Qaidam is not only the world of salt, but also known as the "cornucopia". The Qaidam Basin hides a large number of Yadan landforms, including Tuosu Lake Nature Reserve and the uninhabited Haixia. Dan Devil City, as well as the magical Yadan Landform and the Eight Immortals in the South, are very convenient to travel to Qaidam by car. The Qaidam Basin extends in all directions, with three national highways as the main trunk lines connecting the surrounding areas, and National Highway 315 traverses the entire Qaidam Basin.
Starting from Delingha and heading west, the majestic scenery of the Qaidam Basin gradually unfolds in front of you. Looking at both sides of the road, the green and white gravel Gobi is covered with the earth, and the desert is empty and empty for thousands of miles. After driving through Dachaidan for more than 100 kilometers, on the distant horizon, there appeared in the looming sky some strange-shaped, different-sized, and staggered mountain forests formed by soil and sand. These are the famous "Yadan" natural sculptures. group.
The Yadan landform in the Qaidam Basin is world-famous. This is caused by weathering. It is also a desert area where strong winds prevail. During the two rainy seasons of spring and autumn, strong winds prevail and are blocked by the Kunlun Mountains in the west. The strong wind changed the wind direction here, and the wind speed also dropped, so a lot of pebbles and sand were deposited in this strip area. In the hinterland of Qaidam, there is a desert road with extremely desolate and magnificent scenery. From time to time, you will encounter camels or donkeys on the road. They feel much thinner than those raised in captivity. This is the feeling of the Great Northwest!
The straight highway passes through a large desert Gobi, and the scenery is really spectacular! It feels like an American western movie. It’s really fun to drive here. The white clouds, snowy mountains and desert scenery on the road are perfectly combined. It’s so beautiful. Walking this road in summer is not hot at all, and the wind is very strong and it feels very cold. There is a large windmill power station on the road, which is very suitable for taking pictures. When you cross the vast yellow sand, you will feel like the dust is flying. Yadan originally means "weathered mound group" in Uyghur language. The Yadan Forest in the northwest of the Qaidam Basin is the largest Yadan landform area in China. This kind of landform is rare in the world and is only distributed near Lop Nur in Xinjiang and in the northwest of the Qaidam Basin. Not long after setting off, we arrived at Yadan Landform Devil City. It is a magical landform. I have traveled to many such natural scenic spots near Haixi. They are deserted and look like mounds of earth but are actually rocks. It is said that when the wind blows by, It will make a very scary sound of howling ghosts and wolves, which is also the origin of the name of Devil City.
There are many uninhabited areas of this kind of landform in Qinghai, and several famous places have been developed into scenic spots. In fact, many uninhabited areas beside the highway can be played, and the one we visited is It's next to the highway. No tickets are required. You can park your car on the side of the road and run in. If you have an off-road vehicle, you can still drive a little further in and climb up the rock pile. In front of you is the endless desert, vast and boundless. In the northwest region, you will have this feeling at any time. The ruler here is nature, desolation, magnificence, sky, earth, desert, you.
Yadan Devil City is located in the uninhabited land of Haixi Prefecture. There are many large and small mounds that have experienced weathering over the years and have become large-scale small mounds that look like they are actually rocks. Mountain community. The Yadan Devil City in Qinghai can be seen from the no-man’s land on both sides of the road. It is recommended not to go too deep into the no-man’s land, otherwise you will lose your way and cannot find the intersection and face the danger of your life. Here is There is no communication signal in the uninhabited area, so calling for help cannot be carried out normally. It is not suitable for outsiders to enter alone.
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway passes through the Koruk Lake-Tuosu Lake Nature Reserve. The water of Koruk Lake is clear and blue. Artificial bird's nests are scattered on the water, and various birds are lively rising and falling. Extraordinary, together with the red Suaeda grass, white sheep, and brown distant mountains, it forms a colorful and charming picture. After turning into Tuosu Lake, you can see the magnificent Yadan landform on the left hand side. On the right side of the lake, there are vast mist and the water and the sky are the same color. You can even see several Yadan on the water in the distance!
It is 42 kilometers south of Delingha City, with an altitude of 2,816 meters. In Mongolian, Koruk means "grassy bacterium beach". Some people also say it is "a place with lush water plants." .
Sure enough, Pinghu Lake is full of lush water and grass and a beautiful scenery. Parking by the lake, there were no tourists around. The huge Jinghu Lake seems to belong only to the three of us in the car. The shouts of joy seem to disturb the tranquil lake surface. It seems that there are microwaves rippling, but it cannot shake the painting boat parked on the shore.
There is also the large-scale Yadan Landform South Eight Immortals. The South Eight Immortals cover a wide area and are located on both sides of the G315 highway. Here is a landform combination of rows of intermittent long strips of mounds and depressions with trenches spaced apart. Because the local rocks are rich in iron and the geomagnetic force is strong, the compass often fails, resulting in the inability to identify the direction and getting lost. This area is undeveloped and sparsely populated, so it is recommended to go in groups.
When I first entered the Southern Eight Immortals, the Yadan-style mounds were relatively sparse and their shapes were relatively plain. Off-road vehicles and four-wheel drive are not necessarily required here, but there is a risk of bottoming out if the chassis is low. Standing on the railway and looking at Nanbaxian Yadan from a distance, I was really stunned by its appearance. Extreme joy surged from the bottom of my heart. Small mounds appeared densely on the ground where there was no grass. The huge and helpless Imagine.
I find that in such an open place, I always feel that the scenery in front is better. People are always attracted by the scenery ahead. In fact, the difference between far and near may not be that big. The various forms of Yadanlin dazzled me and I couldn’t get enough of them. I always can't believe it, is this the bottom of the lake hundreds of millions of years ago? Is this the landform blown by the strong wind? The blue sea and the mulberry fields? How insignificant are humans under the huge power of nature?
Did you know that there is a Qaidam Basin in Qinghai? Have you heard of the Yadan landform? Have you ever seen the magical Yadan landform? Do you want to experience the feeling of the Northwest? When you travel through the Qaidam Basin, which is deserted for hundreds of miles, you will be shocked by the desolate scene in front of you. It is dry and rainless, and there is almost no vegetation on the continuous Gobi. Driving in the Qaidam Basin, you will see beautiful scenery all the way. Snow mountains, meadows, lakes, Gobi, and deserts. Only when you come here can you truly understand that travel does not care about the destination, but the scenery along the way and the mood of seeing the scenery.