Zhangye is a prefecture level city in Gansu Province. In ancient times, it was called "Ganzhou", known as "land of mulberry and hemp, land of fish and rice". It is not only an important town on the ancient Silk Road, but also the main road of the new Eurasian Continental Bridge, but also an excellent tourist city in China. So what's interesting about Zhangye? Here's a list of the top ten tourist attractions in Zhangye. Let's have a look.
10. West Road Army memorial hall of the Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army
The West Route Army memorial hall of the Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army is the largest and most authoritative Memorial Hall reflecting the fighting history of the West Route Army in China. There are heroic sculptures, monuments, martyrs' cemeteries and so on in the memorial park. Visitors and friends can come here to pay homage to the souls of martyrs.
9. Wooden Pagoda Temple
Wooden Pagoda Temple, formerly known as Wanshou temple, is an ancient pagoda of brick and wood structure. It was built before the Northern Zhou Dynasty and rebuilt many times. Now it still stands on the original site, which is of great visiting value.
8. Flat mouth
Biandukou ecological leisure tourism scenic spot is abbreviated as biandukou scenic spot. It is located in the southeast of Minle county and in the hinterland of Qilian Mountain. It is 2800m above sea level. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is a good place for summer and cold in winter.
7. Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon
Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon has experienced hundreds of millions of years of wind and rain. Here, the canyon is deep, the maple forest is strange, and nature engraves the colorful mountains into breathtaking landscape paintings with uncanny creativity.
6. Shandan military horse farm
Shandan military horse farm is a vast grassland on the north side of Qilian Mountain. The terrain of the horse farm is vast. Whether it is grassland or rape field, it extends for dozens of kilometers. The scenery is very magnificent. It has been the military horse farm of Royal Dynasties since ancient times.
5. National Wetland Park
National Wetland Park is one of the largest urban wetland parks in Northwest China. There are many elegant landscapes such as clear lakes, large-area reed marshes, lush trees and lawn gardens. The air is fresh and the scenery is charming. It is a good place for people to play outing.
4. Binggou Danxia scenic spot
Binggou Danxia scenic spot is a natural scenic spot dominated by the Red Palace Danxia landform. Compared with the Danxia Landform Scenic Spot in Zhangye not far away, the Danxia color is relatively single, and the Danxia shape is also very unique, which is worth seeing.
3. Horseshoe Temple
Horseshoe temple, also known as Puguang temple, is located between the Qilian Mountains in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County. It is a huge grotto temple complex that has experienced thousands of years. There are many grotto Buddha statues on the rock wall and high-rise grotto temple buildings, which look very fantastic and spectacular.
2. Zhangye great Buddhist temple
Zhangye great Buddhist temple was built in the Yongan period of the Western Xia Dynasty, with a history of more than 900 years. The largest indoor clay Reclining Buddha in China is enshrined in the Great Buddha Temple. In addition, there are ancient buildings with different characteristics such as earth pagoda and Shanxi guild hall. People can visit and worship. It is very lively during holidays.
1. Zhangye Danxia National Geopark
Zhangye Danxia National Geopark is located in Linze and Sunan counties of Zhangye City. It is the only compound area of Danxia landform and colored hilly landscape in China. It has also been rated as one of the seven most beautiful Danxia Landforms in China by China National Geography Magazine.