Gansu tourism ranking

Jiayuguan, located in Jiayu City, Gansu Province, is the westernmost pass of the Great Wall of Wan Li, which was once called "Hexi Throat" in history. A medium-sized industrial city has been built near Guancheng. The streets in the city are open and tidy. The famous Jiayuguan Great Wall is in the northwest, the Qilian Mountain is covered with snow all year round in the southwest, and the Gobi Desert is around the city. Jiayuguan has a magnificent scenery, from Jiayuguan to Jiuquan, only more than 20 kilometers in the middle.

Jiayuguan Great Wall is a national key cultural relic protection unit. Jiayuguan is south of Qilian Mountain, with snow peaks stretching thousands of miles; Longshou Mountain and Mazong Mountain are in the north, facing Qilian Mountain and living in Hexi.

The charm of Jiayuguan lies in the word "Guan". The whole Guancheng is divided into three layers: the outer city, the urn and the inner city. The structure is ingenious and can be said to be impregnable.

Outside Guancheng, the new Great Wall is still being built. There are so many man-made landscapes that future generations can't tell who is true or false, and they don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse. The Great Wall Museum next to it is worth a visit, and many cultural relics and introductions are refreshing.

Jiayuguan City is very well preserved, and the Guancheng building is very powerful.

There are two prosperous food streets in Jiayuguan city, one is to revitalize the market, and the other is the mirror iron market, where there are many kinds of pasta.

The top ten scenic spots in Gansu are Waterwheel Expo Park, Qingcheng Ancient Town, Guan 'egou National Forest Park, Bingling Temple, Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area, Maiji Mountain Scenic Area, Colorful Danxia Scenic Area, Kongtong Mountain Scenic Area, Jiayuguan Cultural Relics Scenic Area and Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes in Gansu Province.

1. Waterwheel Expo Park:

On August 26, 2005, Lanzhou, known as the capital of waterwheels, built a waterwheel Expo Park, which reappeared the spectacular scene of waterwheels on both sides of the Yellow River more than 50 years ago. Lanzhou Waterwheel Expo Park is located in the south bank of the Yellow River, Binhe East Road, Baili Yellow River amorous feelings line. East of Zhongli Bridge Pier and Sports Park; It is connected to the hydrophilic platform, Lanzhou Port, Zhongshan Bridge, Baitashan Park and other scenic spots in the west.

2. Qingcheng Ancient Town:

Qingcheng Ancient Town is located on the south bank of the Yellow River in the northernmost part of Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. It is the only national historical and cultural town in Lanzhou City and the hometown of national folk art. It is also an ancient town with relatively complete preservation of ancient dwellings in Gansu Province and a national 4A-level tourist attraction.

3. Guan 'egou National Forest Park:

Guan 'egou National Forest Park integrates natural landscape and human landscape such as forest landscape, grassland landscape, landform landscape, water landscape, astronomical landscape, etc. Lakes are like pearls, canyons are like lines and waterfalls, with diverse flora and fauna, beautiful ecological environment and peculiar natural landscape.

4. Bingling Temple:

Bingling Temple, located in Xiaoji Mountain, 35 kilometers southwest of Yongjing County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, is a national key cultural relics protection unit. In December 2020, it was rated as a national 5A-level tourist attraction by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

5, Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area:

Mingsha Mountain starts from Mogao Grottoes in the east and reaches Danghekou in the west. It stretches for 40 kilometers from east to west, and is about 20 kilometers wide from north to south. The main peak is 1715 meters above sea level. The mountain is made up of fine sand with red, yellow, green, black, white and five colors. Crescent Spring is located in the middle of Mingsha Mountain, and it is named after its shape resembles a crescent moon.

6. Maiji Mountain Scenic Area:

Maijishan Scenic Area, with a planned area of 215 square kilometers, consists of more than 180 scenic spots in five sub-scenic spots: Maijishan Grottoes, Xianrenya, Shimen, Quxi and Jieting Hot Springs. The scenic spots are rich in animal and plant species, with unique geological features and typical climate, and the grotto culture is well preserved. In 1982, it was approved and announced by the State Council as the first batch of national-level scenic spots.

7. Colorful Danxia Scenic Area:

Colorful Danxia in Zhangye is the most typical Danxia landform in the arid area of northern China, and it is the only highly compound area of Danxia landform and colorful hilly landscape in China. It is colorful, ornamental and has a large area, which combines the male, the dangerous, the strange, the quiet and the beautiful.

8. Kongtong Mountain Scenic Area:

Since ancient times, the scenic area of Kongtong Mountain has been known as the first mountain in the west, the wonders of the west town, the beautiful scenery of Kongtong Mountain in the world, the beautiful scenery in Guansai and the location of Daoyuan. At the 2018 Northwest China Tourism Marketing Conference and Tourism Equipment Exhibition, it was shortlisted for the list of 100 magical northwest scenes.

9. Jiayuguan Cultural Relics Scenic Area:

Jiayuguan Cultural Relics Scenic Area includes three scenic spots: Jiayuguan Guancheng, the Great Wall with hanging walls and the first pier in the world. Jiayuguan Cultural Relics Scenic Area is a frontier culture and tourist scenic spot relying on the historical remains and sites of Jiayuguan military defense system as the main landscape resources. The scenic spot has formed a unique desolate, majestic and dignified unique customs of the border Gobi, showing the historical role of the Hexi Corridor military barrier and the Silk Road town.

10. Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu:

Mogao Grottoes, located in Dunhuang at the western end of Hexi Corridor. Its excavation lasted about 1000 years from the Sixteen Kingdoms period to the Yuan Dynasty, which is unique in China Grottoes. It is not only a splendid art treasure house of China ancient civilization, but also an important witness to the dialogue and exchange between different civilizations that happened on the ancient Silk Road.