Top ten famous tourist attractions in Gansu

The top ten famous tourist attractions in Gansu are Maiji Mountain Scenic Area, Colorful Danxia Scenic Area, Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area, Kongtong Mountain Scenic Area, Bingling Temple Scenic Area, Jiayuguan Scenic Area, Guanyogou Scenic Area, Dunhuang Mo Gao Grottoes, Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Area, Labrang Monastery.

1. Maijishan Scenic Area

Maijishan Scenic Area is located in Tianshui City, Gansu Province. It consists of Maijishan Grottoes, Immortal Cliff, Shimen and other scenic spots, covering an area of ??215 square kilometers. It is a national It is a dual heritage of nature and culture and a national 5A tourist attraction. The natural scenery here is beautiful and rich in animal and plant resources. In particular, the Maijishan Grottoes are the core of the scenic spot. They are named because the mountain resembles a farmyard wheat stack and are one of the four largest grottoes in China.

2. Colorful Danxia Scenic Area

Colorful Danxia Scenic Area is located in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, covering an area of ??50 square kilometers. It is famous for its majestic, dangerous, strange, and colorful characteristics. at home and abroad. This has become the most typical Danxia landform in northern China. On the observation deck, you can see large scallops, colorful flying clouds, monks worshiping Buddha and other attractions. It has high appreciation and research value and is a national 5A tourist attraction.

3. Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area

Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area is located in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, covering an area of ??76 square kilometers and is known as "one of the most beautiful scenery outside the Great Wall". Mingsha Mountain is made up of red, yellow, green, black and white fine sand and is one of the five most beautiful deserts in China. Crescent Moon Spring is located in the Mingsha Mountains and is named after its shape resembling a crescent moon. It attracts a large number of tourists to watch and is a national 5A tourist attraction.

4. Kongtong Mountain Scenic Area

Kongtong Mountain Scenic Area is located in Pingliang City, Gansu Province, covering an area of ??83 square kilometers. Kongtong Mountain has 42 buildings including eight platforms, nine palaces, and twelve courtyards. It is known as the Northwest Path and a Buddhist holy place, and has left a large number of cultural relics. The scenic area has well-preserved vegetation, stable ecosystem, rich wild animal and plant resources, and beautiful natural landscape, attracting many tourists to climb the mountain. It is a national 5A tourist attraction.

5. Bingling Temple Scenic Area

Bingling Temple, located in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national 5A tourist attraction. It was built in the Western Qin Dynasty and has a history of thousands of years. It is a famous Buddhist holy place. There are nearly 190 cave niches, numerous stone statues, clay statues, murals, etc., distributed on the 60-meter-high cliff face. They have profound historical significance and are of high research value.

6. Jiayuguan Scenic Area

Jiayuguan, known as "the most majestic pass in the world", is a battleground for military strategists. It is located in Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province. Jiayuguan was built in the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. It consists of the inner city, the outer city, Luocheng, Wengcheng, moats and two flanking Great Walls, forming a hundred-mile-one-city defense system. It is also a transportation fortress on the ancient "Silk Road" and one of the three wonders of the Great Wall. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national 5A tourist attraction.

7. Guan'egou Scenic Area

Guan'egou National Forest Park is located in Longnan City, Gansu Province. It consists of Guanzhu Valley, Eman Valley, Mulong Valley, Miao Valley and other scenic spots. It consists of an area of ??42,000 hectares. The park integrates natural and cultural landscapes such as forests, grasslands, landforms, and water bodies. It is dotted with lakes, canyons and waterfalls, with lush and diverse vegetation, beautiful ecological environment, and unique natural landscapes. It is a national 5A tourist attraction.

8. Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes

The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, have lasted for thousands of years since the Sixteenth Kingdom and are unique among Chinese grottoes. It is a splendid art treasure house of ancient Chinese civilization and an important witness of the exchanges between different civilizations along the ancient Silk Road. The Mogao Grottoes have 735 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals, and more than 2,400 colored sculptures. They enjoy a high historical status in grotto art. World cultural heritage and national key cultural relics protection unit.

9. Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Area

The Yellow River Stone Forest is located in Baiyin City, Gansu Province. It is large-scale and covers an area of ??10 square kilometers. The scenic area is surrounded by mountains, with a quiet environment and beautiful scenery. The ancient stone forest group is the most distinctive and has the charm of a large natural garden. The Yellow River Stone Forest integrates landform features, geological structures, natural landscapes and human history. It is a comprehensive geological heritage nature reserve, a national geological park, and a national 4A scenic spot.

10. Labrang Monastery

Labrang Monastery, a national cultural relic protection unit, is located in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu. The temple is one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It was built in 1709, covering an area of ??more than 400,000 square meters, with more than 90 temples, including six colleges. At its peak, there were more than 4,000 monks. The temple has many ancient books, Buddha statues, murals and thangka paintings, which are of high ornamental value and is a national 4A tourist attraction.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Gansu