Gansu, this place we should not be unfamiliar, we all know that Gansu Province can be said to be a relatively rare tourism province in China, why say so? It is mainly determined by the geographical location of Gansu. Gansu is like a ruyi inlaid in the northwest of China. It is a place where drought and humidity, Gobi and plateau, desert and snow mountain coexist. So, do you know what are the most worthwhile scenic spots in Gansu?
Mogao Grottoes
Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is one of the four famous Grottoes in China. It is also the largest and best preserved Buddhist art treasure house in the world.
The Millennium Mogao Grottoes record the integration of human civilization; the one hundred year Dunhuang witnessed the vicissitudes of history and the rise and fall of national prosperity.
Yueya spring, Mingsha mountain
From ancient times to the present, it is famous for its wonderful scenery of "coexistence of mountains and springs, coexistence of sand and water", and is known as "one of the wonders of scenery beyond the Great Wall".
The spring is surrounded by Mingsha mountain, but it is not covered by quicksand. It is always rippling with blue waves, clear to the bottom, long-term rain does not overflow, and drought does not dry up, which can be described as magic.
Yadan ghost city
Yadan National Geopark, also known as Yadan ghost city, is dominated by a large area of unique Yadan landform group, which is fantastic and spectacular on the Gobi.
Yadan is famous as a special landform. Maybe only when you see it with your own eyes can you understand what is called "Tiangong". The wind from the sky creates a city.
Zhangye Danxia National Geopark
Zhangye's colorful Danxia is like God's overturned pigment plate, which makes the use of natural elements and colors incisively and vividly.
"The color is like wodan, and the canyons are like bright clouds". Hundreds of meters high cliffs rise from the ground, smooth and neat, magnificent and vigorous.
Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon
This is a magical Canyon called "comparable to Zhangjiajie", "comparable to the Grand Canyon of crolado" and "newly discovered along the Silk Road", but it has always been little known.
Nature carves the colorful mountains into an incomparable and breathtaking landscape painting scroll with uncanny creativity.
Shandan military horse farm
It is the oldest Racecourse in the world, the largest in Asia and the second largest in the world.
The broad grassland extends to the sky, and the scattered horses outline the beautiful mountain shape. Let's gallop with horses and live a smart life.
Horseshoe Temple
It is said that Tianma once drank water and left footprints here, so it was named horseshoe temple.
There are more than 500 cliff pagoda niches in the thousand Buddha cave here, while the magnificent thirty-three day grottoes are carved in the shape of pagodas on the cliff with five floors and twenty-one caves, which is breathtaking.
Jiayuguan
Jiayuguan pass city is the first important pass at the western end of the great wall of the Ming Dynasty. It is also the traffic fortress of the ancient Silk Road. It is the most spectacular pass along the Great Wall.
Jiayuguan, which is surrounded by the Gobi desert, enjoys the unique desolation and vigour of Northwest China, and appropriately creates the pathetic and heroic spirit of ancient frontier fortress poems.
Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui
Gansu occupies two seats of the four largest Grottoes in China. Although it is not as famous as Dunhuang Grottoes, Maijishan grottoes are also famous both at home and abroad for their exquisite clay sculpture art and are known as Oriental Sculpture Museum.
There are thousands of round sculptures of the same size as real people, which are very interesting and are regarded as treasures.
Zhongshan Bridge
It is one of the landmark buildings in Lanzhou city. Standing on the bridge, you can overlook the white tower into the cloud. Zhongshan Bridge is the oldest ancient bridge in Lanzhou and the first real bridge in the Yellow River, with a history of more than 100 years.
Yellow River Stone Forest
The Yellow River has nine curves, and the Longwan is more delicate. The stone forest of the Yellow River is towering on both sides of the Yellow River. The surrounding canyons and cliffs are in the air. The natural shape is vivid.
Riding on a donkey cart is a unique local experience project. Standing in the magnificent stone forest, you can hear the northwest folk songs humming by the drivers. It's very interesting just to think about it.
Labrang Temple
In Labrang temple, you can feel the Tibetan people's religious faith, and those who have faith are happy. At night, Labrang temple is quiet and simple. There are no street lamps, but there are beautiful starry sky.
Zhagana
The vast snow mountain, blue sky, big white clouds, fresh air, standing here, as if stepping into the secret Peach Blossom Land.
It is called the little Switzerland in the East. It is not only the towering snow mountains, but also the beautiful villages far away from the ordinary world. It is quiet, out of the dust and pure & hellip; all the words are its own color.
Sangke grassland
This is a place where brave and brave riders can indulge their horses to gallop for thousands of miles. There are chanting flags on the mountain pass, lush grassland and flocks of cattle and sheep. In summer, the mulberry grassland is green, like a natural carpet spread out in the sky, in which various wild flowers compete, gorgeous and pleasing to the eye.
The Vientiane cave is not a human world, including all kinds of heaven. Since ancient times, Vientiane cave has attracted thousands of tourists.
The cave of Vientiane is deep, and the stalactites inside are gorgeous under the illumination of light. Walking in it, it seems as if you have entered a fairyland by mistake.
Guanegou National Forest Park
It was named as National Geopark in 2014. It is characterized by mountains and rivers, with a forest coverage rate of 75%. It has beautiful ecological environment, unique natural landscape and diverse distribution of animals and plants. It is called xiaojiuzhaigou.
There are numerous natural and cultural landscapes such as forests, grasslands, landforms, water bodies, sky phenomena and so on. There are not only the water beauty of Jiuzhaigou, but also the precipitousness of Huangshan and Huashan. Its visual impact, soul shock, and original ecological beauty should be the first-class in China, and the best in Northwest China.
Kongtong mountain
Pingliang Kongtong mountain scenic area has been known as "the first mountain from the west" and "beautiful scenery of Kongtong mountain" since ancient times. High gorge Pinghu, water and sky, Lijiang charm. It's worth visiting.