In such a beautiful and mysterious place, it is more appropriate to travel independently.
 
Gannan
, a name full of mystery and elegance. Its little buds have been growing silently in our hearts for many days. It has always been there, never disappeared, and its colors have become more and more interesting. As the fourth major stop on this “Self-driving Tour of China’s Heartland Ring”, let us slowly unveil its mysterious veil.
The Yellow River is surging, flowing eastward
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The trip was like this - Lanzhou Wumulepeng Gray Beef Noodles. Gansu Provincial Museum. Ma Laoliu Restaurant. Giddenton Hideaway. Labrang Monastery.
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Nordan Camp.
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Djilinka Camp. Gahai Lake.
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Secret Langmu Inn. Langmusi Knife King Treasure Store.
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Yak meat in stone pot. Ruoergai Flower Lake. Zoige Wetland. Aba Zoige Yuntu Star Ranch Hotel. The first bend of the Yellow River’s nine meanders. Zagana. Zhagana Yunju Bed and Breakfast (Yeri Village). Chengganamiduo B&B Resort Hotel (Dari Village) on that day. Zhagana Black Yak Hotel. Run my ditch. Sunrise at the viewing platform. Rongnaogou Scenic Area. Cirinamao’s former residence. The site of the Battle of Lazikou. Guanyogou. Tianshun Pavilion B&B. Tianshui Maijishan Grottoes - that’s it.
The horse tramples the flying swallow and comes back again
Entering Gansu, the main itinerary is concentrated in
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Ring Line, and Lanzhou, the first city on the Yellow River, is where we enter
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The rear area and reserve station are slightly repaired here, and we are about to start
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It’s a round trip. Come with family and friends, happiness and joy are the best now. Unfortunately, one day is a little too short for this unique and charming city in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, so we concentrated on breaking through the key points, focusing on the Gansu Provincial Museum and Lanzhou Ramen, just because of the reputation of “Horse Treading on Flying Swallows” and the guidance of our taste buds. .
The Bronze Galloping Horse of the Eastern Han Dynasty, also known as “Horse Stepping on Flying Swallows”, “Ma Chao Longque”, etc., is a bronze ware of the Eastern Han Dynasty and a national treasure. It was unearthed in October 1969 from the Leitai Han Tomb in Wuwei City, Gansu Province, and is now in the Gansu Provincial Museum. , is the natural treasure of the Gansu Provincial Museum.
The shape is vigorous and exquisite, with the head held high, neighing, and the feet galloping. It shows a kind of courageous ambition and is a symbol of the great temperament of the Chinese nation. The moment when three legs of the galloping horse soared into the air and one leg passed over the bird, the bird looked back in surprise, which further enhanced the momentum of the galloping horse. The focus of the whole body was focused on the one foot that overtook the bird, accurately grasping the balance principle of mechanics. , with excellent technological level.
Ramen should only be found in Lanzhou
One is clear, two is white, three is green, four is red and five is yellow. Upon hearing this series of codes, the general public will immediately think of its owner - Lanzhou Ramen. Numerous ramen restaurants have sprouted up all over the land of China, and they are all famous local delicacies. However, when you actually come to Lanzhou and enter the ramen restaurants here, you will truly appreciate the true taste. Lanzhou Ramen began in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty (1799). Ma Liuqi of the Dongxiang ethnic group learned it from Chen Weijing of Henan Province and brought it to Lanzhou. ) Erbai (radish), three greens (cilantro and garlic sprouts), four reds (spicy seeds), and five yellows (noodles with bright yellow color)” unify the standards of Lanzhou beef noodles. In the long years that followed for more than 200 years, it became famous all over the world for its bowl of noodles! The water and the soil support the people. Only this place, this water and this person can make this kind of noodles. Ramen should only be available in Lanzhou.
A local friend in Lanzhou, Gansu recommended this beef noodle shop. He repeatedly asked not to order the set meal, but to add the meat separately. It comes in four different thicknesses and is authentically spicy. Falling in love with this bowl of noodles is so simple.
Collect before entering the collection
Entering the Tibetan area, first treat your taste buds to an authentic Tibetan meal. Jidanton Mi Zang Jia Le was the choice this time because another equally famous restaurant did not accept reservations. For our large group of 19 people, we were able to make reservations more reliably. Jidantonmi, opened by a young couple, is very warm and the food is quite Tibetan. The first impression after entering Tibet is wonderful and profound.
Grassland Sun Labrang
officially set foot on
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The land, open
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On a journey of exploration, we arrived at Sangke Grassland an hour’s drive from Lanzhou. Sangke Grassland is located in Gansu Province
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Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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The territory is a meadow grassland with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters. Tibetan bags are set up from July to September every year to prepare fresh milk tea, tsampa, Tibetan bags, hand-caught mutton and other Tibetan specialties for tourists. The most mysterious and arrogant thing on the Sangke grassland must be Labrang Monastery, one of the four major Tibetan monasteries - one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It is known as the “World Tibetan Academy” and has The most complete Tibetan Buddhist teaching system in China. The movie “A World Without Thieves” was also filmed here. Monks from all over the world gather here to practice Buddhism. The six colleges are the sacred temples in their hearts. Labrang Monastery occupies a huge area, with numerous temples, sutras, and pagodas. Monks’ dormitories and craftsmen’s houses are built adjacent to the sutra hall, integrating into the entire temple. Roads and lanes are criss-crossed, and red, yellow, and white are intertwined. , the colorful curtains fluttering under the eaves on the balcony have a strong Tibetan style.
The ultra-long prayer corridor of Labrang Monastery is rare in the world. There are more than 2,000 prayer wheels in total. It takes at least an hour to complete each prayer wheel. The general way to visit Labrang Monastery is to circle the temple clockwise, which is also a pilgrimage ritual of Tibetan Buddhism.
Miraculously, the brothers and sisters in our group finally overcame many difficulties and experienced many twists and turns to be with us.
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Converged. The six families gather together and start
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trip. Labrang Monastery~ Everyone’s familiarity with him probably started from the scene where Rene Liu prays in “A World Without Thieves”. Come with an attitude of respecting and learning about Tibetan Buddhist culture, bringing you peace of mind and infinite harmony.
Enjoy this green space to yourself - Nordan Camp
The origin of this trip~
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Nordan Camp is only open for 5 months a year, but it is selected as the most beautiful hotel in the world. The world’s top travel magazine “Travel+Leisure” has selected “43 of the most beautiful hotels in the world”, and China has three shortlisted hotels. Nordan Camp is one of them. It is also one of the top ten wild luxury campsites in the world. I booked it through a private travel butler in March before it opened this year. Since there is only one luxury tent, all this trip is centered around it. It is the only day in the year when this tent is available. The feeling is that the accommodation is quite grassland-style, the service is extremely considerate and meticulous, and the meals are exquisite, including yak pizza, hot pot, fern hemp ice cream, local cakes… Someone will light the fire for you in the evening, and someone will open the tent’s roller shutter in the morning… Bathrobes, blankets and Tibetan clothes are all from Nole, a brand that provides fabrics to LV. The bathroom is an eco-friendly dry toilet. You need to cover it with sand from the room, which is quite interesting. The price ~ makes my liver hurt a bit…
Release your mood to fly far away - Dejilinka Camp
Stayed at another place that is particularly suitable for slow time family travel. There are lively marmots around, galloping horses, yaks enjoying the time, and clear water.
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, boundless meadows, super beautiful starry sky…come if you have time…
Caohai Pearl Gahai Lake
Gahai Lake, which was reopened on June 30, 2021, has been closed for three years. I was lucky enough to arrive when it was open. as
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The largest freshwater lake, it is an important wetland in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is known as a pearl on the plateau and the kidney of the earth. The area where Gahai Lake is located is called “Cuoning” by Tibetans, which means “the place where yaks walk around”. Gahai Lake is rich in water and grass. Many rare birds that migrate from south to north settle here and breed. Rare birds such as black-necked cranes and swans are scattered all over the grassy beaches around the lake. From June to September every year, wild flowers of all colors are in bloom along the lake. It is the most beautiful time in Gahai and it is also a holy place for bird watching.
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The county’s specialties mainly include Tibetan mastiff and fern-hemp pig. Fern Ma pig, also known as mountain pig, is a small primitive local pig species domesticated from wild boar. The Tibetan Mastiff is a precious large-scale shepherd dog breed that has been bred and preserved by the Tibetan people in the alpine ecological environment for a long time. It has strong adaptability to the cold climate and harsh natural environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. With a history of survival and development of five thousand years, it is the original and precious dog breed preserved in China and even the world.
Kidney of the Earth Ruoergai
Hundreds of acres of water grassland surrounding the Zoige Wetland is the Plateau Wetland Biodiversity Nature Reserve. Simple, quiet, but enchanting, this is Huahu, the enchanting Huahu. Ruoergai is like a magnificent emerald inlaid on the border of northwest Sichuan. It is one of the three major wetlands in my country. Ruoergai Huahu Plank Road, watching gulls flying and cranes dancing, letting the clouds roll and relax. Unique and charming natural scenery, simple and colorful ethnic customs complement each other. In August, it enters the rainy season. The sky is dark and the water is vast. At this time, the flower lake is washed away with flowers, clothes, skirts and hairpins, which is another kind of beauty. Taking pictures under such a huge curtain of sky and earth is undoubtedly grand and overwhelming.
The first bay of the Yellow River’s nine bends
The Yellow River originates from the Bayan Kara Mountain in Qinghai and twists and turns from west to east. It joins the Baihe River in Tangke Town, Zoige County, Sichuan, forming the first major turn of the magnificent Jiuqu Yellow River, facing Gansu Province across the river. She is the only section of the Yellow River in Sichuan. Climbing high and looking into the distance, you can see two rivers, the yellow and the white, quarreling with each other. They come in gracefully and gracefully, and then wind away, like flying ribbons and Hada, floating from the end of the sky.
The Tibetan people gave more distinctive names to the river sections in the upper reaches of the Yellow River based on its terrain, landscape, etc., such as
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, Hequ, Jiuqu, etc. In Tibetan, “river” is called “qu”. As the saying goes: “The Yellow River has nine bends and eighteen bays in the world.” These “nine bends” were the name given to the section of the Yellow River above Guide in the Tang Dynasty. The first bend of the Yellow River is located here.
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The county is also the only county named after “Yellow River” in the entire Yellow River Basin (Note:
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, Tibetan means Yellow River).
There are ninety-nine bends in the Yellow River in the world, and the most beautiful natural landscapes are the first bend and Hukou Waterfall.
As the most representative scenic spot of the Yellow River prairie, the First Bend of the Nine-Meander Yellow River expresses the feminine beauty of the Yellow River spirit of “tranquility and far-reaching” with a generous gesture and a peaceful mind, while the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River expresses a The majestic posture and heroic mentality express the “smart and flying” masculine Tai Chi spirit of the Yellow River spirit. These two unique landscapes of movement and stillness, one yin and one yang, can be said to be the best interpretation of the spirit of the Yellow River. They are a three-dimensional representation of the Chinese Yin-Yang Tai Chi theory. They are typical “materialized” and “humanized” resources and have been deeply cherished. Being imprinted with the spirit of the Yellow River has obvious historical accumulation, spirituality of the times and national culture. It can be said to be the emotional identity of the Chinese people around the world towards the mother river of the Yellow River.
“The Yellow River rises in the sky, and the red sun sets in the middle of the earth.” The first bend of the Nine-Meander Yellow River is full of islands, with red willow trees, waterbirds gathering, and fishing boats crossing it, forming a wonderful scene of “the setting clouds and the arctic swans flying together, and the autumn water is the same color as the sky.” The scenery is called “the solemn illusion in the universe” by Chinese and foreign scientists.
As the saying goes: “If you don’t want to go to the Yellow River, you won’t be satisfied. Chinese and foreign tourists come here to enjoy the scenery of the first bend of the Yellow River, especially the scenery of sunset and sunrise.” In the evening, when the sun sets in the west, the Yellow River glows with red light in the setting sun, meandering freely and stretchably. Only the first bend of the Nine-Meander Yellow River can have that kind of majestic vigor and calm demeanor.
Utopia Zagana
Zha (zhā) Ga (gǎ) is a natural stone city located in Gansu Province
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Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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An ancient city in Yiwa Township, more than 30 kilometers northwest of the county, means “stone box” in Tibetan. The terrain resembles both a large-scale palace and a natural rock wall. Zhagana Mountain is extremely steep and shrouded in clouds and mist, just like a fairyland.
It has been rated as “one of the world’s 50 outdoor paradises” by the authoritative American travel magazine, and rated as: “the fourth among China’s top ten non-famous mountains” by China’s National Geographic. The explorer Locke said that she is “God’s Garden of Eden”. “I have never seen such a beautiful scene in my life. If the author of Genesis had seen
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The beautiful scenery will place the birthplace of Adam and Eve here.
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This place shocked me. The vast forest is a botanical museum, absolutely virgin land. It will become a destination for nature lovers and all sightseers. “
A researcher from the Cold and Arid Regions Environment and Engineering Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences once described the environment in Zhagana: “
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The Dieshan Zhagana area of ​​the county is located in the alpine valley area of ​​the upper reaches of the Bailongjiang River, which is the western section of the Qinling Mountains. Structurally, it is located at the junction of the Dieshan fault zone, the Bailongjiang uplift and the Taohe depression. Topographically, Zhagana is located in It is the junction area of ​​three major terrains: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Loess Plateau and Chengdu Basin. “
The unique geographical location of Zhagana has allowed the simplicity and nature of this peaceful village settlement to be preserved, making it a rare secret place.
When you come to paradise, all you have to do is follow your heart. Walking in the village, resting in the woods, climbing up and down the mountains, taking photos on the bank of the fields… In short, there is nothing you can’t do here, just go with your heart, don’t make any plans, just go wherever you go, there is no secular world and no worries here place.
Village settlement where nature and man unite
Passing through the stone gate of Guanggaishan, our eyes suddenly opened up. We stood on the hillside and looked at Zhagana. The entire village was built on the mountain. The various elements that make up the village landscape are layered and scattered in an appropriate manner. From top to bottom, they are: Mountains, woodlands, residential areas, farmland, rivers.

Zhagana Village consists of four natural villages, Dongwa Village, Yeri Village, Dari Village, and Daiba Village, and a Tibetan Buddhist temple, Lasang Monastery. Among them, Dongwa Village is close to the temple and is the largest village in Zhagana. Lasang Temple is located on the hillside at a higher altitude on the north side of Dongwa Village. It is the commanding height of Zhagana. The other four villages are distributed below the temple with distinct levels.

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