What are the best tourist routes in Gansu?

Gansu was a closed country in ancient times and was the hub and prime location of the ancient Silk Road. It is recommended that you spend five days going to Gansu, located in the geographical center of China, to experience its profound historical accumulation.

1DAY1 Zhangye Ganquan Park Big Buddha Temple

After breakfast on the first day, you might as well go to Ganquan Park in the city. It is located in the northwest corner of Ganzhou City and is built on the natural reed lake. It is named after the famous scenic spot Ganquan in Zhangye. Evergreen pines and cypresses, flowers and grass everywhere, overlooking pavilions, mountains and rivers, weeping willows brushing the water, beautiful scenery, it is the city's largest comprehensive urban garden for leisure, sightseeing and vacation.

In the afternoon you can visit the Great Buddha Temple in the southwest corner of Zhangye City. As an important scenic spot on the Silk Road, it is a landmark building in Zhangye, known as a famous temple and an attraction in Buddhism. There are many ancient buildings, towering ancient trees, green grass and beautiful environment in the temple.

Catering: It is recommended to go to Ganzhou Snack Street, Zhumin East Street, Zhangye City, where you can taste various local snacks.

Accommodation: Most of the hotels in Zhangye’s urban area are concentrated on East Street, West Street and South Street in Ganzhou District. Tourists can choose hotel accommodation here.

Warm reminder: Zhangye has a large temperature difference between morning and evening. It’s best to wear a thick coat in the morning and evening to keep out the cold.

The next day Zhangye Shan Danjun Racecourse

Depart from Zhangye city in the morning and drive to the Danxia landform 40 kilometers away. Viewed from a distance, you will be impressed by its beauty. In the 100-square-foot mountain area, many isolated peaks and steep rocks are strangely shaped, colorful, and majestic. It is said that this place is famous for its staggered levels, steep rock walls, majestic momentum, rich shapes and colorful landscapes, including colorful canyons, colorful towers, colorful screens, colorful practices, colorful lakes, colorful scallops, sea of ??fire and Knife Mountain.

In the afternoon, you might as well go to the military horse farm located 55 kilometers south of Shandan County. It is currently the oldest racecourse in the world, the largest in Asia and the second largest in the world. It has flat terrain, rich water and grass, green grass in summer and golden in winter. Charming scenery can be seen no matter what season. Horse racing or equestrian shows are held here. If you are interested, you can also participate in horse riding, camping and other activities in person.

Catering: Zhangye’s snacks are very famous, such as caviar, lasagna, minced meat noodles, stuffed skin, fried crackers, ramen, fish meal, etc. It’s all over the place and unforgettable. In addition, special drinks such as tofu curd, gray bean soup, fermented glutinous rice, and horse farm yogurt are also favorites of Zhangye people.

Accommodation: It is recommended to stay in the city or near the Danxia landform for easy access to scenic spots.

Warm reminder: Zhangye has a continental climate, which is characterized by dryness and little rain. The annual average temperature is 6, with January being the coldest and July being the hottest. June to September every year is the best tourist season of the year.

On the third day, Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum

On the morning of the third day, we set off from Zhangye to Jiayuguan, which is 230 kilometers and can be reached in less than 3 hours.

First, in the morning, visit the Guanlou of Jiayuguan, which is known as the best pass in the world. There are three walls in the city, multiple lines of defense, a city inside the city, and a moat outside the city, forming a heavily guarded city. There are a variety of entertainment options in the building. In addition to horse riding, camel riding, sand sports cars, and gliders, there are also antique customs clearance ceremonies organized by the government. Interested tourists can try it.

In the afternoon, visit the Great Wall Museum in Guancheng Scenic Area. The exhibition hall makes full use of modern technologies such as sound, light, and electricity to comprehensively and vividly display the development and changes of the Great Wall from ancient times to the present. Among them, oil paintings of the Great Wall, surrealist sculptures of the sunrise in the west, and oil paintings of the Yumen background in the spring breeze are all intoxicating. The battlefield is the most eye-catching.

Catering: There are many restaurants in Jiayuguan, each with its own characteristics and full of praise. Local flavor d

Warm reminder: Guancheng Antique Customs Clearance Ceremony mainly allows tourists to put on the costumes of ancient military attaches and soldiers to imitate the situation of ancient soldiers when they cleared customs. Usually held during major festivals, the fee is negotiable.

4DAY4 Jiayuguan Qilian Mountains

In the morning, take a bus from Jiayuguan to the Qilian Mountains 74 kilometers away. It takes about an hour and a half to arrive.

Along the way, you can see the original, pure and simple natural scenery unique to the Qilian Mountains. If you visit in the summer, you will find an endless sea of ??green.

There are spruce, cypress, poplar and other trees, as well as whippox, blackthorn, mountain willow and other shrubs. In the dense forests and snow-capped mountains, there are many wandering deer running or wandering, which is full of wild interest.

The Qilian Mountains are covered with snow all year round, and the glaciers remain unchanged all year round, like white Hada hanging on the gods of the snow mountains. They lie on the snow-capped mountains in various forms, hiding like white tigers and coiling like silver snakes. Under the sunshine, it is even more beautiful than can be described.

Catering: Famous local snacks include fish noodles, ramen, casserole, wontons, minced pork noodles, firecracker noodles, glutinous rice paste, etc. Recommended for tourists to taste.

Accommodation: It is recommended to stay back in Jiayuguan City for convenient travel on the third day.

Warm reminder: Jiayuguan International Gliding Festival will be held in mid-July, and there will be wonderful performances and activities, so don#039 don’t miss it.

5DAY5 Jiayuguan Qiyi Glacier

After breakfast, drive to Qiyi Glacier.

At present, the road in the tourist area has been built to reach the 3800-meter alpine meadow, and there are still 5 kilometers of trails. After getting off the car, walk straight along the sidewalk and you will see a stone monument at the end of the glacier. The green hills never grow old and the snow-white head.

Every summer and autumn, the ice peaks shine under the blue sky and bright sunshine. Together with the gurgling streams and the green grassy alpine pastures with blooming flowers, they form a peaceful and vibrant scene. A charming and vigorous picture. Due to the high altitude of the glacier, tourists often encounter cloudy, sunny, rainy and snowy weather when boarding the ship. Experiencing four seasons in one day is an unforgettable experience.

Catering: The snacks in Jiayuguan City are concentrated in Zhenxing Market Food Street and Mirror Railway Food Street. In summer, there is also a food night market on Jianshe East Road.

Accommodation: It is recommended to stay in a hotel near the train station for convenient transportation.

Warm reminder: The local specialties of Jiayuguan include Heishan Zhangshi, Jiayuguan inkstone, camel hair painting, and the Four Treasures of the Study. Visitors can purchase as needed.

Introduction to Gansu:

Gansu, referred to as Gan, was called Liang Yongdida in ancient times. It is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and its provincial capital is Lanzhou. Gansu is based on the initials of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Because Xixia once set up the Gansu Military Division, the Yuan Dynasty established Gansu Province, which was referred to as Gan; because most of the province was to the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), and the Longyou Road was set up here in the Tang Dynasty, it was referred to as Long.

There are two main routes to Gansu. One is the Hexi Corridor route, which can go from Lanzhou to Qinghai Lake to Delingha, and then to Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Zhangye and Lanzhou. Another route is Gannan, taking Labrang Monastery, Sangke Grassland, Langmusi Temple, Zhagana, the first bend of the Jiuqu Yellow River, Nianbao Yuze, and then return to Lanzhou via Phantom Eight Buddha Pavilion. Also this is the best route to LangTravel.com. We've been there and it's very good. There are many strategies, very detailed. The lines are relatively complete.