#Aiken Spring Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Lakes
Springs
Address:
Aiken Spring Scenic Area, Moheerbrook Village, Tugou Town, Mangya City, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Recommended sightseeing time:
1 hour
Qinghai Customized Car Tour ~ Mangya Emerald Lake Aiken Spring Full Guide.
Qinghai Lake - Chaka Salt Lake - Water Yadan - Devil's Eye [Aiken Spring] - Dunhuang - Qilian Nine-Day Tour
D1. Xining - Riyue Mountain - Daotang River - Qinghai Lake - Chaka [Stay in Chaka Town]
D2. Chaka Salt Lake - (Car view of Koruk Lake) - Emerald Lake - Dachaidan [Stay in Dachaidan]
D3. Dachaidan - 315 U-shaped Highway - Water Yadan - Xitai Jiner Lake - Stay in Mangya City
D4. Mangya Emerald Lake - Devil's Eye [Aiken Spring] - Stay in Mangya City
D5. Mangya City - Nine-Story Demon Tower Filming Base - Dunhuang [Stay in Dunhuang]
D6. Morning Mogao Caves, Afternoon Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring (watch sunset), Evening Shazhou Night Market [Stay in Dunhuang]
D7. Depart from Dunhuang - Guazhou - Jiayuguan - Head to Zhangye Rainbow Mountains in the afternoon [Stay in Zhangye]
D8: Zhangye Rainbow Mountains - Biandukou - Ebo - Aruo Temple - Qilian (Stay)
D9: Qilian Zhuoer Mountain - Qilian Grassland - Gangshika Snow Peak - Menyuan Rapeseed Flowers - Xining (End)
❤Travel Tips:
Bring some snacks and fruits for the long car rides in the northwest.
If traveling in summer, don't forget sun protection: sunscreen, sun-protective clothing, sun hat, and sunglasses.
Try the local cuisine, especially beef and lamb, and bring some of your favorite snacks.
❗Book tickets in advance, use your ID card for direct entry to avoid queues.
When buying souvenirs, avoid purchasing in scenic spots; prices are more reasonable in the city. The weather is unpredictable, so bring a jacket and rain gear just in case.
✅Highlights Analysis:
Chaka Salt Lake, known as the Mirror of the Sky.
Menyuan Rapeseed Flowers, blooming from early July to mid-late August.
Zhuoer Mountain, with snow-capped peaks year-round, known as the 'Heavenly Qilian'.
Zhangye Rainbow Mountains, a natural palette. Jiayuguan Fortress, the starting point of the Great Wall. Dunhuang Mogao Caves, a thousand-year-old art treasure. Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring, a desert wonder.
Start and end in Xining, with pleasant summer temperatures and rich local customs.
Join me in discovering the treasures of the Great Northwest! Let's explore this magical land together!
青海旅游当地向导祁军
Qinghai Travel Tips.
Every trip is arduous and tiring on the road. Rushing to catch the route, the light, the scenes, experiencing the local customs, sleeping in unfamiliar beds, eating unfamiliar food. It doesn't sound great, but as time goes on, when you return to your familiar life, you realize that those days seemed like borrowed time from someone else's life, warming and illuminating you, and then you look forward to the next trip with anticipation.
Preparation before travel:
1. Clothes
In the northwest, it's common to experience four seasons in one mountain and different weather every ten miles. Wearing a leather jacket in the morning and gauze in the afternoon, eating watermelon by the stove. Qinghai Lake is particularly cold in the morning and evening all year round, so be sure to bring a windbreaker. Bring thin jackets, thick jackets, sweaters, jeans, scarves! It's recommended to carry a flashlight and rain gear. It's advisable to wear hiking shoes. A magic headscarf is a must-have; it can be used as a neck wrap, headband, hairband, wristband, sun protection, wind protection, cold protection, sweat absorption, quick-drying, and soft. The possibilities are endless.
2. Sunscreen products
Sunscreen (strong UV rays), sun hat, sunglasses, moisturizer, lip balm, face masks, wet wipes (can be used to wipe shoes after wiping your face), etc.
3. Various equipment
Mobile phone, camera, charger, power bank, spare batteries.
4. Anti-altitude sickness medication:
Rhodiola (take at least 10 days in advance), Nuodikang capsules (very useful for relieving extreme fatigue), American ginseng (very useful for relieving extreme fatigue), Gaoyuan'an, inosine oral solution, etc.
Cold medicine: Baifuning, Fenbid (to relieve headaches caused by altitude sickness), etc.;
Gastrointestinal medicine: Baoji pills, Motilium, Xieliting, Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid, etc.
5. Food
Chocolate, beef jerky, candy, biscuits, and other high-calorie foods, as well as fruits.
青海旅游当地向导祁军
The 'Devil's Eye' Aiken Spring hidden in the Qaidam
In Greek mythology, Medusa's eyes are the eyes to hell, full of temptation, anyone who looks at it will turn into stone. In recent years, in Chinese ghost novels such as 'Tomb Robbery Notes' and 'Ghost Blowing Lamp', there is such a cursed mysterious place - a mysterious place called the 'Devil's Eye', which comes from mythology but really exists. This is a mysterious and tempting place, said to be the eye to 'hell' - Aiken Spring.
In the junction of Kunlun Mountain and Qaidam Basin - the Alar Grassland, there is a desolate Gobi desert in the grassland, which forms a very sharp contrast with the surrounding vibrant grassland scenery. All this is because there is a spring called 'Aiken', known as the 'Eye of the Earth'; but Aiken Spring is the real 'Devil's Eye'. It is said that this fountain has a history of thousands of years, and it has been gushing continuously for thousands of years, with hidden dangers in the colorful colors.
Around the spring eye, it is a colorful picture, reddish-brown, golden, rust color... like a round palette, which is formed by the long-term precipitation of sulfur and other minerals in the geothermal hot spring. Of course, its notoriety does not come from sulfur, but it is indeed impossible to approach, the real danger is here. This is a swamp, animals can't walk through it and are swallowed up, sometimes birds can't escape death either. It is aptly called the 'Devil's Eye'.