Famous scenic spots such as Mogao Grottoes, Crescent Moon Springs and Yumenguan, as well as geological museum Ya Dan Geopark in the desert, show the world the vast customs and mysterious atmosphere of Dunhuang. Visitors can visit the Gobi and desert in the west, walk or ride in the desert and experience the prosperity of the ancient Silk Road.
The former trade center is now a good place for traveling and shopping. Handmade carpets, colored sculptures, craft camels, luminous cups, batiks, Dunhuang apocynum tea and other Dunhuang specialties are already very famous, and snacks such as yellow noodles of donkey meat, minced noodles and minced meat skin can also let tourists taste the real western flavor.
Lanzhou Lanzhou, located in the throat of the ancient Silk Road, is a bright pearl in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, which was called "Jincheng" in ancient times. There are not only ancient and touching cultural and historical accumulations, but also magnificent and beautiful natural scenery. Lanzhou is the only capital city where the Yellow River passes through the city. You can enjoy the majestic posture of the Yellow River, Waterwheel Expo Park, Yellow River Mother Sculpture, Yellow River Railway Bridge, and visit Baita Mountain, Provincial Museum, Wuquan Mountain and Lanshan Park. There are Xinglong Mountain, Ludi Yamen and Earthquake Museum in suburban counties for sightseeing.
Jiuquan Jiuquan, known as Suzhou in ancient times, was an important border town in past dynasties. With flat terrain and abundant water resources, it is known as the "Gobi Oasis" and is an important commodity grain base and tourist attraction in Gansu. There are also Jiuquan Park, Hu Quan Park, Bell and Drum Tower, Dingjiazha Eastern Jin mural tomb and other places of interest. The traditional handicraft luminous cup is a wine container made of jade. It is famous for William Wang's Liangzhou Ci and Glowing Glass of Wine.
The ancient city of Jiuquan has a rich cultural background, a vast territory and a long history. As early as the fifth century BC, it was the transportation hub leading to Central Asia and West Asia. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, it has become a transit point for economic and cultural exchanges between the East and the West. Starting from the 2nd century BC, the Western Han Dynasty opened up the famous Silk Road in order to open up a road to Central Asia, West Asia and Europe, and Jiuquan became an important artery and commercial port on this east-west artery.
In the Western Han Dynasty, Jiuquan was one of the four counties in Hexi. According to legend, Huo Qubing, a title of generals in ancient times in the Western Han Dynasty, returned from an expedition with troops and stationed here. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent envoys to bring wine as a reward. With fewer wine and more soldiers, Huo ordered the wine to be poured into the spring and drunk with the foot soldiers, hence the name "Jiuquan".
Zhang Ye got his name from "Zhang Guo's arms were locked in the western regions". It is a bright pearl on the ancient Silk Road and is known as "Golden Zhangye". A long history, splendid culture, beautiful mountains and rivers and simple folk customs constitute a beautiful picture with unique western characteristics. Zhangye's cultural relics and historic sites are all over the region, among which the national key cultural relics protection units include the Great Buddha Temple, Heishui State, Horseshoe Temple, Manjusri Mountain and Tongyuan Pagoda. Zhangye's natural landscape is unique, with the highest Danxia landform in the country and the lush Shandan racecourse, all of which are exciting.
Jiayuguan Jiayuguan is located in the middle of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, on the western edge of Jiuquan Basin, bordering Qilian Mountain in the south and Mazong Mountain in the north. It is a city named after Jiayuguan, which is the starting point of the western end of Wan Li Great Wall in Ming Dynasty. There are rich tourism resources here, including Jiayuguan Guancheng, the first pier of the Great Wall, the hanging wall of the Great Wall, the mural tomb of Wei and Jin Dynasties in Xincheng, Qiyi Glacier and so on. Magnificent blast furnaces point to the blue sky, huge buildings are scattered and rows of poplars block the sun. Jiayuguan has become a new tourist city.
While Gannan is only synonymous with grasslands and temples in the eyes of many people in China, Vision and Adventure, the most authoritative travel magazine in the United States, has rated it as one of the 50 outdoor paradise "making life feel free" in the world. Gannan is not the abbreviation of southern Gansu, but a real administrative division. Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, one of the top ten Tibetan autonomous prefectures in China, is located in the southwest of Gansu Province, at the junction of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces, with the Silk Road Henan Road and the Tang-Fan Ancient Road passing through. The intricate natural geography, long and profound history and culture, and colorful ethnic customs have built a unique Gannan. Quanzhou is divided into three natural types: western grassland, southern mountainous area and eastern hilly area. There are 24 ethnic groups scattered here, including Tibetan, Han, Hui and Tu, and their distinctive cultures are fully displayed to the world. Among them, the Tibetan population is nearly 400 thousand, accounting for 54.0% of the total population. The rich Tibetan customs and mysterious Tibetan Buddhism make it a tourist attraction in the plateau border area. Tibetan areas can be divided into three parts according to their respective characteristics, namely, the legal domain "Wei Zang", the horse domain "Amdo" and the human domain "Kangba". Gannan is the core area of Amdo Tibetan area. Imagine how noble and comfortable it would be for a group of wild horses to gallop freely on the boundless green grassland and listen to the Tibetan people playing and singing the Biography of King Gesar! Linxia Linxia has a long history and rich cultural connotation. As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, counties and states were established. It used to be the hub of the south road of the ancient Silk Road, the important town of the ancient roads of Tang and Fan, and the center of the tea-horse trade. It is called "the dry dock of the West".
There are magnificent Bingling Temple Grottoes, Liujiaxia Reservoir with surging water potential, Songmingyan National Forest Park, and famous scenic spots such as Jishi Xiongguan, which ranks first among the 24 passes in Hezhou, attracting tourists from all over the world.
Qingyang, Tianshui Qingyang is located in the east of Gansu Province and is known as "Longdong". Xifeng district, where Qingyang municipal government is located, is the political, economic and cultural center of the city. Qingyang is the area where Xuanyuan Huangdi lived and one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. Zhou's ancestors started their business here, creating a historical precedent for farming culture.
There are not only the Northern Cave Temple, one of the four largest grottoes in Gansu, but also the Gongliu Temple, which is known as the "First Temple in Gongliu, China", as well as the main scenic spots such as Xiaolongdong, Xinglong Temple and Huachi Shuangta Temple.
Pingliang Pingliang has beautiful mountains and rivers, unique scenery, scattered natural ecological landscape and humanistic historical landscape, and rich tourism resources. Famous scenic spots at home and abroad mainly include Kongtong Mountain, the world's first Taoist mountain, Wang Mu Palace, the world's first imperial palace, Ji Cheng, the first city in Kaiyuan, the ancient Lingtai built by Wami, the birthplace of Fuxi, and Zhou Wenwang, the first place of worship in China.