Scenic spot introduction:

Qinghai Guide Plateau is surrounded by mountains, open plains and fertile land. It has unique geographical and cultural landscapes such as snow-covered grasslands, virgin forests, Yellow River wetlands, plateau lakes, canyon hot springs, ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the "Yellow River is the most precious place in the world". The resource advantages of "Deqing" and other places, and the reputation of the plateau as "Little Jiangnan" have attracted many tourists to visit here.

Attractions distribution:

Qinghai Guide is located in the northeast of Qinghai Hainan Prefecture and in the Yellow River Valley. The Guide Plateau Health and Leisure Area in the area is themed on Yellow River ecological sightseeing, ancient city cultural experience, and hot spring leisure vacation. It is a place with profound historical heritage, multicultural integration, and ecological protection. Reasonable plateau tourist resort.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 4A-level scenic spots, provincial-level scenic spots, and national-level cultural relics protection units

Scenic spot features:

Cultural tours, photography, sightseeing, historical tours, religious tours, hiking, climbing, sketching, historic sites, temples, grasslands, forests, wetlands, lakes, canyons
Attraction Address
Travel Guide

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travelling guideline:

Contents that can be photographed: sunrise over sea and lake, scenery around the lake, Panchen Lama Sea Platform, Nanshan Pasture, Danxia Landform, Yellow River Wetland, Yuhuang Pavilion, Waterwheel Square.

Eat: Guide’s special foods include Guide roast mutton (lamb shank), haggis, Guide yogurt, etc.

Accommodation: Kezhu Guide Hot Spring Hotel. The hotel has water from Zhacang Hot Spring imported through pipelines, which can be used for bathing and swimming.

Best time to visit:

It is suitable for all seasons. You can go to the hot springs in winter, enjoy the beautiful scenery in spring, summer and autumn. It is also a good choice to travel during Dharma gatherings.

Tourist Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Qinghai Province>Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture>Guide County

How to get there:

At Xining Bus Station, the long-distance shuttle bus from Xining to Guide runs every half hour every day.

Scenic area map:

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Attraction Tickets

Qinghai Guide ticket prices:

Guide Hot Spring: 40 yuan; Yellow River Stone Garden: 20 yuan

Scenic area opening hours:

Guide Hot Spring opening hours: 09:00-23:00

Yellow River Strange Stone Garden opening hours: 8:30-18:00 (May 1st-October 31st); 9:00-17: 00 (November 1st - April 30th of the following year)

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