Spring is the most suitable season for self driving throughout the year. The flowers in Linzhi, Xinjiang, western Sichuan, Huizhou and other places in China have already bloomed, forming a sea of flowers. Below, the editor recommends many good places for self driving in spring
1. Guangxi Landscape and Countryside Outing Tour
Self driving Route: Hezhou → Huangyao Ancient Town → Yangshuo → Guilin → Longji Terraced Fields
Along the way, scenery: Huangyao Ancient Town, Gupo Mountain, Li River, Yangshuo Landscape, Longji Terraced Fields
This route starts from Huangyao, where flowers bloom in spring, to the enchanting Yangshuo Li River, and then to the spectacular Longji Terraced Fields, taking in all the scenery of Guangxi
1. Huangyao Ancient Town
Huangyao Ancient Town is an ancient town with a history of nearly a thousand years. It originated during the Song Dynasty and was named "Huangyao" because the town is mainly inhabited by the surnames Huang and Yao
In the spring of Huangyao, there is a vast blue sky, a sea of clouds and distant mountains, poetic and romantic, with blue tiles, wooden windows, and bluestone slabs... Guangdong style and Huizhou style architecture are scattered everywhere, with ethnic minority cultural items such as Zhuang and Yao embellished among them. Small bridges, flowing water, pavilions and towers are hidden in the lake and mountain scenery
Coordinates: Huangyao Town, Zhaoping County, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
2. Yangshuo
When you come to Yangshuo, you can go to Xingping Ancient Town, which is famous for its 20 yuan background pattern; You can go to Yangshuo's oldest street, Yangshuo West Street, which has a history of over 1400 years; You can go to Laozhai Mountain, which overlooks Xingping Ancient Town and the beautiful scenery of the Li River from the mountaintop
In addition, Yangshuo also has world-renowned attractions such as Lianhua Rock, the thousand year old banyan tree where Zhuang singer Liu Sanjie threw embroidered balls to show her love, the stunning Moon Cave spectacle for domestic and foreign tourists, and the Yulong River, known as the "Little Li River"
Coordinates: Yangshuo County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
3. Guilin
Guilin has always enjoyed the reputation of "the best mountains and waters in the world", famous for its mountains, waters, human relationships, customs, and leisurely and comfortable life
Down the river, along the way, there are strange peaks sandwiching the shore, and the blue water lingers, enjoying the scenery described by Guilin's mountains and waters, and feeling the poet's artistic conception of "boats walking in the mountains, people swimming in paintings"
Coordinates: Guilin, Guangxi
4. Longji Terraces
Longji Terraces are known as the "most beautiful curves on Earth". Like a chain and belt, winding from the foot of the mountain to the top, layer by layer, staggered in height, its scale is magnificent and majestic, with a grand momentum, and it is known as the "crown of terraced fields in the world"
In April, spring plowing fills the fields with water, like strings of silver chains hanging in the mountains and crisscrossing ridges. This is really the best time to go to Longji Terraced Fields! You can also try local farmhouse cuisine and experience the ethnic customs
Coordinates: Longji Town, Longsheng Autonomous County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
2. "Sweeping Pornography" Tour in Wuyuan, Jiangxi
Self driving Route:
Eastern Route: Wuyuan County → Moon Bay → Likeng → Wangkou → Jiangwan → Xiaoqi → Shangtan Village → Huangling → Jiangling
Northern Route: Rainbow Bridge → Sixi → Yantian Ancient Camphor → Dayongshan → Lingyan Cave → Shicheng
Western Route: Yantian → Yuanyang Lake → Changxi
Scenic Spots Along the Way: Moon Bay, Likeng, Wangkou, Xiaoqi, Huangling, Jiangling, Rainbow Bridge, Sixiyan Village
If you want to know the true appearance of spring, don't miss Wuyuan. Jiangxi is a province of rapeseed flowers, and the most beautiful rapeseed flowers in Jiangxi are in "Jiangling" and "Huangling" Walking into the Jiangling and Huangling of Wuyuan, pink peach blossoms, white pear blossoms, and layers of golden terraced rapeseed flowers, as well as white walls and black tiles of residential buildings, complement each other, forming a beautiful natural painting Friends who have never been to Wuyuan often think that Wuyuan is a large scenic spot. In fact, it is a county under the jurisdiction of Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. Wuyuan has many and scattered scenic spots, distributed in the center of Ziyang Town, in the east, west, and north directions The Eastern Route is a traditional classic tourist route with a concentration of ancient buildings, and it is also the most beautiful and densely populated place for rapeseed flowers. The main attractions include: Likeng, Moon Bay, Wangkou, Jiangwan, Xiaoqi, Jiangling, Huangling, and Qingyuan The development of the western route is the latest and least popular. The main attractions are Yantian, Yuanyang Lake, and Changxi. Friends who like tranquility can choose here, but there are fewer attractions in this area, which gives people a more impression of quiet and beautiful scenery. It is recommended to merge it into the northern route and play together Coordinates: Wuyuan, Jiangxi Self driving route: Namtso → Nagqu → Golmud → Qinghai Lake → Xining Scenery along the way: Namtso, Chaka Salt Lake, Qinghai Lake, Qaidam Basin, Kekexili The Qinghai Tibet Line is known as the "Heavenly Road". Compared with the Sichuan Tibet Line, the Qinghai Tibet Line appears much softer, but its experience is not inferior. From grasslands, to Gobi deserts, and even to pristine lakes, every second on the road, you can't help but look out the window <194 Nianqing Tanggula Mountain appears even more handsome and upright due to the contrast of Namtso, and Namtso is even more beautiful and charming due to the reflection of Nianqing Tanggula Mountain Coordinate: near Zhaxiduo *, Dangxiong County, Lhasa City, Xizang Autonomous Region 2. Chaka Salt Lake. The mirror here is also very beautiful, with a calm horizontal plane that can create a three-dimensional image, creating folds of mirror like flowers, water, and moon Here, you can watch the beautiful scenery of clouds and mountains reflected in the pristine salt lake. Standing on this mirror of the sky, everything is still, infinite imagination, making you feel like you want to spread your wings and fly Coordinates: No. 9 Yanhu Road, Chaka Town, Ulan County, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province 3. Qinghai Lake Under the vast sky of the plateau, facing the vast blue waves of Qinghai Lake, facing the sunrise, my heart suddenly opens up, a golden light shines on the sky and the earth, bathing in the rosy glow like a fairyland The vast thousand mile grassland on the west bank of the lake is covered with a green and golden hue, with cattle, sheep, and horses faintly visible. 7、 August is the best season to visit Qinghai Lake, where rapeseed flowers bloom in large quantities, and the annual cycling race around the lake is also held at that time Coordinates: Jingla Line, Gangcha County, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province (north of National Highway 109) 4. Chaidamu Basin Desolation is synonymous with this place, but the ubiquitous Yadan landforms and mysterious concentric circles "lines" seem to tell people that this place, known as the "treasure trove", actually has a lot of stories It is a quiet place surrounded by the Qilian Mountains, Altai Mountains, and East Kunlun Mountains. After departing from Golmud, the route is filled with Gobi, deserts, and Yadan landforms, as well as oil fields resembling scenes from science fiction movies Coordinates: Chaidamu Basin, Huatugou Town, Mangya City, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province 5. Kekexili This is one of the largest uninhabited areas in China, known as the Forbidden Zone of Life and listed on the World Natural Heritage List. Every step you take here may be the first footprint left by humanity, and this is Kekexili Here, you will encounter 6 colors: sky blue, snow mountain white, earth yellow, lake green, mountain gray, and antelope brown Here, you will encounter countless creatures: wild yaks, Tibetan antelopes, wild donkeys, white lipped deer, brown bears... Coordinates: National Highway 109, Golmud City, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province Self driving route: Urumqi → Dushanzi Grand Canyon → Sailimu Lake → Ili Xinghuagou → Nalati Grassland → Turpan Flame Mountain → Urumqi From the snowy plateau Pamir to the Ili River Valley in Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall, cross over 3000 kilometers, running through the magnificent landscape of the Tianshan Mountains from north to south, enjoying the most beautiful apricot blossoms in Xinjiang~ 1. Urumqi When it comes to Urumqi, what comes to your mind first? The International Grand Bazaar with ethnic characteristics, the bustling Xiaoximen, the unique Hongshan Park, the natural pasture Nanshan, the Flame Mountain, and the Tianshan Grand Canyon<318 At noon, a plate of spicy noodles, shredded pork and pilaf, or Meat-ball soup At night, we drank Da Wusu and Kavas together, played lamb skewers, and unconsciously blended with this city Coordinates: Urumqi, Xinjiang 2. Sailimu Lake Sailimu Lake is backed by snow capped mountains and is the highest and largest plateau lake in Xinjiang. The lake is surrounded by vast grasslands and the water is clear and blue, known as the "last tear of the Atlantic" Every summer, wildflowers of various colors bloom on the grassland by the lake. The flowers sway in all directions with the gentle breeze, accompanied by the blue lake under the snow capped mountains, resembling a peaceful scene of time Coordinates: Dalet Town, Bole City, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 3. Xinghuagou, Yili Xinjiang, a wild land of apricot blossoms, some say it is the footprints left by gods. It is the largest primitive wild apricot forest left over from the Middle Ages, covering an area of over 30000 acres, with no noise or boiling, and a unique taste of plateau spring Coordinates: Near National Highway 218, Xinyuan County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 4. Nalati Grassland Nalati Grassland is known as the "aerial grassland", mainly consisting of mountainous grasslands. The average altitude of summer pastures can reach 2200 meters, making it one of the four major grasslands in the world and the grassland with the highest concentration of Kazakh population in the world April to September is the best season for appreciating flowers on the grassland. From the wild lilies blooming on the ice in early April to the golden lotus and sage in Ashan in late June, various mountain flowers compete for brilliance. At this time, locals also hold various gatherings, such as horse racing, wrestling, etc Coordinates: Nalati Town, Xinyuan County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region3. The closest road to the sky on the Qinghai Tibet Line
4. Encounter the most beautiful flower sea in the beautiful Xinjiang