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Junya landscape scenery like the South, but the rough's northwestern is my favorite that I thought the most original home, give me life, motivation and sense of belonging. Over from high school after the geography of Qinghai Lake has always been one of my distant dream, she was lying on the mysterious plateau, there are also sleeping in the depths of my heart, but carries eternal melancholy of the Silk Road Dunhuang is my desire. Reside in the gray of the city, the heart is also a gray, such as the original filling the rivers of water gradually evaporated, leaving only dry river in urgent need of a nourishing rain, and then everything will recover back to life. So I decided to summer in this distressing time being to leave the noisy hustle and bustle of the city to "That Distant Place" to close to my dream, to find a soul Inn.
When the original plans to use 10 days to complete this route, so some of the tour arrangements will be sufficient, travelers will be relatively easy, but because of peers who come back after some people in the tourist things, so time is limited but to be compressed to the shortest trip. (Departure Date: July 31)
D1: Beijing West Railway - T151 Sleeper 14:23-15:06 Xining (the actual arrival time of late, 10 minutes). Taking into account the relatively long trip, but peer who is just four, so I chose soft sleeper, four for a safe and comfortable housing. The way we play cards, Jiangguigushi to see scenery, very nice.
Tip: the original Fly In the past, asked two weeks before departure air ticket, the fare from Beijing to Xining is also playing before more than 800 yuan Liu Zhe, to one week before departure, when reservation can not discount the original price by 1450, and very depressed, can not be reconciled. To know that this route discounted up to three fold when the hit only 400 yuan. But Who does this is a peak tourist season, Who this season's Qinghai Lake was her most beautiful time for it. So make sure you choose the right ticket time. Of course, the choice was also very good, and very comfortable. But also can gradually adapt to the plateau reaction, of course, is not high above sea level in Xining City, is only 2,000 meters, but the fact that the body is not good people there are some response. Especially the soft sleeper train tickets have to say any more that it can set few days ago.
Must take the ride halo-ning, before going to bed to eat two to ensure that the train has enough sleep.
D2: Xining train arrival, by the set in Tianjin phoned them to stay a good driver Chef Wang. Sitting in the car I think is really cool, Xining, while the teacher says that this is the highest temperature for two days have been 24.5 degrees, and a few days ago, when it rains the lake in Qinghai, it still has to wear a knitted wool trouser, after listening to these words really let me, every day, living in an environment above 35 degrees inside the envy of evil people alive呀.
Master took us a good guest house is set in advance, resettlement Master Wang again after a good talk about the specific itinerary.
Then led us to buy the treatment of Chef Wang altitude sickness medicine: Rhodiola. Then would take us to Xining, the most famous snack street: Daxin Street. Where there is a note Niangpi Liu is said to Xining, the central leadership are the Niangpi specify this, about the time we go earlier had never been seen before five o'clock, no door, where more than about ten at night Bell will lively. We went to another next to the famous snack street: Mo Street. To the following restaurants, where the famous Ma, Wang master on the back, and we began to move freely, eat snacks known Xining: Niangpi, yogurt. Niangpi Well, feel the taste in general, but the yogurt is really delicious. As well as the time to go back later at a hostel next to the stall eating a bowl, taste, feel better than Ma's good, a little oil. Ma restaurants came out, we walk to the famous sand sea food force the city where the mutton is said to eat the best. Sha Li Hai northern-most point in North Street and the intersection at 71 Road,, only about 20 minutes way, and take up is very tired. Then they felt the power of the plateau. To the destination and found this place really is very hot, actually, and I have to eat boiled fish in Tianjin, like what happened, but also need to queue up. Since many people eat, so restaurants that some heat, but cool and pleasant summer, Xining, so there is no local iced drinks. Tasted really delicious meal, I felt a cold mountain vegetable production in Qinghai (I do not know What's your name, anyway, not the antlers dishes on the menu), dazzling, and taste taste a bit like a white fungus, but not entirely, very good As for what the locals very favorite white bars clutch, sheep and neck, lamb tendon on the case, it is not love.
Mix through the Internet recommended to the liberation of the nearby Grand Cross of the store bought fruit Luo Zhou Qinghai production of "Snow" brand yak meat, which is said to a well-known old and famous, by the way bought a number of other Dongdong will be tomorrow's road food supply about. As the itinerary of the back have no chance to stay in Xining, so today need to be specialty buy it back.
Back to the Guest House is already nearly 9:00, and could be days, not too dark, the summer solstice is said here about 10 o'clock when the black days.
Overall then, Xining gave me the impression that in general, a lot of people downtown, but somewhat less than in some large cities. Streets do not have much features.
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Accommodation: My first idea was to live in Xining City, West Street, near here, near the city center, away from the places where we want to go far, so found this on-line the street guest house hotels, one by one call, the last Only the bank's guest houses opened up, and so we set at this level, I own the banking system, and that the banking system, guest houses are usually pretty good. Facts have proved that this option less sample, is a good place to be poor facilities and services is not good. I do not know where's a tour group, only to midnight, noisy, and placed a good tour, and they own hostel staff was talking loudly in the corridor where there was not any professional quality, made me wonder a few Caishui with the. Not as good as anywhere else to find a place to live, even if a taxi does, anyway, Xining not so great, nor how much a taxi.
In addition to local law and order is not very good in Xining in the evening that is best not to come out after dark, especially along the East off the Muslim residential area. In a statement here, I can no ethnic discrimination, but according to locals introduction. Do not hang on your neck that anything of value, such as mobile phones what could easily be snatched away, this presentation can not help but let me think about our lives around for example, in Binjiang Dao, peace on the road do not they do such a Pride And Prejudice, (Oh, Of course, like most of those people are also a number of cities from the north-west flows past), now, people pay more attention to be good in a foreign land. Place that we live next to the Public Security Bureau in the provincial government a little better but the opposite.
Qinghai local people in order to meat the main reason behind going to the Bird Island, Xining, including Qinghai Lake and other places in restaurants and tea are tea salt, is said to help digestion, can be used to the taste we do not drink, allowing They gave the green tea. Yogurt do, eat the kind of small bowl, and do not eat the kind of small plastic bottles.
If you do not want to force the sea sand, then next to Ma Restaurant Maria casserole, is said to taste very good, unfortunately did not go.
D3 Xining - Golden Sand - Bird Island -151
5:30 am departure from Xining, Qinghai and Hubei along the line started my dream trip to Qinghai Lake. We first of the Golden Sand Prairie, that is, Wang Luobin "In that distant place" the creation of land. Yang Toukan, the sky is so high, people with high explicit so insignificant; afar to the cloud is so low, low as if I ran it into the past will be able to pro-Wye. In addition to ride horses and this beautiful intake of my camera, I would still do not know what they are doing. To leave the Golden Sand, vehicles continue to move away, before coming here I never thought would be such a good deal of the Qinghai plateau grasslands, when I found far more than a spectacular Golden Sand Prairie, it can only be regarded as a a prelude to the play. The sky is so blue, the grass is so green, that kind of hill and dale, a myriad. In the mountainous ups and downs, the Yanger is also a perfect embellishment, in our eyes is a big a white pompon, in the distance is the dolphin white pearl, and in the mountain village can only be a tablets of white sesame seeds, and are arranged by the near and far, the random sway by the Road side all the way to the mountains. Occasionally there will be some less pretty long plateau yak into my lens, quintana all black or all white down low, they are either white-headed black body, black or white-tailed, and the heads and small bodies big, whole body length long hair, whether it is stature or coat looks very strange, people do not seem to have been put together by tricks of random-like. These guys are often in groups together with Yang Er across the road, the driver said with a smile that they are plateau traffic police, ever No, That's good, just giving me the opportunity to scrutinize their thin appearance. Gradually the sky blue have a new color green color between the emergence of a film in full bloom golden rape, Fukai sky cleared some grass, and the direction I came from far, with a smile, if only just beginning when it comes to be able to count her sweet Smile, then quickly laugh bright and colorful, in this vast grassland, such as Tai's mountains, she is so eye-catching beauty. Unless you can escape convention are offering this beauty can be recorded in the brain, or else have to like me, all the way from time to time so that drivers stop their cars and enjoy the shooting. Vehicles closer to Qinghai Lake, and the grassland in front suddenly pouring a large dark blue, due to the high altitude lake, Lake So it would appear suspended in the air, and we exclaimed with one side while overlooking the one hand looking forward to.
At noon we came to the Bird Island, cars stopped at the door, transfer of environmentally friendly electric vehicles on the island, the first egg of the island, if you are in May to come, the eggs can be seen everywhere, and now can see only a few only the eggshell. Carefully with a telescope and saw the lake is also hovering just the twenty to thirty birds unknown. Another car came out of here cormorant island, about cars, I do not mind in the case of preparations, Qinghai Lake is so sudden and complete in my eyes, my God! I think you can not breathe, and she is a lake do, how could such a vast lake boundless, that she is the sea? I have not seen the sea and from the blue that she was pure. Qinghai Lake under the color of the sun there is a change, standing on the reef on the lake, in the open lake monastery is surrounded by around, and found that there is a deep blue ocean are shallow, while the time overhead of the another blue sky clarity of transparency, sky-blue water is blue, blue-tzu Stanford was orderly, and makes absolutely no sense of monotony. I had to sigh, the original natural "beauty" really was "numerous revenue", and the beauty of Qi is a small lens, small eyes can "collect" the inside, and it is "revenue" is not up呀! , Accompanied by white clouds blue sky parade, and there is not only an excellent day with Aqua Blue, clouds are white is also odd in the distance, and neatly behind the level of Tianshui, online communication, like rolling snow-capped mountains, while near the presentation of a truly one blossoming appearance, sometimes there are small groups of birds in the clouds before the passing. In the face of a natural good luck, I have surrendered only innocently directed at Lake daze, over a long time he come to see it not go to the island. Climb the stairs next to the fence where the unknown purple flower in full bloom, end of the road is also the most open office and found that there is a very awkward in front of the bun-shaped island, stood above the closely-packed dozens of black cormorant, these small things, have become accustomed to people pointing to them, a leisurely look comfortable, maybe they know the true masters of their own is here. Island, in front of the telescope can be very close, so I do not see very clearly, because usually like to watch animal shows, say they look like I was familiar with, but still very fun to see for themselves. Behind the island is still an immense that I am fascinated by the blue. Is a shot-pass chaos after the car left the battery we do here, went straight to the next target - Caka Salt Lake.
To listen to the driver that a lot of people come to the lake in Qinghai Lake is a day trip, do not go to tea and cards, because there has strayed away from the lake line, one day able to return, but there has been a place I want to go, because in high school When geography teacher, always mention this place, he seemed to be with what the Corps during the Cultural Revolution to go there, put there to say incredible what the chef said that there is no need to buy special salt, stir-fries whipped up and down when the big iron shovel in the ground between the random one spade doubled, salt it into the pot. (We were all recognized that the teacher has said that storytelling talent very often in class in terms of Tuomohengfei) There has been, in my recollection, this place is remote, and now have the opportunity to so close, I want to personally take a look.
To turn the rubber to the Salt Lake Hill, where is the place where the highest elevation along the way, there are more than 3800 meters, in fact, we have eaten before departure time Rhodiola, and the road will still feel somewhat tired. The driver asked us clothes the last time. The way above the landscape is still excellent, is still stop-go. Capricious weather, the mountains, one will be sunny for a car window again some falling strands of rain drift, green meadow, when Ming is dark, the sky clouds mixture of black and white, Didi De head rolling on the move with our thinking under the guidance of eyes to go flat out with, and our chef on the way the driver is always just about right for us to create background music, as early as Jinyintan time, there is Stengel's "paradise" Let me in the steppe moved to tears at which point they sounded the "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau", high-pitched singing accompanied by vast mildly magnificent scenery, people feel that their hearts would become suddenly turned earth in the gloom of the pine was completely wash away. The earliest human art is derived from the feeling of nature, and now we have a personal experience, although we far from the singing voice and wonderful, also far away from the tone of the pronunciation, but also what is the situation at this time With the King movement, song by heart, but one thing must be explained here, there's not enough oxygen in so loud singing of the two a bit suffocating. About 17 o'clock to tea, cards, here is priced at a few, seem to have a mini-train ride kind of a turn from the inside, about thirty or forty yuan each ticket, but we did not so much time, and the guards to discuss a moment to press the price of eight dollars a person has been put into the car parked to the lake, people along the transportation of salt to go look inside the train tracks, the roadside piles of salt, there, but added he took a can be readily to both sides of the lake of shining white on the addition to the crystallization of large things, some water, reflected upside-sky thick with clouds, so I think it is interesting that, in the Bird Island there is a blend of Tianshui and blue distinguish between you and me, but Here is the Cloud and salt entangled, and the white one another regardless. This place now has been in the mining of salt is said to last 24 hours this time, so the entire lake might seem like a construction site, but later found to illuminate the film is still very beautiful.
When out of Salt Lake about six o'clock, then toward the residential areas today - 151 bases in Qinghai Lake. The long road we often give a lot of Tibetan hand-bags, neighborhood and stand on the road, the driver told us that the Tibetan people themselves to adopt the wild mushrooms in the mountains, pollution-free, tasty, we found a , let the master to help us pick a bag full of good fineness and taken to places to eat processed. Gradually dark days down, I do not know to what place, we are unwittingly back a car, but were happy to discover is Caixia sky. Crimson sky, vague shapes behind us stretch the distance of the open winding roads that no one has a different kind of beautiful and moving. No way but to also stop their cars and sunset is fleeting, and this time can not be endless, and we just shot a few, beauty will fade away. The day after tomorrow and then the car was dark, followed by car takes about two hours, you can see vaguely the street have been large areas of rape, you can imagine how the dawn of time to have a spectacular sight.
A place to eat dinner has been the past ten o'clock, (we note that happened in this place is the worst period of my trip experience), the driver took us went to a hotel called the prairie where red is said to be a new opening the hotel, you can stay, so in Salt Lake when we booked in advance to call the place. We are on the second floor reading room was aware of this after the designated price of 100 yuan would also like a "standard room", quite ridiculous, the bed seems to be to fight two large boxes, and very hard, in fact we are all of these also do not mind them Play had to endure hardship preparation. But it's Leiliaoyitian wanted a bath, but sub-Come on, this will not work. Only a few rooms have just said to an electric water heater. We feel that some unhappy because of the telephone booking when he was good to stay in a good room, they had Mankoudaying. Are then recruited a few guests to check-out, saying that their house heater an hour, but not hot, they go next to the grassland hotels, their friends are there stay there for. Put on a boss at this time is take care of our appearance that these people pick and choose, and really does not want them to live, just that they take the two rooms can give us, and we want to anyway, even before a meal, that time, almost hot, water also, but the boss with the plateau characteristics of the black purple face looked quite honest, so I agreed. After the downstairs to eat a good placement, characteristics of fish can not be less huang, four words of a 50 yuan, we require two consommé braised 2 to 60 yuan, after taste that can also be delicious but not imaginary. We bought the mushrooms really good, there is a yak meat and potato stew is not bad. After dinner back to White House found a room heater plug for a long time, is bad, the other from the heat is also still very early, called waiter bar, only to find that in addition to our floor where a few, like no other people's silhouette of the , we can rage, simply discuss the matter and request check-out directly after Beizhao Bao downstairs and wife at first denied that took us to a public bathroom to wash and was rejected after we exposed the true colors, you can check out but it paid 300 yuan 270,30 yuan as a deposit back up to the loss of their fees, we and she says her earlier breach of contract, and she head a shake, and you do not unreasonable. We would like to forget a waste of time with her it is not quickly find other places such as the child rest. Out the door and think of now 11 points more, the driver pulled a few of our hotels are full, there are one or two of availability is also expensive not, to 300 yuan a night, and we start tomorrow, 6:00, slept a few hours to spend so much money can not be reconciled. Darkness few of us in silence, the driver advised that we are still back home, and I do not agree that would rather not go back to sleep on the streets. Finally the driver said that only to look at guest houses, and went to two, the first was a Tibetan old lady, has been, and we say that they are Tibetans will not lie, she's argument makes me feel worthy of respect, at least they the face of other ethnic groups who can own the character of an entire nation with such a pride. But we still go to next one to do a bit more, this side is a bearded Muslim uncle, wearing a small white hat, side and stretched its hands while we speak, doing the rubbing mud into the arms of the action, we immediately decided to still living in Tibet, where Aunt bar. Conditions, I think the red side and grassland is almost a little better, but there is no water heater, the courtyard has a public bathroom, (I guess prairie red side is to take us to come here to wash, 151 is not the place, accommodation places that are Almost next to.) We hurriedly washed after they had stayed to sleep.
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About 151: This was originally one of China's torpedo test base to 151 kilometers away from Xining City, is named.
With regard to Bird Island: Speaking of the Internet to see some of the Qi Bayue Mix the time were to give up Bird Island in Qinghai Lake can not go, because almost all birds flew away, and my personal experience is not the case, although the bird is not as good as five more than the month, but look at Qinghai Lake is still beautiful here. To figure out why until someone said that I can live in the Bird Island, you can also live in the Qinghai Lake, Bird Island in Qinghai Lake is it not to it? Only later did I understand the local people in the 151 block of Qinghai Lake legislative stone inscribed "Qinghai Lake" in the name, the original said that living in the Qinghai lake means living in the 151, but then look at the 151 lakes, you will find far less in the Bird Island America.
With regard to accommodation: a day trip ahead of where they live is a good set, and only in this place and thought before leaving a good living in the Bird Island, or 151, there is no set in advance. Recommendations to better communicate with the driver before you set down and live, we must advance booking, the first night we did not fly, as it was discovered that prairie Xiazhuan hotels, tents, hotels, as well as Qinghai Lake Hotel is good. Set can also be discounted in advance, slightly more comfortable to sleep a little more money to spend, or should be. However, the supply of hot water here, the time is very short, should be asked well in advance. There is too nervous because our trip tomorrow night to arrive in Lanzhou, tomorrow's day play only half a day, so at night to be rushed to the 151 here, if plenty of time, then, tonight could be lived in Bird Island. And We had wanted to switch to the Qinghai Lake should do as the Romans in accordance with Tibetan custom clockwise turn South Lake is the first line of the north line of sub-tomorrow, so a week around the lake may be that because a matter of time to do as intended. Time should also go to Pratas play, where the scenery is said to bad.
Today, come back from the Bird Island, according to our wishes, the driver free to find a Tibetan tent, let us try to do their own real Tibetan yogurt, thanks to the driver to remind us to taste a bowl of more to buy, try later found this Dongdong really distasteful, acid can be, most notably the exquisite taste far less in Xining. However, based on-line all over the world, eat around the principles of the world, we should try.
Self-driving friends who pay attention, and Qinghai Lake an excellent lake road traffic is to the lake in recent years cycling repair, but beware of a good road easy for people to paralysis, we have seen several cases of roll-over , and according to our driver said it was because fewer cars were rare, drivers who speed, so the situation will be slightly easier to trouble.
Author: lanbeiqiao1998
