What are the places worth visiting in Zhangye City, Gansu Province?

I just arrived in Zhangye, Gansu the day before yesterday, stayed for two days and two nights, and left for Dunhuang this morning. Therefore, I definitely have reference value for the places that Mr. Zhang is worth visiting, and there is still a time limit.

When our party arrived in Zhangye, it was already afternoon. The climate here is really good and pleasant at this time. It is enough to wear a short-sleeved fur coat. I didn't. I don't want to waste my time. After I put down my luggage, I went directly to the Big Buddha Temple in the city. The traffic is very convenient. The Big Buddha Temple is not very big, but its architecture is very distinctive. It is the largest Buddhist temple in Xixia, with rare Ming Dynasty calligraphy and Buddhist scriptures, the most complete official version in northern Tibet, and many exquisite Buddhist cultural relics. The most famous is the indoor wooden tire clay sculpture reclining Buddha here, which is very shocking; Carved beams and painted buildings in the temple are very beautiful and have strong northwest cultural characteristics. There is also an earthen pagoda, one of the five-element pagodas in Zhangye, which was built in Shanxi Guild Hall in the eighth year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty. You can also have a look when you have time.

Out of the Buddhist temple, we walked to the snack street near Zhenyuan Building (also known as Drum Tower). A few people were full and strolled along the Drum Tower. It feels like the Drum Tower in Xi, but its size is smaller. One thing is very similar, that is, they all have a strong sense of history. The night view of the Drum Tower is very beautiful. There are food stalls, open-air movies and Gu Xiang in the Ming and Qing Dynasties under the dim light, which makes people have mixed feelings.

When you arrive in Zhangye, you must go to Danxia Geopark. Danxia Geopark in the sunshine is very beautiful, with peculiar and spectacular landforms and gorgeous and charming colors, like western oil paintings. Danxia Park is divided into North Gate and West Gate. Sightseeing bus can sit there at will, but don't waste time when he is not out. It is suggested to focus on the second and fourth sightseeing spots. On the first sunny day after the rain (fresh air, direct sunlight and stronger colors), Danxia was the most gorgeous, and the afterglow of the sunset made Danxia more colorful. Unfortunately, I can't. I can't catch up with such fine weather this time.

I have been to Zhangye once and found that Zhangye is really a good place, and the tourism resources are seriously underestimated. The tourist season in Zhangye is the same as that in the whole northwest region. In the tourist season of July and August in summer, it is hard to find a hotel room, so you need to make a reservation in advance. There are not many tourists in other seasons. Of course, July and August are also the most beautiful seasons in Zhangye.

There is a big Buddhist temple in Zhangye city, which was the royal temple in Xixia period. It has a history of more than 900 years. There is the largest indoor reclining Buddha in China in the Big Buddha Temple. The Buddha statue is more than 30 meters long and very shocking. The Great Buddha Temple is the most famous scenic spot in Zhangye City.

Big Buddha Temple

As an important city on the ancient Silk Road, Zhangye has many historical sites. There is a horseshoe temple scenic spot in Sunan County, which is actually a grotto, similar to Longmen Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes, but the scale is not that large, and the number of preserved grottoes is not too much.

The natural scenery in southern Jiangsu is very beautiful, and the leisure grassland in summer is the most worth visiting. The leisure grassland is endless, and a swan lake is amazing. There are many wooden houses and villas beside Swan Lake, which are reflected on the lake and beautiful as a fairyland.

Le Kang grassland

The most famous scenic spot in Zhangye is the colorful Danxia. This is one of the most famous scenic spots of Danxia landform in China. Especially after the rain, the colorful Danxia is very bright. Zhang Yimou made a movie "Three Guns Surprise" here, which made this scenic spot a hit. Colorful Danxia Scenic Area is relatively large, so you need to take sightseeing bus to the observation deck to enjoy the scenery.

In addition, rape blossoms are in full bloom in Zhangye in summer. One of the most famous scenic spots to see rape blossoms is Biandukou, which is located at the junction of Gansu and Qinghai, not far from Menyuan County, Qinghai. Suitable for self-driving