The Most Beautiful Grand Loop: Fulfilling All Your Fantasies of the Northwest

The scenery of the Northwest is beautiful and mysterious. Embarking on a journey, both body and soul can simultaneously experience the charm of the Northwest. Grasslands, lakes, deserts, seas of flowers... All fantasies about the great Northwest are covered by this complete loop, which includes the most classic scenic spots.

Xining—Laji Mountain—Riyue Mountain—Daotang River—Qinghai Lake—Chaka Salt Lake—Delingha—Yadan Geopark—Yumen Pass—Dunhuang—Mogao Caves—Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring—Jiayuguan—Zhangye—Qilian Mountains Grassland—Zhuo'er Mountain—Menyuan—Xining

Menyuan's rapeseed flower fields cover an area of 600,000 mu, with July being the best time to view them. Compared to the rapeseed flowers in Jiangnan, they are extremely stunning.

Most of the fields slope toward the river. Standing on the riverbank, you see a boundless expanse of golden yellow, echoing the Qilian Mountains.

Like a golden carpet, undulating gently as it spreads out, the beautiful scenery unfolds before your eyes.

The sky is azure, white clouds drift, and eagles circle overhead, as if stepping into a natural oil painting.

Half sea of flowers, half lake—dreamlike, intoxicating.

Qinghai Lake, with its vast expanse of blue waves and water blending with the sky, seems like a glass of jade nectar gently rippling.

Under the deep blue sky of the plateau, golden yellow flowers and green grassy patches interweave, behind which stretches an endless blue lake.

The vast blue is surrounded by brilliant golden yellow, and the wildflowers on the alpine pastures are colorful and silky, with countless stout cattle and sheep dotting the landscape.

Chaka Salt Lake is a famous natural crystalline salt lake in the Qaidam Basin, known as China's "Mirror of the Sky."

Pure, reflected images, interwoven blue and white, like a dream.

You can walk barefoot on the lake to see and photograph your own reflection.

You can also take a small train to explore the deeper parts of the salt lake.

Emerald green, mint blue, amber yellow, milky white—from a God's-eye view, it's like jade, amber, and turquoise embedded in the earth.

Green is presented here in all its shades: light green, deep green, ink green, blue-green, tender green, emerald green, jade green... Some deep, some light, some intense, some faint.

With white clouds drifting, walking along the lakeside or sitting on an isolated island, you can enjoy the scenery with ease and comfort.

Stop and go, find a few angles to take beautiful photos—each has its own artistic conception.

Crescent Moon Spring is surrounded by Mingsha Mountain, named for its crescent-moon-like shape. It is the most famous spot in the Mingsha Mountain scenic area.

Climbing Mingsha Mountain, you can overlook Crescent Moon Spring and enjoy the desert sunset from the summit, feeling the vast desolation of the Northwest desert.

This crescent moon is a miracle of nature, surrounded by sand on all sides. The spring has never dried up for thousands of years, with lush reeds by its side—a truly wondrous sight.

It's like painting on the mountain peaks with colored brushes, layer by layer, dominated by orange-red, interspersed with light yellow, yellowish-white, and cyan. Some places, when sunlight occasionally breaks through, reflect golden light.

Layered and majestic, strolling quietly on the boardwalk in the sunset, as light and shadow flow, it seems like a palette of colors dropped in the mortal world.

The colors of every hill here are so vibrant and splendid, each spot making you marvel at the gifts of nature.

However, the formation of Danxia landforms is very slow, so do not damage them when viewing.

This place is called the "Little Switzerland of the East," a colorful world that can make you lose your way.

Zhuo'er Mountain is beautiful everywhere, like a fairyland, refreshing the mind.

At the foot of the mountain, there are also large rapeseed flower fields. In June, when the rapeseed flowers bloom, it is truly beautiful.

Zhuo'er Mountain is also an excellent viewpoint. Standing at the top of Zhuo'er Mountain, the view is very open with no obstructions.

China has ten parts of beauty; seven belong to the Northwest.

Go with your beloved to harvest the most beautiful scenery!