Gansu

Gansu Province is named after two ancient states Gan (nowadays Zhangye City) and Su (nowadays Jiuquan). It is a land locked province in northwest of China. It covers an area of 430,000 km2. It meets The Republic of Mongolia at its northwest corner. To its north is Inner Mongolia and Ningxia (two autonomous regions of China). It borders Sichuan, Qinghai in the south and Shanxi in the east. To its west is the vast Xinjiang region. It has been an important getaway from central China to its west frontier for centuries. A natural land passage known as Hexi Corridor, stretching some 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from Lanzhou to the Jade Gate (Jiayuguan) is situated within the province, allowing the traverse of traders, merchants and caravans between east and west. Its elongated and narrow terrain is decorated with diverse landscapes: deserts, valleys, flat river beds, mountains and highlands. It is home to 25 million populations, mostly Han Chinese. The province has fertile yellow earth that the Yellow River runs through; on top of that the boundless Gobi desert also expands across other parts of the region.

Jiayuguan Pass

It's an important link in the ancient Silk Road and represented the beginning of the western end of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty . It integrates Silk Road and Great Wall cultures and is well-known for its impregnable geographic conditions.

Mogao Grottoes

Hailed as the most valuable cultural discovery in the 20th century, Mogao Grottoes gets great fame all over the world for exquisite murals and sculptures. The beauty of the frescoes, wall sculptures especially the technical difference that reflects the influence of different cultures on the Silk Road make these very unique and remarkable works.

Giant Buddha Temple

Also being called Dafo Temple, the Giant Buddha Temple is the largest architectural relic in Gansu Province of the Western Xia period. China's largest reclining Buddha is well preserved in this temple. The temple was built around the beginning of the 12th century, during the Western Xia period.

Yellow River Scenic Area

As one of the travel destinations along the silk road, the Yellow River Mother Sculpture has become the landmark sculpture of Lanzhou and also represents the image of Lanzhou.The Yellow River Mother Sculpture, regarded as one of the best sculptures depicting the mother river of Chinese civilization.

Zhagana Village

The residents here are mostly Tibetans who lead lives of half farming and half nomadism. Here you can see native people’s lifestyle and feel the simplicity and quietness of the primitive Tibetan village.

Yardan National Geological Park

In Yadan National Geological Park, you can enjoy a colorful world in different time. The whole vast city looks golden and grand in the morning, while shadows spread separately like smoke and fog. At dusk, the great sun sets down with cool wind and sky brilliant.

Echoing-Sand Mountain

There is a spectacular area of natural scenery in Dunhuang: the Echoing-Sand Mountains. The mountains are pale golden sand dunes dozens of meters high, covering an area roughly 40 km square, when the wind blows, give out a singing or drumming sound. They are part of the Kumtag Desert.

Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park

Zhangye ‘s Danxia was formed by the erosion of red sandstone, forming isolated peaks and steep stratified outcrops. Its special geological structure, combined with long-term desert conditions , freeze-thaw peeling, and wind and water erosion gave rise to its present appearance.

Gansu Museum

Its most unique pieces include painted pottery from the Neolithic Age; wood and bamboo documents from the Han Dynasty; Silk Road documents and treasures of the Han and Tangdynasties; and Buddhist artwork.The Museum is divided into two sections-natural resources and historic exhibits.