When traveling to Gansu by high-speed rail, what other attractions are worth visiting?

Gansu has a vast territory and beautiful natural scenery. The loess plateau, vast grasslands, vast Gobi desert and white glaciers form a magnificent natural scenery picture. As everyone knows, Gansu’s cultural tourism resources rank fifth in the country and have all types of tourism resources except oceans and islands. The “Western Rim Train Tour” launched by the Tourism Bureau in August last year is also known as the “Land Cruise”, which connects major tourist cities in the northwest. However, when talking about Gansu tourism, everyone will first think of Yumen Pass, Crescent Moon Spring, and Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang murals, camel bells in the desert, Danxia wonders, etc., but what other scenic spots in Gansu are worth visiting?

Tianshui Station-Maijishan Grottoes

Maiji Mountain is located in Maiji District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province. It is an isolated peak in Xiaolong Mountain, 142 meters high, because the mountain shape resembles wheat. It is named after the stack. The Maijishan Grottoes contain 221 caves, 10,632 clay and stone sculptures, and more than 1,300 square meters of murals. It is known as the Oriental Sculpture Art Exhibition Hall.

If Dunhuang is a large mural museum, then Maijishan is a large sculpture museum. The statues here are as large as 16 meters high and as small as just over 10 centimeters. They reflect the characteristics of statues in various eras for more than a thousand years and reflect the development and evolution of Chinese clay sculpture art.

The Maijishan Grottoes were built around the Later Qin period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, and went through the Western Qin, Northern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, lasting 1,600 years. More than a year.

Pingliang Station-Kongtong Mountain

Kongtong Mountain is located in Pingliang City, Gansu Province. Looking at Xi'an in the east, Lanzhou in the west, Baoji in the south, and Yinchuan in the north, it is the fortress of the ancient Silk Road's westward exit from Guanzhong. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the first mountain from the west", "the wonder of Xizhen", and "Kongtong Mountain is the most beautiful place in the world" It has the reputation of "beautiful" and is known as "the first Taoist mountain in China". The familiar Kongtong martial arts also originated from Kongtong Mountain and is one of the five major martial arts schools in China. The most famous legend of Kongtong Mountain is that Huangdi Xuanyuan once visited Kongtong Mountain to ask the wise man Guangchengzi for advice on how to govern the country and maintain health.

There is an ancient town near Kongtong Mountain that integrates catering, accommodation, entertainment, shopping, and leisure. It has traditional famous snacks and farm specialty foods, as well as bars and coffee houses with Chinese and Western characteristics; There are calligraphy, painting and cultural entertainment performance halls, as well as tourism product display centers and shopping malls.

Zhangye Station-Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon

Friends who travel to Zhangye and have seen the sunset over Danxia must not forget to go to Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon to appreciate the unique geology and landforms. Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon is located in Pingshanhu Township, Ganzhou District, Zhangye City. The Grand Canyon is the closest comprehensive tourist attraction to the city in China that integrates natural wonders, canyon exploration, geological research, ethnic customs, and self-driving off-road. It has been hailed as "comparable to Zhangjiajie" and "comparable to the Grand Canyon of Colorado" by "China Geographic Magazine" and well-known geological experts and tourists at home and abroad.

Stepping into the labyrinth-like canyon, surrounded by criss-crossing ravines and forested peaks, it is like the ingenious work of a world-famous architect, making it dizzying for the eyes.

Wuwei Station-Tiantishan Grottoes

Among the many grottoes in my country, the grottoes in Gansu have the largest number of murals and statues, are the best preserved, and span the longest period of time. In Gansu, starting from Dunhuang, passing through Zhangye, Wuwei, Yongjing, and then to Tianshui and Qingyang, a famous grotto art corridor is formed.

The Tiantishan Grottoes were built in Beiliang during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. They have a history of 1,600 years and are also known as the Liangzhou Grottoes. They are located in Dengshan Village, Zhangyi Town, 50 kilometers south of Wuwei City. The Tiantishan Grottoes are one of the earliest grottoes excavated in my country and a representative of early grotto art in my country. They are the source of the Yungang Grottoes and the Longmen Grottoes. They occupy an important position in the history of Chinese Buddhism and are known as the "originator of the grottoes".

There are many non-famous scenic spots in Gansu waiting for everyone to visit and explore. In the next issue, we will talk about Longshang Jiangnan in Gansu.