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake, Qilian Prairie, Menyuan Rape Flower Sea, Qilian Zhuo'er Mountain and Gansu is perfectly grafted with the super-beautiful natural landscape in Qinghai.
Qilian "is an ancient Xiongnu language, meaning" Tianshan Mountain ",so Qilian County under Qilian Mountain is called" paradise on earth ". Qilian county is a natural barrier in northern Qinghai. In ancient times, it was the land of A Qiang and the main road to the western regions. The southern line of the Silk Road passes through here, and the border ferry in the north borders Gansu Province, so it is known as the "North Gate of Qinghai". There is a folk song about Qilian grassland: "Qinghai is green, the Yellow River is yellow, and there is the surging Jinsha River, where the snow is boundless and the mountains are grey." Qilian Mountain has a good pasture. There are herds of horses, thousands of cows and sheep. Horses are fat and strong, and sheep's hair is like snowflakes. "Chaka Salt Lake Scenic Area is not big, and it takes 2-3 hours to play. It is most suitable for sunny days, and it is best to stay sunny for several days. At this time, the crystallinity of the lake is very high, and you will see that the white salt lake is covered with a thin layer of brine, and the scenery and reflection are the clearest and purest. If it rains for several days, the salt layer in the lake may be diluted and dissolved, and the mud under it will be exposed, so you can't go down to the lake to play, and the scenery is very general. The Tibetan name of Qinghai Lake is "Cuowenbu" (meaning "blue sea"). Located in the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Qinghai Province, it was formed by the fault collapse between Datong Mountain, Sun Moon Mountain and Nanshan Mountain in Qinghai. It is the largest inland lake in China and the origin of the name of Qinghai Province.
4. Dunhuang-Jiuquan-Ejina Banner-Badain Jilin-Zhangye 8.
This great ring road of Hexi Corridor+Populus euphratica forest in Ejina Banner, Inner Mongolia+Badain, the second largest desert in the world, is more suitable for September 20-65438+ 10/5 every year, with obvious seasonality. Seeing Populus euphratica forest around the National Day is the most beautiful season in Ejina Banner. Of course, the cost is also relatively expensive, because the tour period is too concentrated ~ ~ ~
Populus euphratica tourist area in the desert takes Populus euphratica popular science education as the core, so that visitors can feel the life course of Populus euphratica "living for a thousand years, dying for a thousand years, not falling down, immortal for a thousand years". 65 million years of vicissitudes, the colorful colors of 15 square kilometers show the unyielding will of life. Thousands of acres of lush desert pastoral, reappearing the bustling scene of defending the border and wasteland; Populus euphratica, with a 2.4-kilometer rime water environment, is not in the fairy dome but better than a fairyland; Badain Jaran Desert is located in the north of Alxa Right Banner in Alxa League, and it is the third largest desert in China. Due to the wind, the sand dunes present the wonders of the sea and towering pagodas. Badain Jaran Desert has the highest sand mountain in the world, spectacular sand singing areas, dotted lakes and oases, endless sand springs and mysterious desert temples. These strange and fascinating landscapes make it an ideal place for desert exploration, tourism and photography in recent years. Although driving is a bit hard, it's worth it for these beautiful scenery ~