Good tourist attractions in Guazhou, Gansu?

Guazhou County (formerly known as Anxi County), located at the western end of Hexi Corridor, is the thoroughfare of Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Mongolia. She is adjacent to Yumen, an oil city in China in the east, Dunhuang, an international tourist city in the west, Subei Mongolian Autonomous County in the north and south, and Hami City in Xinjiang in the northwest. It now governs 7 townships and 5 towns with a total population of 1 1.9 1000 and a total area of 24 1000 square kilometers. The territory is rich in cotton, cantaloupe, wheat, grapes, licorice, Cynomorium songaricum, cistanche deserticola and so on. It enjoys the reputation of "Hometown of Melon in China", "Hometown of Cynomorium in China" and "Cotton Base" and "Hexi Granary" in Gansu.

history

The Dunhuang area where Yun surnamed Rong lived in ancient times was called Guazhou. Guazhou is located in the north, which governs Dunhuang (now west of the county) and west of Jiuquan. Don.

Guazhou has a long history. As early as 4000 years ago, ancestors lived here. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "listed four counties according to two customs", it was under the jurisdiction of Dunhuang County. In the fifth year of Tang Wude (AD 622), it was divided into Guazhou and Shazhou. Guazhou governs Jinchang, which is called Guazhou because it is rich in beautiful melons (now southeast of Anxi); Shazhou is located in the west of Guazhou. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Anxi Wei was set up in Dunhuang, and it was changed to Anxi County in the 2nd year of the Republic of China (AD 19 13), which has been inherited ever since.

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Yulin Grottoes, the sister grottoes of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, is one of the six largest grottoes in China. Suoyang City, a famous scenic spot in Han and Tang Dynasties, and Qiaowan City, a dream city of Kangxi, both have profound historical and cultural connotations. Ivory Buddha statue, a rare treasure, is a witness to the cultural exchange between China and India. Camel bells in the desert, ancient grottoes, silk road art, mirage, Populus euphratica in autumn and Qingquan Oasis constitute Guazhou's unique cultural landscape in the western regions.

There are 279 cultural relics and historical sites, among which there are many cultural relics and historical sites in Guazhou, including 5 national cultural relics protection units, 4 provincial cultural relics protection units 14, and 3 well-preserved ancient relics14. It is one of the major tourist resources counties in Gansu Province, with famous scenic spots such as Yulin Cave, Suoyang City, East Thousand Buddha Cave and Qiaowan City. Yulin Grottoes is the sister grottoes of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and one of the six largest grottoes in China. Dong Qian's Buddha Cave is a rare art treasure house in Xixia, and his mural Xuanzang's Painting was written more than 300 years before the Journey to the West. Suoyang is one of the largest and best preserved ancient cities of Han and Tang Dynasties in western China. Xue, Zhang Shougui, Zhang Yichao, etc. He used to be a commander-in-chief and envoy here, but he continued to be abandoned in the Ming Dynasty, which has high tourism appreciation and archaeological research value; Qiaowan Ancient City is located in 3 12 National Road, 85 kilometers away from Anxi County, Mengqiaowan City on Kangxi Night, where corrupt officials Cheng Jinshan and his son were killed by anger and have been widely praised so far. The enduring grotto art, numerous ancient city ruins, colorful reservoirs and ponds, fantastic wind erosion landforms and anecdotes of famous celebrities shine with the light of Silk Road art ... The long history has given birth to many wonderful legends, such as Guazhou, Zhang Qian, Guawei, Suoyang and Xue, which are still widely circulated among the people.

Anxi County has complete tourist facilities, and has opened many "one-day tours" from the county seat to Yulin Cave, Cynomorium City, East Thousand Buddha Cave, Twin Towers, Qiaowan, Baihuguan and Wolf Chaigou, and built 60 hotels, restaurants and more than 70 entertainment places, receiving nearly one million Chinese and foreign tourists every year.

resources

Superior photothermal climate

The total sunshine hours in the whole year are 3360 hours, the accumulated temperature is 366 1.5℃, the annual average temperature is 8.8℃, the average daily range is 16. 1℃, annual range is 35.3℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 42.8℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is -29.65438+. The annual average precipitation is 45.7MM, the annual evaporation is 3 140.6MM, the annual relative humidity is 39-4 1%, and the frost-free period is 138- 146 days.

Abundant water resources

There are two rivers originating from Qilian Mountain in Anxi. One is Shule River, with a flow of 242 kilometers in Anxi, a drainage area of/kloc-0.28 million square kilometers and an annual runoff of 389 million cubic meters; The other is Yulin River, with a flow of 1 18km, a drainage area of 5494km2 and an annual runoff of 55 million cubic meters. In addition, there are outcrop springs and abundant groundwater resources. The annual runoff of surface water is 444 million cubic meters, of which 370 million cubic meters can be fully utilized. The groundwater reserves are 760 million cubic meters, and the exploitable amount is 75.7 million cubic meters.

Abundant mineral resources

There are nearly 30 kinds of proven mineral deposits in China, with 78 producing areas. There are more than ten kinds of metal deposits, including gold, silver, copper, iron, lead and zinc, in 55 producing areas, with geological reserves of more than 2410.3 million tons, including lead10.6 million tons, zinc 80,000 tons, iron 20 million tons and gold 20 tons. Non-metallic minerals include granite, marble, dolomite, limestone, fluorite, phosphate rock, salt mine, barite, graphite, crystal stone, Iceland spar, mirabilite and so on. There are 23 producing areas, especially granite resources are widely distributed, with geological reserves exceeding 654.38+0 billion cubic meters. It is famous for its variety, good color, large size, hard stone and high output.

Abundant agricultural resources

There are 28 1 10,000 mu of cultivated land and 2.65 million mu of natural grassland resources, including 420,000 mu of high-quality grassland. Others, such as forest fruit resources, agricultural products resources, Chinese herbal medicine resources and agricultural brand resources, are all suitable for large-scale development and the establishment of various commodity bases and processing enterprises. There is great potential for animal husbandry production here. Among the cattle breeds in China, "Anxi Yellow Cattle" is famous for its strong resistance and delicious meat, while "Anxi Sheep" is exported to the whole country because of its tender meat and long hair, and it is the fist product of Anxi animal husbandry. The territory is particularly rich in wildlife resources and is listed as a national Gobi desert grassland nature reserve. There are 26 species of wild animals under national first-and second-class protection, such as snow leopard and golden eagle. Wild plants include licorice, Cynomorium songaricum, Cistanche deserticola and other famous Chinese herbal medicines, with large output and high quality. The processing of licorice and Cynomorium songaricum series products has begun to take shape, and the prospects are attractive.