Chaka Salt Lake

Starting from Zhengzhou on August 15, 2017, I drove to Chaka Salt Lake in Qinghai. The navigation showed that the entire journey was 1628 kilometers, which took about 21 hours. I drank a bowl of spicy soup in the morning, filled the fuel tank, and prepared to set off.

In Zhengzhou before departure, the sky was rare. There was a big cloud above the Futa Tower in the Central Plains. The music was turned on and the first stop was Xi'an.

Driving 500 kilometers along the Lianhuo Expressway to Xi'an, I specially reminded you not to exceed the speed limit when passing through the Sanmenxia service area. The monitoring equipment is very useful. Yes, I was photographed.

After arriving in Xi'an, I went to try the steamed buns and went to a time-honored shop on Huimin Street. The steamed buns need to be broken by yourself, and they need to be broken into very small pieces to be delicious. However, I personally feel that the taste is average, maybe it's because the taste is different. Maybe the small shop on the roadside tastes good.

Huimin Street is very lively, with a variety of snack bars

After shopping around Hui Street, I went to find a hotel. The express hotel called "Orange" I stayed in Xi'an was just an express hotel with a slightly smaller space and decent sanitary conditions.

Night in the Drum Tower ↓

Get up early the next day and visit the Banpo Site in the Neolithic Era ↓

Tomb ↓

Neolithic pottery urn ↓

Tribe ↓

After that, I went to Lishan, but I was not physically strong, so I took a cableway up the mountain.

View from the mountain ↓

On December 12, 1936, the Xi'an Incident broke out

Chiang Kai-shek's hiding place ↓

Then I went to the underground palace of the Qin Mausoleum. When I came, I didn't do any strategies and didn't study history. The scene I saw was like this ↓

Regarding the underground palace of the Qin Mausoleum, you can just look up the information online. There is no need to go there. Of course, you can also popularize the knowledge.

The legendary Hongmen Banquet ↓

This morning, enmmm...

In the afternoon, we arrived at the focus of this Xi'an trip, the eighth wonder of the world-the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang. Tickets are 120 yuan, regardless of season and season. I will not introduce the value and evaluation of the Terracotta Warriors, but look at the picture ↓

As a Chinese, there is only one word "cow", and I will only say it once.

Back in the city, it was still early, and I walked around in the Urban area ↓

Visit the night view of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, beautiful!↓

In the evening, I went to the Dongxin Street Night Market. It was very lively. The shop owners were all soliciting business on the roadside. There was a shop owner who was from Kaifeng. It was said that he had been operating here for more than ten years. The food tasted good. It was an authentic Kaifeng Night Market. The mutton kebabs were made with round sticks, and the small yellow croakers were also great. The owner is a typical businessman. If you want to go, just order and eat. It's useless to say anything else.

After eating and drinking, I went back to the hotel, rested and slept, and had no talk at night.

We set off on the third day and continued on our way. The road after Xi'an was filled with various tunnels, one after another, and the drilling was doubtful of life. Among them, the Maijishan Tunnel was 24 kilometers long. I feel tired when driving today. I almost stopped whenever there was a service area to smoke a cigarette to stretch my muscles. While resting in the Taohuaping service area, an old man and his grandchildren were chewing a roast chicken. The aroma is so fragrant, so fragrant! I thought at that time, if there was a place where roast chicken was sold, I would definitely come to satisfy my cravings.

Passing through Baoji and arriving in Tianshui, it was already past 8 o'clock in the evening. I was tired and hungry. I got off the highway to find a hotel and ordered a roast chicken. I think it should be the best roast chicken I have eaten since I grew up. Happiness!

On the fourth day, I got up early and had breakfast, took a short rest at the hotel, and continued to set out. I passed through Dingxi, Lanzhou, and Haidong, transferred from Longxi Station of Lianhuo Expressway to Longwei Expressway, Longwei Expressway to Lanhai Expressway to Lanzhou, crossed the Yellow River, and transferred from Lanzhou to Beijing-Tibet Expressway. After entering the Beijing-Tibet Expressway, the road conditions were not very good. There were many corners, so you had to slow down and drive carefully. It took about 7 hours to reach Xining from Tianshui.

I found a B & B with good reviews. It has two bedrooms and one living room. It has good hygiene and facilities. The B & B will be more warm than the hotel. It depends on the personal choice.

Looking at Xining outside the window of your residence ↓

After putting away the belongings I carried with me, I was already hungry after taking a shower. I went to Mojia Street to sweep around. There were many people, especially at Internet celebrity restaurants. The queuing situation was very excessive ↓

What I couldn't stand the most when I was hungry was waiting, so I decided to change the location and searched a nearby restaurant online. I couldn't remember the name. It was just that the hand-grabbed mutton had a good evaluation. After entering, it was very crowded. Fortunately, there were tables. Guests got up and wanted to leave, so they quickly took a place at the table.

After the hand-grabbed mutton comes up, pick up a piece and chew it. Mm-hmm ~ delicious! Not smelly or greasy, not old or tender, not bad! Because it was a halal shop, I regretted that I couldn't drink alcohol. I made a meal and walked back home to buy some wine and fruits, and went back to relax.

After getting up on the fifth day, I packed my luggage and opened Chaka Salt Lake. Xining City is 300 kilometers away from Chaka Salt Lake. The weather is not good. There is a section of the Beijing-Tibet Expressway from Xining to Chaka. There are cliffs on both sides, winding and winding. It is raining and foggy, which is exciting! A blockbuster movie is both visual and visual. (My hands were shaking while driving and I didn't dare to take pictures)

There is also an S-shaped mountain climbing road in my memory. After crossing a small road and entering National Highway 109, the road becomes smoother and there are more cars. I suspect that I have taken the wrong road.

The wind blows on the grass and sees cattle and sheep ↓

Riding a cow to take photos ↓

Riyue Mountain has an altitude of 4877 meters, and Riyue Mountain Pass through which the Qinghai-Tibet Highway passes is 3520 meters above sea level. It is said that when Princess Wencheng married Songtsan Gampo, she passed by this place and stood on the top of the mountain to look back at her hometown. Princess Wencheng, give you a thumbs up!

When you get to this place, you will slow down the speed yourself, open all the windows, reach out of the window, and feel the temperature of the land.

King ↓

I seem to have heard the sound of waves in Qinghai Lake ↓

Remember National Highway 109 ↓

To watch the rapeseed fields, you should come a month earlier ↓

Arriving at the lake, Qinghai Lake Stone Monument ↓

I am lucky to have this weather, it is cold and cold!↓

Riding a cow, but seeing a girl falling into the water with my own eyes was scary ↓

The scenery is magnificent ↓

The scenery is beautiful, but it's cold. Retreat!

There are many tourists riding bicycles.↓

This should be a fork in the road. When I got off, there was no car and no one. After a round and I came back, it was like this. ↓

Streets of tents and cattle ↓

After walking around Qinghai Lake for half a mile, it was already late. On the way to Chaka, we would pass by Heimahe Town. It is said that this is the only place to stay. You can set up tents or stay in a hostel to watch the sunrise on Qinghai Lake the next day.

I'm not interested in setting up tents. I was interested in watching the sunrise but couldn't get up.

Comparing the three hostels, the prices are more expensive, that is, the facilities of a room in an ordinary city are 60 yuan. A room in Heima River costs 600 yuan. There are almost no options. Well, it is not easy in plateau areas. Understand. There was nothing to say about dinner, just so ordinary.

On the sixth day, we had bed and breakfast and set off around 10 a.m.

The sky has cleared up ↓

The journey from Heima River to Chaka Salt Lake is about 90 kilometers. It takes an hour and a half. I am a little excited and looking forward to it.↓

Tickets are 80 yuan, and private cars with Zhejiang license plates are free. After entering the scenic spot, you feel that the sun is as good as on your scalp.

Fengma Flag ↓

One word "clean" ↓

Small train ↓

Here is the famous shooting position for tea cards ↓

Sky State ↓

In order to shoot it, line up for a while ↓

Chaka Salt Lake at 8:25 pm ↓

Returning to Xining from Chaka Salt Lake, the temperature is already very low at night, and the line of sight is not good when driving. When passing through the S-shaped hillside, the power is insufficient and the accelerator needs to be stepped deeper. Newbies need to be particularly cautious when driving this part of the road.

The next day, I drove around Qinghai Lake. The scenery along the way was different. You could stop and go, take photos, play in the water, and ride horses to slow down the pace.

Tent ↓

coastline ↓

Without reinforced concrete, you can look further ↓

You can bargain on horseback and run around anytime you want ↓

Qinghai-Tibet Line, Qinghai Section ↓

For the route around the lake, you can arrange a day. There are few beautiful scenery, slow down the speed and amplify the music...

Wang Xiaobo said: "Living vigorously at this moment doesn't matter who you see. The places I am going to are hometowns I have never met before. The past was the past, and the present is the present. I cannot choose how to live and how to die; but I can decide how to love and how to live."

Human life and nature look at each other and really feel small and short. Go and meet anyone you want to see, whether it is friendship or love. Go wherever you want to go, whether it is your hometown or a foreign country. You are you, and you will always be imperfect from another perspective.

Climb to the peak of the mountain without sacrificing your life. How can you say that you have seen the most magnificent scenery?

How can I deserve the warmest hug if I don't express the sorrow in my heart like a moth to a flame…

The world is a big and busy world, and how you get along with it depends on your own decision.

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