Germu, Qinghai

Feature: the world's highest in altitude

Best time to visit: Oct.5 to the middle of October

The poplar trees growing in the northwest of Alton Qu Ke grassland in Germu, Qinghai make up the only poplar forest in the province and the world's highest one in terms of altitude.

The poplar trees are growing tenaciously in the desert, accompanied with a variety of desert plants such as bulrush, rose willow and camel thorn. Like a green wall, they effectively stop the expansion of the desert. The forest covers a large area but not crowded together. The dry trunks appear in many eye-striking shapes like dragons, lids or a brave man stands fast in the desert. It is amazing that the leaves of the poplar trees change as the tree grows. The small ones like willow leaves, the large ones like aspen leaves and the old ones like phoenix tree leaves.

Travel tips:

Visitors have to drive or hire a car to Germu. Hiring a Xiali Car usually costs 50 yuan to 60 yuan for a round trip. There are two ways to enter the scenic area. The first is to go southwest from the scenic sign. The second is to keep driving forward about three kilometers and go south.