GGuest User📍 This is the place closest to the sky
It only takes a drive from the hustle and bustle of the city to the vastness of the plateau.
When the Zandanlin Snow Mountain comes into view, surrounded by clouds and mist, a small building with ******* style stands quietly in the center of the grassland - Zandanlin Ranch Hotel. It is like a secret place in a fairy tale, and also like the final destination of wanderers.
The moment I pushed open the wooden door, the aroma of butter tea wrapped in the sunlight hit me, and even my breath tasted like the sweetness of grass.
🏡 Room: A private gallery with snow-capped mountains
Every room is a ”Snow Mountain View Art Gallery”, and when you open the window, you can see a 360° grassland painting without blind spots:
• When the morning mist has not yet dissipated, the snow-capped mountains look like white lilies soaked in milk
• In the afternoon sun, the meadow turns into a flowing golden ocean
• In the evening, the whole pasture is gilded with rose gold, the yaks return to the pen, and the marmots begin their ”tea break”
The most wonderful place is the ”Sky Terrace”, where you can fall asleep with the Milky Way as your pillow at night, and be awakened by the first ray of sunshine and the ”good morning call” of the groundhog in the early morning.
🐿️ Cute creatures attack! Groundhog's ”Three Consecutive Fans”
Who says plateau animals are aloof? The groundhogs here have a ”social ceiling”!
• The first move: squat down, it will tilt its head to look at you, blinking its black bean-like eyes
• The second trick: Get some vegetables from the hotel, it will come closer to you and you can touch its round belly!
• Tip 3: Learn from the locals and shout “Ya Sou”. It may even stand up and bow to ask for snacks (don’t feed it too much, keep its wild beauty!)
Take pictures of their famous scenes of ”having a meeting”, ”being lazy” and ”eating”, and instantly get certification as a ”cute pet blogger” on your circle of friends!
☕️ Balcony time: both scenery and laziness
The afternoon sun is like gold dust sprinkled on the body.
Nestled in a rattan chair, watching——
Yaks walked by in twos and threes.
The wind blows up the prayer flags.
The groundhog was poking his head out not far away.
All you have to do is stare blankly or press the shutter.
Tip: 4pm is the golden time to photograph “people and landscape as one”. With your back to the snow-capped mountains and your arms outstretched, the wind will blow the corners of your clothes into wings.
🍲 Stomach-warming magic weapon: Yak beef soup pot
The cold wind on the plateau is naughty, but a pot of steaming yak beef soup instantly repels all the chill:
• The milky white soup base is made from melted water from snowy mountains boiled for hours.
• Yak meat is hand-torn into strips and melts in your mouth
• Wild onions, mushrooms, and potato starch roll in the pot, absorbing the essence of the soup
Paired with the hotel’s secret recipe of highland barley cake, it warms your stomach and heart, and your sense of happiness is instantly maximized!
The lady boss said: ”This is a magic pot that can dispel altitude sickness.” (Try it if you don't believe me~)
🌌 Overnight tips: Night talk with the Milky Way and groundhogs
The grassland after 22:00 is quiet and mysterious:
• The Milky Way falls like a flowing star satin
• Groundhog Night Meeting, rustling in dialect to discuss who stole the Ganoderma lucidum
Wrapped in the cashmere blanket provided by the hotel, listening to the wind, the stars and nature, this is the real ”slow life”.
Little easter egg: There is a hand-drawn “star map” of the hotel in the guest room drawer. You can use it to find the constellations and become a “star chaser” in seconds.
💡 Wild experience furniture collection tips
▫️ The hotel can rent ******* robes, and you can instantly become the protagonist of the grassland when taking photos
▫️ Ask the front desk for a spoonful of ghee to spread on the apple, it is crispy and milky, a divine way to eat it!
▫️ Knock on the front desk at night to ask for a ”stargazing telescope + telescope stand”, groundhogs are super active at night!
🌼 The last tenderness
In Zandanlin, even the wind smells of milk and even time slows down.
If you also want to be healed by the snow-capped mountains, touched by the cute marmots, and embraced by the grasslands,
This hotel is the answer.
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