The history of Gansu spans more than 8000 years, and the ancestors of the Chinese nation, Fuxi, Nu Wa and Huangdi, are said to have been born in Gansu. The following are the famous tourist attractions in Gansu that I have carefully arranged for you. Welcome to reading.
1: Shandan Military Racecourse
Every summer, there are thousands of peaks in Yanqi Mountain, colorful demons, dyed forests and gurgling streams. The mountains and plains are full of exotic flowers and precious trees. Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once said in a poem: "Although I live in Yanqi Mountain, I don't know the snow is cold. The woman immediately smiles, her face is like a jade plate on her cheeks, and she flies past birds and animals, and she spends the moon drunk and carves a saddle. The Qilian Mountains in the south are covered with snow, and the peaks fall in love. The virgin forests in the mountains are tall and straight, with shining cypresses, lush flowers and shrubs.
Wild animals, bears, wolves, foxes, deer, rock sheep, antelopes, ghosts, droughts, roe deer, etc. The Damaying grassland between the two mountains, blue sky and white snow, breezy, Buddha's face. Cattle and sheep squirm, horses gallop, snow lotus on the mountain and mushrooms on the grassland can be seen everywhere. Every summer, there are many wild flowers, such as Shandan flower, wild rose flower, pink flower, wild chrysanthemum flower, Malanhua flower, etc., which compete for beauty, colorful, intoxicating, insect singing, butterfly dancing, bird singing, beautiful and charming, and golden rape flowers attract attention.
The endless white snow in Qilian, the vast grassland as green as jasper, the starry herds of cattle, sheep and horses, the Xidahe Reservoir as bright as blue, and the agricultural machinery and tools roaring in the fields like a phoenix constitute a western pastoral picture with appropriate movement and rich colors. It is really a tourist attraction.
2. Zhang Ye
Zhangye is one of the four ancient counties in Hexi, and the center of political, economic, cultural and diplomatic activities of the Central Plains Dynasty in the northwest. Zhangye was once the capital of Beiliang, the capital of the Ministry of Tourism, the capital of Gansu, and the seat of the state capitals of past dynasties, and was known as the "lock on the key". Hamming Great Wall, grottoes, temples, pagodas, ancient cities, beacon tunnels and tombs are all over the city.
Dayu drew weak water into the stand, Lao Tzu rode a green ox into quicksand, and Zhou Muwang led eight horses to visit the Queen Mother of the West. Zhang Qian, Ban Chao, Faxian and others all went to the Western Regions through Zhangye. In 609, Yang Di convened 27 ambassadors from the Western Regions to hold the "World Expo" in Zhangye, and Tang Xuanzang went to the Western Heaven to learn from the scriptures. Kyle Poirot lives in Zhangye. The Horseshoe Temple and Jinta Temple, which were built in Wei and Jin Dynasties, have preserved sculptures and murals and have high cultural value.
Zhangye is bordered by Qilian Mountain in the south, Heli Mountain and Longshou Mountain in the north, and Heihe River runs through the whole territory, forming a unique desert oasis scene. The area is flat and fertile, rich in forests and fruits. Snow-capped mountains, grasslands, clear water and deserts are in harmony, with both southern charm and frontier customs. Therefore, there is a famous saying, "If you don't look at the snow in Qilian Mountain, you mistake Ganzhou for Jiangnan".
3. Dunhuang
Dunhuang has a long and ancient history. The word "Dunhuang" first appeared in Historical Records Biography of Dawan, which was explained by Ying Shao in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Dun, elegant; Brilliance, prosperity, take the meaning of grandeur. Dunhuang used to be the hub of communication between China and the West, the throat of the Silk Road, an international city for foreign exchanges and the military center of the western regions.
It is an ancient historical and cultural city, the hometown of flying art and the temple of Buddhist art. It is known as "Gobi Oasis" and "Pearl of the West", a golden tourist attraction on the ancient Silk Road, and is known as "Dunhuang of the world" and "Dunhuang of mankind". Dunhuang has a long history. Known as Guazhou in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was named after the real estate melon.
4.rouge mountain
Rouge Mountain Scenic Area is a provincial forest park approved by Gansu Provincial Forestry Department in 1993. In 20 10, it was rated as AAAA-level scenic spot by National Tourism Administration. It is located in Dahuangshan forest area, 40 kilometers south of Shandan County, Gansu Province, and it is a tourist area dominated by natural scenery. Walking through the flowers, walking on the century-old ladder paved with stone slabs, breathing fresh air, trying to cross the "fitness door", standing on the circular glass viewing platform, looking around the beautiful scenery of Yanqi Mountain, stopping to rest, tasting the tea produced by Yanqi Mountain in Huaer Square, listening to the simplest voice of Hexi Baojuan, enjoying the unique style of learning to dance Hu Teng, and sighing with Dan and Bi about the infinite charm of Yanqi Mountain.
In the Western Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing, a general in title of generals in ancient times, led more than 10,000 troops and drove the Huns to the north of the desert. The Huns lost this mountain and sang: "I died in Qilian Mountain, which deprived my six animals of interest;" Losing my mountain makes my daughter colorless "; When Emperor Yang Di traveled to the west, he climbed Yan Zhishan to meet the envoys of 27 monarchs. This is the famous "World Expo Victory" in history. In the Ming Dynasty, Dengaku, governor of Gansu Province, later governor of Donglai and Rizo, the magistrate of a county, once cast bells in the temple, which was later called Zhongshan Temple. There is a Jade Emperor Temple on the northwest side of the front hall, which is magnificent, and there is a Taoist temple 200 meters away from the back hall.
Nowadays, the famous tourist attraction of Swallow Mountain lies not in its glorious history, but in its beautiful scenery of green mountains, pines and cypresses. There are more than 65,438+0,000 species of plants in the park, among which the arbor species are Picea crassifolia, Sabina vulgaris, Larix principis-rupprechtii and Populus davidiana. There are many kinds of shrubs, and all kinds of weeds and wild flowers compete for each other. There are many kinds of Chinese herbal medicines such as rhubarb, astragalus, adenophora adenophora, etc. 100, and dozens of wild animals such as deer, musk deer, roe deer and blue sheep.
What are the tourist attractions in Gansu?
Gansu is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese nation and Chinese civilization, with profound historical and cultural heritage. Let me tell you what the tourist attractions in Gansu are!
1, Qingshan Ancient Tree-Longnan Guan 'egou
Guan 'egou is located in Dangchang County, Gansu Province, with a total length of 32 kilometers, a total area of about 17637 hectares and a forest coverage rate of 75. 1%. There are colorful lakes, dense virgin forests of pine and cypress, steep canyons towering into the sky, and small waterfalls pouring down from the cliffs at the top of the mountain or halfway up the mountain. The deepest part is alpine meadow and snow-capped mountains.
2. Camel bells in the desert-Badain Jaran Desert
Located in the west of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Badain Jaran Desert is one of the four deserts in China, with a total area of 47,000 square kilometers. Bayannaoer and Quijote dunes are the highest dunes in the world. The annual precipitation in Badain Jaran Desert is less than 40mm, but there are more than 100 lakes in the desert. The majestic sand mountain, mysterious singing sand, quiet lakes and wetlands constitute the unique and charming landscape of Badain Jaran Desert, attracting tens of thousands of domestic and foreign tourists every year.
3. Clean Land-Monk Glacier
Monk Glacier, also known as Laohugou Glacier 12, is located in Qilian Mountains, Subei County, Gansu Province, with an area of 2 1.9 square kilometers. It is the largest valley glacier in Qilian Mountain. There are 44 glaciers in Laohugou area, covering an area of about 54.3 square kilometers. It is called "transparent dream", which means big and wide snow mountain in Mongolian. The end of the "Transparent Monk" glacier is 4260 meters above sea level, and the highest peak is 5483 meters above sea level. Here, the snow area is wide, the slope is gentle, and the ice slope is reduced to 3 to 6 degrees, which is convenient for people to enter and climb. The maximum slope of the snow area is 26 degrees, and there is no danger of avalanche.
4. Magnificence-Jiayuguan, Gansu
Jiayuguan, 9817' east longitude and 39 47' north latitude, is located 5 kilometers west of Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province, in the middle of Jiayuguan's narrowest valley. It is the first pass at the western end of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty, the traffic fortress of the ancient Silk Road and the starting point of the western end of the Great Wall in Wan Li in Ming Dynasty.
5, ice and snow moisten things-Qilian Mountain
Qilian Mountain Range is located in the northeast of Qinghai Province in China and the west of Gansu Province, and it is one of the main mountain ranges in China. It consists of many parallel mountains and wide valleys running northwest-southeast. Because it is located on the south side of Hexi Corridor, it is also called Nanshan. It is 800 kilometers long from east to west, 200-400 kilometers wide from north to south and 4000-6000 meters above sea level. * * There are 3,306 glaciers, covering an area of about 2,062 square kilometers.
6. Gaoxia Pinghu-Lianhua Gudu
The mighty Yellow River was intercepted by the dam of Liujiaxia Hydropower Station and tamed in the deep valley of Gaoxia, forming an endless lake. It starts from Liujiaxia Dam in the east and reaches Bingling Temple in the southwest, connecting Yongjing, Dongxiang, Linxia and Jishi counties. The coastline is 55 kilometers long, the widest point is 6 kilometers, and the lake capacity is 5.7 billion cubic meters. With a drainage area of 166 square kilometers and a water surface of 200,000 mu, it is known as "the largest artificial lake in northwest China".
What are the tourist attractions in Gansu?
Gansu has a history spanning more than 8,000 years, and is known as "He Yuegen, spreading Sang Zi in the west". Here, I would like to introduce some tourist attractions in Gansu!
1, Han Jia stable-Gansu Shandan military horse farm
Shandan Military Horse Farm is located in Damaying Grassland, Qilian Mountain, 55 kilometers south of Shandan County, Zhangye. It is the oldest racetrack in the world, the largest in Asia and the second largest in the world. Shandan Military Racecourse is flat, rich in aquatic plants, green in summer and golden in winter, which is an ideal place for horses to breed and grow. Horses were kept here as early as 3000 years ago. Since the Western Han Dynasty, based on the local Mongolian horses, various fine horses have been introduced from the western regions, and the hybrid breeding of Shandan horses is world-famous.
2. Pure Land Pine Peach-Tianshui Ren Xian Cliff
Xianrenya is located in Maijishan Scenic Area, Tianshui City, Gansu Province. According to legend, there used to be a high-ranking person living in seclusion here, hence the name Xianrenya. Xianya Mountain is beautiful, with beautiful water, steep cliffs, dense forests and beautiful natural scenery; The human landscape is second only to McKee Scenic Area, and temples, temples and caves are mostly built between towering peaks or convex and concave cornices.
3. Longyou Scenic Area in Lanzhou-Xinglong Mountain
Gansu Xinglong Mountain National Nature Reserve is located in Yuzhong County, 45 kilometers southeast of Lanzhou City, and 5 kilometers southwest of Yuzhong County, with a total area of 29,583.6 hectares, an altitude of 1, 800-3,670 meters, an annual average temperature of 4. 1℃ and an annual rainfall of 62 1 mm. Xinglong Mountain, two towering peaks and a flowing water, enjoys a high reputation in history. Quinn was named "Yun Qi Mountain" because of the boundless white clouds, and was known as "the first famous mountain in Longyou". There are strange peaks and rocks, turbulent springs, lush trees and beautiful scenery in the territory.
4. Nanshan Muma-Gangu Gupo Grassland
Gupo Scenic Area is located in the upper reaches of the southern river in Gangu County, Tianshui City, with a total area of 132.8 square kilometers. Gupo River runs through the whole territory from west to east, which is the remaining vein of Qinling Mountains. The highest altitude is 27 16m, the lowest altitude is 1760m, and the relative height difference is 951m.. It has a continental monsoon climate, with an annual average temperature of 7.4℃, annual precipitation of 600-700 mm, annual sunshine hours 1600- 1800 hours and frost-free period of 90- 140 days.
5. General Shepherd-Changma Reservoir
In Hexi Corridor of Gansu Province, there is an inland river named Shule River, which is also the only river flowing from east to west. Since the mid-1990s, Gansu Province has built Changma Reservoir Hub, more than a dozen small hydropower stations along the way and millions of acres of downstream agricultural irrigation areas with loans from the World Bank. The joint operation of this reservoir with the downstream Jinchi Reservoir and Shuangta Reservoir ensures the bumper harvest of millions of acres of fertile fields in Hexi granary.
6. Integration of Buddhism and Taoism-Lotus Mountain
Gansu Lianhua Mountain National Nature Reserve is located at the junction of Le Kang, Lintan, Zhuoni, Lintao and Weiyuan counties in the southeast of Gansu Province. It is one of the important water conservation areas of Taohe River, the first tributary of the Yellow River, with obvious water conservation effect. The geographical coordinates are10339' 59 "~10350' 26" east and 3454'17 "~ 3501'46" north, which belongs to the wildlife nature reserve.
7. South China in the north-Wudu Vientiane Cave
According to the research of geological experts, it is located on the mountainside of Hualin River in the south of Hanwang Town, Wudu District, Longnan City, 7 kilometers away from the seat of Longnan Municipal Government. With a history of 250 million years, this cave is a large-scale cave with high artistic value found in the northwest of China, which can be compared with the world-famous reed flute cave in Guilin and Qixingyan in Zhaoqing. It has both the grandeur of the north and the spirit of the south. It is one of the four famous caves in China.
8. Clear water and bright lake-Tianchi in Wenxian County
Tianchi National Forest Park in Wenxian County is located in the mountainous area about 0/00 km north of Wenxian County, Longnan City. Due to the ancient crustal activity, crustal fracture and the blockage of the Tang Yang River, a lake as clear as a gourd was formed on Tianwei Mountain at an altitude of more than 2,400 meters. Tianchi in Wenxian County has 9 big bays, 108 small bays, and Fiona Fang is 20 kilometers, with a water depth of 97 meters and a water area of 80 hectares.
9. Guazhou, Gansu, is the capital of wind power.
Guazhou County, belonging to Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, is located at the western end of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, bordering Yumen City, an oil city in the east, Dunhuang City in the west, Subei Mongolian Autonomous County in the north and south, and Hami City in Xinjiang in the northwest. Guazhou County has been a transportation hub from east to west since ancient times, and an important commercial port on the ancient Silk Road.
10, Anigazhuo-Maya Snow Mountain
It is located in the west of Tianzhu County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province, 35 kilometers west of Tianzhu County, with an annual average temperature of -6.5 degrees Celsius, northwest-southeast, about 45 kilometers long from east to west and 10 kilometers wide from north to south. Locals call it Baigada Mountain. Baida, the main peak, is called Lunbusheze in Tibetan, which means the highest Xumi Mountain, with an altitude of 4,447 meters.
What are the tourist attractions in Gansu?
1, Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area, located 5 kilometers south of Dunhuang, Gansu Province. Throughout the ages, it is famous for its wonderful landscape of "mountain spring * * *, sand and water * * *", and is known as "one of the scenic spots beyond the Great Wall". Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Moon Spring and Mogao Grottoes are integrated into one, becoming a tourist attraction that people in China and even the world yearn for.
2. Labuleng Temple, except Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, is a national key cultural relic protection unit, the oldest existing and the only Buddhist temple built during the period of the first Jia Muxiang living Buddha. This temple is a Tibetan Buddhism in China. Its architecture is very distinctive, forming a magnificent building complex with Tibetan characteristics. Each house has a different history.
3. Changma Reservoir, in Hexi Corridor of Gansu Province, there is an inland river named Shule River, which is also the only river flowing from east to west. Since the mid-1990s, Gansu Province has built Changma Reservoir Hub, dozens of small hydropower stations along the way and millions of acres of downstream agricultural irrigation areas with a ten-year loan from the World Bank. The reservoir is jointly dispatched with the downstream Jinchi Reservoir and Shuangta Reservoir to ensure a bumper harvest of millions of acres of fertile land in Hexi granary.
4. Dingxi Gui Qingshan, located 72km south of Zhangxi 'an County, Gansu Province, is the most beautiful natural scenic spot on the Loess Plateau in central Gansu Province. It is now a national AAAA-level forest park, known as "Little Huashan" and "Guiqing Wonderland" in central Gansu. Because it stretches for as long as 18 villages, it is called "eighteen villages in Guiqing".
5. Laga Mountain in Zhouqu, Gansu. Laga is located in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. Located in the hinterland of Minshan Mountain, a branch of Kunlun Mountain, 33 kilometers upstream of Bailong River. This year, it was rated as a national 4A-level scenic spot with 3 1 scenic spot. The vegetation in the subtropical zone, temperate zone and frigid zone in Laga Mountain Scenic Area has obvious vertical distribution. It is a unique natural and cultural landscape that integrates Tibetan villages, streams, grasslands and forests, and integrates the grandeur of the north and the graceful beauty of the south. It has a rare European-style Yuan Ye scenery in the north, just like an emerald embedded in a beautiful valley with green mountains and green waters on the south bank of Bailong River.
Must-see attractions in Gansu
Gansu tourist attractions 1. Han stables-Gansu Shandan Army Racecourse 2. Pure Land of Pine Peach-Tianshui Ren Xian Cliff 3. Longyou Scenic Area-Xinglong Mountain in Lanzhou 4. Nanshan herdsmen-Gangu Gupo grassland 5. Pumu-Changma Reservoir 6. Integration of Buddhism and Taoism-Lianhua Mountain 7. The land of north and south-Wudu Vientiane Cave 8. Bishui Lake-Tianchi Lake in Wenxian County.
Extended information
1, Gansu Province, referred to as Gan or Long, is one of the provincial administrative units in China. Lanzhou, the capital of the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Gansu originated from the initials of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Because Xixia once set up Gansu military sub-division, and the Yuan Dynasty set up Gansu Province, referred to as Gansu; Because most of the province is located in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), there is a one-stop tour in the Tang Dynasty, so it is also called Dragon.
Gansu is located at 32 31'~ 42 57' north latitude and 9213' ~108 46' east longitude. Control the upper reaches of the Yellow River, connecting the Loess Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Inner Mongolia Plateau, connecting Shaanxi in the east and Bashu and Qinghai in the south. Xinjiang in the west and Inner Mongolia and Ningxia in the north; Northwest out of Mongolia, radiating Central Asia. Gansu province winds from east to west 1.600 kilometers, covering an area of 453,700 square kilometers, accounting for 4.72% of the whole country. The total population of the province is 27,636,500, and the resident population is 25,539,000. Jurisdiction over 12 prefecture-level cities and 2 autonomous prefectures.
Gansu has a history of more than 8000 years. It is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese nation and Chinese civilization, and also one of the birthplaces of Chinese medicine. According to legend, Fuxi, Nuwa and Huangdi, the human ancestors of the Chinese nation, were all born in Gansu. The Queen Mother of the West went down to Jingchuan County and returned to Zhongshan. Zhou people originated in Qingyang, and Qin people were based in Tianshui and Longnan. The root of Li world is in Longxi.
In 20 14, the GDP of Gansu province reached 683.527 billion yuan. Since the founding of New China, through development and construction, Gansu has formed an industrial system focusing on petrochemical industry, nonferrous metallurgy, machinery and electronics, and has become an important industrial base of energy and raw materials in China.
2. During the pre-Qin period, China was divided into Kyushu. Most of Gansu Province belongs to Liang Yong area, which used to be called "eternal cool place". During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of Qin people settled in the eastern part of the province, which is today's waters, and began a slow transition from nomadic economy to agricultural economy, and nomadic life still dominated. During the Qin Dynasty, in 688 BC, the State of Qin established counties (south of today's Shuimaiji District) and Jixian County (now Gangu County) in the occupied Ronghe area. County. During the Warring States Period, the territory of the State of Qin had reached the present southeast of Gansu. Longxi County was established in the twenty-seventh year of Qin Zhaowang (280 BC), and Beidi County was established in the thirty-fifth year of Qin Zhaowang (272 BC) nine years later.
Gansu tourist attractions
Gansu tourist attractions:
1. Mogao Grottoes: The Mogao Grottoes are known as "art galleries in the desert" and "spiritual oases of art and belief". They are world-famous for their exquisite murals and statues, and are listed as national key cultural relics protection units. Founded in the pre-Qin period of sixteen countries, it is the largest and richest Buddhist art shrine in the world.
2. Maijishan: Located in Maijishan Scenic Area under the jurisdiction of Tianshui City, Gansu Province, it is a national 5A-level tourist scenic spot. Maijishan Scenic Area has five sub-scenic spots, the most famous of which is Maijishan Grottoes. Maijishan Grottoes, Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi and Longmen Grottoes in Henan are also called the four major grottoes in China, and they are unique with their unique clay sculpture art. ..
3. Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring: Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring can be said to be the most beautiful scenic spot in Dunhuang, Gansu. In the rolling sand dunes, an oasis and a curved spring are so beautiful. Traveling to Crescent Spring in Mingsha Mountain, the most unforgettable thing is riding a camel to feel the western customs, watching the sunset on the sand dunes in the evening, and leaving that beautiful moment in photography.