A must-see spot for Gansu tourism.

Gansu is located in the northwest of China, with a large area of 425,800 square kilometers. Gansu province has a complex terrain, including mountains, plateaus, plains, deserts and river valleys, with beautiful and peculiar landforms. During the tour, it is recommended to visit Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain and Zhangye Danxia National Geopark, but the tour route should be planned in advance.

1, Mogao Grottoes Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Thousand Buddha Cave, consists of the Mogao Grottoes Digital Exhibition Center and Mogao Grottoes, with a large number of murals, grottoes and cultural relics. The first thing to visit Dunhuang is to watch movies in the exhibition center, and then to see the large-scale and rich grottoes and mural art. There are Buddha statues and flying clouds painted everywhere in the cave, ranging from sitting statues as high as nine floors to small bodhisattvas of more than ten centimeters, with a large number and different shapes. Now, at the foot of Sanxing Mountain opposite the Mogao Grottoes, some original large caves have been copied, which makes the viewing content of tourists in the Mogao Grottoes more colorful.

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Transportation: You can take a taxi directly in the city, or take bus 12 in front of Silk Road Yiyuan Hotel to the Mogao Grottoes Digital Exhibition Center.

Admission: Class A visit (6,000 tickets per day, with reservation required): full-price ticket 238 yuan, discount ticket 148 yuan, special ticket for 68 yuan.

Class B visit (12000 tickets per day, tickets can only be purchased on site): full-price tickets 100 yuan, discount tickets for 55 yuan and special discount tickets for 20 yuan.

Class C visit (digital movie): 45 yuan (April1-165438+1Monday-Sunday, October 30th), children under 4 years old are free.

Class D tours (6000 tickets per day, subject to reservation): full-price tickets 140 yuan, discount tickets for 95 yuan and special tickets for 60 yuan.

Class e visit (daily 12000 tickets, tickets can only be purchased on site): full-price tickets 100 yuan, discount tickets for 55 yuan and special tickets for 20 yuan.

Class f visit (digital movie): 50 yuan (65438+February1-March 3 1 Monday-Sunday).

Opening hours: 08:00- 18:00 (peak season) (April1-165438+1Monday-Sunday on October 30th).

09:00- 17:30 (off-season) (65438+February1-March 3 1 Monday-Sunday of the following year)

Location of scenic spots: Sun Hot Spring Hotel, 3 14 Provincial Road, Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu 13.6 km.

2. Mingsha Mountain is named after Shashan spring water, which was called "Shajiao Mountain" and "Shensha Mountain" in ancient times. When you climb Mingsha Mountain, you can overlook the crescent spring, enjoy the desert sunset at the top of the mountain and feel the desolation of the northwest desert. Crescent Spring is surrounded by Mingsha Mountain, named after the water surface resembles a crescent moon. It is the most famous place in Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area.

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Transportation: Take bus No.3 to the downtown area, and you can reach the gate of the scenic spot at the terminal.

Admission: ordinary ticket 120 yuan (65438+ 101-65438+February 3 1).

Monday-Sunday), students, senior citizens aged 60-69, and children with a height of 1.2m- 1.4m can enjoy a half-price discount with valid certificates and ID cards.

Active servicemen, armed police, disabled soldiers, retired military cadres, military cadets, disabled people, journalists, elderly people over 70 years old, and children under 1.2 meters can be exempted from tickets with valid certificates and ID cards.

Opening hours: 05: 00-20: 30; The time to stop selling tickets: 19:00(65438+ 101-65438+February 3 1 Monday-Sunday), but the time will change, subject to the announcement of official website.

Location of Scenic Spot: Mingsha Mountain Scenic Spot in Dunhuang, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province

3. Zhangye Danxia National Geopark Zhangye Danxia National Geopark is the only compound area of Danxia landform and colored hills in China, and it was rated as one of the seven most beautiful Danxia landforms in China by chinese national geography. Zhangye Danxia National Geopark mainly includes two scenic spots: Binggou Danxia and Colorful Danxia, which are composed of red gravel, sandstone and mudstone, and have a strange and spectacular shape.

Tel: 0936-5678118; 0936-5623666; 0936-5953862

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Transportation: There is a shuttle bus from Zhangye Bus Station to Danxia Park, and the fare is 15 yuan/person. The operating frequency is 9: 00:-1 hour,12: 00, 15:30, 16:30 respectively.

Danxia Linze enters from the west entrance, and Danxia Sunan is at the east entrance.

In Linze Management Zone, there are four observation platforms. sightseeing bus can go to the scenic spot, and the fare is 20 yuan/person.

Tickets: adult tickets (including sightseeing bus): 74 yuan, senior citizens/children tickets (including sightseeing bus): 47 yuan. Sightseeing bus: 20 yuan, deep exploration tour: 328 yuan (65438+ 101-65438+February 3 1).

Monday to Sunday), people aged 70 and above are free, but they need to purchase sightseeing bus separately.

Opening hours: 07: 30-17: 00 (065438+10/0/-Monday-Sunday, February 28th).

06: 30-18: 00 (March 01-April 10 Monday to Sunday), 06: 00-18: 00 (April1-)

05: 30-19: 00 (May 05-August 3 1 Monday-Sunday), 06: 30-18: 00 (September 01-September 30 Monday-Sunday).

05: 30-19: 00 (10/0 06: 5438+0-10 from Monday to Sunday in July), 06: 30-18: 00 (/.

07: 30-17: 00 (165438+1October 01-65438+February 3 1 Monday-Sunday), subject to the announcement of the scenic spot on that day.

Location: Zhangye Danxia National Geopark, Nijiaying Nantaizi Village, Linze County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province.

4. Tour route Xining → Ta 'er Temple → Sun Moon Mountain → Qinghai Lake → Black Horse River → Rubber Mountain → Chaka Salt Lake → Delingha → Dachaidan → Dunhuang → Guazhou → Jiayuguan → Zhangye → Qilian.

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Xining. Starting from Xining, the first stop is Ta 'er Temple. It should be noted that you can't point to the Buddha statue in the temple and avoid taking pictures of monks. Then go to Sun Moon Mountain and Daotang River, which can be selectively used as reference attractions on the way. In the afternoon, visit Erlangjian Scenic Area near Qinghai Lake, which is rich in ecological natural resources such as grasslands, beaches and animals. After the tour, drive to Heimahe Township for accommodation. It should be noted that some scenic spots have no public transportation to choose from, but self-driving is not recommended. If you want to go to some scenic spots, you can choose to take a taxi and carpool, and try to be accompanied by a chartered master.