Longing Like Sand—A Beautiful Legend in the Desert!~~.
Holding a handful of fine sand, slightly loosening the fingers, letting the light sand slowly sprinkle on one's dress. The fine sand grains seep through the skirt, dyeing the lotus-colored dress with a faint yellow. Handful after handful of yellow sand falls on the body, as if burying the most beautiful longing.
Longing Like Sand—A Beautiful Legend of the Taklamakan Desert; any affectionate woman, if she wears the most beautiful clothes and immerses herself in the rolling dust, heaven will give her a promise, turning her lifelong longing into a grain of light sand in the desert. For every lifetime of longing, heaven will sprinkle a grain of sand for her, thus creating the vast Taklamakan!
In the uninhabited desert, there is such a beautiful legend. When standing here, one will miss every person they care about in their heart. Some say longing is like the sea, but I prefer longing like sand!~~~~~
Desert Tour Recommendations:
Xinjiang's S21 Desert Highway: The S21 Desert Highway features landscapes such as oases, wetlands, and sea Yadan. The S21 project is designed to create a national "Top 100 Service Areas" and "Transport-Tourism Integration" demonstration service areas with high standards, truly building the brand system of the "Most Beautiful Desert Highway," the ethnic folk culture system, the smart travel service system, and the travel and tour design system. It reflects desert charm, wildlife protection, and green agricultural leisure themes, combining the strengths of many, and showcasing the diverse cultural combinations of the Corps culture, red culture, fishing and hunting culture, and nomadic culture.
Gansu: Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring
Distance from Dunhuang to Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring: 5 kilometers (about 10 minutes by car)
Scenic Area Ticket: 110 yuan (valid for 3 days)
Special Recommendations:
To take beautiful photos of Mingsha Mountain, you must go to the top of the mountain. To take beautiful daytime photos of Crescent Spring, it is best to go before the sun sets in the afternoon when there are fewer people and the light is better. To watch the sunset, pay attention to the sunset time of the day and allow an hour and a half to climb the sand mountain, otherwise, you might miss it halfway up.
Tips: Some advice for friends who want to go to the desert
1. About clothes: Remember not to wear blue-green and dark-colored clothes.
2. The best spot for shooting is on the roadside before reaching the core area of the scenic spot (but often there are many cars and people, all will be in the frame, and you can only edit them out later).
3. There is a parking lot in the core area (the observation deck does not require a ticket, but if you want to park in the parking lot, you need to buy a ticket).
You can choose to park for free on the roadside a few meters away from the core area (there are planned roadside parking spots, and after parking, you need to walk a few hundred meters to the observation deck, saving the ticket and parking fees).
4. Wear proper clothes. When you reach the observation deck, especially by the lake, the wind will be very strong and cold.
5. If the car is parked far away and you want to take photos by the lake, remember to bring all your sunscreen products. Do a good job of sun protection!
When I came to Qinghai Crescent Spring, I still had to go to the place. The first time I saw such a large desert, so many camels were really excited. The first time I took my son to ride a camel, I was really excited and scared.
Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area (Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring), located 5 kilometers south of the city of Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, covers an area of 76.82 square kilometers, and the core scenic area is defined as 12.79 square kilometers. It is known as "one of the best scenery outside the plug". Mingsha Shandong from Mogao Grottoes, west to the Danghekou, east and west stretching 40 kilometers, north and south width about 20 kilometers, the main peak altitude of 1715 meters. The mountain is composed of red, yellow, green, black, white, five-color fine sand accumulation; Crescent Spring is located in the surrounding of Mingsha Mountain, because the shape is like a crescent moon. In 1994, Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area was designated as a key national scenic spot; in 2005, Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area was awarded the honorary title of "one of the five most beautiful deserts in China"; In 2015, Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area was awarded the national AAAAA-level tourist attraction and Dunhuang World Geopark in China.
Very interesting place, surrounded by sand mountains, no vegetation, only this low-lying place has spring water and trees, the scenery is still very good, especially after thousands of years, it is worth visiting.
A bay of clear springs in the desert, with classical architecture, has a different kind of beauty. Although these buildings are now imitated. You can go to the Crescent Spring to take a walk, or you can go to the pavilion and pavilion to see the Crescent Spring on Mingsha Mountain.
Mingsha Shandong from Mogao Grottoes, west to the Danghekou, east and west stretching 40 kilometers, north and south width about 20 kilometers, the main peak altitude of 1715 meters. The mountain is composed of red, yellow, green, black, white, five-color fine sand accumulation; Crescent Spring is located in the surrounding of Mingsha Mountain, because the shape is like a crescent moon.
Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area is located 5 kilometers south of the city of Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, known as "one of the best scenery outside the sea". Mingsha Shandong from Mogao Grottoes, west to the Danghe Estuary, east and west stretching 40 kilometers, about 20 kilometers wide from north to south, and the main peak is 1715 meters above sea level. The mountain is composed of red, yellow, green, black, white, and five colors of fine sand accumulation; Crescent Spring is located in the surrounding of Mingsha Mountain, named for its shape as a crescent moon.