Qinghai Travel Guide: Get it all at once and get a guide to avoid pitfalls!

💯Preparation before departure to the Northwest Documents: ID card, student ID card (half price, super cost-effective) Electrical appliances: chargers, power banks, small fans, cameras Check-in suggestions: earrings, sunglasses, drones, selfie sticks, etc. Sun protection: sunscreen, sun protection clothing, hats, sunglasses, parasols 🤙🤙Qinghai Lake Dunhuang Zhangye Shuiya 7-day Grand Loop: Day 1: Xining - Sun Moon Mountain - Qinghai Lake (Heima River) - Chaka Salt Lake (stay overnight) Day 2: Chaka - Emerald Lake - Dachaidan (overnight) Day 3: Daxiadan---U-shaped road---Dongtaijinaier Lake---Water Yadan---Dxiadan (stay overnight) Day 4: Da Qaidam---Heidu Mountain---Oil Town---Dunhuang City (stay) Day 5: Dunhuang ---- Mogao Grottoes (tickets are recommended to be purchased around 9 am) ---- Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Lake ---- Dunhuang City (overnight) Day 6: Dunhuang City ---- Passing Jiayuguan ---- Zhangye Colorful Danxia ---- Zhangye (stay overnight) Day 7: Zhangye ---- Qilian Grassland --- Gangshika Snow Peak (view from a distance) ---- Xining City (end) ❇️Qinghai's best check-in spots 1️⃣Chaka Salt Lake Sky Mirror, the best time to take pictures is before 9 am 2️⃣ Qinghai Lake 🌊 The largest saltwater lake in China, with large areas of rapeseed flowers blooming by the lake in July and August 3️⃣Ta'er Monastery🕌"The birthplace of Master Tsongkhapa", the three must-see art of Ta'er Monastery: butter sculptures, murals and pile embroidery 4️⃣Dunhuang Night Market: Delicious food, great atmosphere 5️⃣ Mingsha Mountain: If you don’t want to ride a camel, you can try climbing the desert. You will feel a sense of accomplishment when you climb up, and it is super fun to slide down. It is recommended to bring a pair of slippers to play in the sand at Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Lake, so that you can absorb the "sand air", or prepare a pair of socks. 6️⃣ Mogao Grottoes: You must visit Mogao Grottoes when you come to Dunhuang, experience the starry sky cinema after digital innovation, and appreciate the exquisite Bodhisattva statues 7️⃣Qilian Grassland: This is the mountain range in history books, with grasslands, snow-capped mountains, and herds of cattle and sheep ✅Weather 🌞☁ Qinghai section: 5-20℃ Gansu section: 10-25℃ In general, Qinghai is cool and comfortable, and Gansu is not that hot, which is very friendly to travelers. 👗Clothing Guide👗 1. The temperature difference in Qinghai is large. It is recommended to wear winter coats in the morning and evening. During the day, long sleeves, long pants, and spring clothes are all fine. 2. The temperature in Gansu is relatively high. You can wear some cool summer clothes at noon, but you must bring a coat with you. 3. Bring all the sun protection products, such as sun hats, cowboy hats, sunglasses, scarves or shawls, etc. 4. When taking photos in Western Regions or Hanfu, if you bring your own clothes, you should also prepare accessories, such as necklaces and earrings, which are essential for creating an atmosphere. 🍜【Qinghai people's private food list】🍜 ♦️Qinghai Earthen Hot Pot: Using traditional copper hot pot as the base pot, the taste is pure and natural, and the ingredients are full ♦️Hand-pulled lamb: The lamb is fat and not greasy, delicious, and has no mutton smell ♦️Special Kang pot: The combination of potatoes + mutton + wide noodles is simply yyds ♦️Niangpi: a traditional snack in Qinghai, very similar to Liangpi ♦️Sweet mash: Sweet mash is one of the special snacks in Qinghai. It is a kind of snack made from highland barley, a cold-resistant and early-heat-resistant grain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It has a light taste and is soft and fluffy. 💣【Cold knowledge about lightning avoidance】💣 ❗Don’t go barefoot in the salt lake! Very corrosive ❗No photography is allowed in Mogao Grottoes. Your eyes are the best camera. ❗Bargain in the night market and cut the price in half ❗Don’t take a shower on the plateau! Easy to get high