The Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop is one of China's most popular self-drive and custom tour routes in recent years. Starting from Xining, it passes the sapphire-blue Qinghai Lake, the mirror-like skies of Chaka Salt Lake, the emerald grasslands of Qilian Mountains, the rainbow-colored Zhangye Danxia landforms, and finally arrives at the millennium-old murals of Dunhuang's Mogao Caves and the Singing Sand Dunes with Crescent Lake. Every stop is a masterpiece of nature.
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Mirror of the Sky at Chaka Salt Lake, Millennial Murals of Dunhuang
One route links the finest of two provinces — from the Sky Mirror to Rainbow Mountains, from Silk Road cities to the Singing Sand Dunes and Crescent Lake. The Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop is one of China's most sought-after in-depth travel experiences.
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