1, horseshoe temple
Horseshoe Temple is named after the legend that Tianma has horseshoe prints when drinking water here. There are temples of both Han Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism. The 33-day Buddha Cave is the most important building of Horseshoe Temple. Built in Beiliang, a seven-story staircase was dug along the mountain. You can see many ancient Buddha statues. It is one of the cultural relics with a long history and high artistic value in Gansu Province, and it is also known as the three artistic treasures of Hexi Buddhist resort together with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and Anxi Yulin Grottoes. Here are beautiful mountains and rivers, strange Buddha peaks, strange caves, picturesque seasons and outstanding scenery, which are worth a visit.
Pass: 74 yuan/person
Horseshoe Temple Scenic Area: 36 yuan/person
Matibei Temple Grottoes: 35 yuan/person
(Tickets for Horseshoe Temple Scenic Area include Thousand Buddha Cave, Zoo, Yugur Song and Dance, and tickets for Horseshoe Temple North Temple Grottoes include 33 days, Tibetan Buddha Hall and Horseshoe Hall)
Opening hours: 08:30- 18:00.
Transportation: Zhangye City-Horseshoe Temple (65km), Zhangye South Bus Station leaves around 9: 00 every day, and the fare is 1 1.5 yuan/person. There are two shuttle buses back to Zhangye, and the time is not fixed. Please ask when you get on the bus. You can also take the shuttle bus at South Bus Station and get off at Nangu Town, 9.5 yuan/Ren, Horseshoe Temple Scenic Area. You need to take a taxi or motorcycle after getting off, one-way to 30 yuan.
2. Danxia in the ice ditch
Colorful Danxia is beautiful with magnificent colors, and Binggou Danxia is amazing with the unique shape of Danxia Stone Forest. The towering figures in Chibi depict the spectacular sights of the Louvre, such as the mirage, the welcoming camel and the Buddha Mother King Kong. The core tour of Bingdan Gorge Scenic Area is divided into Xiaoxitian Scenic Area and Daxitian Scenic Area, which are the essence of the scenic area. The main attractions are Blissful Palace, Dance Palace, Glass Palace and Buddha Mother King Kong.
Tickets: adult tickets: 40 yuan/person; Sightseeing bus: 20 yuan/person
Half-price tickets: students, 1.2- 1.5 meters children, and elderly people aged 60-69 buy tickets with valid certificates.
Free: 1.2m for children and 70-year-olds with valid certificates. Opening hours: May1-1October 10, 06: 00-20: 00; Stop selling tickets: 19:00.
65438+1October1-April 30th of the following year: 07: 00-19: 00; Stop selling tickets: 18:00.
Transportation: Colorful Danxia-Binggou Danxia: The distance between the two places is12km, so you can take a taxi.
3. Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon
This colorful hill and the grand canyon with palace-style Danxia landform not only have all kinds of peak forests with strange peaks and rocks, but also face Qilian Mountain across the corridor plain. Come here, while enjoying the scenery, you can also experience the thrills brought by the ladder and feel the enthusiasm of the Mongolian people in Pingshan Lake!
Admission: 100 yuan/person
Opening hours: 8:30- 18:00.
Transportation: Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon, Zhangye City (56 km): Take the commuter bus at Zhangye Electric Power Building (Electric Power International Travel Service). Departure time: 8:30/ 14:30, two shifts, 14 yuan/person, about half an hour's drive.