Beijing to Xining Trip

Spontaneous western adventure is here! 8 days to explore the beautiful scenery of Gansu and Qinghai + ten-city tour✨

🚗【Itinerary Overview】
Day 1️⃣ Depart from Beijing → First experience in Lanzhou
🚄 Recommended train:
G91
🏨 Stay: Lanzhou Feitian Hotel (near Lanzhou University Metro Station)
📸 Must-visit spots:
✅ Baita Mountain Park overlooking the Yellow River
✅ Century-old Zhongshan Iron Bridge night view

Day 2️⃣ Flower sea overload mode
🍜 Lunch: Ersa Noodles (a time-honored classic!)
🚗 4.5-hour self-drive to Menyuan
💛 Golden ocean: Hundred-mile rapeseed flower sea
🌄 Secret spot check-in: Biandukou Ecological Area (continuous Qilian grassland)

Day 3️⃣ Danxia geological wonder
🌈 Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park (recommended to enter in the afternoon)
🏡 Overnight: Wangshan Xiaozhu Hotel (Danxia view from the window!)

Day 4️⃣ Free day to explore
🛣️ Scenic views along National Highway 213 are super healing
👒 Visit Kangle Grassland

Day 5️⃣ Sacred lake pilgrimage
⛰️ Explore Zhuoer Mountain for 3 hours
🚗 5-hour drive on the ring road to Qinghai Lake
🌌 Stay: Plateau Sapphire Hotel (lake view room secured)

Day 6️⃣ Mirror of the sky
☁️ Chaka Salt Lake (remember to wear bright colors!)
🏨 Hidden gem hotel by the salt lake: Tianyu Holiday Hotel

Day 7️⃣ Choose one canyon
🌊 Longyang Gorge (earth crack wonder) or
💎 In-depth Qinghai Lake ring tour

Day 8️⃣ Cultural journey
🕌 Ta'er Monastery (sacred site of Tibetan Buddhism)
🏨 Return stay: Lanzhou Center Suite Hotel

Day 9️⃣ Museum wonder day
🦕 Gansu Provincial Museum (home of the original Flying Horse of Gansu!)
🚄 Recommended return train:
G92 (15:39-22:42 arrival in Beijing)

🌟【Top 5 Must-Visit】
1️⃣ Zhangye Danxia: God’s spilled palette
2️⃣ Chaka Salt Lake: a must-visit sky mirror in a lifetime
3️⃣ Longqing Gorge: the Yellow River is actually green here
4️⃣ Menyuan Flower Sea: golden romance exclusive to midsummer
5️⃣ Gansu Museum: comprehensive Silk Road relics

📌【Practical Tips】
🔸 Plateau sun protection trio: sunglasses + sunscreen + sun hat
🔸 Rent an SUV (some roads are rugged)
🔸 Bring a windbreaker for big temperature differences at Qinghai Lake mornings and evenings
🔸 August is rainy season, remember to bring umbrella or raincoat

💬 Feel free to ask any questions in the comments~