This 8-day-7-night trip to Dunhuang takes in the splendor of the millennium. The Mogao Caves with their magnificent murals, the Mingsha Mountain and the Crescent Springs are a perfect contrast to each other, showing the beauty of nature and humanity. The Yumenguan and the Great Wall of Han carry the weight of history, and the Yadan landforms are mysterious and amazing. On this trip, you can enjoy the wonders of nature and humanity, and we hope that this trip will become an unforgettable memory in your life.
Dear guests, please proceed to the airport by plane and arrive at Lanzhou Airport. The driver will pick you up without a tour guide, and you will be taken to the hotel. If time permits, you can travel to Lanzhou city on your own. The journey of tracing back to Lanzhou began with a bowl of beef noodles for a day; Lanzhou is the only city where the Yellow River passes through the city. Take a walk by the Yellow River, have a cup of three bubble tea, and when the lights are on and the fireworks start, go to Nanguan Folk Customs Street and Zhengning Road Food Street to taste local specialty food and experience the heroic spirit of the northwest men! Transportation: There is no itinerary or meal arrangement on the day, you can taste local cuisine on your own! Arriving by flight, the driver will pick you up and take you to the hotel for check-in and rest! Please check in after 12:00.
After breakfast, take a car to the Lei Tai Han Tomb (including the first ticket and free explanation, with a tour time of about 2 hours), which is a large brick and stone tomb. Both tombs are built under rammed earth platforms (Lei Tai). Tomb 1 is a joint burial tomb for husband and wife, with a relatively high standard. The tomb gate faces east and consists of a long sloping tomb passage, a corridor, a front chamber (with left and right ear chambers attached), a middle chamber (with right ear chamber attached), and a rear chamber. There is a main bedroom and toilet hall, which is an auxiliary building of the main bedroom. There is a brick carved gate above the tomb gate, with a total length of 19.34 meters. The tomb chamber is built with bricks, covered with a bucket roof, and decorated with large lotus patterns on square bricks. The shape of Tomb 2 is similar to Tomb 1, but it is not as large and lacks ear chambers. Afterwards, we will visit the "Top Ten Magical Geographical Wonders of the World" - Zhangye Danxia Geological Park, including shuttle buses, for about 2 hours. It is a rare water color in the world
Rouge does not have the picturesque scenery of blue sea, blue sky, or plateau green spaces, but it has a picturesque view. The films directed by Jiang Wen, such as "The Sun Also Rises", Zhang Yimou's "The Amazing Three Guns Shooting Case", and Qian Yanqiu's TV series "Detective Di Renjie (Part III)", all used the scenic area as an outdoor filming location. It is renowned as one of the "Seven Most Beautiful Danxia Landforms in China".
After breakfast, head to the world's first majestic pass - Jiayuguan City Tower, which includes the first major ticket and takes about 2 hours to visit. Jiayuguan is located between the vast Gobi Desert and the Cangcang Qilian Mountains, and is a dangerous pass at the western end of the world-famous Great Wall. Then go to Jiuquan to visit the Wilderness Art Base (currently a free attraction, if later fees are charged, the admission fee will be paid by oneself). Visit the sculpture of the Son of the Earth. The main body of the sculpture is a giant baby that is 15 meters long, 4.3 meters high, and 9 meters wide, lying on the ground and peacefully sleeping in the vast Gobi Desert. Looking towards the south side of the sculpture of the Son of the Earth in the Gobi Desert, there is a mirage consisting of a "main hall" and four "watchtowers". Originally, it was the second large-scale work created by Professor Dong Shubing from Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts in Guazhou County, Gansu Province, called "Boundless". In this Gobi desert, it is truly a rare scenery. After checking into the Dunhuang Hotel, guests can go to the Dunhuang Shazhou Night Market on Yangguan East Road, which is the largest night market in Dunhuang. It is a gathering place for Silk Road cuisine and Silk Road handicrafts, and is known as the "night scene" and "landscape painting" of Dunhuang due to its distinct local characteristics and rich folk customs. Afterwards, check into the Dunhuang Hotel.
After breakfast, go to the "Oriental Louvre" - [Mogao Grottoes with A ticket for about 3 hours], commonly known as Thousand Buddha Cave, is the existing treasure house of Buddhist art in the world, and is also one of the longest, largest and richest Buddhist galleries in the world. Mogao Grottoes is a national key cultural relics protection unit, known as the most valuable cultural discovery in the 20th century, and is located in Dunhuang at the western end of the Hexi Corridor. It is famous for its exquisite murals and statues. In this ancient cave, legends and reality are intertwined, and travel through the past and past. Then go to Dunhuang to visit [Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Spring, Songsha Mountain Camel Tour 2 hours] The twin sisters in the desert and gobi have been famous for thousands of years for the wonders of the desert where mountains and springs coexist and sand and water coexist, and they have the reputation of "clear moon spring" and "unique beyond the Great Wall". The mountains sing with spirit, and the waters are beautiful with spirit. Tourists who come here will be filled with longing and endless thoughts, truly experiencing the feeling of "enjoying the beauty of the sand mountain and washing their hearts with the crescent moon spring". Afterwards, check into the hotel.
After breakfast, take a car tour of Wusute Water Yadan, including shuttle buses, for 1.5 hours. The Wusute Water Yadan Geological Park is a water Yadan landform. Due to the uplift of the Jinnaer Lake, the Yadan group on the northern edge is gradually submerged, forming a unique water Yadan. From the morning glow filling the sky to the sunset, the scenery in the scenic area is like a dream. The sunlight shines on the water and is golden in color. The stone pillars and reflections feel like they are rising in mid air, like a floating magical castle. The U-shaped highway, a popular destination on the Tiguan website, is known as the "Chinese version of Highway 66" due to its undulating terrain, resembling a sky road pointing straight to the sky. After taking a bus to Dachaidan, guests can stay at a hotel.
After breakfast, take a car to visit the popular location of Feicui Lake for 2 hours (including the first ticket and a 2-hour local bus tour). The color of Feicui Lake water is as beautiful as jade, and it is a piece of emerald green gifted by heaven to nature! She was quiet like a sleeping child. But it is also beautifully dignified and awe inspiring! Especially when the wind is calm and the waves are calm, the lake water spreads out like a mirror, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, as well as the snowy peaks of Chaidamu Mountain. Only by being among them can one deeply feel the beautiful scenery of people swimming in the mirror. Chaka Salt Lake/Sky No.1 includes small transportation, with a travel time of about 2 hours. It is known as the "mirror of the sky", just like a mirror of the sky, reflecting the blue sky, white clouds, boats, and figures. Here, time seems to stand still, giving everyone a pure dream. As the sun sets in the western mountains, the afterglow of the setting sun scatters on this white scroll, and the lake and mountains are picturesque with beautiful scenery. On the lake, there is a pure white area that combines beauty and grandeur. It has also been named one of the "55 must visit places in a lifetime" by the National Tourism Geography magazine. Here, you can freely capture your own sky mirror. Afterwards, take a car to Gonghe and check into a hotel.
After breakfast, take a car to the Erlangjian Scenic Area on Qinghai Lake, which does not include small transportation and takes about 2 hours to visit. The north and south banks of Qinghai Lake were once a must pass for the Qinghai Road and the Tang Tibetan Ancient Road on the Silk Road. The 109 National Highway crosses the lake area from east to west in the southern part of Qinghai Province, while the 315 National Highway crosses the lake area from the northern part of Qinghai Province. Qinghai Lake is like a sapphire embedded in the plateau, the map of Qinghai Province resembles a jade rabbit, and Qinghai Lake is the eye of Qinghai. Legend has it that when Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, she traveled through this place and was reluctant to move forward, longing for her hometown. She took out the sun and moon treasure mirror that she had treasured in her arms, hoping to call for the mirror to once again reflect the shadow of her distant hometown. But for the stability of the country and the happiness of the people, she wiped away her tears and threw out a treasure mirror. The treasure mirror fell on the ground not far away, and in an instant, the water shimmered and turned into a lake. The legend is beautiful, and Qinghai Lake is even more beautiful, decorated with various colors of "Gesang flowers" by the lake. Later, go to visit one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism in China [Kumbum Monastery, including explanation fees and shuttle buses, about 2.5 hours' tour]. Kumbum Monastery is the birthplace of the founder of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism in China, Master Tsongkhapa. It was founded in 1379 AD, and has a history of more than 600 years. It covers an area of more than 600 mu. The temple buildings are distributed on one ditch and two sides of the Lianhua Mountain. The temples are scattered at different heights, complementing each other, and the momentum is spectacular. The Great Golden Tile Hall, located in the center of the temple, with green walls and golden tiles, is the main building of the temple. It, together with the Small Golden Tile Hall (Protectorate Temple), the Great Scripture Hall, the Maitreya Hall, the Shakyamuni Hall, the Exegesi Hall, the Manjusri Bodhisattva Hall, the Dalarang Palace (Auspicious Palace), the Four Great Scripture Academies (Xianzong Scripture Academy, Mizong Scripture Academy, Yiming Scripture Academy, Shilun Scripture Academy), the butter flower garden, the jumping god dance hall, the living Buddha mansion, the Tathagata Eight Pagodas, the Bodhi Pagoda, the Gate Tower, the Shilun Pagoda, the monk's quarters and other buildings, form a magnificent building with a staggered layout, rigorous layout, unique style, and integration of Han and Tibetan techniques. Group. The Buddha statues in the hall are vividly and beautifully shaped, transcendent and sacred. The vivid butter flowers, colorful murals and colorful embroidery are known as the "three wonders of Kumbum Monastery art". Afterwards, take a car to Lanzhou to check into a hotel.
Today, we slept until we woke up naturally, and our trip to the northwest came to a successful end! We will arrange a free airport transfer service, and the driver will pick you up from the hotel to the airport in advance.
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