C14B - 9 Days Silk Road Qinghailake (CZ)

• Assemble at Penang International Airport for flight to Lanzhou.

**Overnight at Zhongbang Sheraton Hotel or similar 5 star

• Zhongshan Bridge is the first real bridge on the Yellow River. It is known as the "No. 1 Bridge of the Yellow River" and has important historical and cultural value. "
• The Yellow River Mother Statue is an iconic sculpture that shows the relationship between the Chinese nation and the Yellow River.
• Waterwheel Park is a theme park that showcases the ancient Yellow River irrigation culture. The park has restored the giant waterwheel group from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, recreating the wisdom of the ancients in using water power to irrigate farmland. It is known as the "Hometown of Yellow River Waterwheels".
• Wuwei Wenmiao is one of the most complete and largest Confucius Temple complexes in the northwest region, and is known as the "Crown of Longyou Academy".

**Overnight at Zhangye Hotel or or similar 5 star

• Danxia Geopark (include shuttle bus), a world-class colorful hill wonder, "Rainbow Mountain" formed by billions of years of geological evolution.
• Jiayuguan Tower (including battery car), the world's most majestic pass, the western starting point of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, the Silk Road fortress, and a steel legend that stood in the Gobi Desert for 600 years.

**Overnight at Youth International Hotel or similar 5 star

• Mingsha Mountain Crescent Lake (include battery car), a thousand-year wonder of sand and spring symbiosis, an emerald pearl in the desert, the whistling wind, the rustling sand and the clear water complement each other to create an eternal poetic scene.

**Overnight stay in Huaxia International Hotel or similar 5 star

• Mogao Grottoes (including eco-friendly car + digital film), a world cultural heritage, a treasure of the Silk Road, an art palace of millennium murals and sculptures, a holy place of Buddhist culture in the desert.
• Then take a bus to Liuyuan and take train to Xining

**Overnight in Xining Sanyu Hotel or similar 5 Stars

• Chaka Salt Lake (include round-trip train), the Chinese version of the "Sky Mirror", the pure salt lake reflects the world, and it is like walking in the clouds, where the water and sky are one color.

**Overnight at Qinghai Lake Guanhu Metropark Hotel or similar 4 Stars (best in town)

• Qinghai Lake (include sightseeing train), China's largest inland saltwater lake, the "blue gem" on the plateau, a beautiful holy lake that changes with the seasons.

**Overnight in Xining Sanyu Hotel or similar 5 Stars

• Ta'er Temple (include buggy + commentary + headset), Ta'er Monastery is located near Xining, Qinghai Province. It is one of the six major monasteries of the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
• Transfer back to Lanzhou

**Overnight in Zhongbang Sheraton Hotel or similar 5 star

• After breakfast, transfer to airport for departure

**Home sweet home.