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Hexi corridor scenic spot

Mogao Grottoes

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, which was founded in the second year of Qin Jianyuan (AD 366), is a wonderful flower in the world-famous Buddhist art treasure house, with a history of 1600 years. Up to now, there are still 492 well-preserved caves, including more than 45,000 square meters of historical murals, more than 2,400 colored sculptures and five wooden structures in Tang and Song Dynasties. The art of Mogao Grottoes is a comprehensive art integrating architecture, painted sculptures and murals. It is the largest and most complete treasure house of Buddhist art in China and even in the world. 199 1 is listed as "World Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO.

Yulin Grottoes, commonly known as Wanfo Gorge, are the sister grottoes of Mogao Grottoes. Yulin Grottoes have 4 1 grottoes, with 5650 murals and 272 colored sculptures preserved at the same time as Mogao Grottoes. Among them, Cave 25 in the Middle Tang Dynasty is its essence and is famous for its rare ivory Buddha statue.

A mirage is another wonder of Dunhuang. In sunny and hot summer, mysterious mirage can often be seen on the Gobi Desert in Dunhuang. Especially on both sides of Dunhuang-Yangguan and Yumenguan Highway, you can see surging sea water, tall mountains and rivers, neat buildings and patchwork cities. These scenes are looming and spectacular.

Dunhuang Ancient City Dunhuang Ancient City, also known as Dunhuang Film and Television City, imitates Shazhou City in Song Dynasty. Covering area 1.2 1 10,000 square meters. It is the cultural landscape and film shooting base of Dunhuang co-produced by China and Japan, modeled after Shazhou Ancient City and Qingming Riverside Map. At present, more than 20 films and TV series have been filmed, such as Dunhuang and the list of gods.

Three Dangerous Holy Places The three dangerous holy places are famous for their spirit, wonder, spirit and preciseness. To the east of the dangerous peak is one of the eight scenic spots in Dunhuang. The main peak of Sanwei Mountain faces the Mogao Grottoes across the river (Complete Collection). According to legend, the Queen Mother of the West, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Taishang Laojun once visited this mountain. Up to now, Wang Mu Palace, Guanyin Well, Laojuntang and other ancient buildings are still well preserved. Especially more than 65,438+0,600 years ago, musicians and monks traveled in this mountain. As the sun sets, the golden bodies of thousands of buddhas appear in the golden light, and the first cave of Mogao Grottoes is excavated.

West Thousand Buddha Cave West Thousand Buddha Cave is named because it is located in the west of Mogao Grottoes. There are 0/7 existing grottoes/kloc-which are the same age as the Mogao grottoes, and the grottoes are similar in structure, color sculpture and mural art style. It occupies an important position in the splendid Dunhuang art.

Yangguan National Desert Forest Park Yangguan National Desert Forest Park is located at 10 km west of Yangguan Site, and consists of a grape gallery, a grape ornamental garden and a desert botanical garden. Total area 16.65 km2. It is an ideal place for leisure and entertainment. Crescent Spring is surrounded by Mingsha Mountain, so it is named because the water surface resembles a crescent moon. The crescent spring is surrounded by sand and is not buried. It has not dried up for thousands of years, which is a natural miracle.

Zhangye Danxia International Geopark is located in Zhangye City in the middle of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province. Zhangye county, one of the four ancient counties in Hexi, means "breaking the arm of Xiongnu and tucking China". Zhangye Danxia landform is located in Fiona Fang 100 square meter mountainous and hilly area, with unique shape, mottled and spectacular. Danxia refers to isolated peaks and steep rocks formed by long-term weathering and stripping of red glutenite and flowing water erosion. The Danxia landform here developed from pre-Jurassic to Tertiary about 2 million years ago.

The Danxia landform in Zhangye was formed 6 million years ago, located in Linze and Sunan counties of Zhangye City, with an area of about 5 10 square kilometers, second only to Danxia in Chishui, ranking the highest in the country. She is one of the areas with the largest area, the best development and the richest landforms in China, especially the window lattice and palace Danxia landforms, which are the best products in Danxia landforms. Multicolored Mountain is the best in China because of its colorful and large area.

Ya Dan, Yumenguan, Ghost Town Ya Dan, 90km west of Yumenguan, there is a typical Ya Dan landform community, which is about 25km long from east to west and1-2km wide from north to south. When the wind blows, ghosts are densely covered, and people often call it a ghost town. Its whole is like a medieval city. This special "castle" has walls, streets, buildings, squares, churches and sculptures, and its vivid image attracts the attention of the world. These masterpieces of nature are wonderful. [Anxi Qiaowan City] is located 85 kilometers east of Anxi County. There are "Kangxi Night Dream Bridge Bay City", the beacon tower of the Great Wall in Han Dynasty, the winding path of Shule River, the landform of Ya Dan, the lonely smoke in the desert and other human and natural landscapes; Ivory statues, human skin drums, copying of Xixia murals in East Thousand Buddha Cave, plant specimen exhibition hall in extremely arid desert nature reserve and other service facilities.

Li Gan Ruins Li Gan Ruins, located at the mouth of Zhelai River Valley in Qilian Mountain, is in a dangerous terrain, with Wudang Mountain in the north and a narrow pass. It is the "beehive waist" zone of Hexi Corridor, starting from Luanniaokou of Qilian Mountain in the south, leading from Pingqiangkou to Menyuan County of Qinghai Province, and reaching Longshou Mountain in Ayou Banner of Inner Mongolia in the north. It is actually the throat of ancient and modern corridors and a military emergency. Zhaomian Mountain in the south is a natural water conservation forest, which is managed by Dongdahe Forest Farm in Qilian Mountain Nature Reserve. The forest area is about 65438+ ten thousand mu. Laihe River originates from its Donggou, Xigou and Binggou mountains, and has coal, fluorite, silica and other mineral deposits. Rich in forest animal and plant resources, it is a famous forest resort in Hexi Corridor. During the period of 1999, Li Gan's hometown and the fall of Li Gan once again attracted the attention of all parties at home and abroad. The investigation and study of Li Gan's hometown and Li Gan's people at home and abroad formed a powerful wave, which lasted for more than ten years and became hotter and hotter, followed by the formation of Li Gan culture, which has now become a unique cultural phenomenon in China, adding dazzling brilliance to the ancient Li Gan.

Shandan Military Racecourse Shandan Military Racecourse is located in the middle of Hexi Corridor, in Damaying Grassland at the northern foot of Lenglongling in Qilian Mountain, which spans Gansu and Qinghai provinces and is adjacent to three cities (states) and six counties, with a total area of 3,295,400 mu. The largest racecourse in Asia and the second in the world, the first state-owned enterprise in China established by China (Western Han Dynasty) (the originator of state-owned enterprises). Shandan Military Racecourse is flat and rich in aquatic plants, which is an ideal place for horses to breed and grow. Since 1949 was built in September, it has been managed by the army for nearly 50 years. It is the largest military horse breeding base in China and even in Asia, and it is also the largest grain, oil and meat production base of our army. Shandan Military Racecourse is flat, rich in aquatic plants, green in summer and golden in winter, which is an ideal place for horses to breed and grow. It is also an ideal film and television venue. Since herdsman, Meng Genhua, Princess Wencheng, Zhaojun, Peaceful Times, The Red Great Wall and The Great Wall were filmed and broadcast here, Shandan Horse Racecourse has gained great fame and become an important film and television tourist attraction.