Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Gansu

Ten Colorful Danxia Scenic Spots in Gansu, Dunhuang Ya Dan National Geopark, Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Spot, Jinta Desert Populus euphratica Scenic Spot, Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Spot, Mogao Grottoes, Maiji Mountain, Kongtong Mountain, Zhagana Scenic Spot and Guan 'egou National Forest Park.

1, Colorful Danxia Scenic Area

Colorful Danxia landform group is the most beautiful tourist attraction in Gansu, with an average elevation of1.850m, a length of about 45km from east to west and a width of about10km from north to south. It is amazing for its large area, concentration, staggered bedding, steep rock wall, majestic momentum, strange shape and colorful. There are five colors: red, yellow, white, green and blue, and the colors fluctuate along the mountain. There are also colored cloth obliquely inserted into the root of the mountain from the top of the mountain. Under the sunlight, it looks like a layer of red tulle, sparkling and colorful.

2. Dunhuang Ya Dan National Geopark

Ya Dan National Geopark in Dunhuang, commonly known as Ya Dan Ghost Town in Dunhuang, has attracted countless brave explorers to unveil the mystery of the ghost town and explore the mysteries of nature with its unique desert scenery, various geological wonders and ancient folklore. It refers to the unique landform of Ya Dan, which consists of various wind erosion ridges, wind erosion walls, wind erosion towers, wind erosion columns and wind erosion residual hills.

3. Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Area

The Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Tourist Area was shortlisted in the list of "Magic Northwest 100 Scenery", which is one of the most beautiful places in Gansu. The Yellow River, Stone Forest, Desert, Gobi, Oasis, Farm and other resources are ingeniously combined, and the mountains and rivers are interdependent, and the combination of motion and static is magnificent and beautiful. The whole Shilin scenic spot is full of strange peaks and rocks, winding canyons and steep cliffs. All kinds of stone peaks are magical and unique, and their shapes are realistic.

4. Jinta Desert Populus euphratica Scenic Area

The scenic spot of Populus euphratica in Jinta Desert consists of five functional areas: Populus euphratica-Jinbo Lake core tourist area, Elaeagnus angustifolia forest tourist area, Hanhai Liu Hong forest protection area, desert entertainment experience area and desert reed maze area. It is the most beautiful place in autumn in Gansu province, which integrates ecological afforestation, wind and sand fixation, catering and entertainment, leisure and vacation, photography creation and sightseeing. Walking in the Populus euphratica forest is like entering a fairyland.

5. Crescent Spring Scenic Spot in Mingsha Mountain

The crescent spring scenic spot in Mingsha Mountain, located in the sand spring, is a wonderful place, which has been known as the "desert wonder" since ancient times. Mingsha Mountain is named after the sound of sand movement, and its main peak is1715m above sea level. The peaks are steep, the ridges are like blades, and they shrink back to the original; People riding sand flow have the sound of drums and horns, as light as silk and bamboo and as heavy as thunder. This is called "the clear sound of sand ridge". Crescent spring surrounds Mingsha Mountain, which looks like a crescent moon, hence its name.

6.mogao grottoes

The Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as the Thousand Buddha Caves, have 735 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals and 24 15 clay sculptures. It is the largest and richest Buddhist art site in the world. The largest cave is more than 200 square meters, and the smallest is less than 1 square meter. Grottoes mainly include Zen Grottoes, Central Pagoda Grottoes, Buddhist niches, Buddhist altar grottoes, Nirvana Grottoes, seven buddha Grottoes and Elephant Grottoes.

7. Maijishan

Maijishan was shortlisted in the list of "Magic Northwest 100 Scenery" and is one of the top ten most beautiful scenic spots in Gansu. The scenic spot consists of five sub-scenic spots, namely Maiji Mountain, Xianrenya, Shimen, Quxi and Jieting Hot Spring, and consists of more than 180 scenic spots. With rich and diverse biological types and species, it is known as the "crown of forest springs in Longshang". Here, the pine trees are gloomy, the clouds are flying, the smoke is lingering and the water is flowing.

8. Kongtong Mountain

The main peak of Kongtong Mountain is 2 1.23 meters above sea level, and the forest coverage rate is over 95%. The peaks are majestic and the cliffs stand tall, just like an uncanny workmanship. The forest is vast, and the smoke cage is locked in the fog, like an ethereal fairyland; Gaoxia Pinghu has water and sky, and the charm of Lijiang River. It is rich in the majesty of the mountains in the north and the beauty in the south. There are 42 buildings and 72 holes in stone houses in the Twelve Courtyards of 89 Palace, which are magnificent and rich in details, and integrate natural landscape with exquisite human landscape.

9. Zhagana Scenic Area

The terrain of Zagana is not only like a huge palace, but also like a complete ancient city built by natural rock walls. True north is a majestic, magnificent and bright light-covered mountain peak, which was called "Shijingshan" in ancient times, and was named because the gray-white rocks are easy to reflect light. The handsome rock wall standing on the east side is towering into the clouds and misty; Two stone peaks rise in the south, facing each other, like a stone gate.

10, Guan 'egou National Forest Park

Guanegou National Forest Park consists of Guanzhugou, Egougou, Mulonggou, Miaogou and other scenic spots, which integrates natural and human landscapes such as forest landscape, grassland landscape, landform landscape, water landscape and astronomical landscape. Lakes are like pearls, canyons are like lines, waterfalls are like weaving, animals and plants are distributed in various ways, the ecological environment is beautiful, the natural landscape is strange, strange pines are everywhere, strange rocks are instantly pottery, the mountains are steep, the valleys are long, waterfalls are constant all year round, white waves surge, the four seasons win, and the scenery is beautiful.