The Qinghai-Gansu Loop has ended|My soul is still in the northwest

|My soul is still in the northwest. The Qinghai-Gansu Loop journey has ended, but my soul is still in the northwest My friends and I set off from Hangzhou, took the high-speed rail to Xi'an on 9.29, and then took the high-speed rail from Xi'an to Xining. (You read it right, we took the high-speed rail all the way because we couldn't get a sleeper, it took 13 hours for the whole journey, and the return journey was the same) Itinerary: Hangzhou-Xining 7 days and 6 nights D1 day (29th): Pick up at Xining Airport/Station, check into the hotel. D2 day (30th): Xining - pass through Riyueshan - Qinghai Lake - Chaka Salt Lake - Delingha D3 day (1st): Delingha - U-shaped road - Water Yadan - South Baxian Yadan Landform - Dachaidan D4 day (2nd): Dachaidan - Emerald Lake - Gobi Desert - Aksai Oil Town - Dunhuang D5 day (3rd): Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang - Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring - Shazhou Night Market (free play) D6 day (4th): Dunhuang - pass through Guazhou - Jiayuguan (self-care) - Qicai Danxia Mountain D7 day (5th): Zhangye - Biandukou - Qilian Grassland - Gangshika Snow Peak (view from a distance) - Menyuan - End of Xining trip D8 day (6th): Return from Xining - Hangzhou East Station Our itinerary actually spent two days on the road, and the actual play time was 6 days. The first three days in Qinghai were really cold. I wore a thermal vest + sweater + fleece jacket on the first day. You really need to bring a down jacket. I regret not bringing it and then wearing the storm jacket for several days. The wind is very strong at several scenic spots in Qinghai. Although it's cold, the ultraviolet rays are still very strong. You must do a good job of sun protection, and you must wear a hat otherwise you will get a headache from the wind. Of course, sunglasses are indispensable, and they are necessary for posing and protecting against ultraviolet rays. If you want to take off your clothes and take beautiful photos, you must be quick. Put on your coat immediately after taking the photos. It's not worth catching a cold. It will greatly reduce the experience of the next few days' itinerary. Then the temperature will rise a bit in Gansu for a few days, and it's already very hot in Dunhuang. I just wore a T-shirt and a storm jacket (you need to wear a liner in the morning and evening, and you can take it off at noon when it's hot). The wind and sand in the desert are very big, and it's best to put a sand-proof cover on the outside of the phone to prevent fine sand from getting into the phone. The next day it snowed on Qilian Mountain, haha, and my friends and I played in the snow on the mountain. People from the south rarely see snow and the children are very excited. In summary, if you go to the Qinghai-Gansu Loop during the National Day, you really need to bring clothes for all four seasons~ If there are friends who want to go after October, you need to bring down jackets, fleece storm jackets, sweaters (hoodies), bare leg artifacts, woolen hats, because it's really, really cold! (It seems that the locals don't wear that much) However, the scenery along the way is not affected at all, except for being a bit cold, hehe, for a southern child who has never been to the north, the experience is really different. If you have the chance, you must go and see it, it's really a rare and unforgettable experience!