A zero-commercial, traffic-free tour of the ancient city

The sun is like fire in the uninhabited area, and the gold is melted in the wilderness. The lonely desert beach is colorless, tasteless, not sad, not happy. It is this most cruel existence that makes people yearn for and miss. 'A lonely city with thousands of mountains' is the most appropriate description of this place. Yongtai Ancient City, which was built in the 36th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years, was built by the Ming government to defend against the invasion of northern minorities. After its completion, it became a military fortress, and the Lanzhou commander was stationed in this castle. At that time, in addition to soldiers and horse teams, there were also gunpowder fields, fodder fields, mills, horse farms and other institutions in the city. The rammed earth-built Yongtai Ancient City Once, the city was full of water and grass, and the city was full of people. Today, it is no longer the same as before, only the bird's eye view of the ancient city, which looks like a golden turtle, stands as usual in the barren wilderness, telling the sparse tourists about its past and present. The dusty stage has sung the loudest drama outside the Great Wall, the old beams have carried the saddest battle of life and death, the broken walls have witnessed the prosperity and decline of a dynasty, and after the glory and disgrace, it is the long silence of history. Passing by your world, it is a distant vicissitudes, a border taste, a yesterday that cannot be reached, and a gradually fading away that cannot be retained. Although there are countless footprints bustling during the day, they always can't step through the thick stone road to leave a footprint. Four hundred years of unscrupulous wind, it seems to make everything in front of me lose its name, pushing and shoving time, deep and shallow, making the last turtle city in the world only become a corner of history..... 💡 TIPS: Location: Navigate and search for Baiyin Yongtai Ancient City. Tickets: Currently free of charge. Parking: The parking lot is at the entrance of the ancient city, free of charge. Tour time: about 1 hour. Because the ancient city is in the Gobi Desert, the ultraviolet rays are very strong, and the sandstorm will rise at any time. So polarized glasses and sunscreen must be prepared to avoid sunburn. The ancient city is all dirt roads and stone roads, a pair of comfortable sports shoes is necessary. The entire Yongtai Ancient City is known as the 'Turtle City' and 'Yongtai Turtle City' because it looks like a 'turtle'. This shape needs to be seen in full view with a drone. (Drones are allowed in this ancient city) There are only two small restaurants in the ancient city that provide meals, which can be tasted. There are also small shops, of course, you can bring your own food, especially drinking water. Yongtai Ancient City is well preserved, the reservoir is outside the city, but there is a well every few tens of meters in the city, and it is very convenient to fetch water for life. The entire ancient city is zero commercial and zero development, original flavor, and this is a cold, niche attraction, with fewer tourists, there is plenty of time to feel the style of the ancient city 400 years ago. The county road to the scenic spot has watermelons picked from the field on both sides, so sweet, so much water, and very cheap, take a few away, it's worth the trip. 📝 There is more travel information on the homepage~