The "visit-all-the-provinces-project": Welcome to Qinghai - a true gem on the Tibetan Plateau9/6/2019
One weekend in Qinghai
Qinghai offers so much to see and do and one could easily spend a month traveling from place to place - but if you only have a weekend at your disposal, here is what I recommend that you do It's easy to fly from Beijing to the capital Xining. Have a wander around the lively muslim quarter and see the Dongguan Mosque (one of the biggest in China). Head to Nanchan temple or Tulou temple which both offer a nice view over the city and the mountains in the background. The Tibetan Culture and Medicine Museum is also worth a visit! It boasts, among other things. a 617 metre long thangka scroll (hand painted artwork) which tells the story of Tibet. It took 400 artists 4 years to complete it! Take a one-day trip (we booked a driver through the hotel) to Kumbum Monastery - one of the two most important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside Tibet itself. There are around 600 monks living there. Drive further west to Qinghai lake. We fell right into a tourist trap and paid 90 RMB just to walk down to the lake shore from a big parking lot/hotel. We were not very lucky with the weather but it was easy to imagine how spectacular the lake must be on a clear day with the snow clad mountains in the background. Apparently, we missed the "must-see" on the lake - namely a vast area with sand dunes. The city of Tongren is also supposed to be worth a visit! We were, however, discouraged by the 4 hr bus ride (each way) from Xining - even though the landscape during those 4 hours is said to be breathtaking!
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23/12/2019 13:44:40
I have not yet been in the country of Beijing, but I'm planning to visit this country in 2020. I want to plan my travel ahead of time, I usually have this long list of things to bring, to buy and a must visit location. I'm excited to try new cuisine, meet new people and their culture, ride unique transportation vehicle and collect memories with my someone. I don't want to waste time and money during my travel, that's the reason why I plan ahead and research the country that I aim to visit.
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25/1/2021 20:30:07
It's easy to fly from Beijing to the capital Xining. Have a wander around the lively Muslim quarter and see the Dongguan Mosque (one of the biggest in China). Head to Nanchang temple or Tulu temple which both offer a nice view over the city and the mountains in the background. The Tibetan Culture and Medicine Museum is also worth a visit! It boasts, among other things. a 617 meter long thangka scroll (hand painted artwork) which tells the story of Tibet. It took 400 artists 4 years to complete it!
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