The Northwest Grand Loop around Qinghai Lake | This is a place between heaven and earth

One must visit the great Northwest at least once in a lifetime! ⛰️ The Northwest Grand Loop —— “Qinghai Lake” It's only beautiful when the weather is good~ 🚗 Self-driving tour: Xining —— Qinghai Lake (213km requires 3 hours) The scenery along the way is beautiful, passing through vast grasslands that look good no matter how you photograph them The temperature difference between day and night is big! Be sure to prepare a windbreaker or thick coat, which can be worn when taking photos The ultraviolet radiation on the plateau is strong, pay attention to sun protection Qinghai Lake has been fenced off, mainly divided into three viewing areas: 📌 Erlang Sword Scenic Area 💰: 90r/person Mainly artificially developed attractions, a must-visit for tour groups, many places are fenced off, you can take a cruise 🛳️, this has been covered in a previous post 📌 Heima River: 💰20r/person Navigate to "Heima River Qinghai Lake", free admission! Take a 20r mini train inside and you'll see the stunning Qinghai Lake! Not many tourists, no railings here, and taking photos with yaks costs 20r Free parking 📌 Dawawu Ranch Internet-famous Sunrise Viewing Platform: 💰10r/person After visiting Heima River, navigate to "Dawawu Ranch", only 16km and a dozen minutes away. Once there, you'll see a free viewing platform! Continue driving forward, take a turn and on the left-hand side, you'll find the homes of the herdsmen, the photos of Qinghai Lake from the hillside are taken here~ Warm reminder: You can bring some cookies or bread to feed the birds here, they have migrated over 10,000 kilometers from Russia to this place, you can call them lovebirds, heads up for a bombshell!