Which part of China
In foreign countries, but few people in China have been there?
It is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization
It is also a must for the Silk Road
It is God's reward to the world's traveling lovers
It is, Gansu
Of China's five major terrains, Gansu accounts for 3
Of the five climate types in China, Gansu accounts for 4...
Due to many reasons, Gansu's "changeable" appearance
To the north is the Mongolian Plateau, rich in vegetation
The scenery in the south is comparable to that of Saiwai Jiangnan, completely breaking your impression of Gansu
To the west is the Hexi Corridor, exotic and lonely
To the east is the Loess Plateau, a wild expanse
Majestic and magnificent, the desert is lonely
Myths and legends, legendary interpretations... All hidden in Gansu
So, went to Gansu
You're the equivalent of going to four-fifths of China
01
The Silk Road is a brilliant humanity
Dunhuang
There are the Mogao Grottoes, known as the "Museum of Oriental World Art", the wonderful crescent spring and Mingsha Mountain, and the ancient poems of Yumen Pass and Yangguan, which together tell the vicissitudes of Dunhuang's history and beautiful legends.
The mundane are like passing eyes, and the dust in front of the Buddha. Looking around the perimeter and roof of the cave, there are Buddhas in the sky, and everywhere there are paintings of flying heavens, tricks, fairies...
On the walls there are Buddhist sutra story paintings, sutra paintings and Buddhist historical relics, as well as depictions of gods and monsters and portraits of offerings, as well as a variety of exquisite decorative patterns...
When I saw these treasures of a thousand years ago, I didn't dare to have any delusions, I didn't want to bother the bodhisattva, but just looked up, and I knew that there must be a pair of eyes watching me three feet above.
Jiayuguan
Jiayuguan is the transportation fortress of the ancient "Silk Road", one of the three wonders of the Great Wall of China stands silently in the great northwest in the long river of history, guarding this land, the wind and the sun, but still solemn.
The Xiongguan Water Village in the outer city can be taken from a distance to the exterior of the guancheng, and when you enter the inner city to climb the castle tower, you can see the foothills of qilian mountain. Looking at the bright lights of Guancheng under the rising sun in the distance, it looks even more majestic. Walking in Jiayuguan City, people can't help but think of the bustle and prosperity of the ancient Silk Road.
Maijishan Grottoes
It is a dazzling artistic pearl on the golden tourism line of the Silk Ancient Road. The shape of Maiji Mountain is very peculiar, with lone peaks protruding like wheat stacks. Unlike the relict independence in the wind and sand of the Mogao Caves, the Maijishan Grottoes are hewn into the cliffs.
The painted sculptures of the Maijishan Grottoes are a must, and if the Mogao Grottoes are a treasure house of murals, it is no exaggeration to say that the Maijishan Grottoes are a treasure trove of painted sculptures. The hundreds of honeycomb-like caves carved out of the steep cliffs and the seated Buddha statues give people a strong visual impact that is hard to forget.
Horseshoe Temple
Although it is a cave temple, it has the characteristics of a "hanging temple", and the caves are carved out of the cliffs, plus cornices and steps, which is particularly thrilling.
Horseshoe Temple has a long cultural history, named after the legend that Pegasus has horseshoe prints in this drinking water, built on a cliff face, and has a rich Buddhist grotto culture.
The grottoes of Horseshoe Temple, with its long history and splendid culture, stand in the forest of grotto art, although it has suffered many disasters, but it has been preserved forever, which is a rare miracle of Buddhist art.
02
A lensless photographic blockbuster
Colorful Danxia
After 100 million years of being carved by wind and rain, this special landform was born out of nowhere and built this shocking "castle" in the arid northwest land. Today's Zhangye, how rare.
The continuous Danxia Mountain is like a palette overturned by God, and the color is bold. In a trance, it was as if the rainbow on the edge of the sky had been transformed into a rainbow, and it merged with the sky covered with slanting sun.
Alien Valley
The Alien Valley must be a minority among the minority, the strange rocks are unique, the snow peaks are pure and beautiful, the valley is full of vitality, and here is the little-known new secret place of Sunan.
It is composed of four parts: the Valley of Mercury, the Valley of Jupiter, the Valley of Mars, and a large number of steel ruins, with strange peaks protruding and steep mountains, crossing through them, as if entering an alien world.
Tengger Desert
Part of the Tengger Desert is located in Minqin County, Wuwei, Gansu Province, where the sand sea is magnificent, the sand is soft and golden, and the sand dune line is long and smooth, which is a paradise for beginner desert travelers.
The desert is vast and you can't imagine what's behind the dunes. There are only blue skies, scorching suns, golden sands and winds in front of you. Within a hundred miles, there was no sound in all directions, and the whole heaven and earth seemed to be only themselves.
03
Fade away the glitz of devout faith
Labrang Monastery
Labrang Monastery is a shrine for pilgrims in the Gannan region and has the longest prayer wheel corridor in the world. It is also the filming location of film and television dramas such as "No Thief in the World", and many wonderful Tibetan culture and art such as butter flowers and thangkas are displayed here.
The great monastery, sometimes silent, sometimes lively. The surrounding meadows are peaceful for people and animals. Coming here, the world seems to have entered a virtual dream, and only beautiful things are left.
Rougi-ji Temple
Friends who don't know it will start thinking it's a temple, but it's actually a beautiful and unique town. Two temples in one town. One in Gansu and one in Sichuan, the Bailong River runs through the town, the Taoyuan Holy Land, the corner of the side.
Because there are two temples in the town, it is possible to meet monks dressed in red everywhere, standing on the high side of the town, you can overlook the whole town of Langmu Temple, langmu temple in the morning light is full of infinite peace and divinity, and may also have a chance encounter with the deer.
04
A cool countryside in the middle of summer
Zagana
Hidden in the mountains, Zagana is a niche paradise on the land of Gannan, and if it were not for "Where Daddy Went" to enter our field of vision, it might be difficult for us to know this pure land.
Come to Gannan, you must start the gannan east tour, even locke who found Shangri-La said that he had never seen such a gorgeous scenery in his life, hiking in the beautiful scenery, re-walking the road of Rock.
Sankoh Steppe
The Sankoh grassland is called the small family jasper in the grassland. The rolling hills make the Sanko grassland more three-dimensional, the cattle and sheep are quietly grazing, the blue sky and white clouds are still there, and the wind of Gannan blows through the ears at this time, and there is no moment more relaxed and comfortable than this time.
The first bend of the Yellow River in the world
Located in the first bend of the Yellow River in Maqu, it is the aesthetic beauty of the grassland river, just like the flowing beautiful ribbon floating on the grassland.
The river flows through the grassland land, a round of red sun gradually sets, and the sunset light rises to the clouds on the edge of the sky, which is very beautiful. If, at this time, you are here, I think you will be mesmerized by the scenery in front of you.
05.
Delicious dié up!
Before coming to Gansu, when it comes to the cuisine here, most people can only think of Lanzhou ramen. But in fact, it is very wrong. First of all, there is probably only Lanzhou ramen in the whole country, because it is called Lanzhou beef noodles.
There is also Dunhuang, the silk road wrapped in sauce and strong teeth of donkey meat yellow noodles, with a cup of apricot peel water unique to the northwest, it is simply beautiful.
Lamb stew cakes with enough thick soup, lamb fried noodles full of flavor, and stir-fried fish that slip into the flavor are all missed.
The original, tender and juicy hand-grabbed lamb, roasted whole lamb for free meat, and finally a bowl of milk and egg mash with fragrant lips and teeth.
Not to the Great Northwest, I don't know the vastness of heaven and earth
Not to Gansu, I didn't know that this place was so colorful
More gorgeous than Xinjiang, more sacred than Tibet, going once is equivalent to traveling half of China
Find a chance to go together!
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