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This is the first time I've seen "rock sugar apricot peel water". I bought a cup to try. Overall, it's similar to sour plum soup. The direction is roughly the same, but they are both a bit too sweet. You can't drink too much at one time [囧] If you drink too much, you may need to drink more water

You must drink their sugar-free apricot peel water! 10 yuan a bottle is not cheap, but it is much better than the ones in various restaurants in Dunhuang. I regretted not buying enough on the first day. I went to the restaurant in the afternoon of the second day and found that they only opened at 5 o'clock. We gave up with tears in order to catch the plane. Why don't they open during the day? It's sad. Later, when I arrived in Lanzhou, I could no longer find such delicious and pure apricot peel water. I must drink more!

The most famous apricot peel water specialty store in Dunhuang, the taste is really good, the small bottle is 5 yuan, the large bottle is 10 yuan, it is not the kind of mixed, so it is very delicious, you must try it, there are stores in many places in Dunhuang

This guide will take you to appreciate the azure blue of Qinghai Lake, the millennium culture of Dunhuang, the splendor of the colorful Danxia and the unique charm of Northwest cuisine! Are you ready for a feast of both vision and taste? ✨ 📅 Itinerary Overview Day 1: Xining → Qinghai Lake → Chaka Salt Lake → Delingha Day 2: Delingha → U-shaped road → Water Yadan → Emerald Lake → Daxiadan Day 3: Daxiadan → Heidu Mountain → Oil Town → Dunhuang Day 4: Dunhuang → Mogao Grottoes → Mingsha Mountain Crescent Lake → Dunhuang Day 5: Dunhuang → Jiayuguan → Colorful Danxia → Zhangye Day 6: Zhangye → Qilian Mountain Grassland → Gangshika Snow Peak → Menyuan Rapeseed Flowers → Xining 🚗 Transportation Suggestions - ✈️ Direct air: Fly to Xining Caojiabao Airport, the starting point of the loop - 🚙 Charter/carpool (first recommendation!): Northwest attractions are scattered, chartering is worry-free and safe - 🚗 Self-driving: Suitable for those with plateau driving experience, remember to download offline maps! 🌟 Daily highlights Day 1: Xining → Qinghai Lake → Chaka Salt Lake → Delingha - Qinghai Lake 💙: China's largest saltwater lake, the lake water is as blue as a mirror, and the surrounding grasslands are vast - Chaka Salt Lake ✨: Known as the "Mirror of the Sky", the lake reflects the sky, and it is beautiful to take pictures! - 🏨 Accommodation: Delingha City Center, experience local culture Day 2: Delingha → U-shaped Highway → Water Yadan → Emerald Lake → Dachaidan - U-shaped Highway 🛣️: The Internet celebrity highway in the Gobi Desert, take "sky-high" blockbusters! - Yadan on the Water 🏜️: Unique wind-eroded landforms, like an alien landscape - Emerald Lake 💚: The lake is as green as emerald, and colorful under the sun - 🏨 Accommodation: Dachaidan Town Center, walking distance to the night market Day 3: Dachaidan → Heidu Mountain → Oil Town → Dunhuang - Heidu Mountain 🖤: The desolate and cold black mountain is full of mystery - Oil Town 🎬: The filming location of "Nine-story Demon Tower", a holy place for taking photos in ruins - 🏨 Accommodation: Near Dunhuang Shazhou Night Market, let's go for a midnight snack! Day 4: In-depth tour of Dunhuang - Mogao Grottoes 🎨: World cultural heritage, a treasure house of thousand-year-old mural art (book in advance!) - Crescent Lake in Mingsha Mountain 🐫: The magical Crescent Lake in the desert, riding a camel to watch the beautiful sunset - 🍢 Must-eats at the night market: donkey meat yellow noodles, red willow barbecue, apricot peel water Day 5: Dunhuang → Jiayuguan → Colorful Danxia → Zhangye - Jiayuguan 🏯: "The world's first pass", feel the majesty of the western end of the Great Wall - Colorful Danxia 🌈: God's overturned palette, the colors are the most colorful at sunset - 🏨 Accommodation: Zhangye city or near Danxia Scenic Area Day 6: Zhangye → Qilian Grassland → Menyuan Flower Sea → Xining - Qilian Grassland 🌿: The vast plateau pasture, the wind blows the grass low and sees cattle and sheep - Menyuan Flower Sea 🌼 (July-August): A golden sea of rapeseed flowers covering thousands of acres, a great place for taking photos! 🍽️ Food Recommendations Must-eats in Qinghai - 🐑 Hand-pulled lamb: fresh and tender, perfect with mashed garlic! - 🥛 Qinghai old yogurt: rich and mellow, with milk skin on the surface - 🍲 Earthen hot pot: mutton + potatoes + vermicelli, a must-have for warming up Must-eat in Dunhuang - 🍜 Donkey meat yellow noodles: chewy noodles, rich donkey meat - 🍢 Red willow barbecue: grilled lamb skewers with red willow branches, with its own woody fragrance - 🥤 Apricot peel water: sweet and sour to quench thirst, can be found everywhere on the streets Must-eat in Zhangye - 🍳 Stir-fried bola: iron plate mutton offal, spicy and addictive - 🍜 Rub fish noodles: handmade short noodles, shaped like a small fish 💡 Practical tips 1. 🌞 Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen! The ultraviolet rays in the northwest are very strong, sunglasses + hat + sunscreen are necessary 2. 🧥 The temperature difference between morning and evening is large, so you need to bring a jacket even in summer 3. 💧 Moisturizing is very important. The climate in the northwest is dry, so bring lip balm and moisturizer 4. 📱 There is no signal on some sections of the road, so download offline maps in advance 5. ⛽ Pay attention to refueling when driving, as gas stations are far apart 🏨 Accommodation suggestions - Xining: around the city center or the railway station, convenient transportation - Dunhuang: near Shazhou Night Market, rich nightlife - Dachaidan: Commercial street in the town center, convenient life - Zhangye: near Colorful Danxia or in the city This journey will take you through lakes, deserts, grasslands, and snow-capped mountains, feel the magnificence and vastness of the northwest, taste authentic food, and experience diverse cultures! Get your camera and appetite ready, and let's go! 🎒✨ #大北青甘环线 #大北旅游 #赣旅游 #青海旅游攻略

The fourth stop of the Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop: Dunhuang, Mingsha Mountain and Mogao Grottoes are all arranged On the day we arrived in Dunhuang, we mainly visited Mingsha Mountain and Mogao Grottoes. Both places are quite unique. Let me tell you some real feelings. Mingsha Mountain: It is surprisingly comfortable to go there early in the morning I read the guide before, and it said that it is best to climb Mingsha Mountain in the evening, so that you can watch the sunset without being exposed to the sun. But our group went there early in the morning, and I didn’t expect the experience to be good - there were few people, no need to squeeze, the weather was cool, and the sun was not so toxic. If you don’t want to watch the starry sky concert of tens of thousands of people at night, it is really suitable to go there early in the morning. I heard that people who watched the concert that night couldn’t get a taxi when the show ended, and it was so crowded. Suddenly I felt that it was quite wise for us to go early. I wore hole shoes. When I climbed the sand mountain, I walked up the ladder. When I reached the top of the mountain, I took off my shoes and walked barefoot in socks. The sand was soft and didn’t burn my feet. It was much more comfortable than wearing shoes. I experienced sandboarding. It was a bit inconvenient to wear a skirt, so I wrapped myself up tightly. As a result, I slid down an S-bend and almost flipped over. I was shocked. I threw away my socks after sliding. They were full of sand and I couldn't wash them clean. Mogao Grottoes: Class A tickets are really worth grabbing We booked Class A tickets for Mogao Grottoes more than 20 days in advance, and we actually got them. We were lucky. Others in the group didn't make it, so the travel agency finally arranged for them to go to Yulin Grottoes. They said it was okay, but it was definitely not as shocking as Mogao Grottoes. After entering the venue with Class A tickets, we watched two movies first. According to the guide, the first one talked about the origin of Mogao Grottoes. I deliberately sat in the last row. After the end, I rushed to the second one and took the middle seat to watch the dome movie. The movie was really well shot. Several representative caves were clearly seen. It felt like I was standing in the caves. It was super shocking. After watching the movie, we took the shuttle bus directly to the caves. There was a tour guide who took us to visit eight caves. We didn't have to queue up, just follow. The more we looked at the murals and Buddha statues, the more amazing they were. They are indeed miracles of human history. You can't experience the shocking feeling just by looking at the pictures. Food and Drink: Dunhuang is really a treasure trove of food At noon and in the evening, I just found a place to eat in Dunhuang. I didn't expect to step on several delicious places, which were more comfortable than the previous stops. The hand-pulled lamb must be praised. There is no fishy smell at all. It is directly dipped in chili powder and is so fragrant; the fried noodles are also delicious, and the noodles are chewy; Chenji, which eats kangguo lamb, contains lamb chops, potatoes and pot cakes, all of which are fried, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it is. The donkey meat yellow noodles feel average, not recommended. The soul juice looks a bit strange, I didn't dare to touch it, and let my partner eat it all. He said that this is his obsession to come to the Northwest, and he must try it. I also bought Yangji dry food, and I love the sand date rolls the most! Many people recommend sand date cakes in the guide, but I think it's a bit dry and thin, not as rich as the sand date rolls, the filling inside is soft and sticky, and it doesn't choke people when eating. I also tried a lot of drinks: Fangha's sweet embryo green tea is good; Silu's apricot peel tea and ice milk egg fermented glutinous rice must be praised. The apricot peel tea has a strong apricot flavor and is just sour and sweet. Others feel like drinking sour plum soup, which is not good enough; ice milk egg fermented glutinous rice is also better than hot. If you haven't tried it, you must try it. Silu's taste is the best. I also tried Liu Hongxing and Li Guangji's apricot peel tea, and bought several bottles of apricot peel tea drinks of different brands in the supermarket. After comparison, Silu is still the most to my taste. Finally, I bought souvenirs at the Dunhuang Night Market and visited a store called Dunsheng. The things are cheaper than other stores. I bought two bags here directly, saving me from comparing prices. Dunhuang was a pleasant surprise. We had a lot of fun and the food was satisfying. When you go to Dunhuang, which one do you want to visit first, Mingsha Mountain or Mogao Grottoes? Or do you have any private Dunhuang delicacies? Please share in the comments~ #Dunhuang Tourism #Mingsha Mountain Crescent Lake #Mogao Grottoes #Qinggan Grand Loop Food