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[quote=SOMMER,427883]Last June our group of four went the other direction: Xining to Xiahe by bus with stopover at Tongren to see temple complex in a lovely valley (recommended). Bus on first leg passes thru rugged gorge and by glacial lake. 2 o/n and the next bus journey was up to greater altitude (yaks musk ox) then down thru Ganja grasslands (stopover recommended). Xiahe last year had much construction/road works so I hope it's quieter now. Not a sleepy village anymore! Did a daytrip back out to Ganja; Sangke grassland nearby town is terribly touristy -not recommended. To Lanzhou the road is mostly good hwy. We stopped over at Linxia to make a side-trip to Bingling Si (very recommended unless you have had enough of the Yellow River). Speedboat dock was half hour away -we didn't go from the Yongjing end. From Linxia there is actually bus connection with Tianshui (7hrs minor hwy) but required the dreaded 'insurance' of remote Gansu that doubles the cost of that journey. We chose the speedy bus to Lanzhou. Lanzhou to Tianshui has frequent trains but without advance purchase... may wait as we did a few hours. Majishan Grottoes were wonderful! The countryside surrounding the designated scenic areas made us stay an extra couple days. Next time we will not stay in town rather at one of the 'farm stays' that are signposted outside qualifying homes near the park entrance or perhaps one of the resort hotels within the park. This itinerary can easily be reversed. Avoiding Lanzhou may be possible if you aren't afraid of rougher roads and willing to either pay the insurance to travel by bus or hire a car and driver -no idea how insurance works then. Let us all know how your plans shape up! [/quote]
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