Ten scenic spots that Jiuquan must visit.

The top ten tourist attractions in Jiuquan are as follows:

Mogao grottoes 1

Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as Thousand Buddha Cave, is located on the cliff at the eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain, 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City. It is one of the largest, longest-built, richest and best-preserved Buddhist caves and temples in the world. It is called "Art Museum in the Desert" and "Museum on the Wall" and is famous for its exquisite murals and statues.

2. Crescent Spring

Crescent Spring is located in the southeast corner of Wulongtan Park, east of Gu Quan. It got its name because it was shaped like the first moon. The crescent spring pool is 13m long, 8m wide and 1.5m deep. Natural stone is used for slope protection. Because the water level of Crescent Moon Spring is high, the spewing of Crescent Moon Spring indicates that all springs in Jinan are spewing.

3. Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, also known as "Dongfeng Aerospace City", is one of the launch test bases of China scientific satellites, technical test satellites and launch vehicles.

4.yumenguan

Yumenguan, commonly known as Xiaofangcheng, is said to be named after the beautiful jade of Hetian jade was introduced into the Central Plains. Dunhuang city, located at the western end of Hexi Corridor, is one of the two passes in the western border of Han Dynasty. It is the only way for the ancient Silk Road to leave Dunhuang from the west and enter the north and middle roads in the western regions. Since ancient times, it has been the gateway for the Central Plains to enter the Western Regions.

5. Ya Dan National Geopark

Ya Dan National Geopark in Dunhuang, Gansu Province is located about180km northwest of Dunhuang, a famous historical and cultural city in China, and about100km northwest of Yumenguan. The park covers an area of 398 square kilometers. It is a landscape of Ya Dan dominated by wind erosion. Ya Dan landform community is a rare natural sculpture museum with orderly layout and peculiar shape.

6. West Thousand Buddha Cave

The West Thousand Buddha Cave is an integral part of the Buddhist art system in Dunhuang. From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, there were 16 caves. One to three caves belong to the Tang Dynasty, four to eight caves belong to the Wei Dynasty, and sixteen caves belong to the late Tang Dynasty. These nine caves are well preserved, and the others are difficult to identify due to weathering.

7.yangguan

When it comes to Yangguan, people will immediately think of a poem "Rain in Weicheng _ light dust, green willow color in the guest house." Advise you to drink more, there is no reason for people to go out of Xiyangguan. "This masterpiece by Wang Wei, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, can be described as a quatrain, which was widely circulated after being sung with music.

8. Jiuquan Scenic Area in the Western Han Dynasty

Jiuquan Park, also known as Hu Quan Park, is located 2 kilometers east of Jiuquan City. It is named after Jiuquan in the park and has a history of more than 2000 years. Jiuquan Park is a garden-style cultural park with a history of more than 2,000 years, covering an area of more than 400 mu.

9. Tibetan sutra cave

1900, Wang Yuan, a Taoist who lived in the Tibetan Sutra Cave (Cave 17), came across a small door on the north side of the cave wall. After it was opened, a square cave appeared, which contained documents, paper paintings and silk paintings from the 4th century to 1 1 century (that is, from the Sixteen Kingdoms to the Northern Song Dynasty).

10, Yulin Cave

During Jiajing period of Qing Dynasty, Lama Wu Gendong found an ivory Buddha statue in Yulin Cave, which was handed down from generation to generation. After liberation, it was presented to the government by the last generation of Yulin Cave. The ivory Buddha statue is an ivory statue carved with ivory teeth. It is said that there are two statues in the world, both carved from the same ivory, and the other one has been kept abroad.