The mid-June every year is the season of rape blossoms in Menyuan County. The rapeseed field here stretches for nearly a hundred kilometers, The rape fields stretch far to the horizon, like golden wave rolling in a golden sea. Against the blue sky and white clouds of the plateau as well as the snowy mountains, it is very spectacular.
Visitors who want to watch rape flowers generally arrive in Xining City before going to Menyuan County to watch rape flowers. There are three good places to watch rape flowers in Menyuan. One is the Nanshan Mountain about 4 kilometers southeast of Haomen Town; the second is the Yuanshan Observation Platform in Qingshizui Town; the third is the Daban Mountain Observation Platform on the way from Xining to Menyuan County. Most tourists will choose to watch rape flowers in Qingshizui Town, where the rapeseed fields are concentrated.
Jinyintan Prairie is considered a 4A-level tourist attraction, 5A being the highest level. It is located in Haiyan County in Qinghai Province. The beauty of Jinying Prairie has inspired artists like Wang Luobin—a respected Chinese songwriter and researcher on ethnic music. There is around 300,000 livestock grazing in this rich prairie. The best time to visit Jinyintan prairie is from July to September.
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Address: Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,Qinghai Province
Phone: 0970-8610333
Opening hours: 08: 00-18: 00 (mid January to late August)
Entrance Fees: CNY50
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