Travel to the Hexi Corridor of the Motherland (Lanzhou, Jiayuguan, Jiuquan Dunhuang), Jiamaijishan Grottoes, Gannan Jiuzhaigou

Number of days: 14 days
Time: September
With whom: parent-child
Tour kinds: photography, self-driving, free travel
Updated: 2022.07.01

Travel to the Hexi Corridor of the Motherland (Lanzhou Jiayuguan, Jiuquan Dunhuang) Jiamaijishan Grottoes Gannan Jiuzhaigou

On September 20, 2020, I took my daughter and her girlfriend and two granddaughters to Lanzhou, Jiayuguan, Jiuquan, Dunhuang Jiamai Jishan Grottoes in the Hexi Corridor.

Grandpa: Responsible for route planning, tour guide, and driving.

Grandma: Responsible for booking and logistical support.

Mosquito: Responsible for finances, shopping, etc.

Huizai: Responsible for finding local food.

daughter and her two daughters: responsible for playing.

D1(9-20) Guangzhou to Lanzhou, opposite Exit T1 of Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport is the intercity railway station. Take the intercity train to Lanzhou Station, the whole journey takes 45 minutes.

Check-in: Ji Hotel Lanzhou Railway Station

Check-in, cross the road and take bus No. 6, get off at Zhongshanqiao Station, and visit the century-old Zhongshan Bridge.

found a Lanzhou ramen nearby, the big bowl of beef noodles is only 8 yuan, the beef is large and delicious.

D2 (9-21) departs at 7:20 in the morning, walks for 15 minutes to Lanzhou Railway Station, takes D55 to Jiayuguannan, and has breakfast and lunch on the train.

Pick up the car in the parking lot of Jiayuguan South Station, 7 seats (car rental procedures have been completed in Guangzhou), place five pieces of luggage, and we will start the self-driving tour.

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temperature outside the car is 16 degrees, and it is raining, we drove for 2 hours on the highway, and arrived at Jinta Populus euphratica forest at 4 p.m., the scenic spot is very large, there are several areas, the poplar forest has gradually turned yellow, and a few trees have been completely yellow, and the Huyang in the reflection water is so beautiful.

When we go to Jiayuguan, we must eat barbecue, we found a barbecue restaurant, mutton skewers cost 20 yuan a handful, the taste is really delicious.

Check-in: Jiayuguan Nuojin Hotel

D3 (9-22) Visit Jiayuguan City in the morning, where there are Wengcheng, Guan Gong Temple, stage, city wall, and it will take 2 and a half hours to see it

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Then drive 3 hours to Yulin Grottoes and make an appointment for a visit from 3:00 to 4:00 pm (closes at 5:00). Yulin Grottoes is the sister cave of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, and the docent will take you to visit 4 caves and introduce its history and murals in detail.

was past 8:00 p.m. when I came to Dunhuang, and I had a full stomach before going to the hotel.

Check-in: Dunhuang Fuhua International Hotel 3 nights

D4 (9-23) depart from the Mogao Grottoes Visitor Center at 8:50 a.m., have about 9:30 Mogao Grottoes A ticket (248 yuan/ticket), watch two movies at the visitor center, and then take a car into the Mogao Grottoes to visit.

Class A tickets are booked 30 days in advance, visiting 8 caves, arranged by the docent, there are more people, and the final visit point is the nine-story pagoda, the whole journey takes about 4 hours.

Category B ticket to visit Cave 4.

Come out and buy an Internet celebrity popsicle, printed with nine-story towers, crescent springs and other patterns, which also satisfies the girlish hearts of friends.

Have lunch at the Mogao Grottoes restaurant in the scenic area

At 3:00 p.m., go to Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring to play, (tickets are 110 yuan/person, you can enter multiple times within 3 days, but you have to go through the procedures at the door), go to ride a camel first, 100 yuan/person, and children 20 yuan/person. Now there are more camels, and the road is often jammed.

My daughter and girlfriends went to climb the sand mountain, we took the sisters to play in the sand in the crescent spring, the sister said that she wanted to climb the sand mountain to find her mother, grandpa said yes, the young lady herself was like an arrow rushing up the mountain, she didn't follow the team, she climbed quickly next to her, grandpa chased, and in the blink of an eye, she had climbed to a height of 2/3, which was great, and my sister also wanted to go up, oh my God, just think about it. When my sister came down, she also created her own butt sandboarding method, which was completed in about 40 minutes, and Mommy and her girlfriends were still halfway down the mountain.

It was dark, the lanterns were on, and the crescent spring emitted a mesmerizing dream under the light.

In the evening, we went to eat lamb, which is very Northwest and particularly delicious.

D5 (9-24)

departs at 8:30 and first visits the Dunhuang Museum.

Arrive at the Devil's City Scenic Area at 12:30, first go to eat a bowl of Lanzhou ramen, the scenic spot ticket is 120 yuan/ticket, buy a ticket in the museum, take the scenic spot car to visit (half an o'clock, drive on time)

Devil's City Danxia landform, the wind and sand blow, the sound is like the devil calling, so it is called Devil City, a total of four points: welcome lion, peacock open screen, sphinx face, sea fleet is wonderful, dizzying. Shake!

eat Dunhuang cuisine for dinner.

D6 (9-25) Because I was in a hurry, I set off at 7:30 and drove about 5 hours to Jiayuguan South to eat a delicious barbecue in a nearby apple orchard. 13:30 Self-service return.

Take the high-speed train to Lanzhou at 20:20.

Check-in: Hampton by Hilton Lanzhou

D7 (9-26) 8:30 a.m. all the way to Maijishan Grottoes, because of the Lanhai Expressway public construction road, get off at Gangu Station, go up the mountain and down the mountain on the national highway, see many fruit farmers on the road to sell apples, 1.5 yuan/jin, fresh and a lot of water, refreshing, re-enter the highway at Guanzi Station, drive for 6 hours, arrive at 2:30 p.m., buy tickets, shuttle bus, buy time to visit Maijishan Grottoes, get off the shuttle bus, There is still 1 kilometer to walk to the ticket gate of Maijishan Grottoes, we took the sisters, step by step on the suspended plank road, cave by cave to take a closer look, because it is in the afternoon, there are not many tourists, you don't need to squeeze me, it feels very wonderful, worthy of the "Oriental Sculpture Museum", at 5:30 we finally left satisfied and embarked on the return journey, and at 23:00 we finally returned to the hotel safely.

Maijishan Grottoes was the hardest day on our itinerary, because it took 11 hours to drive back and forth, and only my grandfather drove it alone.

D8 (9-27) daughter and four others went to visit the Gansu Museum in the morning, went to Lanzhou West Railway Station in the afternoon to take the city railway to the airport, and took the CZ3206 plane back to Guangzhou.

We took Qingqing and continued to drive to the direction of Jiuzhaigou, a small episode, Qingqing took Mommy's hand, crying and saying that she didn't want to leave Mommy, that scene was tear-jerking! After driving for 7 hours, we arrived in Longnan City and stayed overnight.

Check-in: Longnan Jindu Hotel

D9 (9.27) Drive to Jiuzhaigou at 10 a.m., take the national highway from Wudu in Longnan Province and drive over mountains and rivers, 230 kilometers, 6 hours walk. Part of the road of the national highway is collapsed due to flooding, it can only pass in one direction, with an average speed of 38 kilometers per hour, and the Wujiu Expressway is under construction, and the road is a large construction site. We decided not to return the same way on the return trip, but to go from Gannan to Diebu via Huahu and then back to Lanzhou. Arrive at Jiuzhaigou at 4:30 p.m.

Check-in: Jinjiang Star

D10 (9.29) Take a taxi to the entrance of the Goukou Scenic Area at 10:00 in the morning, which is the entrance of the new scenic spot after the earthquake on August 8, 2017.

Today, there are about 7,000 people entering the ditch, basically no need to wait for the car, just get on the car and go, the scenic spot is Y-shaped two lines, generally directly take the car to the end and then play down, and then take the car to another line at the Nuorilang Waterfall transfer station, we take another line from Wuhuahai ~ Pearl Beach Waterfall ~ Nuorilang Waterfall, take another line to Changhai ~ Wucai Pond ~ Shuzheng Waterfall ~ Panjing Beach, take Xiaoqing to a station to take the car, take a shallow road, walk about 3 kilometers, tired enough, Xiaoqing followed to play, climb trees, play in the water, drink butter tea, and watch the waterfall Finally, at 4:30 p.m., I took a look at my favorite attractions in Jiuzhaigou.

The Jiuzhai Scenic Area rebuilt after the earthquake does not have many tourists, most of them travel independently, the ticket is 259 yuan/person, the water is very large, everyone wears masks in the car, and epidemic prevention is still very important.

D10 (9.30) departed at 9:00 a.m., passing through the beautiful Yellow River grassland, the Ruoerge grassland at an altitude of 3800, to play in Huahu Wetland Park, the current park entrance is across the road from the parking lot, but at an altitude of 3400, there are 40 stairs to cross the overpass and then come down to enter the scenic spot, which is exhausting.

The flower lake is beautiful, the blue sky and white clouds are reflected in the water, the water and sky are the same, the flowers and plants in autumn have gradually turned yellow and red, the water chickens are fluttering freely in the lake, the fish are diving, butterflies, and birds are flying on the lake, as if they are in a paradise.

At 5 p.m., we drove 60 kilometers to the "Heaven Left by God on Earth" Diebu, the road is picturesque, the road is lined with lush Gesang flowers, and the road is newly built, which is very comfortable. Diebu allocated 2300, we came here four years ago, and only the low altitude of Diebu in the Gannan area can make our bodies more comfortable.