Mengda Tianchi

Mengda Tianchi is located in the east of Mengda Township, Xunhua Salar Autonomous County, about 180 kilometers from Xining by car and 90 kilometers from Linxia city. Mengda Tianchi is a plateau lake surrounded by mountains and rivers, surrounded by dense forests and a quiet environment. Tourists come here to hike and stroll, watch and photograph the beautiful scenery of Tianchi Lake and the poolside, and experience the fresh scenery rarely seen in the northwest. It is a good choice for traveling around Qinghai and Gannan. Mengda Tianchi Scenic Area is very large, and there are battery cars in the scenic area. The route for tourists to play is to take a car from the gate of the scenic spot to the foot of the mountain, and then climb the mountain on foot or horseback until the Tianchi area on the mountainside. Most of the tourists who come to play are passing by, and they will come to Tongren or Linxia, Gannan and other places to stay on the same day. When visiting the Mengda Tianchi Scenic Spot, the first thing to pay attention to is the scenery on the road. Whether you come from Xining or Linxia, you can see the red and spectacular Danxia landform along the way, and the Yellow River on the road is clear and green, and fiery red Danxia. Xia contrasts the scenery is very beautiful, you can take pictures along the way to watch. After arriving at the scenic spot, you can buy a ticket to enter. You can take a sightseeing bus to visit the scenic spot, or you can enter by yourself, but you still need to buy a full ticket to enter by yourself. The distance from the gate of the scenic spot to the Tianchi parking lot at the foot of the mountain is about 3-4 kilometers. There are lush forest scenery all the way. Such warm scenery is rare in the northwest. It makes people feel as if they have entered a forest oxygen bar in the south of the Yangtze River. After getting off the car at the Tianchi parking lot, you can climb the mountain on foot. There are about 1,200 steps in the climb, and it usually takes more than an hour to reach the Tianchi side. Because the altitude here is slightly higher (about 2400-2500 meters), climbing the mountain will be relatively tiring, so pay attention to walking slowly and not strenuous exercise. If you are not physically strong, you can also choose to ride up the mountain. Locals provide horses at the parking lot, and the one-way ride up the mountain is about 50 yuan. On the way up the mountain, you can see an ancient forest, including many sturdy ancient trees that are hundreds of years old. When you reach the mountainside, you can see the beautiful lake surrounded by mountains and rivers. The length and width of Mengda Tianchi are about a few hundred meters. The lake is green, and the surrounding mountains and forests are densely covered. . There is a circle of wooden plank roads around Tianchi. Tourists can watch along the plank road along the lake. They can take pictures of the lake from all angles, and they can also see the trees and mountain walls on the hillside by the lake. Walking along the plank road and taking pictures, about 1 It can be done in about an hour. After playing the plank road, you can walk or ride down the mountain (the price can be negotiated for riding down the mountain, about 20 yuan), and then return to the gate of the scenic spot by car.