Can Gannan and Qinghai be visited together? When is the best time to visit Gannan?

The scenery on the Gannan grassland in summer is also very beautiful. Clusters of Gesang flowers bloom on the vast grassland, pink flowers dotted on the green grassland, and the delicate petals blend into the vast grassland, giving people a different feeling. Many friends are very fascinated by such scenery, and no one is not intoxicated by it.

Contents of this article

1. Can Gannan and Qinghai travel together?

2. When is the best time to go to Gannan?

3. Gannan County Food

Can Gannan and Qinghai play together?

Gannan and Qinghai can play together. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province. It is located at the junction of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces where the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Loess Plateau transition. The whole prefecture is divided into three natural types. The southern part is the Mindie Mountain area with a mild climate and is one of the "six major green treasures" in the country; the eastern part is hilly and mountainous, with both farming and animal husbandry; the northwest is a vast meadow grassland, one of the "five major pastoral areas" in the country.

The terrain of Qinghai Province is generally high in the west and low in the east, high in the north and south and low in the middle. The western part is high and steep, sloping eastward in a ladder-shaped decline. The eastern part is the transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Loess Plateau, with complex terrain and diverse landforms. The landforms of Qinghai Province are complex and diverse, with more than four-fifths of the area being plateaus, the eastern part being mountainous, and the western part being plateaus and basins. It has three types of landforms: the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the inland arid basin, and the Loess Plateau. It has a plateau continental climate and spans five major water systems: the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, the Lancang River, the Heihe River, and the Datong River.

When is the best time to go to Gannan?

1. June to August is the best time to travel to Gannan.

2. The average temperature in Gannan at this time is 10-20℃, which is the warmest time of the year. The grass is green, the wild flowers are everywhere, the grassland is lush and colorful, and the plateau scenery can be best appreciated. In addition, during the prayer ceremony from the third to the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, there are many Tibetan festivals in turn. For those who are interested in Tibetan culture and folk customs, this is a good time not to be missed.

3. The scenery on the Gannan grassland in summer is also very beautiful. Clusters of Gesang flowers bloom on the vast grassland, pink flowers dotted on the green grassland, and the delicate petals blend into the vast grassland, giving people a different feeling.

4. Festivals with ethnic customs There are various festivals in the local area in summer, such as Niangnai Festival, Bathing Festival and other festivals with local folk customs. During these festivals, tourists can enjoy the wonderful performances of local people. Imagine watching horses galloping, elephants tug-of-war, and yaks coming to help on the vast grassland, which is wonderful. Of course, the most lively are the various temple fairs held locally. The Tibetan people in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture brought many of their folk customs and religious beliefs, so there are many temples in Gannan.

Gannan County Restaurants

1. Roasted bracken pork: Roasted bracken pork is a Tibetan dish popular in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province. It is made from bracken pork, wrapped in mud and cooked over a dark fire.

2. Xiahe tendon: Xiahe tendon is the same color as amber and looks like real gold. It tastes like real gold, is as strong as snow, is juicey and moist, and is unique and extraordinary.

3. Fern Rice: Fern Rice is made by putting cooked rice and fern in a bowl, pouring ghee sauce on it, and adding sugar. It has a fresh and fragrant color and tastes extremely sweet.

4. Daoshiha: Heat the stone in the bonfire, then kill the sheep, take out the sheep stomach, clean it, remove the bones and chop the mutton, put it into the sheep stomach together with the red-hot stone, and tie the two ends of the sheep stomach tightly. As the mutton is heated and boiled in the stomach, the sheep stomach gradually expands. At this time, use the tip of a knife or other sharp tool to gently poke a hole to release the air until the sheep stomach stops expanding. Cut open the sheep stomach and eat the mutton and juice together. It tastes tender and delicious.

5. Tibetan buns: The filling of Tibetan buns is mainly minced beef and mutton, mixed with a small amount of green onions, salt, pepper, cooking oil and broth. They are made of unfermented dead bread, which is easy to steam. Each bun is shaped like a treasure bottle or a blooming lotus. It is exquisitely shaped, not fishy or greasy, and is praised as "crystal buns".

6. Ghee: Ghee is the essence of Tibetan food, and plateau people cannot live without it. Ghee is a kind of dairy product similar to butter, which is fat extracted from cow's milk and goat's milk.