
Meng Ke transparent glaciers in the Mongolian Autonomous County
of Gansu Province Subei in the Snowy Mountains is the Qilian Mountains interruption of a
complete block from the small mountain. North for its Changma Basin, the East Valley
community Shule, Mustang Valley to the south, the west fork of the Hisaka Yamaguchi. 88 km
long and 20-30 km wide, mountainous area of about 2,200 square kilometers. Snowy Mountains
around an average elevation of 4,000 meters, 5,555 meters high, the northern end of the
Qilian Mountains are the highest mountain, the Snowy Mountains is located in the northwest
flow the , mountain precipitation rich. A total of 203 glaciers Snowy Mountains area of
159.4 square kilometers. Snowy Mountains north slope of the tiger Area in a total of 44
glaciers, covering 54.3 square kilometers. Tiger Gounei the glaciers on the 12th, 10.1
kilometers long, covering 21.9 square kilometers, the Qilian Mountains is the largest
valley glacier.
Glaciers on the 12th, also known as "transparent Meng Ke" glacier, in the 1959
Alpine glaciers by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Research Station of the experts found.
"Meng Ke transparent" in Mongolian, which means tall and broad Snowy Mountains.
Snowy Mountains north slope of the Qilian Mountains area of the tiger Gounei transparent
dream Ko glaciers, the mainland belong to a type of double-valley glaciers, have
accumulated large firn area. Glacier end of 4260 meters above sea level, the highest peak
5,483 meters above sea level. He was here Xuefeng Ai Ai, line the sky; centuries empty net
Youyou, no alarm. It has accumulated large firn, more gentle slope, ice surface gradient
of 3 degrees to 6 degrees, personnel easy access, climbing, Snow Grains the largest number
of 26 degree slope, no avalanche hazards. Affordability of the big, safe is its notable
features. Stability has the characteristics of glaciers.

Meng Ke transparent larger glaciers, ice scenes rich, strange changes, unobtrusive Xuefeng
steep rugged and stretches of ice-circuitous twists and turns, the ice cave Shenhuan
wonderful, Bingbi towering steep, Galaxy Bingbao like inverted ice - , Ice mushrooms,
Bingdou, ice waterfalls, glacial ice cracks, and other unique landscape here can be seen
everywhere. Various landscape Weimiaoweixiao. Weiwei glaciers on both sides of snow-capped
mountains, Aiaiweiman. Up the road, powerful, dramatic glacier to the foot of the vast
snowy field List boundless. Powerful, dramatic, Kuangda Snowy Mountains tiger ditch
transparent dream Ko glacier characteristics.
Meng Ke transparent glaciers in the scale of it is to be developed in northwest China is
the largest continental glacier valley. China has developed and the Commissioner of Gansu
Ka Gap, "July 1" glacier (area of 2.78 square kilometers), Urumqi, Xinjiang
"No. 1" glacier (area of 1.84 square kilometers), the Yulong Snow Mountain in
Yunnan "No. 1" glacier (area of 1.52 square kilometers), Only dream of a
transparent one-tenth of Ko glaciers. So the Kuangda Xueye, transparent gentle cleansing
of the ice surface, these glaciers are also beyond.
Meng Ke transparent glacier is China's current development of the glaciers from the
railway lines, airports and State Road and the most recent climb and easy access to a
larger continental glaciers.
Accommodation:
Dunhuang travel to Subei Mongolian Autonomous County of the
county Party City Beach, 98 km, four classes daily bus fares 10 yuan / person.
Subei County tiger to ditch the glacier to rent vehicles, is way too difficult to follow,
it is for cars, motorcycles to also quite safe. Beijing Jeep rental for the tiger Gougou
mouth, 200 km trip, single-trip costs about 2,000 yuan and above, the driver of the
accommodation you have to bear.
For the trip:
Day 1: From the party arrived in Dunhuang City Beach, Car Rental,
supplementary food; can stay at many places, from 15 yuan -80 yuan / person has. The
county to go to eat a farmer's market, the leisurely life of the locals do very slowly,
slowly, and so you have to eat meals cooked.
Day 2: Bay City from the party to packet-urban and rural areas,
all the way gravel pavement, Fengchenpupu. Shibaocheng arrived in the afternoon after the
rural hostel accommodation, three human 20 yuan / person. Dinner can eat local dishes a
Banmian, five yuan a market, the amount is adequate, a general Fanliang enough. After a
meal can go to rural hospitals, have called a "Zhu of the West of" Mongolian
medicine, treatment of Gaoshanfanying good effect.
Day 3: Good morning to get up early morning departure, 5:00
leave, about 12:00 Gougou tiger about to reach the mouth, which is a Subei County glaciers
protection stations, but no reception conditions. Mizonokuchi from there into the
mountains 19 kilometers, about 19 kilometers to go more than two hours, is basically in
the tidal zone on the stoning to Yicunyicun Wang Liceng. In a valley at the end of the
1970s the Chinese Academy of Sciences Glacier Observation Station sites, the terrain
than-ping, in this camp.
Transportation:
1, the direction of Dunhuang
Dunhuang travel to Subei Mongolian Autonomous County of the
county Party City Beach, 98 km, four classes daily bus fares 10 yuan / person.
Subei County tiger to ditch the glacier to rent vehicles, is way too difficult to follow,
it is for cars, motorcycles to also quite safe. Beijing Jeep rental for the tiger Gougou
mouth, 200 km trip, single-trip costs about 2,000 yuan and above, the driver of the
accommodation you have to bear.
2, Jiayuguan direction
Jiayuguan tiger ditch distance from the glacier is 190 kilometers
straight line, simple road leading to the Yumen City Changma Township, but local car
rental is extremely difficult. Since the Changma Township to the tiger population to Fan
Yue Gougou black mountains, there is no way of forming road traffic, mainly to see the
driver of the technology.