A 7-day tour of the Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop is here, completely brainless.

I've compiled these travel suggestions for Qinghai and Gansu after burning the midnight oil. It's all killer, no filler.💯 For those planning a trip to the Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop in 2025, save✨ this post!

🎬 🎬 🎬 Seven-day itinerary
D1: Your location -- Xining
D2: Xining—Qinghai Lake—Chaka Salt Lake—Delingha
D3: Delingha—Highway 315 U-shaped road—Dongtai Jinel Lake—Water Yadan—Dachaidan
D4: Dachaidan—Dachaidan Emerald Lake—Heidu Mountain—Dunhuang
D5: Dunhuang—Mogao Caves—Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring—Dunhuang
D6: Dunhuang—Jiayuguan Fort (exterior view)—Zhangye Danxia Landform—Zhangye
D7: Zhangye—Qilian Grassland—Menyuan—Xining

💡Travel tips:
Road conditions: Some sections require four-wheel drive vehicles. Check your vehicle's condition in advance.
Must-have apps: Offline maps + AutoNavi
Sun protection on the plateau: SPF50++ sunscreen + sunglasses are essential.

😍Northwest cuisine
✨Qinghai Lake: Tibetan and Halal flavors, mainly including flat noodles, noodles, beef, and mutton.
✨Xining: Hand-grabbed mutton, niangpi, sheep intestine noodles (strong mutton flavor), small pieces of flat noodles, chopped tripe soup, old yogurt, and fermented glutinous rice.
✨Zhangye: Cuo yu, chao pao, apricot skin tea, sao mian, latiaozi, and fish-flavored beef with rice.
✨Dunhuang: Donkey meat yellow noodles and apricot skin water are the most famous.
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