Top Ten Scenic Spots in Gansu Province

I personally think Gansu is the place where you can best experience the lonely poetry of the desert. Gansu has very rich tourism resources, but they have not been optimally developed. Gansu's economy and transportation hinder Gansu's charm to everyone. But if you drive, you'll see panoramic views to the northwest.

1. Maijishan Grottoes Scenic Spot in Tianshui, Gansu

Scenic spot level:

5A level

Ticket reference price:

90 yuan

Attraction address:

Maiji District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province

The most famous and core attraction in Maiji Mountain Scenic Area is Maiji The mountain grottoes include Maiji Mountain, Xianren Cliff, Shimen, Quxi and Jieting Ancient Town.

The Maijishan Grottoes are one of the four major grottoes in China. This attraction, along with other attractions along the Silk Road, is listed as a World Cultural Heritage.

The grottoes are most famous for their clay sculptures, with 194 caves in total.

Maiji Mountain now has a thrilling suspended plank road, where you can not only appreciate Buddhist art, but also the surrounding scenery.

2. Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area in Dunhuang, Gansu

Ticket reference price: 120 yuan in peak season (April 1st - October 31st), 120 yuan in low season (November 1st - March 31) 80 yuan.

Address: Gobi Desert, 18 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province.

Scenic spot level: 5A

Everyone should be familiar with this attraction. Every year during the National Day Golden Week, there will be a hotly searched place. There are really many people traveling there during summer vacation and autumn. It's a vast desert, but it's full of people. One of the episodes of Where Are We Going, Dad was also shot here. Arale’s problem is really love!

The Crescent Moon Spring Scenic Area, the only remaining famous mountain in Shaquan, was selected by travel magazines as one of the most beautiful deserts in China.

This scenic area has always been famous for its desert wonders. Oasis, temples, and crescent moon springs in the desert are extremely precious.

Mingsha Mountain lies like a giant dragon in the south of Dunhuang. It has the demureness of a girl, and it exists like gold in the desert.

The crescent moon surrounds Mingsha Mountain and is shaped like a crescent moon.

Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring are twin sisters in the Gobi Desert. In the wild desert, this spring water lasts for a long time and is neither muddy nor dry. You have to marvel at the magic of nature.

3. Wuwei Tiantishan Grottoes

During the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, Chinese sculpture developed rapidly, and all high-quality Buddhist statue grottoes in China were created during that period.

Although the Tiandishan Grottoes are not listed as one of the four major grottoes in China, as the originator of Buddhist grottoes, the Tiandishan Grottoes are of great value for studying the evolution of Buddhist grottoes.

The general route of Chinese Buddhist grottoes is from Tianzhu through the Hexi Corridor to the Western Regions and then to the Central Plains.

Where does all this start? ——Start from Tiantishan Grottoes!

The monks in Liangzhou, represented by Tan Yao, who excavated the Tiantishan Grottoes later became the main technical force in China's other two major grottoes, the Yungang Grottoes and the Longmen Grottoes. Tan Yao even became a Buddhist leader in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Tiantishan Grottoes in Liangzhou greatly influenced the subsequent excavation of grottoes, including the Mogao Grottoes. Therefore, general scholars believe that the influence process of Chinese grottoes should be: Tiantishan Grottoes - Yungang Grottoes - Longmen Grottoes - Dunhuang Grottoes.

4. Kongtong Mountain Scenic Area in Pingliang, Gansu

Scenic area level: 5A level

Ticket reference price: 120 yuan in peak season (April-October), 120 yuan in off-season (November to March) 60 yuan;

Address: Kongtong District, Pingliang City, Gansu Province (12 kilometers west of Pingliang City)

Kongtong Mountain Scenic Area is the first famous Taoist mountain in China. The scenic area has the majesty of the mountains in the north and the beauty of the scenery in the south. Starting from the Qin and Han Dynasties, pavilions, temples and halls were gradually built in Kongtong Mountain.

5. Mogao Grottoes Scenic Area in Dunhuang, Gansu

Attraction level: 4A level

Ticket reference price: 220 yuan

Address: Gansu No. 857, Mingshan North Road, Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, China

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are famous for their exquisite murals and statues, and are known as "the most valuable cultural discovery of the 20th century" and "the Louvre of the East" Palace Museum". There are Mogao Grottoes, Mogao Grottoes painted sculptures, Mogao Grottoes murals, Sutra Cave and West Thousand Buddhas Cave in the scenic area. The Mogao Grottoes were first built in the Pre-Qin period of the Sixteen Kingdoms. After generations of construction, they have formed a huge scale. There are 735 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals, and 2,415 clay sculptures. It is a trinity of architecture, sculptures, and murals. They are the largest and best-preserved treasure trove of Buddhist art in the world. Different contents such as caves, colored sculptures, and murals systematically reflect more than ten dynasties in ancient China and all aspects of cultural exchanges between the East and the West, becoming rare cultural treasures for mankind. The Mogao Grottoes are a national 4A-level scenic spot, a world cultural heritage and a national key cultural relics protection unit.

6. Horseshoe Temple Grottoes Scenic Area in Zhangye, Gansu

Attraction level: 4A level

Ticket reference price: Horseshoe Temple Scenic Area 35 yuan, National Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall 6 yuan , King Gesar Hall is 3 yuan, and the North Temple Grottoes of Matisi Temple is 36 yuan.

Address: Sunan County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province

MaTi Temple Scenic Area is famous for its grotto art, Qilian Mountain scenery and local Yugur customs.

The grottoes are not as big or as famous as the famous grottoes in Gansu Province. What remains here are mainly small grottoes, with the largest number reaching more than 30 grottoes. There are more than 70 grottoes in the scenic area.

Among them, Thousand Buddha Cave has more than 500 cliff pagoda niches, which is larger in scale.

According to the customs of the Yugu people, tourists like to live in Yugu tents here, drink highland barley wine, and eat finger meat. Here are the nomads living on the grasslands. They have their own cultural characteristics and lifestyle.

7. Gansu Zhuanglangyunya Temple Grottoes Scenic Area

Attraction level: 4A level

Ticket reference price: 60 yuan

Address: Guoman Village, Handian Town, Zhuanglang County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province

Yunya Temple is also famous for its grotto art and natural beauty.

Historically, it was a scenic spot as famous as Kongtong Mountain and Mackie.

Yunya Temple radiates from the center outwards, with more than 10 caves including Chiku Lingji. It is located in a vast forest and is a natural tourist attraction.

8. Gansu Lintan Yeliguan Scenic Area (Grade 4A)

Attraction level: Grade 4A

Ticket reference price: 78 yuan;

Address: Yeliguan National Forest Park, Yeliguan Town, Lintan County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province

The scenic spot is Yeliguan National Forest Park, followed by Lianshan, Xixia, and Dongxia , Yehai Lake four scenic spots.

The main landscapes include Lianhua Mountain, Bumu Gorge, Yeliguan, Yehai Lake, Red Cliff Valley, giant reclining Buddha, etc.

Yeliguan, the famous gateway to Tibetan areas in ancient times, is an important pass. This was once an important passage for tea and horse trade between Tibetan and Gansu areas.

9. Xiqiaosong Scenic Area, Chengxian County, Gansu

Grade: 4A grade

Ticket reference price: 50 yuan

Address: Quanfeng Village, Paosha Town, Chengxian County, Longnan City, Gansu Province

755-79000 The cliff steles have a history of more than 1,800 years. They are all authentic works of Han Li and are the best preserved Eastern Han Dynasty cliff inscriptions in my country. It is a priceless treasure of calligraphy and enjoys a high reputation in the calligraphy and history circles at home and abroad.

The typical karst landforms and deep canyon scenery make the scenic area the leader of Gansu landscape.

There are more than 20 landscapes, such as Langque Gate, Guzhan Ruins, Xizhai Du Shi, etc. Xinaqu has become one of the top ten scenic spots in Gansu.

10. Labrang Temple, Xiahe, Gansu

Attraction level: 4A level

Ticket reference price: 40 yuan

Attraction address:

Quanfeng Village, Paosha Town, Chengxian County, Longnan City, Gansu Province

Buleng Temple is the political and religious center of Gannan and has the best Tibetan Buddhist teaching system in China. The temple is quite large, covering an area of ??866,000 square meters. The construction area alone is almost average, with more than 90 main temples. There are no less than tens of thousands of houses, which are magnificent buildings with Tibetan characteristics.