Along the way, there are countless large and small prayer flags, also called Ma Fengqi, and called "Long Da" in Tibetan, with strong religious color. The Tibetan people pinned their good wishes on these colorful flags and prayed that the wind would blow them to the gods, so every flag was filled with sincere prayers! On a small slope, there is a Tibetan talking and singing among the wind and horses, and he doesn't know the scriptures!
The first day (preparation before departure spent in Xihai Town)
Let's start directly from my arrival in Xining. I arrived in Xining at 7: 30 am on August 2, and the bus terminal in Xining is 500 meters on the left side of the train. Xihai Town is the starting point and end point of our four-day cycling. The fare of the shuttle bus is 25 every 30 minutes, and I can reach Xihai Town in two hours. I bought the ticket at the ticket vending machine at the station, and I was not as nervous as I said on the Internet. About half an hour after boarding the bus to Xihai Town, my high reaction came. Yes, for a semi-athlete like me, there will be a high reaction! Generally speaking, boys are more serious than girls, tall people are more serious than short people, and fat people are more serious than thin people. It is also said that because of the long-term exercise oxygen demand, the body is prone to high reflexes, but such people are generally in good health and can be adjusted in time. I've always been quick. The main symptom is intermittent dyspnea, but there is no headache. The solution here is: one is Rhodiola and the other is an oxygen bag. But the owner of the car rental shop said that it is useless to eat rhodiola now, so we should eat it one week in advance. Oxygen bags are for emergency use, and ordinary abuse will cause dependence. My personal experience also tells me that the boss is right, but the landlord is strong and not afraid. If he has a high degree of rebellion and is in poor health, he should pay attention. Then there is the equipment for renting a car in Xihai Town to prepare for riding.
Riding equipment
1. car (this seems to be nonsense), we use 660,200 yuan from the starting point cycling club, which is very cost-effective. And this new car can fully cope with riding. If you have money, you can choose other models. In fact, the roads around Qinghai Lake are all roads, so you can choose road cars if you can.
2. Camel bag, rain cover, riding gloves, helmet, mobile phone fixing bracket, code watch, spare tire, tire repair tool, raincoat, thermos cup and so on. Here, we need to pay attention to the previous tire changing and repairing techniques, especially the tire changing is actually very simple, because anything will happen during the whole riding process. Although the probability of puncture is very small, the landlord encountered it. Fortunately, I learned to change tires before (thanks to Sister Yi). But it was raining on the day I had a flat tire, and Qinghai was still very cold. Fortunately, there are many riders on the road to help, and I would like to say thank you to them. Raincoats are also necessary. You'd better bring your own split raincoat. Cycling shops usually provide one-piece raincoats. Once it rains, it can only cover the upper body. Many of my friends' shoes and trousers are wet, it's raining cold and windy, so it's easy to catch a cold.
Clothes and equipment
Cycling clothes, outdoor sports shoes, cycling glasses (sunglasses can be used instead), magic headscarves, coats, fleece, hats, sun protection clothes, thermos cups, slippers, etc. The landlord is not a cycling enthusiast and has no cycling experience, so the equipment is relatively simple, so he didn't wear cycling clothes. However, in the process of riding, an old man with his old lady said to me when overtaking: young man, your coat is too loose, and the wind resistance is very strong. It really makes sense. You can get a cycling suit if you have the conditions. Besides, I said keep warm. In fact, Qinghai Lake only has a large temperature difference between day and night, and the temperature will go down immediately after sunset. But after dark, they usually go to their homes, so keeping warm usually happens at night. During the day, I always wear a sunscreen coat and a short sleeve. But one extreme possibility is riding in the rain. Our last day of cycling was very cold in the rain. At this time, we must wear coats and wool.
Eating, Living and Scenery in Xihai Town
1. Eat
Food is the most important thing for people, and I am a foodie myself. Eating can also directly reflect the life characteristics of a place. The whole northwest is dominated by pasta, so we have to eat pasta in the northwest. The pasta here is basically handmade, and the types of noodles mainly include oil noodles, Lamian Noodles noodles, Lamian Noodles noodles, biangbiang noodles, handmade noodles and so on. Of course, there are staple foods infiltrated from other places, so I found Nanjing steamed buns and Chongqing noodles. The main price of pasta here is around 13 yuan, which is very large. We must recommend a place to eat noodles: Qinling noodle restaurant. This oil sprinkled noodles is so delicious that I don't know how to describe it. This is a small shop. Under a large porcelain bowl, thick sparerib noodles are filled in the middle of green vegetable bean sprouts, and a layer of pepper is placed on top. Finally, I will splash the taste with oil. No, I'm going to take a taxi to Xihai Town to eat oil-sprinkled noodles tomorrow. Of course, in addition to the staple food, Xihai Town also has all kinds of beef and mutton, such as hand-grabbed mutton, kang mutton, yak meat, saute spicy chicken and so on, but don't expect too much. Poor students like us will have a bowl of oily noodles!
life
If you live, the most important thing in Qinghai is accommodation Although it is a tourist destination, I don't think the accommodation is very tight, but you'd better make a reservation in advance and be prepared! There are two ways to book: one is to find your car rental boss, and the other is to book online by yourself. There are also two kinds of places to live, one is youth travel and the other is family hotel. When I set out, I stayed at a family hotel, 50 yuan for a single room. The flowerpot on the balcony is full of gorgeous flowers, and the sun shines through the window, which is very western. After I came back, I stayed in a youth hostel. The biggest advantage of a youth hostel (usually 50 nights) is that it has a group of interesting souls and is also a good place to find friends. Everyone here has his own story, and you will find many friends like you. It is also excellent for everyone to visit Xihai Town before coming to Youth Travel.
3. Scenery
Xihai Town is the birthplace of the song "In that faraway place", so it is quite amorous. There are two main scenic spots here, one is Treasure Beach Prairie and the other is atomic city. This is the first nuclear test base in China, so there is the atomic city Museum. I have never been interested in these humanities subjects, so I threw myself into the embrace of nature and chose to go to the treasure-hunting beach. The next few days proved that Treasure Beach is really far from the scenery behind, but how can we live up to the wonderful time? In the beautiful evening, it is also a good way to kill time by going to the small river on the grassland to see the stream, smell the grass and Doby cattle and horses.
The next day (Xihai Town-Hudong Farm-15 1 Base-Erlangjian Scenic Area-Jiangxi Gou)
Matters needing attention
With all the expectations and youthful vigor, we set off. Our first day's plan is to ride about 1 10 miles to Jiangxi ditch. For the first time, I don't have much concept of distance. At first, our curiosity about the whole western region also drove us to stop and take pictures. In fact, we didn't find out until the back that good scenery is always behind. On the way, I mainly play sand skiing at Golden Beach. I went to the lake by camel, horse and cross-country motorcycle. It took a long time and the price was good.
Then a trip to the lake. The purpose of this trip is Qinghai Lake, so we have to go to the lake. The location of the lake is suggested to be in front of Erlangjian Scenic Area, where there are large rapeseed flowers and stone tablets of Qinghai Lake to take photos as a souvenir. About per person 10 yuan. Tell me the price and 5 yuan will let you in. The roadside food is mainly all kinds of snacks and fruits. Hami melon and watermelon are not expensive. 1.5 yuan is surprisingly sweet, and the flesh is very cold, which doesn't look like it was taken out of the refrigerator. I didn't have any supplies along the way except my own kettle. I rely on watermelons and yogurt on the roadside. Tibetan specialties such as Tibetan Ba1one in 0 yuan, so big that you don't need to bring all kinds of snacks. What everyone needs to pay attention to is the whole day's trip. We arrived at the sheep farm at noon, which was already very slow, so it was already dark when we arrived at Jiangxi ditch at night. If you stay, Jiangxi ditch will probably be the only public toilet in 60 yuan. The first night, your leg still hurts. You can bring some Yunnan Baiyao spray.
I'm curious, the rape flowers here are still in full bloom. For a rebellious teenager all the way, he will still catch his breath, but he still has to throw caution to the wind for taking pictures!
I don't know why the lyrics came to my mind: "Come on! Happy, there is still a lot of time anyway! "
A man is on the road.
There are many caring people along the way. What impressed me the most was a father riding a horse with his daughter, a little girl holding his father's back with love, and various underage children returning to Qinghai Lake, suddenly feeling weak. There is also a father who is riding a car and pulling something like a stroller on his back. I want to say that this father is really worried about losing his child. When I got off the bus near Erlangjian to buy watermelon, I met the only stall owner I met along the way who couldn't pay by WeChat. As a result, I can only forget the melon and sigh. I didn't expect a sister on foot to pay me for free. I forced her to pay, but she didn't want it, which moved me very much. Later, as long as I bought watermelon, I asked my friends everywhere if they wanted to eat together. I feel that I have gained a lot of beautiful ideas during the whole journey, which has rekindled the enthusiasm of human beings, instead of being as indifferent as before, which is very rare. Travelers had better stop by the roadside at sunset, sit in an open-air chair and drink a cup of old Tibetan yogurt, and watch the sunset on the grassland, so that their body and mind can be integrated into the whole nature.
The legendary old yogurt is really the sourest thing I have ever eaten. Only half a bowl of sugar can be added to suppress it! The fellow villagers who sell yogurt next to me have been laughing at me!
The third day (Jiangxi ditch-Heima River-Chaka Salt Lake-Heima River)
A man is on the road.
There was an episode on this road, and I got separated from my team. The reason is to start with a bowl of milk tea. This road is only over 80 kilometers. Some of our friends have killed Heimahe at noon and are going to Chaka Salt Lake. I happened to meet a Tibetan family at a distance of 0/7 km from Heima River/Kloc-,which was the most unforgettable day of my four days. One day later, I rode to the destination of the next day, Heima River, with a tired body. I can't help feeling a little depressed because riding blindly is too boring for me. I feel as if I am getting farther and farther away from my original intention. I want to see the scenery here and experience the customs here. At this time, the team became my stumbling block, so I had a preface: find the right partner! I went to a roadside yurt alone and bought a cup of old yogurt. I didn't expect there was a guest in it. I only know that her Tibetan name is Huayun Zhuo Ma, which was given to her by this Tibetan family. She came to ride here two years ago, and then unexpectedly lived here for five days. Two years later, she came here again. She said the family knew her well. The purpose of her coming here is to stay here for a few days. She likes this slow pace. On rainy days, she can go to the grassland with Zhuo Ma and Tashi, two children of Jiancuo (the male owner), to pick delicious yellow mushrooms, which is a specialty here, and fry them with yak meat when she comes back. In the morning, you can milk the yak with your mother, and then serve a bowl of fragrant milk tea. Occasionally, one or two guests can chat with them, play with children during the day, teach Tashi to take pictures with SLR, take a nap in the yurt at noon and enjoy the sunset on the grassland at night. Time is slow, I can see its wings and hold them in my heart. I couldn't help but indulge in my dreams, lying on the grassland and watching dandelions fly away. I really miss this place, but it's a great pity that I didn't stay for one night for some reasons. The family at the milestone of 2 158 made me intuitively feel the living habits and personalities of Tibetans. I also begged them to give me a Tibetan name, which is also my current WeChat name: only let Dongzhi know, representing health and longevity, and all my wishes come true.
Very chewy yak meat, rice with butter is very fragrant, and it is rare to eat rice that is not hard at all. Huayun said that if it rains, many delicious yellow mushrooms will grow on the grassland. This fried yak meat is particularly delicious, but unfortunately I have no luck to taste it.
Tashi should be alive and well. The food is delicious, and rice grains are all over my face. After eating, he licked the bowl ~ ~ ~ ~
The scenery on the road
1. Chaka Salt Lake
Chaka Salt Lake is not to be missed, and it is also one of the 55 most worthwhile places in the world. The world calls it the realm of the sky, and I think it is worthy of this name. It is said that many Japanese animators love to come here for inspiration. It takes more than three hours to get to Chaka Salt Lake by chartered bus from Heima River, with a round trip of180km, and 70 yuan per person. Salt Lake tickets are also 70 yuan, and student ID cards are half price. It is worth mentioning that Zhejiang people are free with their ID cards, because Zhejiang invested in the construction of this beautiful and sacred land. The beauty of tea card can't be described in words, and we need to experience it ourselves. Here are some pictures for your reference. In addition, everyone should be careful not to fall into the salt cave of the salt lake. Yes, the landlord was honored to be the only one who fell into the salt cave that day, but I also took many photos that others could not take after the fate was interdependent.
This railroad track extends all the way to the lake, much like going to Qian's house by train. The looming tracks in the lake seem to lead us to the distant horizon. I also fell into the salt cave, covered in salt crystals and my feet were bruised. I really realized the bitterness of sprinkling salt on the wound!
The sunset in Chaka Salt Lake is still very literary just looking at the back! I may be the only one who jumped up in the lake to take pictures. We are blessed. Thanks to myself after falling into the salt cave, I am more desperate!
What do you think of the statues in ancient Rome? Give him a name. This is called "I know everything"!
Please ignore my expression and a song comes to mind: "You betrayed my love and left me behind" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
2. Sunrise in Heima River
Don't watch the sunrise in Heima River, all you see are people. It is better to find a yurt near the Heima River to get up early to watch the sunrise, and no one can be less.
Day 4 (Heimahe-Shinaihai-gangcha county)
Today's riding task is very arduous. There are many roads up the mountain, and there is really nothing to see after Shinaihai. Children who come to see the scenery, if they don't have the obsession to finish riding, can take a ride back from Shi Naihai, and it's not expensive. Compared with the accommodation in the next two days, it is definitely a good deal. But I think the scenery between Heima River and Shinaihai is the most beautiful. The beautiful Qinghai Lake is as open as the sea, with no edge in sight. Unlike the lake seen on the west road around the lake on the first day, you can't see its true face with a veil. The sunshine here is warmer and the lake is wider and brighter. The lake is also connected to the hillside, where wild flowers, cattle and sheep graze, and the panoramic view of Qinghai Lake is beautiful. There are also many fat prairie rat holes on the small uphill, and occasionally these little guys can be seen running out for food. It was very tiring to go to gangcha county City at night. On the most tiring day, I stayed for about 50 nights.
Girl, please lower your beautiful face and let me put a wreath of the most beautiful flowers on the grassland on your heart.
Day 5 (gangcha county-Xihai Town)
There is still no scenery along the way. On the last day of riding, God gave us a rain. From morning till night, the temperature plummeted, so I put on a jacket that I had never worn before. I also had a flat tire on the way. You can't imagine how I felt when I pedaled my bike step by step in the wind and rain and suddenly my tire burst. Fortunately, all the enthusiastic cyclists came to help, which made me feel a little warm. And sister Luo took her first-grade son, and later I met them in Xining. I can't help sighing the wonder of fate. This process is very windy, which can be summed up as follows: pull uphill, ride downhill, and not ride on a flat road. The last day is a test for yourself, no matter what the original intention is, in short, the ride is over!
realize
Finally, I sincerely hope that everyone can take action after reading this strategy. No matter how you ride or walk, it's good to sign up for a group. It is important to know what you want. There is no need to envy others for riding the whole Qinghai Lake, and don't laugh at others for hitchhiking, because everyone has different purposes and different scenery. The important thing is to find yourself on the road, whether with friends or family, and find yourself once lost!