Kunlun Mountains Travel Guide

Basic information Telephone area code: 0979 Emergency call: 110, 120, 119 Haixi Tourism Bureau complaint telephone: 0977-8225575 Golmud City Tourism Bureau complaint telephone: 0979-8499690 Travel tips Kunlun Mountain has an average altitude of over 4,500. Basically, there will be different […]

Basic information

Telephone area code: 0979
Emergency call: 110, 120, 119
Haixi Tourism Bureau complaint telephone: 0977-8225575
Golmud City Tourism Bureau complaint telephone: 0979-8499690

Travel tips

Kunlun Mountain has an average altitude of over 4,500. Basically, there will be different degrees of altitude sickness. When there is altitude sickness, don’t be too nervous. Relax your mind and don’t be active. Pay attention to keep warm in the morning and evening.

Medical treatment

Yanshiping Town Health Center, Ando County
Address: North of Anduo County, north of Golmud City, Qinghai Province
How to get there: Depart from Golmud City, drive 533 km along National Highway 109

Tanggula Mountain Township Health Center, Golmud City
Address: Tuotuo River 425 km from the city of Golmud

Destination overview

Destination sketch

Kunlun mountain are one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending more than 3,000 kilometers (1,900 mi). In the broadest sense, it forms the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau south of the Tarim Basin.

The old definition of this range varies. An old source uses Kunlun to mean the mountain belt that runs across the center of China, that is, Kunlun in the narrow sense: Altyn Tagh along with the Qilian and Qin Mountains. A recent source has the Kunlun range forming most of the south side of the Tarim Basin and then continuing east south of the Altyn Tagh. Sima Qian (Shiji, scroll 123) says that Emperor Wu of Han sent men to find the source of the Yellow River and gave the name Kunlun to the mountains at its source. The name seems to have originated as a semi-mythical location in the classical Chinese text Shanhai Jing.

Beliefs and taboos

The religious belief of the Tibetans is Tibetan Buddhism. Coming to the Kunlun Mountains means the beginning of the road to Tibet. The local religious beliefs are profound and they are very important for taboos. Try to respect the customs and beliefs of Tibetans while traveling, and don’t easily argue with arguments.

Language help

Most of local people can not speak English.

Best travel season

The Golmud City area where Kunlun Mountain is located belongs to the continental plateau climate, with little rain, windy and arid, long and cold winter, cool and short in summer, and evaporation more than precipitation. The sunshine time is long and the light and heat resources are sufficient. Tanggula Mountain Town is a typical alpine landform with a cold climate. It only has two seasons in winter and summer. The annual average temperature is -4.2 °C, the extreme high temperature is 35 °C, and the extreme low temperature is -33.6 °C.

The best season to go to Kunlun Mountain is during its short summer, which is from May to September every year. The local temperature during this season is usually between 15 and 25 °C, and the temperature is right. Mountaineering from June to August
In the season, the temperature is relatively high, suitable for snow-capped climbing sports, and mountaineering enthusiasts from all over the world gather here to challenge themselves. In July of each year, tens of thousands of Tibetan antelopes gather to produce lambs. From June to September, it is the best month to enter Hoh Xil, but it should be noted that in the summer, the frozen soil becomes soft due to the rising temperature, which is commonly known as tumbling, which is easy to trap.

Consumption level

Here is the last paragraph before entering the collection, which can be adjusted in the nearest Golmud. With the method of chartered or rented a car, the average daily cost is between 800 yuan and 1,200 yuan, and the fare is the main part. If you are travelling by car, the average daily cost is about 400 yuan for meals and accommodation.

Practical information

Golmud City Tourism Bureau
Address: No. 60, Bayi Middle Road, Golmud City
Phone: 0979-8498798

China Qinghai Mountaineering Association
Address: No. 7 Sports Lane, Xining City
Tel: 0971-8238877, 0971-8238909
Www.qma.org.cn

Postal Service, Yanshipi Town, Ando County
Address: Next to National Highway 109, 534 km from Golmud City
Business hours: 9:30-12:30, 16:00-19:00 Tel: 0896-3662123

Traffic

Aircraft

Ge Er Mu Airport, GOQ
Address: No. 4, Chaidamu Road, Golmud City, Haixi
Arrival method: Take the 7-way tourist line
Phone: 0979-8423333

Train

Golmud Railway Station
Address: 39 Yingbin Road, Golmud City
Phone: 0979-7222452

Long-distance bus
Golmud Bus Station
Address: No. 23, Jiangyuan South Road, Golmud City
How to get there: Take bus 6 and get off at the bus stop
Phone: 0979-8453688

Taishan Road Bus Station
Address: Taishan Road, Golmud City
Arrival mode: Take the 4th road to Taishan Road Dispatching Center Station
Tel: 0979-8412001

Chartered car

The price of a chartered car is generally determined according to the distance of the road and the quality of the road. The billing has two types of billing and day billing. The average daily price is 600 to 800 yuan.

Attractions

Kunlun holy spring

From Golmud down the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, the Kunlun holy spring is in the middle of the roadside town of Nachitai. Kunlun holy spring is an important landscape along the Qinghai-Tibet Road, with an altitude of 3,700 meters. It is an excellent natural mineral spring.
Address: Nachitai Town along National Highway 109, 90 km south of Golmud
Arrival method: chartered to and from, about 200 yuan round trip, Qinghai-Tibet Railway passes through this place, stays for 20 minutes

Yuxu Peak

Yuxu peak is located in the middle of Kunlun Mountain, more than 160 kilometers away from Golmud City. It is about 15 kilometers west of Kunlun Mountain Pass and 5980 meters above sea level. It is opposite side to Yuzhu Peak and is more soft and beautiful than Yuzhu Peak.
Yuxufeng is the holy place of Chinese Taoism and the birthplace of Kunlun culture. At the foot of Yuxufeng is the Kunlun Dojo, the birthplace of Taoism, with an altitude of over 4,500 meters.
Address: Middle of Kunlun Mountain, about 15 kilometers west of Kunlun Mountain Pass
Arrival method: If you need to go to Yuxufeng Base Camp, you can go to Kunlun Mountain Pass in Golmud, or take a truck, off-road vehicle or agricultural vehicle in West Datan.
Address: 10 km east of Kunlun Mountain Pass in the south of Golmud City
Arrival method: 800 yuan chartered, you can find people in the Golmud City Youth Hostel and other places to ride a car or hitchhiking, no direct bus

Yuzhu Peak

It belongs to the eastern part of the Kunlun Mountains and its height is 6,224 meters above sea level.
It can be seen from Qingzang Highway or Qingzang Railway, which run north and west of the mountain, and is known to be a mountain of relatively.

Ulan Moron

Is a river in Qinghai province in the People’s Republic of China. Although the Dangqu (or Dam Chu) is the geographic source of the Yangtze River, the Ulan Moron has been officially recognized by the PRC as the main river. With its location in Inner Asia, it therefore belongs to the East China Sea watershed basin.
It begins as melt-off from the Geladandong glaciers and runs to a confluence with the Dangqu, where they form the Tongtian River.
In Chinese, the character originally described the Yellow River and the Yangtze. In modern practice, a jiang is usually a longer river, while he varies from shorter rivers (as the Tuotuo) to creeks (such as Suzhou Creek in Shanghai).
Address: Tanggula Mountain Town, 109 National Road, more than 400 kilometers away from Golmud
Arrival: You can take the bus from Golmud to Lhasa or you can charter a car.

Golmud River

One of the largest inland rivers in the Qaidam Basin, the Kunlun River in the West Branch originates from the glaciers of the Bokarek Tucker Mountain in the Kunlun Mountains. It is the upper source of the Golmud River, and the East Branch is the gully originating from the Tanguewula Mountain. Lehe.
Address: 109 National Road south of Golmud City
Arrival method: Follow the south of Yanqiao South Road, Golmud City, and enjoy Golmud along the way.

Hoh Xil Nature Reserve

Hoh Xil means ‘beautiful girl’ in Mongolian. Hoh Xil Nature Reserve is one of the largest, highest and most abundant nature reserves in China. It is also one of the world’s best-preserved nature reserves. In the reserve, the snow-capped Mountains, grasslands, clear lakes with reflections of white clouds, and groups of wild animals form a breathing scenery. Hoh Xil Nature Reserve is located in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Golmud City in Haixi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture , Qinghai Province, and borders Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Tibet Autonomous Region. The reserve has a total area of ​​around 11,120,000 acres. In 2017, the reserve was inscribed as a world natural heritage. Besides, the famous movie “Kekexili: Mountain Patrol” Was filmed at Kekexili Nature Reserve.
Address: Nosy District, Hoh Xil, Yushu Prefecture
Arrival method: Drive along the 109 national road

Geladaindong Peak

It is a snow-covered mountain (or massif) located in southwestern Qinghai province of China near the border of Tibet Autonomous Region. It is the tallest mountain in the Tanggula Mountain Range of the Tibetan Plateau with an elevation of 6,621 metres (21,722 ft) Above sea level. The traditional source of the Yangtze River, begins with glaciers on its surface. The Yangtze’s true source, however, lies 325 km (202 mi) away at the head of the Dam Qu.
Address: 80 km west of Tanggula Bing Station on Qinghai-Tibet Highway and about 50 km north of Tanggula Mountain. Arrival: Ladandong can be accessed by the hot spring station on National Highway 109. For geographical and climatic reasons, it is best to have a fleet of vehicles to go, and you need guidance. It is best to have a guided vehicle.

Tanggula mountains

Administratively, the range is in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, with the central section extending into nearby of Tanggula Town and the eastern section entering the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai province.
The Tanggula is the source of the Ulan Moron and Dangqu Rivers, the geographic headwaters of the Yangtze River. The range such functions as a dividing range between the basin of the Yangtze in the north and the endorheic basins of north-eastern Tibet in the south .
Address: Tanggula Mountain, Yushu Prefecture
Arrival method: Take the train from Xining to Lhasa and get off at Tanggula Mountain Station. Walking along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway will also pass through the Tanggula Mountains.

Itinerary

Xining to Tibet

Day 1: Ta’er Monastery – Riyue Mountain – Qinghai Lake
Day 2: Zhaling Lake, Eling Lake – Yushu
Day 3: Sanjiangyuan Scenic Area – Princess Wencheng Temple – Jia Namani stone pile
Day 4: Yanshiping – Tanggula Pass – Dangxiong

Qinghai – Tibetan photography route

Day 1: Xining City – Ta’er Temple – Qinghai Lake – Chaka Salt Lake
Day 2: Chaka Salt Lake – Golmud
Day 3: Golmud – Kunlun Mountain – Tanggula Mountain Pass – Nagqu
Day 4: Nagqu – Nam Co Lake
Day 5: Potala Palace – Jokhang Temple – Bajiao Street – Return by plane

Taoist pilgrimage route

Wuchi Dragon and Phoenix Palace – Yuxu Peak – Yaochi

Tibetan route

Golmud City – Nanshankou – Kunlun Shenquan – Sancha River Bridge – Xi Datan Yuzhufeng – Snow Mountain – Kunlun Mountain – Yuzhufeng South Slope National Mountaineering Base – Hoh Xil Nature Reserve – Wudaoliang – Fenghuo mountain – Erdaogou – Tuotuo river – Tanggula Pass – Lhasa, the whole journey is 1,160 kilometers.

Food

Purple rice cake
Sheep Intestines noodle
Zanba

Accommodation

There are many choices in accommodation. Especially in the section from Golmud to Tanggula.

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