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ADMIRE GANSU SPECIALTIES IN TOURING WEST CHINA |
| Gansu
is rich in tourism resources and reknowned as the golden section
of the Silk Road tourism. There are numerous ancient cultural
relics in the province together with unique natural scenery and
local conditions and customs, such as grottoes, temples, passes
of the ancient Great Wall, towers, inscription steles, pavilions
and historical sites, all representing the splendid culture of
the Silk Road. |
| Touring
Gansu one may not only admire the beautiful mountains and waters,
grasslands, Gobi and deserts but also the unique loess hills,
fascinating scenes of Danxia landforms and glacier and snow-capped
mountains as well as the attractive customs and cultural features
of some national minorities in the province like the Yugu, Hui
and Tibetan ones. |
| Taking
part in tours within Gansu would make it possible for tourists
to review Chinese history. Based in cities, the major tourism
spots of the province a scattered along the famous Silk Road. |
| Scenery
Spots and Historical Sites |
| Some
representatives are: the Kongtong Mountain, the westernmost end
of the Great Wall at Jiayuguan, the Crescent Spring (Yueyaquan),
Yuquanguan Temple and in Lanzhou, the Zhongshan Iron Bridge, the
White-Pagoda Mountain, the Five-Spring Park and Lanshan Park. |
| Major
Cultural Relics and Historical Sites |
| The
Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang, Binglingsi Grottoes, Labuleng Lamasery,
Maijishan Grottoes, the Huge-Buddha Temple at Zhangye and Gansu
Provincial Museum |
| Local
Customs and Cutural Features |
| Glider-flying
activities and hot-balloon tours at Jiayuguan, hunting tours,
drifting venture on the Yellow River |
| Local
Flavor and Specialties |
| Also
see "Local Delicacies in Lanzhou" |
