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In what month is it good to travel to Gansu?

It is good to travel to Gansu in May at 65438+ 10.

Because Gansu province spans a great latitude, the climate difference between north and south is obvious. The area north of Lanzhou is hot in summer and cold in winter, with large temperature difference between day and night and little rain. Natural grassland is an important tourism resource in Gannan area, and summer is the most abundant season for vegetation growth, so May ~ 10 is the best time to visit Gansu every year. Gansu has a long and narrow terrain, which is complex and diverse. Surrounded by mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, deserts, Gobi and mountains, the terrain slopes from southwest to northeast.

Gansu is located at the intersection of Loess Plateau, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Inner Mongolia Plateau. Climate types from south to north include subtropical monsoon climate, temperate monsoon climate, temperate continental arid climate and plateau mountain climate.

Recommended tourist attractions in Gansu:

1, Yueya Spring Scenic Spot in Mingsha Mountain

Yueya Spring Scenic Area in Mingsha Mountain is located in the land of sand springs five kilometers south of Dunhuang. This is a wonderful place and is known as the "desert wonder". Mingsha Mountain is five kilometers south of the city. It makes a sound on sunny days or when someone slides down the mountain, so it is named after the sound of sand movement. Crescent spring is named after its sweet and clear water quality, and it is shaped like a crescent moon because it is surrounded by Mingsha Mountain.

2. Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as Thousand Buddha Cave, was built in the pre-Qin period of sixteen countries. It is one of the four largest grottoes in China and a large-scale and well-preserved treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. The Mogao Grottoes are divided into south and north areas, of which the south area is a place for Buddhist rituals and activities, and the north area is a place for monks to practice, live and bury. There are heatable adobe sleeping platform, stove pit, flue, niche, lampstand, etc., but most of them have no painted sculptures and murals.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area

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