What are the attractions in Zhangye?

Zhangye is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, 547km away from Lanzhou. It was one of the four counties in the Hexi Corridor in ancient times and was formerly known as "Ganzhou". So what are the attractions in Zhangye?

What are the attractions in Zhangye? One of the most beautiful places in China is the Qilian Mountain Grassland, Zhangye Danxia, ??Heihe Wetland, Heihe Gorge and Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon. There are the country's largest Shandan Horse Farm, the best-preserved Great Wall of the Han and Ming Dynasties, the famous historical and cultural mountain Yanzhi Mountain, and the famous city Camel City. There are the Zhangye Giant Buddha, the largest indoor clay sculpture reclining Buddha in the country, and the Shandan Giant Buddha sitting on the Buddha's back, as well as the Matisi Grottoes group, which is the same generation as the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang.

1. The Great Buddhist Temple of Xixia

The Great Buddhist Temple of Xixia was built in the first year of Yong'an of Chongzong of the Western Xia Dynasty (1098 AD). Because the statue of Sakyamuni Nirvana is enshrined in the temple, it is also known as "Temple of the Reclining Buddha", the reclining Buddha of the Great Buddha Temple is 35 meters long, which is the longest indoor reclining Buddha in China. It is a temple built by royal families in the past dynasties. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAA tourist attraction, with a total area of ??more than 30,000 square meters.

2. Zhangye Danxia National Geopark

Zhangye Danxia is located at the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains, within Linze and Sunan counties, with an area of ??about 510 square kilometers. It is a provincial geopark , a provincial-level scenic spot, 30 kilometers away from Zhangye City in the east and 20 kilometers away from Linze County in the north. It is a complex area of ??Danxia landform and colorful hilly landscape in China. In November 2005, it was selected as one of the "Seven Most Beautiful Danxias in China" in the "China's Most Beautiful Places" selection event jointly organized by China Geographic Magazine and 34 major media across the country.

3. Wenshu Temple

Wenshu Temple is located in the Wenshu Mountain Scenic Area at the foot of Suzhu Chain, the main peak of the Qilian Mountains. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAA-level tourist attraction. First built in the Northern Liang period, the grottoes were dug into the cliffs of the front and back mountains of Mount Wenshu. The temple was built during the heyday of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,500 years. There are more than 360 large and small temples and temples, and more than 70 grottoes. It has been listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Suzhou since ancient times, and is known as the "Little Western Heaven".