What are the interesting scenic spots in Zhangye?

1. Mogao Grottoes Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are the general names of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu Province and the West Thousand Buddha Cave. They are one of the four largest grottoes in China, and the largest and best-preserved treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. The Mogao Grottoes are located 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City, and are dug on the cliff at the eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain. In the second year of Qin and Fujian (AD 366), Mensa believers came here. Seeing the glittering golden light and the Thousand Buddha Cave on Mingsha Mountain, I had a heart and built it continuously, becoming a Buddhist holy place, named Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as Thousand Buddha Cave. China Grottoes originated in India. The traditional grottoes in India are dominated by stones, while the sculptures in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are mainly clay murals because rocks are not suitable for carving. Generally, the whole cave used to be round plastic, but later it gradually faded into high plastic, shadow plastic and wall plastic. Finally, with the mural as the background, the modeling and painting art are integrated. There are more than a thousand caves in the Mogao Grottoes in the Tang Dynasty, and there are 492 existing caves, including Wei 32, Sui 1 10, Tang 247, Five Dynasties 36, Song 45 and Yuan 8. In the northern dynasties grottoes, the main image is usually Sakyamuni or Maitreya Buddha, and there are two dangerous buddhas or one Buddha, two disciples and two bodhisattvas on both sides of the main image. The back of the statue is often connected with murals. The top and walls of the cave are covered with murals. 2. Mingsha Mountain-Mingsha Mountain in Yueya Spring Scenic Area was called Shensha Mountain and Shajiao Mountain in ancient times. It is about 40 kilometers long from east to west, 20 kilometers wide from north to south and tens of meters high. It starts from the top of Mogao Grottoes in the east and reaches Danghe Reservoir in the west. The peak is steep, like a sword, and the whole mountain is composed of oily fine-grained yellow sand. When climbing a mountain, I only feel that the sand under my feet will make a sound. Although I am shallow, I still take a step back. Climbing the mountain is extremely difficult, but I still find it interesting. I climbed to the top of the mountain with all my strength. At this time, I felt a strong wind with fine sand coming towards my body, singing in my ears, leaving footprints that soon disappeared. It is said that a gust of wind blew, and the gravel falling from the top of the mountain fell with the human body, and the sand mountain made a loud noise. On weekdays, the breeze blows like string bamboo, hence the name Mingsha Mountain. The sunset scenery of Mingsha Mountain is even more intoxicating and should not be missed. The crescent moon is about 300 meters long and 50 meters wide, surrounding Mingsha Mountain. The poplars by the spring are graceful, and the fish in the spring swim leisurely. The spring water is light blue, clear and soft, delicious and sweet. Named after the water is like a crescent moon. Crescent Moon Spring, a dreamlike mystery. For thousands of years, it has not been submerged by quicksand or dried up by drought. It can be called the first desert spring in the world, which is amazing. 3. Dunhuang Dunhuang is a pearl in the world art treasure house, located at the western end of Hexi Corridor in northwest China, with latitude of 40 degrees north 10 minute and longitude of 92 degrees 48 minutes east. It is adjacent to Dong 'anxi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the northwest and faces Aksai Kazak Autonomous County across the river in the south. It is a small oasis surrounded by mountains, deserts and Gobi. The area is 3 1200 square kilometers, the average altitude is 1 100 meters, and the annual average temperature is 9.3 degrees. Dunhuang has a glorious chapter in the long history of China. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, it has been the throat of the Silk Road and the traffic fortress between China and the West, and it is a metropolis where Huarong Road meets. Dunhuang has a long history, splendid culture, many places of interest and unique natural scenery. There are grottoes, temples, ancient tombs, Han Great Wall, passes, ancient cities, blockade lines, ancient post stations and other cultural relics 24 1. The world-famous Mogao Grottoes, the world-famous human cultural heritage, Yangguan, Yumenguan, Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring, the legendary Wowachi, Sanwei Mountain and Ya Dan Ghost Town, especially the culture and art of the Mogao Grottoes, the West Thousand Buddha Cave, Yulin Grottoes, the Great Wall of Han Dynasty and the hanging springs are fascinating. 4. Crescent Spring Yaquan, formerly known as Shajing, commonly known as Yaoquan. Since the Han Dynasty, it has been one of the "Eight Scenes of Dunhuang" and is called "Yue Quan Che Xiao". Crescent Spring is nearly 100 meters long from north to south and about 25 meters wide from east to west. The spring is deep in the east and shallow in the west, with the deepest point of about 5 meters. Bend like a crescent moon, hence the name. Known as "the first spring in the desert". The famous crescent spring scenic spot is located in Dunhuang city at the western end of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province. Crescent Spring is located in Dunhuang City, the western end of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province. Dunhuang is a famous city on the ancient Silk Road. In the long history of cultural exchanges between China and the West, it was once a gathering place for Chinese and Western cultural celebrities. They merged with each other and created the world-famous "Dunhuang culture", leaving many cultural treasures for mankind. Crescent Spring, called Shajing in ancient times and Yaoquan in common name, has been one of the "Eight Scenes of Dunhuang" since the Han Dynasty, and is called "Yue Quan Che Xiao". Crescent Spring is nearly 100 meters long from north to south and about 25 meters wide from east to west. The spring is deep in the east and shallow in the west, with the deepest point of about 5 meters. Bend like a crescent moon, hence the name. Known as "the first spring in the desert". A clear spring bends, ripples linger, and green as jade. In the quicksand of spring, it is a miracle that the drought is inexhaustible and the sandstorm does not fall. Scholars of all ages praised this unique mountain spring landform and desert wonders. Mingsha Mountain In China, there are many tourist attractions called Mingsha Mountain, among which Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain is the most representative and widely known for its long history and culture, so it is introduced separately. "God's preaching is different from sand, and cold is also heard. The situation is in doubt and turned upside down. Yin is like a mine, the wind is still sharp, and the human umbilical blade is uneven. " This vivid chanting poem is a description of the wonders of Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang by poets in the Tang Dynasty. Mingsha Mountain has attracted people with its vivid natural wonders since ancient times. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was recorded that Mingsha Mountain played bells, drums and orchestral music. The Records of the County in the Later Han Dynasty quoted an old story in the Southern Dynasties and said, "Mountains are different from mountains, and water has the god of hanging springs." "Old Tang Book Geography" contains Mingsha Mountain, "When the weather is clear, the sand sounds in the dry city". Dunhuang suicide note contains Mingsha Mountain, "In midsummer, people practice it, and the sound vibrates for dozens of miles. The custom of the Dragon Boat Festival is that all the children in the city meet at the peak, and the sand roar like thunder. " Dunhuang County Records in Qing Dynasty listed "Shaling Qingming" as one of the eight scenic spots in Dunhuang. Mingsha Mountain is a national key scenic spot. 6. Yangguan Site Yangguan, located on the "Antique Beach" 70 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang City, was named after being located in the south of Yumen Pass. As early as BC 12 1 year, the Western Han Dynasty established Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang counties in the Hexi Corridor, and at the same time established Yangguan and Yumenguan to resist the invasion of the Xiongnu and manage the western regions. Since then, as the gateway to the western regions, Yangguan is the only place where the South Road of the Silk Road passes, and its strategic position is extremely important. Since the Western Han Dynasty, many dynasties have taken this place as a military stronghold and sent troops to guard it. Xuanzang became a monk, took the South Silk Road from India, went east to Yangguan, and returned to Chang 'an and China. Cen Can, a frontier poet, once wrote the poem "Two years of official business, two years of sunshine". After the Song Dynasty, the quicksand from Bailongdui swallowed up, forcing people to retreat eastward, and Yangguan was buried in the ruthless desert. Today, the former Yangguan City has long since disappeared, and the only sight-a beacon tower on Dundun Mountain still stands proudly. 7. Ya Dan National Geopark in Dunhuang, Gansu The Ya Dan National Geopark in Dunhuang, Gansu Province is located about 180 km northwest of Dunhuang, a famous historical and cultural city in China, and about 100 km northwest of Yumenguan. The park covers an area of 398 square kilometers. The landscape of Ya Dan is mainly formed by wind erosion. There are all kinds of wind erosion landforms with strange shapes in the geological park, such as Mongolian yurts, camels, stone birds, stone men, stone buddhas and stone horses, which are different in shape and lifelike. It is like an ancient medieval city, and many famous buildings in the world can find its miniature here, which makes the world stare. The sharp wind at night makes a terrible roar, just like the roar of thousands of wild animals, which is creepy, hence the name "Ghost Town". Dunhuang is a part of ancient Lop Nur. It belongs to desert plain area, with abundant sunshine, less rainfall and large evaporation. In windy season, the maximum wind force can reach more than 12. Geologically, it is located in the center of Dunhuang-Shulehe fault basin in Cenozoic (about 65 million years ago). The rocks of Ya Dan landform were formed in the Middle Pleistocene about 700,000 years ago, which are a set of sandy and muddy sediments of fluvial facies and lacustrine facies. Colors are gray, grayish green and khaki. 8. The Diaojiaolou of Diaoquan Site is a small square castle with its gate facing east, surrounded by tall courtyard walls, with a side length of 50 meters. There is a prominent turret on the dock in the southwest corner. The dock system is adobe, with the length, width and thickness of about 40, 20, 1 1 cm. There are three groups 12 adobe wall bungalows (including one suite) on the west wall and north wall of the wharf, which are residential areas; The east and north sides are office buildings; There are three stables in the southwest corner and north; There are three stables about 50 meters long and north-south in the southwest of the wharf. To the west of the dock is a waste accumulation area. Spring Hanging is called 90 years-an important new discovery in the ancient world. Home is equivalent to the post of later generations. Archaeological evidence shows that in the same year (BC 10 1) when Li Guangli cut Dawan and got a bloody horse, an important institution, Xuanquanzhi, was established in the Western Han Dynasty, which was responsible for delivering official documents and mails and receiving past officials, envoys and troops. 9. Imitate the west of Dunhuang, the ancient city of Song Dynasty10km, the east of Gobi Oasis, the west of beacon tower in Han Dynasty, the south of Mingsha Mountain and the north of desert wasteland. The city was a film and television city from June 65438 to July 0987, which was funded by the Japanese side and designed and built by the Chinese side when co-producing the film Dunhuang. Because the story of Dunhuang took place in the Song Dynasty, all the scenery in the city was built according to the style of the Song Dynasty, so it was called Dunhuang Ancient City or Shazhou City, and the locals referred to it as Dunhuang Film City or Dunhuang Ancient City for short. After the film was finished, the ancient city was handed over to the local area for protection and utilization, and became a film and television shooting base in western China, adding a new tourist attraction to Dunhuang. The ancient city is huge, with a total area of 654.38+10,000 square meters and a building area of1.110,000 square meters. The surrounding city walls are made of adobe, with three gates: east, west and south. The East Gate is modeled after the original East Gate of Dunhuang, simple and elegant; Simon Tower Height 18m. His name is wangjinglou, and there is a Western Region plaque hanging upstairs. The two towers flew into the air, with four corners high and far apart. There are five blocks in the city, representing Bianliang, Gaochang, Ganzhou and Xingqing respectively. 10. The swan in the doll pond stops here, the yellow duck lives here, the fish flies shallowly and the birds are reflected in the lake. Standing on the shore of the lake, you can see the crystal clear blue lake, red and green grasslands, majestic sand mountains and silver snow peaks, which makes people feel relaxed and happy. According to historical records, in the third year of Liang Wudi's Yuan Shou (BC 120), there was a small official named a profiteer in Xinye, Nanyang, Henan. His crime was punished and he was exiled here to settle down and raise horses. When he released his horse, he saw a group of wild horses coming to Wowachi to drink water every evening. One day, he found a unique good horse among the wild horses. This horse is very tall, with extraordinary bones and purple fur. It runs like a raging fire. Often profiteering, knowing that Liang Wudi loves BMW, he designed and captured it and dedicated it to Liang Wudi. In order to make the horse mysterious and weird, I lied that it flew out of the pool.