? To travel to Gansu, I recommend you to visit Zhongshan Bridge and Baitashan Park.
Recommended tourist attractions in Gansu:
Zhongshan bridge 1
Tour time: half an hour.
Transportation: Take bus No.25 and 142 and get off at Zhongshan Bridge Station.
Admission: free.
Features: Lanzhou's landmark building, the oldest ancient bridge in Lanzhou, and the first true bridge of the Yellow River. Walking on the bridge, you can see the magnificent scenery of the Yellow River winding like a belt.
Main attractions: steel arch bridge, Yellow River.
Travel Tips: There is a saying that if you only stay in Lanzhou for half a day, you must take a trip to Zhongshan Bridge and eat a bowl of beef noodles, which shows the importance of Zhongshan Bridge.
2. Baitashan Park
Tour time: 1-2 hours
Transportation: Take Bus No.20 and get off at Baitashan Park Station.
Admission: free.
Features: One of the symbols of Lanzhou, named after a white pagoda temple on the main peak, has a rectangular plane with a white pagoda in the middle. Climbing to the top of Baita Mountain overlooks the magnificent scenery of Lanzhou City and the Yellow River.
Main attractions: Baita Temple, panoramic view of Lanzhou.
Travel Tips: The night view of Baita Mountain is also charming, and it is one of the must-see attractions in Lanzhou.
Suggestions for accommodation in Lanzhou, Gansu:
? The accommodation conditions in Lanzhou are very mature, ranging from high-end hotels to budget hotels, guest houses and youth hostels. Five-star hotels are basically above 500 yuan, standard rooms of budget hotels are between 100-300 yuan, guest houses are much cheaper, standard rooms are around 60 yuan, and youth travel is also around tens of yuan. It should be reminded that most hotels in Lanzhou have to pay the education surcharge of Gansu Province, ranging from 1-2 yuan.
Gansu Lanzhou cuisine:
? The diet in Lanzhou is deeply influenced by the Muslim diet, and Muslim restaurants can be seen everywhere. The staple food is all kinds of pasta, including famous Lanzhou beef noodles, fried noodles, stuffed skin, Lanzhou cold noodles, dried noodles and rice noodles. Beef and mutton are mainly braised mutton, Hu spicy mutton hoof, mutton skewers and patties. There are also special snacks such as candied fruit, milk and egg paste, three batteries, grey beans and hot winter fruits. There are two famous food and snack streets in Lanzhou, one is Dazhong Lane on Zhangye Road Pedestrian Street, and the other is Huimin Street Night Market on Zhengning Road. It should be noted that due to the large number of Muslims in Lanzhou, please respect the religious beliefs and living habits of ethnic minorities, and be careful not to bring food into Muslim restaurants, drink alcohol in restaurants and talk about topics related to pork.
Travel tips:
? Spring and summer are the best seasons for Lanzhou tourism. If you want to participate in the annual "Lanzhou China Silk Road Festival", you must go in September, when many tourists will gather in Lanzhou, which is very lively.