Many people don't know much about Qinghai Province. They called it one of the lowest-key provinces in China on the Internet. As a relatively backward province in China's economic development, Qinghai's sense of existence does seem to be worse, but when you get to know this place, you will find that Qinghai really deserves the beautiful Qinghai.
Qinghai Province, located in the northwest of China, is one of the five northwestern provinces with an area of about 720,000 square kilometers and the fourth largest province in China. Although Qinghai Province has a large area, there are very few dolls in Qinghai Province, currently less than 6 million, so it is truly vast and sparsely populated.
Although Qinghai province is vast and sparsely populated, it is rich in resources. It is the source of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River, and has the reputation of China Water Tower. Starting from here, there are the largest salt lake in China, the largest inland lake in China and the magical Qaidam Basin like a cornucopia. Similarly, it also breeds many beautiful scenery and attracts many tourists every year.
Although the natural scenery in Qinghai is beautiful, there are not many 5A scenic spots in Qinghai Province. Looking at the whole Qinghai Province, there are only four 5A scenic spots at present. Of course, this does not prevent Qinghai from becoming a famous tourist destination. In the words of many netizens, the most beautiful scenery in Qinghai is on the road. Today, I will talk to you about five 5A scenic spots in Qinghai, and see how many have you been to?
The most famous scenic spot in Qinghai must be Qinghai Lake. Even Qinghai Province is named after Qinghai Lake. In ancient times, the West Sea was the largest inland lake in China. However, although it is a saltwater lake, there are indeed creatures in it. There is a special kind of fish called Qinghai Lake naked carp, which lives in Qinghai Lake.
Qinghai Lake is the first 5a scenic spot in Qinghai Province. It is located in Hainan Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Of course, Qinghai Lake does not belong to Hainan, but our traditional Erlangjian scenic spot is in Hainan, about 150 km away from Xining city. Qinghai Lake has beautiful scenery, just like a huge sapphire embedded in the plateau. Known as the most beautiful lake in China, summer is the best viewing season of Qinghai Lake every year.
The same name as Qinghai Lake is Qinghai Ta 'er Temple, an ancient temple with a long history. Located in Huangzhong District of Xining City, more than 20 kilometers away from the city center, the traffic is very convenient. Ta 'er Temple is the second 5A scenic spot in Qinghai. It has a history of more than 600 years and was founded in the Ming Dynasty. It is a very famous holy place of Tibetan Buddhism in northwest China.
Ta 'er Temple is one of the six monasteries of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Except for Ta 'er Temple and Labrang Temple in Gansu, the other four monasteries are all in Tibet. Ta 'er Temple is famous because it is the birthplace of Master Zong Kaba, the founder of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The main purpose of coming to Ta 'er Temple is to understand the history and culture of Tibetan Buddhism and the unique architecture combining Tibetan and Chinese. Of course, there are three famous artistic wonders in Ta 'er Temple, namely Thangka Dui Embroidery and Butter Sculpture.
About 30 kilometers from Xining, there is a place called Huzhu County. Its full name is Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, and it is also the only Tu Autonomous County in China. There is the third 5A-level scenic spot in Qinghai, Huzhu Tujia Home Park. Huzhu Tu nationality is a unique minority in Qinghai, and Huzhu is also known as a colorful hometown.
Huzhu Tujia Homeland Park consists of four parks, which mainly introduces the history, culture and humanistic customs of Huzhu Tujia in Qinghai, as well as some local specialties of Huzhu Tujia in Qinghai, such as the very famous Huzhu highland barley hotel, where there is a special area for display. If you travel here, you can not only experience the local cultural customs, but also taste the local specialty wines.
Amidongsuo Shenshan, also known as Niuxinshan in Qilian County, is located in Qilian County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province. It is also a very famous tourist attraction in Qinghai Province. There are beautiful scenery and mountains and rivers here, and many people come here every year. It is called Little Switzerland in the East.
Amidong Institute is a scenic spot recently promoted in Qinghai Province for five years, with low popularity, but the scenery here is beautiful. The whole Qilian county is a beautiful place, especially in July and August every year, Qilian county will show the most beautiful side to tourists. You will love coming to Qilian County this season.
Many people may find it strange. Why is Qinghai so big? And there are so many scenic spots, but there are only four scenic spots in 5A? In my opinion, there are two reasons. On the one hand, Qinghai's tourism started late. At present, many scenic spots are actively building online celebrity scenic spots like Haixi. In fact, the popularity is enough, but the supporting facilities may be relatively poor, so it has not reached the standard of 5A for the time being.
Another important reason is that many places in Qinghai belong to protected areas and are not suitable for developing tourism projects, especially in the hinterland of the Three Rivers. For example, the Nianbao Yuze Scenic Spot, which was very popular in the previous two years, was finally closed because it was in the core area of Sanjiangyuan. Moreover, in recent years, many distinctive scenic spots in Qinghai have been closed for environmental reasons. After all, compared with other provinces, the ecology of Qinghai is really too important.