Ten tourist attractions in ancient towns near Lanzhou

There are many interesting ancient towns around Lanzhou that are worth visiting. I strongly recommend friends to visit them! So which towns are interesting? Let's take a look at it next! See below for details of the ancient town.

1, Qingcheng Ancient Town

Qingcheng is an important town on the ancient Silk Road, a flood and drought wharf and business center on the ancient Silk Road, and a frontier fortress military town in the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Known as the "Millennium Ancient Town of the Yellow River". During the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty, Li Yuanhao, king of Xixia, rebelled. In order to prevent the invasion of Xixia, Di Qing, the secretariat of Qin Zhou at that time, built a new city on the basis of Longgoubao in Tang Dynasty. Because the new city is long from east to west and narrow from north to south, it is called "one city" or "one city". Later, in memory of Di Qing, "One City" was called Qingcheng Mountain.

Address: 50 kilometers downstream of the Yellow River in Lanzhou, north of Yuzhong County.

Self-driving route: Lanzhou-Baiyin-Qingcheng

Bikou Town Bikou is 624 meters above sea level, which is the lowest place in Gansu Province. Bikou Ancient Town is famous in Longyuan and enjoys a high reputation in China with a long history. According to the bronzes unearthed from the Han Tomb in Xianglang, there were farming and animal husbandry activities here in the Han Dynasty. Since Ming and Qing Dynasties, the 200-mile waterway from Bikou to Zhao Hua, Sichuan Province has become the "Silk Road" on the water. In the early years of Qianlong, Bikou became a bustling land and water terminal, a distribution center for materials in Gansu and Sichuan, and wooden boats entered Jialing River along Bailong River and went straight to Chongqing. Where medicinal materials and local products are shipped from Gansu, Qinghai and Songpan, Sichuan, and daily necessities from southwestern provinces and Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions enter Gansu, Qinghai and northwest Sichuan, they must pass through Bikou.

Address: Intersection of West Qinling and Minshan Mountain System.

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3. Shichuan Town, Shichuan Town, in the eighth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1495), the governor of Gansu built the "Cross Chuanbao" in the middle of today's cross. Shichuan has a long history and was once the birthplace of the Yellow River culture. It was famous as early as the Han Dynasty. The cultural landscape is dotted with the ruins of Ming Dynasty castles, and the historical legends are beautiful and moving. The geographical environment, unique natural landscape and beautiful 10,000-mu pear garden near the mountains and waters make it the "world pear garden" in the suburbs of Lanzhou. Shichuan is known as the "hometown of pear orchards". The contiguous pear orchards cover an area of 12000 mu, and most of them are over 300 years old. Pear trees receive the aura of heaven and earth, adopt the essence of the sun and the moon, and are still flourishing and lush. There are many kinds of pear trees in the park, and the scenery is spectacular, which is called "a must in China".

Address: about 20 kilometers away from Lanzhou city.

Self-driving route: Lanzhou-Shichuan

4. Yongtai Ancient City Yongtai Ancient City, also known as Yongtai Turtle City, is called Yongtai Turtle City because its castle looks like a scarab. It was built in the thirty-sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1608) and has a history of more than 400 years. It is the only well-preserved ancient city in Jingtai County, Gansu Province. It was built by the Ming government to resist the invasion of northern minorities. After completion, it became a military fortress, and Lanzhou Ginseng was stationed in this castle. At that time, there were more than 2,000 soldiers and 500 cavalry in the city, with institutions such as gunpowder yard, forage yard, mill and racecourse attached. As a complete military barrier and fortifications, Yongtai ancient city had an important strategic position in the Ming and Qing Dynasties because of its strong walls, and it has not been breached for more than 400 years.

Address: 27 kilometers southwest of Jingtai.

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Lanzhou-Baiyin-Jingtai

Ankou Town, adjacent to Chongxin County in the east, Pingliang City in the north and Shaanxi Province in the south, is known as the "important town in Longdong". Ankou Town is the location of Longshang Kiln in Ming Dynasty. In the second year of Xuantong (19 10), Li Jia was abandoned and villages and towns were established, which were once called Ankou Kiln, Yaotou Town and Hongshan Town. Ankou Town is rich in mineral resources, with coal reserves of1320,000 tons and coal-bearing area of 14.5 square kilometers, accounting for 40.4% of the coal reserves in Huating coalfield.

Address: Southeast of Huating County

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Lanzhou, Pingliang and Huating

6. Dajing Town Dajing Town is adjacent to Qilian Mountain in the south and Tengger Desert in the north. Dajing Town was once a pearl on the ancient Silk Road and an important commodity distribution center in this area. Historically, it was one of the four famous towns in Gansu. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it was called "Park Ring", and its commercial activities were the most active. Businessmen in Shaanxi and Shanxi do have the saying that "if you want to make money, take a trip to Dajing Tumen". In the twenty-seventh year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1599), Dengaku, governor of Gansu Province, and Dayun, commander in chief, assembled 10,000 troops. The title of Dajing came from an important battle in Ming Dynasty, that is, the battle of scraping sand on Songshan Mountain.

Address: 80km east of Gulang County.

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7. Hadapu Hadapu, located on the hilly dam at the eastern foot of the Minjiang River, is 2225 meters above sea level, cool and humid. It is rich in Chinese herbal medicines such as angelica and Hedysarum, and it is a multi-ethnic settlement of Han, Hui, Tibetan and Qiang. Hadapu, formerly known as Hatachuan, has been an important commercial and military center on Ganchuan Road since ancient times. During the Three Kingdoms period, this was the "Yin Ping Ancient Road", and Wei general Deng Ai entered Sichuan, from which Shu was destroyed. Hadapu is the first town for the Red Army to go out of Tibetan areas and enter Gansu where the Hui people live in compact communities.

Address: 35km north of Tanchang County.

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8. Tianshui Jieting Ancient Town is Jiezi Town in the southeast of Tianshui City. Jieting is located at the northern foot of the West Qinling Mountains, adjacent to Guxian County in the west and Weishui River in the north, and at the core of Maijishan Scenic Area. In 2004, when local villagers rebuilt the ancient temple of Shennong Mountain, they excavated Shennong cultural relics. After expert appraisal, they believe that Jieting Shennong Mountain is the birthplace of Yan Di Shennong and a place to worship heaven. Jieting is also one of the birthplaces of pre-Qin dynasty, and a large number of Qin tombs have been unearthed in Jieting area, which is rich in cultural relics. Besides Fangmatan Tombs, Qin Wengong's Tomb in Maijishan is also world-famous. Zhuge Liang, who lost his street pavilion, shed tears and beheaded Ma Su, which has long been a household name.

Address: about 40 kilometers in downtown Tianshui.

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Lanzhou-Tianshui

9. Lixin Michael Zhen Town, built in the 14th year of Ming Hongwu (A.D. 138 1). Qingxi River flows eastward from the valley of the Loess Plateau, nourishing a river, making vegetable fields on both sides of the river like brocade, rice fields, lush willows and flowers, and Lixin become a well-known oasis. Lixin Town is an important cultural and commercial town in history. Painted pottery in Lixin site has become an outstanding cultural landscape. Lixin town site belongs to Neolithic site, and its long history can be traced back to about 7000 years ago. It belongs to the Majiayao type of Yangshao culture. Among the relics unearthed from Lixin Town site, pottery, stone tools, bone tools, gray pottery and sand pottery are the main ones. At that time, the main production tools were mainly grinding stone tools, but also making stone tools and microliths. 1935 and 1936, the main force of the red army paid tribute twice.

Address: 40km northwest of Gangu County.

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10, Yangguan Town advised Jun to drink one more glass of wine and leave Yangguanxi for no reason. Yangguan Town, located at the junction of Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces, is the most remote town in Dunhuang. Yangguan, named after Yang in Yumenguan, has been the gateway to the western regions since ancient times and the only place to pass through the south of the Silk Road. Yangguan Town enjoys a superior geographical position, a vast territory and abundant natural resources. The territory is rich in water, light, soil, heat, wildlife and tourism resources. Yangguan Town is also a famous tourist attraction. Yangguan, Yumenguan, Wowachi, Shouchangcheng and other places of interest are all in Yangguan Town.

Address: 64km southwest of Dunhuang.

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