1, Chaerhan Salt Lake Chaerhan Salt Lake is located in the south of Qaidam Basin, which spans two cities and counties of Golmud and Dulan. East-west length 160 km, north-south width 20-40 km. The salt layer is about 2-20 meters thick and covers an area of over 5,800 square kilometers, almost 56 times that of Chaka Salt Lake. It is the largest natural salt lake and the largest soluble potassium in China.
It is understood that Chaerhan Salt Lake consists of several adjacent salt ponds, such as Dabson Lake, South Hobson, North Hobson and Saini, with an altitude of 2,670 meters, which is the lowest altitude in the Qaidam Basin. The total reserves of potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, lithium chloride and sodium chloride in the lake are nearly 500 million tons, 65.438+0.65 billion tons, 8.246 million tons and 46.22 billion tons respectively, ranking first in the country.
2. Golmud Populus euphratica forest in desert park generally refers to Golmud Populus euphratica forest reserve, but the reserve is usually closed to tourists. Our place is called Golmud Populus euphratica Forest desert park, which belongs to the same area as Populus euphratica Forest Reserve, and both are located in the desert Gobi area at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, only15km apart, but the scale and density of Populus euphratica Forest are slightly poor, so it is a free and open tourist attraction.
Populus euphratica is a magical and ancient plant. It is a precious forest resource unique to desert areas. Cold-resistant, drought-resistant, salt-resistant, sand-resistant, extremely tenacious vitality. It is known as the patron saint of the desert. When we came, it was not the most beautiful season. If we come to play in autumn, the photos will be more beautiful.
3. National Highway 3 15 in Yeshe Town, Taj Nair is known as route 66 in China, and there are many famous online celebrity attractions along the route. The wild luxury town of Taj Nair is one of them. It is located at 894 kilometers of 3 15 national highway, adjacent to the famous Dongtai Jinaier Lake, but Dongtai Jinaier Lake has dried up in a large area, leaving only a vast Gobi, and the wild and luxurious town is like a high-level human lost on another planet.
The wild luxury towns in Taj Nair are divided into four types: Salt Lake Ya Dan Villa, Dome Starry Room, Luxury RV and Wild Luxury Tent. Some of them are like five-pointed stars made of glass balls, some are like constellation patterns made of cars, some are neatly arranged, and some are scattered. There are many scenic spots around this town, such as Ya Dan on the water, Nair Lake in West Tai Chi, and Celebrity Highway on the Internet. For friends who come to 3 15 by car, it is a very good place to stay and rest. At night, you can enjoy the lonely smoke in the desert and shoot the starry sky in the Gobi at night. It's beautiful to think about it.
4. Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon The Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon, also known as the Kunlun Grand Canyon, is part of the Kunlun Mountain World Geopark. The entrance is about15km away from the main road of Qinghai-Tibet Highway, including the Grand Canyon, Antelope Valley, Snow Mountain Canyon and other natural wonders. The Grand Canyon is the first scenic spot to enter.
There is a small river in the canyon, which is said to be a tributary of Kunlun River, and there is no sightseeing trail beside it. Therefore, if you want to visit, you can only drive an off-road vehicle through a narrow canyon, splashing water, which is extremely cool. Especially in July and August, major cities across the country are welcoming a high temperature of 40 degrees, but the cool breeze in the canyon is very comfortable.
5. Kunlun Mountain Feng Yuqing Feng Yuqing is located in Xidatan, Golmud City, Qinghai Province, about 160 km away from the urban area (it takes more than two hours to drive to the observation deck). Also known as Coco Saijimen Peak, the highest elevation is 6178m. It is one of the six famous peaks in Qinghai Province, more than 6000 meters above sea level, and the highest peak in the east of Kunlun Mountain. According to legend.
6. Hoh Xil Nature Reserve is a transliteration of Mongolian, which means "Blue Mountain Ridge". Some people call it "Beautiful Girl", while Tibetans call it "A Qin Gongga". It is one of the regions with well-preserved original environment in the world, and it is also one of the nature reserves with the largest area, the highest altitude (above 5,000m on average) and the richest wildlife resources built in China.
It took us about 3.5 hours to enter Hoh Xil, starting from Golmud City, passing the observation deck of Mount Qomolangma, Wuji Longfeng Gong and Kunlun Mountain Pass. Our area no longer belongs to Golmud, but belongs to Yushu Prefecture in Qinghai, but it is adjacent to Golmud. There are more than 230 kinds of wild animals unique to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, such as wild yak, Tibetan antelope, wild donkey, white-lipped deer and brown bear. It is one of the regions rich in animal resources in China, but it is also one of the regions rich in animal resources.
7. Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve-Asian Water Tower Sanjiangyuan is the first national park in China and the largest national park in the world. Located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it is the birthplace of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River. It is called "China Water Tower" and "Asia Water Tower". Moreover, the three rivers originate from the geographical wonders of the same area, and the world is unique.
The average elevation of Sanjiangyuan is more than 4,500 meters, and life forbidden zones exceeding 5,000 meters abound. The snowfield is vast, with many rivers, swamps and lakes, with as many as 167 lakes, with an area exceeding 1 square kilometer. These lakes are basically formed after the melting of glaciers and snow-capped mountains, and then slowly form countless small rivers, and finally flow into the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River.
8. Kunlun Shenquan Kunlun Shenquan, also known as Nachitai Qingquan, is located in the depths of Kunlun Mountain, the ancestor of Wanshan, next to the Qinghai-Tibet Highway in Nachitai Town, Golmud City, Qinghai Province, about 90 kilometers away from Golmud City. The spring water is the melted snow water of more than 5,000 meters of Xuefeng, which is filtered by underground undercurrent. It is more than 3700 meters above sea level. It's amazing that the spring water here keeps gushing upward, whether it's spring, summer, autumn and winter or cold. Even in winter, it is already covered with snow and frozen thousands of miles outside, but this Nachitai Spring is still gushing, so it has the reputation of Kunlun as an unfrozen spring.
9. Wuji Longfeng Gong Kunlun Mountain Wuji Longfeng Gong is located next to the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, southwest of Golmud120km. It is the only way from Golmud to Hoh Xil. It is more than 3800 meters above sea level. Legend has it that Jiang Ziya's enlightenment soared. When we got off the bus, we saw that it was just under a cliff, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, and it was a semi-closed terrain, which was quite a bit like "hiding the wind".
10,3 15 Online Celebrity Highway National Highway 315 starts from Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, in the east and reaches shache county in Kashgar, Xinjiang in the west, so some people call it Xisha Line, with a total length of 3,063 kilometers. The highway extends along the edge of Taklimakan Desert at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, passing through Lop Nur, Altun Mountain, Qaidam Basin and bypassing Qinghai Lake. Like a black ribbon, it strung together strange natural scenery such as desert, Gobi, saline-alkali beach and salt lake, and it was picturesque and beautiful all the way.