Early in the morning, facing the rising sun, along the 227 national highway toward the Qilian County to drive. 227 national highway starting point for Xining, through the datong, Qingshizui, Russia Fort, Biandukou and Minle to Zhangye, a total length of 341 kilometers, which crosses the datong river and the Babao river, over the dasan mountain, jingyang mountain and the obo mountain, across the Qilian mountain range, the final and 312 national highway is connected to the last in Zhangye. It is one of the three most beautiful roads in the legend, the other two being National Highway 214 and National Highway 318. In a year, the most beautiful moment is in July and August, at this time, rapeseed flowers in full bloom, coupled with a large area of ripe barley is very beautiful, along the way, the Heiquanhe Reservoir, Chakhan River, Menyuan Dabanshan Viewing Platform, Gangshika Snow Peak, Biandukou scenery is breathtaking, stretching hundreds of kilometers of rapeseed fields and barley fields intermingled with the incomparable and spectacular.
Driving from Xining, after passing through the Sea of Flowers Menyuan, you will really enter the Qilian Mountains. The beauty of Qinghai, and thus began. I think the beauty of Qinghai, the beauty of the Qilian Mountain grasslands in the majestic beauty and splendor of the beauty. Qilian mountain grassland for China's most beautiful six grasslands. Qilian Mountains is huge, vast, can be called the leader of the mountains. This east-west length of about one thousand kilometers, north-south width of about two or three hundred kilometers of the mountain range, the mountain treasures countless exotic flowers and trees and forests, as well as more than three thousand glaciers and such as the Black River, Shiyanghe, Shule River, Beidaihe and other water systems. Such a huge mountain range, standing on that one high point, the extreme eye in all directions, are thousands of mountains, vast and boundless.
After driving along National Highway 227 over the Osaka Mountains, the temperature plummeted. In the Hexi Corridor, you can see everywhere in the flood plains, but here all the traces of it are gone. As far as the eye can see, all are lofty mountains, sea of clouds, snowy peaks, pure silence, soul trembling. The road winds and twists, and the mountains undulate far and wide. Endless peaks, blue grass, colorful forests. Occasionally there are sheep and yaks, such as black and white pearls scattered on the earth. Hexi Corridor crops have been basically harvested, but the Qilian Mountains in the crops are not yet ripe, oilseed rape, barley and a few wheat crops, green a piece of yellow a piece of colorful, intricate and complex, embedded in each other. China's National Geographic magazine described the Qilian Mountains in this way: it is with the Qilian Mountains, glaciers and rainfall in the mountains, before the development of a river, before raising the Hexi Corridor, before the Silk Road.
Continuing on, arrived in Qilian County, Qilian Mountain is in front of us. I couldn't help but be mesmerized by the intoxicating green. Nearby barley is being irrigated, a green, heavy ears of wheat, arranged in unison, spread throughout the valley, has been spread to the foot of the Qilian Mountains; sunshine covering the opposite slope, bright light green barley fields and yellowish green sea of rapeseed flowers intertwined, spread, like a large collar felt, flat and rhyme; two snow-white tents, and an ochre-red tiled house, is the green felt bloomed on the The two snow-white tents and an ochre-red tiled house are the snow lotus and gerbera blooming on this green felt. Further away, up, the mountain's sharp angles, green slopes, that is the green pine and cypress forest, in the green sea, like a lush island; grass occasionally exposed the mountain's skin, like the blue waves in the roll of the waves. This wave rolled, until the top of the mountain, the end of the sky.
Qilian Zhuoer Mountain belongs to the Danxia landform, from the edge of the green train, we can vaguely see her red skin. Especially in the north side of the mountain, she is bare bare chest, show her endless charm and tenderness. Her back against the rolling hills, the peaks of the mountains from time to time from the gap in the white clouds, revealing the shadow of a snowy peak, pale and heavy; in the delicate smooth shoulders, a layer of tulle, emerald green and dense, crimson skin from the tulle underneath the hidden, and even to the exhibition of nothing. No wonder, that amorous Amidonso, will be so far away looking at her.
Coming to Qilian County, it is the season of rainy days here. After a light rain, I can't wait to visit the beautiful scenery hidden deep in the Qilian Valley. Driving to Zhuoer Mountain, suddenly, an open valley miraculously presented in front of my eyes, the unrestrained leveling, suddenly let me open up. The deep green grassland and light green wheat fields spread to the top of the distant mountains and clouds. Blocks of clouds wavering, blocking the sun, and the grassland and wheat fields divided into bright or dark zones, white clouds and dark clouds, blue sky and mountains, red rocks and blue grass, bright and solemn, plus the embellishment of the bright white houses in the distance, the heavenly realm Qilian, let a person mesmerized by it.
Qilian Mountains in China is a pivotal mountain, Qilian mountain range group is more than 1000 kilometers long and more than 300 kilometers wide. From the map of China Qilian Mountains across the north and south, like a swimming dragon, magnificent, continuous. If your impression of the Great Northwest only vast vicissitudes, rugged and majestic, then the Qilian Mountains under the grasslands let you experience is from the Western Plateau can pluck your heartstrings of soft beauty.
August is the most beautiful season in the Qilian Mountains. Due to the cold climate of the plateau, in August, is the beginning of her spring. Large pieces of barley green as a carpet, rape flowers as colorful as brocade, covered with fields and slopes. Barley and rapeseed green and yellow, in the light and dark clouds under the changing shapes, reflecting each other, green green deep, yellow yellow thick, dazzling. The sun took the opportunity to drill out of the clouds, the golden warmth to the earth, the cloudy mountains such as the new bride like a red veil, lowered eyebrows shy, pretty show hidden face. The grassland came from the intoxicating pastoral, lingering into the ear, long time does not disperse. The Qilian Mountains are like a dream.
After a sudden thunderstorm, I looked into the distance, only to see the distant mountains are still hazy, the earth like a layer of mist, the red sun showed half of the face. A blue, clear sky appeared a ray of light, a few drops of rain tapping the window, the air is very fresh after the rain. Just then, a red line flashed into my eyes, then, the ends of the red line gradually drooping, forming the shape of a bridge, very beautiful. Flowers and trees on the grassland in the rainbow reflection looks more moving, the Qilian peaks in the distance is also therefore more bright. Standing at the top of Zhuoer Mountain looking at the rainbow in front of me, it is so close to me, so low, as if a hand, you can touch it.
Zhuoer Mountain is not high, 2787 meters above sea level; not big, the top of the square circle is less than one square kilometer. However, it faces a mountain visible in all seasons of the Niuxin Mountain that towers over the snowy peaks, so that all the tourists in the height of summer to this, a kind of refreshing and holy respect. NiuXinShan magnificent upright, mountain top gully in the snow-capped, in the mountain under the yellow rapeseed flowers and turquoise wheat fields, green grass slopes, green pines and cypresses under the backdrop, more added to its handsome and dashing. Legend has it that the Tibetan name of the Oxheart Mountain is Amidongso, the town of Qilian Mountain, which is a couple with the delicate Zhuoer Mountain, across the Eight Treasures River, for thousands of years, blessing this side of the sacred land.
Zhuoer Mountain belongs to the Danxia landform, composed of red sandstone and conglomerate. Located in Qilian County, Babao Town, and the sacred mountain Amidong Suo (Oxheart Mountain) across the river. Standing at the top of the Zhuo'er Mountain view extremely wide, there is no cover around, the mountain opposite a mountain to see the four seasons of the scenery of the Niuxin Mountain, the back is the rolling Qilian Mountains.
Sunset, after the rain Qilian Mountains lying in the grassland like a kind mother, with a reddish face smiling, looking at her children in this fertile land so happy, so robust, so bold.
Qilian Mountain pastures, as much as a green, the vast green ah, like a piece of soothing music, in the Qilian Mountains, like a bend of the spring, clean and flawless, the vast green ah, engulfing the sky, but also engulfed the ground, so that the sky is not away from the reach, so that the ground is not broad, as far as the eye can see.
Qilian Mountain is really too beautiful! Standing on the observation deck looking far away, a high wall in general, pale and lofty distant mountains, continuous, across the sky, several peaks are still covered with snow-capped, even in the pale mist, but also can be distinguished.
Qilian Mountains, in the old Hun language is "heaven" means, how many places on earth is crowned with "heaven" reputation? If you do not come to Qilian, perhaps I will never believe that in the northwest of the wilderness, there is such a place can be comparable to the landscape of Jiangnan. The Qilian Mountains in the distance looks like a pen full of ink, every part of the fullness and richness. The fresh air with earthy flavor is wrapped with the light fragrance of wild grasses, cleansing away the wind and dust of the Great Northwest. The blue sky, showing a clean and peaceful atmosphere, full of green makes people refreshed.
Qilian Mountain Grassland is one of China's most beautiful grasslands, Qilian Mountains, beautiful scenery and picturesque, as well as days of pasture, fragrant wildflowers, fat cattle and sheep, melodious pastoral song. Here there is no excessively delicate flowers, there is no colorful butterflies flying, even the green mountains have a kind of light and elegant feeling. The mountains and forests in the occasional birds swept overhead, but then disappeared without a trace. Here is too quiet, the lack of human traces of the open but there is a kind of paradise feeling, a busy and anxious heart, seems to be able to get relaxed and soothing here.
The cows and sheep on the hillside make people feel the peace of life. Scattered in the mountain meadows of the house, like the blue waves of the sea in the point of fishing sails, sunrise and sunset, the scenery, presenting a faction of peace, harmony, generosity, the majestic western scenery.
Qilian County, the Black River Grand Canyon. More than 800 kilometers long, the average altitude of the Black River Canyon in 4200 meters above sea level, of which 70 kilometers are "no man's land". Through the canyon of the Black River is China's second largest inland river, flowing through Qinghai, Gansu, Inner Mongolia three provinces and regions, known as the "Hexi Corridor of the Mother River. With the unique geographic conditions and climatic factors, the Black River Canyon within the plateau is extremely rich in plant and animal resources, is the ideal place to travel and explore.
Drive up the 4120 meters above sea level to the Daitongshu Pass, in front of the sea of clouds. Snow-white clouds like waves rolling in the air, collision, extrusion. Qilian County, located on the Tibetan Plateau, the altitude is very high, cold climate, less precipitation, the chance of a large area of the sea of clouds is very low. It is not easy to see such a spectacular sea of clouds at the top of Qilian Mountain.
Turned 4120.6 meters above sea level, the Dandongshu Mountain Pass, is also on the Tibetan plateau in the true sense of the word. Big winter tree pass is very high altitude, rocky, difficult to walk, a little walk faster will feel shortness of breath and headache. In order to shoot to the sea of clouds, I climbed to the opposite elevation of more than five thousand meters to the top of the mountain, although only a short two kilometers, due to the difficulty of walking, I have spent more than two hours to finish. By the time I got to the top, half of the sea of clouds had disappeared, which was a shame.
Dadongshu Pass on the winding mountain road, which is also the Tour of Qinghai Lake cycling race, the highest elevation stage, 4120 meters above sea level.
Qilian horse body shape, thick and sturdy, robust fat, rough feeding, good adaptability, speed and durability are excellent, is the pack, ride with a good steed.