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🌟 Day 3: Sky No.1 Scenic Area → Return Trip 🏞️ Morning: Sky No.1 Scenic Area Enter directly through the small gate at the hotel front desk, fewer people and more beautiful scenery, easier to take great photos than Chaka Sky Mirror! Must-shoot spots: Heart Lake, No-Face Man Mini Train, Small Wooden Boat, "Sky No.1" sign check-in spot 🚂 Mini Train Bonus: No ticket check! Board directly at any station, no extra ticket needed The scenic area is a large arc shape with distant stations, so be sure to take the mini train 🚗 Return Trip: Chaka → Xining → Lanzhou → Beijing Take the Jingzang Expressway, less traffic and smoother than the outbound trip! 3.5 hours to Xining Station High-speed train transfer: Xining → Lanzhou West 1 hour, transfer inside the station only takes 7-8 minutes (Carriage 1 has an elevator, Carriage 4 has an escalator, 16-minute intervals are more than enough) Lanzhou West → Zhongchuan Airport East 40 minutes, very convenient for catching flights! ⚠️ Hard Lessons & Warm Tips Check the weather carefully for Chaka Salt Lake! Go on good weather days, book hotels on the same day in the off-season Altitude sickness tips: Don’t shower right after arrival! Bring oxygen bottles / glucose, fatigue and headache are normal symptoms Sun protection is life-saving: Bring a sun umbrella + high SPF sunscreen, wear long pants when going into the lake, salt lake water sticks to clothes so wipe off with wet wipes promptly (it hardens when dry) Moisturize and cool down: Qinghai is very dry! Bring lip balm + body lotion, prepare cooling medicine (I came back with blisters on my face and lips…) 🧳 Luggage Windbreaker, sunglasses, selfie stick, hat, insect repellent, sunscreen, water bottle, U-shaped pillow, umbrella, camera, cosmetics, toiletries, power bank, charging cables, glasses, dry and wet wipes, sun protection face mask, ID card, pajamas, lip balm, thick base layers, shawl/scarf, slippers, glucose, four-piece bedding set
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