Xining, Go Go Go

🔥48-Hour Xining Adventure Guide! Play creatively in the Plateau City, this route will definitely make your heart race❤️

🚗 Trip Highlights:
- Visit two major religious sites in one day
- Taste authentic Qinghai cuisine
- Best viewpoints overlooking the whole city
- Night tour of the sleepless plateau city

✨Day 1: Journey of Faith and Culture
9:00 AM 📍Dongguan Grand Mosque
The largest mosque in Northwest China, free admission. It’s recommended to come during prayer time to experience the stunning scene! (Tips: Ladies please pay attention to dress code)

12:00 PM 🍜 Yixin Lamb Hand-Pulled Restaurant (Huayuan North Street Branch)
Must-try hand-pulled lamb in Qinghai, this time-honored restaurant serves tender, odorless meat, perfectly paired with garlic paste!

2:30 PM 📍Ta’er Monastery
About 40 minutes by taxi, one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The three masterpieces are butter sculptures, murals, and embroidery. Be sure to hire a guide (150 RMB per session)

6:00 PM 🌃 Nanshan Park
Climb high to overlook the panoramic view of Xining, especially beautiful at sunset! Taking a taxi to Phoenix Terrace Viewing Platform is the most convenient (5 RMB entrance fee)

✨Day 2: Xining on the Tip of Your Tongue
9:30 AM 🥛 Mazhong Restaurant (Mojia Street Branch)
Start breakfast mode: sweet fermented barley, yogurt, and niangpi all in one go! About 20 RMB per person to eat until full

12:00 PM 📍Qinghai Provincial Museum
Free admission, systematically learn about Qinghai’s history. The museum’s treasures are painted pottery and thangka paintings (closed on Mondays, don’t go in vain)

3:00 PM 🛍 Limeng Commercial Alley Pedestrian Street
For souvenirs, recommend black goji berries and yak jerky, remember to bargain! The nearby Geometry Bookstore is perfect for photos

7:30 PM 🍢 Daxing Street Night Market
Top choice for late-night snacks! Recommended: Ga Mian Pian (hand-pulled noodles), lamb intestine noodles, sweet fermented barley, all for about 30 RMB per person to have a blast

🚌 Transportation Tips:
- Taxi rides within the city usually cost under 20 RMB
- For Ta’er Monastery, it’s recommended to charter a car round trip (about 200 RMB)
- Buses support mobile payment, very convenient

⚠️ Plateau Tips:
1️⃣ Don’t wash your hair or take a bath on the first day
2️⃣ Carry lip balm and moisturizing spray
3️⃣ Applying sunscreen three times is never too much
4️⃣ Buy bottled oxygen at convenience stores as backup (15 RMB per bottle)