Where to travel to the scenic spots in southern Gansu

Gansu is a province with profound cultural heritage and diverse natural scenery. There are many scenic spots worth visiting in Gansu. The following are 20 scenic spots in Gansu, some of which you may have never heard of:

1. Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes

Mogao Grottoes, Commonly known as Thousand Buddha Cave, located in Dunhuang at the western end of the Hexi Corridor, it is the largest and richest Buddhist art site in the world. Mogao Grottoes, together with Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi, Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan, and Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu, are known as the four major grottoes in China.

2. Mingsha Mountain·Crescent Moon Spring

Mingsha Mountain·Crescent Moon Spring Scenic Area is located 5 kilometers south of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. From ancient times to the present, it has been famous for its wonderful landscape of "mountain springs everywhere and sand and water everywhere", and is known as "one of the most beautiful scenery outside the Great Wall". Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Moon Spring and the artistic landscape of Mogao Grottoes are integrated into one. They are the "two wonders" connected in the south of Dunhuang City and have become a tourist attraction that people in China and even the world yearn for.

3. Turugou

Tulugou is located in Liancheng Forest, Yongdeng County, 160 kilometers northwest of Lanzhou City. It belongs to the eastern foothills of the Qilian Mountains. The main natural landscape tourist area is known as the "mythical green valley". Affected by the mountain climate, the rainfall is abundant, the valleys are filled with peaks and mountains, the trees are green, the winding paths lead to secluded areas, and the scenery is beautiful, making it a primitive natural scenic spot without artificial carvings.

4. Yellow River Stone Forest

Jingtai Yellow River Stone Forest is located in the southeast of Jingtai County, Baiyin City, adjacent to Longwan Village, Zhongquan Township. Surrounded by mountains, it has a quiet environment, fresh air and beautiful scenery. The ancient stone forest group is the most distinctive and large-scale, covering an area of ??about 10 square kilometers. The stone forest landscape in the scenic area is closely related to the meandering mountains and rivers of the Yellow River, and has the charm of a natural large garden. In January 2004, it was approved as a national geological park by the Ministry of Land and Resources.

5. Yunya Temple

Yunya Temple is located deep in the natural forest canyon of Guanshan in the southeast of Handian Township, Zhuanglang County. Because of the numerous grottoes and beautiful scenery in the temple, it is listed as a national forest park and a national cultural relic protection unit. With Yunya Temple as the center, within a radius of less than 5 kilometers, there are the famous Bada Temple, Dianwan, Dianxia, ??Carpenter Yeya Grottoes and Sanjiao Cave, forming a spectacular grotto group.