Clothing: short-sleeved T-shirt, long sleeve T-shirt, jacket, sweater or winter clothes, Qiuku, knitted wool trouser, coupled with a more wear-resistant outer pants, scarf, warm socks and a number of deodorant, and comfortable shoes , due to the relatively high altitude, so be sure to keep warm, not cold.
Commodity: wash products, sun care, moisturizing skin care products, after the area are relatively dry and the sun are also great, you had better protect the skin.
Others: headlights (see a time when the Mogao Grottoes to bring better), camera and plenty of film (if it is DC, should pay attention to in the alpine region, the battery too often slow, relatively long exposure time), conventional medicine, Ginseng film (with slightly higher anti-time, can reduce the symptoms), chocolate, or beef jerky (complementary energy), tomatoes and small cucumbers (vitamin supplements, vitamin tablets can also be used instead)
Finally, of course, is more than one thing can be fitted with the backpack, all the equipment back in the back, is simply a hump.

Tips: The best about their own group of 10 people a group, so that accommodation, chartered to purchase tickets are very cheap and convenient.

(B) on-line travel thousands of miles ---- Diary

The passing of Jiangsu, Henan, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Gansu, travel nearly 6,000 kilometers, the various parts of the scenery varied, the saying goes, ten-mile different days, let alone such a long way to it.
September 30 evening 18:20, boarded the westbound train in the darkness, through Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing, Meng Chi snacks, chat, spend money on the train 15 Knock-off DVDs;
At 4:00 on October 1, sleep through Zhengzhou, stopped during the day Xi'an, Baoji, Tianshui, evening 21:30 to Lanzhou, scenery along the way has been a big difference with the Jiangsu and Zhejiang, The landscape of the mountains, not good-bye, mostly mountain cave earth are fairly densely populated, small villages on the roof, eaves hanging clusters under the glistening yellow corn, the small goat wore a small horn in the hills wrapped skipped grazing, relying on Doudi Zhu, playing big strange ways , murder, sleep and daze, spend a day.
At 6:30 on October 2, by a group of bored guys wake up and watch the sunrise, red and round the sun reminds me of breakfast Salted duck egg. 6:55 am, passing Jiayuguan train station, the temperature decreased, the scenery is different kind scene, snow-capped Qilian Shan mountain range, the Gobi Desert endless long with a camel thorn clumps land, fields of crops has become a cotton, the small goat has become a long thick wool sheep. After the famous Wei River, Bahe, but very little water, exposing the river bed. 7:28 to see Jiayuguan tower, not have their own imagination so tall and majestic. 10:52, arriving liuyuan station, boarded the minibus to Dunhuang, on the road to see a mirage in the distance seems to be the level of the lake as a mirror, the reflection of the Hu Yang, according to locals, said that whenever direct sun, there is a mirage phenomena, in particular 6,7 months for more. Afternoon visit the Mogao Grottoes, to Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Moon Spring and return to the market in Dunhuang City sandbar snack Street corruption.
October 3, car, tour yumenguan, river warehouse city, the Han Great Wall, then Mo Guicheng, Bouncing off by minibus drivers, exposure over one hours sun. To the Yang Guan road, and farmers in the small courtyard at the roadside to eat, free Zhai grapes, ate with holding an estimated 10 kilos get a bar. And finally to Yang Guan and one lane of the horses, walk past Yangguan Dao, very expensive, to 80 horse, then 65 transactions.
October 4, chartered, 9:00 to delhi from Dunhuang City, passing through Da Qaidam Lake, bottomless salt bridge can be Luke lake, I thought bottomless salt bridge is a bridge, he saw before know a whole with the Salt paved roads, when the rainy season is said to bad driving, and avoid surface melting away. The journey through the highest altitude, 4212 meters, we collectively get off "rescue", as souvenir. Arrived around 22:00 pm Delingha, paused to settle to the street to eat the night market, the main street back to civilian canvas on all sides not to take the air of Da Cheng canopy son, only sell mutton and beer, in a small restaurant beside the point of a number of side dishes, and Egg Fried Rice 1 To her surprise, all different standards of weights and measures, the boss gave us to use 6 pounds of rice was sacked as a I have seen the biggest Egg Fried Rice, had to pack. Dissatisfied with a number of extremists an excuse for corrupt elements in the hotel shower facilities to wash the sauna.
October 5, chartered from delhi to Qinghai Lake, after tea and cards salt lake, vast expanse of whiteness of the salt lake, stepped up and creak, as is the frozen lake. No birds arrived in the afternoon of Bird Island, happy half-day, drove in Qinghai Lake, a very good road, the new reflective lights on the road like a pearl on both sides of the edge of the grass out of a hare, grass rats, excited ing. Reach the lake, Qinghai, some infirm hotel accommodation with heating, the rest of Biaofeitizhuang were a total of eight people admitted to a private lake to build the yurts, four male and four female co-existence one account, with the pillow was a total, although outside the snow, which is pretty fun, and still hear the screams, really, "Account of Warm Spring Night."
October 6, drove to the Tar visit, and then to Xining city street corruption meal snacks, sitting more than 19 o'clock train, on the train killing 11 arrived in Lanzhou. Do not life in some people rushed to Liujiaxia night, all the way Cry, only to 4:00.
October 7, I'll wait for people to stay in Lanzhou, the city leisure day trips in the afternoon 18:05 aircraft Hui Hu, got off the plane, watching the big Shanghai, feasting, Huangruogeshi.

Tips: 1, all the way travel time is very long, often until after 10 pm and arrived in another town, it must bring enough food and water.
2 people many things, Bird Island, tea cards salt lake, Qinghai Lake and other places you can ask them to relief for a few tickets, or take money directly to corrosion staff.

(C) the Arts Center ---- Mogao Grottoes

There are 492 Mogao caves, but the National Day of people, is only open to them 15. Cave or small, Dongding radiate a bucket type, in line with principles of mechanics, the top are usually the middle of a circular pattern painted dragon, and many cave floor or the Western Xia period, bricks, engraved with lotus flower patterns. Surrounded by a lot of murals, most of them the story of the Buddha, or the content of the classics, such as we are familiar with the "Jiu Selu," saying "give one's life to feed Tiger" story. The best known playing the guitar and flying style, is only a very small part of it. Murals are of natural minerals, such as cinnabar, pine green for the paint, along with cave seen sunlight for years, although after a century, and still maintain a very bright colors. In addition to large-scale murals, the walls will be painted on the spare parts of small Buddha statues, dense, numerous, so the Mogao Caves also known as "Thousand Buddha Caves."
Each cave has a main Buddha are generally Buddha, but because of sculpture at different times, each statue will be a slight difference in height of the Tang Dynasty potential due to the country, Buddhism prevailed, the carving of the Buddha, soft and delicate lines, proportion and harmonious , posture, heavily, reflecting the Tang Dynasty to fat for aesthetic beauty, Song after the statue would be more rigid, while the Qing Dynasty Buddha wearing the cassock, the color red big green, there is a loud.
Mogao Grottoes Cangjing Dong Qing dynasty years, had been unearthed close to 50000 by the book, embroidery and other cultural artifacts, but because of the incompetence of the government and regulators, many artifacts were stolen to sell, now there is not Cangjing Dong gallery less by volume, Juan Hua copies, while the originals are in the United States, Britain, Japan and other countries of the museum. Extensive and profound culture, the history of various countries to attract researchers, thus giving rise to a new discipline --- "Dunhuang Studies." Sometimes I also think that if these objects do not shipped overseas, the prevailing situation in China, can put these things properly protected, thus in-depth study of it, if not, Dunhuang will be as at present, has been known around the world do?

Tips: Mingsha visit the Mogao Grottoes and the half-price tickets for students, you can get discounted student ID to check is not too strict (relative to those grown too old, not applicable)

(D) the joy of Sand ----- Mingsha, Crescent Moon Spring

The temperature during the day and the Crescent Moon Spring Mingsha more than 40 degrees, we have to wait before the sun went down, here and in Shanghai there are about a two-hour time difference, quick time 7 o'clock until sunset, the sunset of the illuminated Mingsha , look distinct lines. Here the wind blowing up from the foot of the mountain, so the footprints on the sand will be covered very quickly away, without leaving a trace of traces.
Foot of the mountain there are the locals pull the camel, camels up the hill is also a pleasure, but the total is more amused than himself to conquer it. Took off his shoes and socks, light foot on the sand is really comfortable ah, thin sand naughty drilling toe crevices, a lift knee, it slip out. Looks gentle Mingsha, climb up and can be Zhenlei, because a very fine sand, very dry feet will be stuck in the sand, we should pull out, and then move forward, physical exertion very large, have been too tired panting, and could be looked back and was only 10 meters distance.
Finally climbed the mountain, the sky is already black, but we are enthusiastic and open the small speakers, first-come, some music, and then divide up something to eat. A bite of bread, wow, how the whole mouthful of sand, it does not matter, photographed it, mechanical cameras, cameras with digital cameras there, the whole show, the burst of chaotic press, we are all photographers, and both are models, to a sexy The POSE, the dumping of all sentient beings, put a cool gesture to Andy Lau to par, and the mountains the wind is blowing sand sandwiched in the front of the camera form a strange effect.
The downhill, and one sat on the side slide down the sand, that was the easiest way down the mountain, and like a child sitting slides, like to stimulate the point, well, we all stand up, hand in hand, singing with "I am a wolf from the north," toward the foot of the Crescent Moon Spring and dash past, nor are we so afraid of a pack of wolves dynamic bar. I do not know who used the phrase "it's beautiful stars ah," we discovered that the stars have all come out, or lie down and look at stars, bar, sleep in the sand, the limbs are wantonly extend to more than lying in bed at home more comfortable, Star has never been so close, so bright, Milky Way clearly visible, reflecting the foot of the Crescent Moon Stars, Tuoling Sheng vaguely heard, the whole heaven and earth were like they were wrapped, I really hope that this time of stagnation.

Tips: Make sure when you climb blindfolded gauze masks or mouth, lest the sand to fall in. I, after taking photographs in the mountains, remember in time to suck out the sand inside the camera.

(E)'s deep ---- yumenguan, Yang Guan, Mo Guicheng

Emperor Wu of Han so-called "column four counties, according to two customs," the two customs is the "west, Yang Guan undue person" Yang Guan, and "non-degree yumenguan spring," the Jade Gate, over these two passes, that is, beyond the Great Wall the land of bitter cold. 15 kilometers away from the Jade Gate is that when the granary of the Han River warehouse --- the ancient city, as well as the site of the Han Dynasty Great Wall, when the military significance, but, but after years of wind and frost, making them no longer as early as the year of the majestic, leaving only the these ruins.
Zermatt Yang Guandao want to experience the feeling of that year border officers and men, looking ahead, this is what a bleak and rugged mountains, always see hope for the Peak, deep sea, there is always great tide of vitality, this endless but the desert is only a calm silence, require much perseverance and courage to face with them, "those who have committed the powerful Han, however far they are," which Haoqiganyun behind, but also how much a good man's blood and youth. Yang Guan sunset is beautiful in our view, to keep off the year in terms of people may simply mean that, in this land of bitter cold again after a day bar.
Barrier of human craftsmanship, Mo Guicheng is Mother Nature, are more typical Yardang Landform, Jadin in the Uygur language and Italian as "the slope of the hill", due to crustal uplift, and wind erosion, flooding and other reasons, In the flat desert like abandoned castles formed a kind of landscape, when night fell, winds in the "city" within a roar, like hearing the devil's call sign, city and varied types of sculptures, the walls of intermittent This feels like the power of nature, human beings may be just a river in a Chensha time only, petty and insignificant.

Tips: 1, relatively large temperature difference between breakfast, lunch and evening, nearly 20 degrees difference, ready to dress is the most important.
2, Jin-Mo Guicheng car rental management office, preferably off-road Jeep rentals can visit the places to be more than light.

(Vi) the closest place to heaven ---- Qinghai Lake, Bird Island

In a very far away to see a blue waves, with the car the more open closer, this piece of blue gradually increasing, is a more pristine than the ocean blue, with the angle changes, but also Fanchu a dark green, which is Qinghai Lake, Qinghai lake along the trend car, you can see is beautiful scenery, the distant snow-capped mountains Ruoyouruowu, like a mirage-like floating in the lake, the clouds seemed to have been with the Blue Sky separated into an independent entity, the East 1, West 1, lazy floating, close enough to reach out if you can grasp down. Grass Lake has been turning yellow, and Yang Er are crowded together, go all out eating grass, plump, drooping camel or legislate, or reclining, his mouth still leisurely chewed, the horse stopped running, a woman sitting in the grass, the bright flowers like the same scarf. Such a Pure, quiet place, and we take the film from the camera continuously ah, shoot ah, but no amount of film to shoot no less than this paradise-like beauty, then the rich language can not be expressed out the immersive feel.
Each year from April to July is the best bird-watching season, we have come in October, has been flown to the southern wintering birds, and only those of us who do not know the travel season, people are breaking the Bird Island of the quiet, Buzhihaodai of us crossed the guardrail, stumbled to go to the cliff below the Qinghai Lake sparkling, snow-capped mountains stretch Haitian junction, the distance on the shore of a desert, and sand dunes ups and downs, unknown grass under their feet has been turning yellow, several eco-exotic but with a harmonious combination. Hill, Green, Lake Blue, yellow grass, flowers red, bright but structured, the wind off, several colors on the solvent and together, and like a Van Gogh painting. They climbed a small hill, one-foot-long grass grows more dense, and ups and downs with the wind, autumn seems thicker. Lying on the grass, the readily pull a grass hopper grass playing games, we are no longer the cause of the bustle of the cities, men and women worry for a living, we are part of nature.
In fact, Qinghai Lake, Bird Island is the journey of the most tempting place I came back later, where a person asked me, this trip the most beautiful place is where I would not hesitate to say yes Qinghai Lake, but to describe it , do not know what words to describe, a surprising and beautiful, or fresh, have not expressed this feeling that can only put it in their hearts, slowly aftertaste.

Tips: Bird Island is said to have the wolf at night, it is best not played with too late.

(7) Tibetan Buddhist monasteries ----- Tar

Tibetan Buddhism, one of the six temples, Buddhist temples and the Central Plains is very different.

Tar is a master of master Tsongkhapa Tsongkhapa the birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism, he is the biggest ---- Gelugpa sect (known as "Yellow Sect"), the founder of the mainland, knowing that his two Apprentice: The Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama will be more people more, but in Qinghai, Tibet, he would be faithful to pay homage to, our tour guides Dorje, one that he must be referred to as "Master Tsongkhapa Buddha Baby" , while the Tar incense such a peak, because of course he was the lofty status of the minds of worshipers.

Tar Ruin of murals: It's fresco, in fact, is painted on the cloth, paste on the wall, and clean lines were a bit like a Chinese painting in the straightforward style of writing, but some local color, but also very particular about color, with pearls, precious stones so Daocheng powder, together with a variety of synthetic minerals, so although after a century, the color is still very bright.
Dui Xiu: The silk cut a variety of shapes, filled with wool, cotton, makes the whole composition is very three-dimensional sense. I see Duixiu works Rohan map, eyes, and with precious stones and ivory beads carved, life-like.
Butter Sculpture: Temple of the monks in order to butter as raw material, by adding a variety of minerals, color, Yong Shounie made works of art. Since the melting point of butter is very low, making butter must be the deepest winter each year, the monks will be responsible for the production of butter into the water, dissolve, and cut his hands and into the ice water until the frozen hands before we start production. An almost 2 meters high and 5 meters wide work, it takes more than a dozen monks, a few months time. Completed works will be exhibited in the fifteenth year, after which, as temperatures rise, slowly melt butter, so butter will be updated annually. The content of the work is naturally linked to religion, the middle of this year's works are life-size Buddha, Po-phase solemn, wearing a golden crown, wearing vestments. Some background of the pavilions, flowers and trees, and the pilgrims were different demeanor in the work, are very particular about the details.

In addition to the patron saint of the Buddha, the temple will be dedicated to the patron saint, from the murals, this is a face of grim statues, according to tour guides, explanations, and know that this is Jiwuruchou God, omnipotent god, and should not be any person who commits the slightest error, can not even in front of him to eat onions, ginger, garlic breath and other heavy things, otherwise they will be severely punished, so faithful to their adopted a "arm's length" attitude, though respected, but was not at home and worship only in temples dedicated to patron saint image, but also separated with curtain, lest dirty tone collision with him.

Tibetans worship pilgrimage different ways and the Central Plains, the simplest is the hearts of silent prayer, his hands together and even, over your head and then followed by touching the forehead, lips, heart, said the head, mouth, heart line, and then spread his hands open palms to heaven, the first hit about incense table can be considered as complete a pilgrimage. More complicated is that we've seen on TV "Five bodies to bid for land" type, the entire body completely decumbent, said to realize a desire to be before God "Five bodies to bid for land" type of knock hundreds of thousands of ring head, the young people need to spend three, four months time, and the elderly will have to half a year, so a lot of the floor outside the temple has been raw rub-liang, these floors are made of pine with the most hard, but it must be replaced every three years. There are a lot of people from a place to live has been knock to the temple, the shoes were already frayed, feet have been cracking, physical torture can not stop their devout belief in Buddhism, religion is deeply rooted part of their soul.

Hada, as a long scarf, or status of Tibetan deities revered noble people that way, the fence outside the hall were hung everywhere hada, a white to express holy, yellow means noble, blue is the color of the Mongolians like to use that vast blue sky.

Streamer streamer is also a Buddhist temple in the Central Plains not see, is one of about 10 meters high poles, pillars hanging by a written instrument with the possession of the book's long flags flapping in the wind, nothing more than pray and ward off evil meaning. Dianwai put up a streamer, and that is the main temple, erected two streamer representation of the institution.

Falun looks like a carved drums, "bucket at the end of" has handles, easy to rotate, which placed upon the book, said to the hearts of meditation, "Well I Mile Well microphone hum," the sixth Shingon, while Falun clockwise rotation, is equivalent to the inside through the book read again, for their own accumulation of merit, we often see the hands of Tibetan turn a small wheel, mouth mutter prayers, also comes from this.

Lama Lama is also a monk though, but it is somewhat different with the monks, wearing dark red cassock, a symbol of the earth's mass annihilation are placed himself; do not need to shave their heads, but I will not have long hair, some sects of lamas also wife; perhaps because plateau, vegetarian rare reason, a monk is everybody eats meat, but can not eat the sky to fly, as well as water swim, because the popular burial and Shuizang.
Tar currently has about 600 monks, many of them are childhood was admitted to the temple, after 10 years of hard study, one after another to obtain similar college, masters and doctoral diploma, proficient in Buddhism and divination, to get the faithful to worship and Busch, as the Tar Monastery of incense is very wang, so monks living here is also very good, cell phones are very common items, Audi and Mercedes-Benz is also not unusual. Each lama can have a small courtyard, is a typical Tibetan style flat-topped courtyard, can be said that in the material life, it is very comfortable.

Living Buddha Living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism seems to be unique, by way of reincarnation, to maintain the worship of their followers, according to face death, or toward the eye, knowing the direction of its reincarnation, lamas through divination, to find a few bit may be the reincarnation of the children, by enabling them to identify the Living Buddha during his lifetime supplies, serving the lamas, and the lot-drawing, etc., identified the reincarnation of Living Buddha, Living Buddha and the past lives of all supplies, the property of the reincarnation of all. Although the small number of Living Buddha, but also a lot of light there are a dozen Tar Each Buddha has a relatively large independent courtyard living, with its own butler and seven or eight monks waited.
Audience Living Buddha, you must first "invited" Hada (in fact, is the temple of the canteen to buy, but not bargain) will start Hada, his hands Peng Zhu, bow their heads bent down, say hello to the Living Buddha, Living Buddha would touch what believers forehead, Hada and sent back to the faithful, this time hada had soiled the "Buddha" can take home on the pillow, or a dedicated, blessed peace, and if Hada worn or dirty and can not be washed, you must burn .
Carry-wear items could be invited to the Living Buddha to open light, preferably with its own sign of the Zodiac, or the jade Buddha statues, Buddha items will be set off in front of the table a piece of cloth on the eyes Weibi began chanting, fingers and make all kinds of shapes, and From time to time before grasping the small jars, some grain of rice, sprinkle the top items in the open light, about ten minutes or so, chanting ended, get their items, you can also turn a photo with the Living Buddha, Living Buddha left a number of more or less to donate After all, the Living Buddha must still other-worldly air.

Tips: There are many things Tar sell Tibetan silver products and knives, and the price much cheaper than other places, Tibetan silver bracelet, necklace can fetch a few dollars, but the fly in Lanzhou, a rather strict inspection , knives are to be collected, checked no good.

(8) Hunger breeds discontent have to eat along the way --------

While sitting for nearly 40 hours of train stations along the route often only a few minutes stop time, go on a walk, or to find some good food.
Nanjing Railway Station ----盐水鸭: Nanjing's most famous specialty, meat delicate, slightly salty, hand clutching eat very interesting.
Xi'an Station ---- small frozen persimmon: with a small basket filled with rows of neatly, bright red, very cute, thin-skinned taste of a tear, Qin Xin sweet taste, but persimmon cold, on the road as much as possible Eat less.
Tianshui Station ------ millet gruel: a money a large bowl, thick but not bad, millet smell of fragrance, for we have eaten a few tons of instant noodles and a variety of snacks for us, it is too beautiful.
Lanzhou Station ------ jujube: crisp, sweet, fragrant.
To the northwest, of course, pasta and lamb are the main, though with my usual eating habits inconsistent, but "only to the, then eat," After all this, but authentic flavor of the Northwest.
Noodles piece children: potato chips, green pepper pieces, tomato pieces with the current roll of the face film, acid a little mild, really delicious plus I'm really hungry, a man with a big eat.
Sào surface: beef, potatoes, carrot, tomato dices, cook a bowl of soup, and then a plate of Shougan Mian, fresh thick tasty soup, noodles tenacity full.
Pulp surface: The fermented rice soup into a soup, noodles, pale, somewhat like the Guilin rice noodle, but it tastes a little bit fat sour taste, not everyone used to it.
Niangpi: sensory tastes a bit like the South of konjac, with some bean sprouts, coriander, green vegetables, combined with vinegar, sauce and other spices, is very appetizing.
Kebabs: Some people smoke there must be kebabs at the Northwest is the largest number of sheep, and wore a wire on the roots, sprinkle with cumin, chili powder, watching with a white hat Muslims who put chicken skillfully over and over again on the charcoal, baked chicken to eat in the mouth, piping hot, delicious-smelling, Yuehua Jian more than a dozen of the belly on the next string.
IOUs: Whitewater cooked lamb rib, dipped in salt and pepper, taste is the authentic taste of lamb, and kebabs compared to some of mutton thicker.
Lamb chops: Severe recommendation, is now roasted to eat, Zizimaoyou outer flaky tender on the inside, brittle bones chew up Gazhigazhi ring, I also attend to fear gaining weight, and loaded lady, and grabbed the bite.
Yogurt: Yogurt formed a thick block, slightly yellowed, packed in a small white porcelain bowl, as if, like steamed eggs with a spoon to scoop up little by little, into the mouth, cold refreshing, as we fill the lamb's stomach, into a little fresh air.
Highland Barley Wine: The highland barley wine lead to the entrance Qinglie, half a glass of Xia Du, whole body warm up, we are a small shop in Qinghai Lake, outside under the snow, around the stove to drink, eat mutton, but added another to have fun .
Qinghai Huang Fish: As the Qinghai Lake water is cold, the lake's biology, growth is relatively low and the Qinghai-huang, the fish we eat, about a foot to long, is said to have been growing for a decade, and the body without scales, meat relatively tight, different We usually eat at the fish.
Stir-fried vegetables and tomato omelet: This is the meal that we must point two dishes in order to balance every day we eat too much meat and vitamin A supplementation, the Northwest tastes are rather heavy, so speculation of these two dishes, will be put green onions, peppers and soy sauce.
Salt tea: tea and put some salt inside, presumably because of too many reasons to eat mutton, tea solution greasy, but the role of anti-inflammatory effect of salt, drink more clear mouth, not bad.
In addition, the city of Dunhuang, "sandbar market," delhi night, night markets, food Xining Mo utensils son Ma Street, the city of Lanzhou and political street is a street snack, you can bites.

Tips: Many restaurants are Muslims opened the door there will be a clear Islamic symbol ---- Xingyue Jiaohui map, be careful not to bring food into the pork.
Author: alice_qin