It is
One of the ten Tibetan autonomous prefectures in China
Known as the "Window of the Tibetan Plateau"
"Springboard for Tibetan Modernization";
"The most beautiful tourist destination in China"
One of the "50 Places A Man Goes to in His Lifetime";
It was rated by the United Nations
"China's Most Ethnic Tourist Destination"
……
Here, in the prayer corridor outside Labrang Monastery, the footsteps of the pious have never stopped; Zagana in the morning light looms in the clouds; the smell of butter on the Sangko grassland has not dissipated for a long time...
In addition to the more well-known Labrang Monastery, Langmu Temple, Sanko Grassland, Zagana... Gannan, there are many secret places that few people know, quietly waiting for you to explore, to meet, to photograph, to understand.
When you stroll through the colorful landscapes of Dayugou, when you stand on the top of the Seven Fairies Peak, when you look at the sea of flowers in the Ximei Duohe Pond, when you wander through the lakes and mountains of Keqiong Lake... You can't help but sigh, Gannan, this magical and poetic fertile land, how much beauty there is, you have not yet met it.
If you have been to Labrang Temple, Langmu Temple, Zagana and other places, you may wish to meet Gannan again for the sake of these niche paradises below!
01 Joni Dayugou
Nine ditches, ditches are intoxicating
There is a saying that "there is Jiuzhaigou in the south and Dayugou in the north". Dayugou and Jiuzhaigou are separated by mountains, water is of the same origin, trees are of the same species, mountains are of the same potential, stones are homogeneous, and the mountains and rivers are not inferior, but they are not as famous as Jiuzhaigou.
Dayugou has a total of 9 branches, each of which is like a giant fan left by God on the earth, and the fan surface is thick and colorful, depicting countless strange mountains and rivers.
Among them, the Most Essence of Ajiaogou is the most important. When you walk along the canyon against the river, turn around the foot of a mountain, cut off the moon gate in front of you, the Buddha rounds a full moon, and the emerald-colored river flows out of the cave, it is amazing.
Coordinates: Mu'er Town, Zhuoni County, Gannan, Gansu Province, 30 kilometers away from the county seat of Zhuoni County
Self-driving: Zhuoni County - Gongbaozina Road - S306 - Dayugou Road - Dayugou
02 Xiahe White Rock Cliff Temple
Mountain cliffs and grasslands are decorated
On the endless grassland of Ganga, the gray-white cliffs stand tall and stretch for 15 kilometers, looking like a majestic wall on the grassland from a distance.
And under the cliffs, on the grassland, there is a bhikkhu monastery held by the female living Buddha of Gongzhika Dolma, the White Rock Cliff Temple. This simple temple, set off by the cliffs of Qijun Mountain and the endless grassland, also looks particularly magnificent, making people can't help but think of it.
Coordinates: In Ganga Township, Xiahe County
Self-driving: Xiahe County - Tongxia Highway - Baishiya Temple
03 Collaboration with Zogadoma Wetland
"Little hills" rising up on the earth
In the beautiful wetland "big family", the Zogedoma wetland is undoubtedly a unique member of it.
There are large-scale swampy meadows here, and the meadows here are one by one, one uplifted, one after another, connected into one piece, which is very unique.
Coordinates: 28 km from The cooperative city of Gansu Province
By car: Cooperative City - Tongqin Street - G213 - Zogadoma Township
04 Joni Nine Heavens Stone Gate
A dangerous mountain straight into the sky
Many raiders about Gannan will mention the Zagana of Diebu, and on the way to the "Sky City" Zagana, you will also pass through the Nine Heavens Stone Gate of the "Nine Heavens on Earth".
Gu Shiyun, "Flying down three thousand feet, it is suspected that the Milky Way fell for nine days." Nine days, the highest point in the sky. And this stone gate of Diebu, daring to call itself "Nine Heavens", must be towering into the clouds, like the Ninth Heaven above, and this is indeed the case.
Coordinates: Guanggai Mountain, Niba Township, Gannan Zhuoni County
Self-driving: Diebu County - Lazikou Street - Guanggai Mountain
05 Rokuqu Nishikura-ji Temple
Feel the faith in the hustle and bustle of the Bright Buddha Festival
Nishikura-ji Temple, which is backed by mountains and water, is a sub-temple of Laparu Temple. Here the four seasons of pine and cypress are evergreen, full of quiet and peaceful Zen. However, on the thirteenth day of the first month, the "Bright Buddha Festival", here is a different kind of bustle.
On this day, Tibetans in pastoral areas came to the monastery early in disguise, waiting for the solemn ceremony to begin. With the sound of the trumpet, the "Bright Buddha" ushered in a climax, dozens of embroidered Buddha statues of length and width slowly opened on the exhibition platform, and tens of thousands of people came to the Buddha statue in turn to worship...
Coordinates: 10 kilometers east of Luqu County
By car: Luqu County - X402 - Nishikura-ji Temple, 23 minutes
06 Maqu Simedo Pond
The blossom season moves Gannan
In the Maqu grassland where the Yellow River flows, there is not only the first big bend of the Jiuqu Yellow River, but also a flower beach that lingers in an unforgettable way - Ximei Duohe Pond.
Here there is a splendid sea of golden lotus flowers in July, a sky blue gentian flower in August, and a brilliant buttercup flower in October... When the flowers are in bloom, it is picturesque like a fairyland dreamland.
Coordinates: 120 kilometers west of the county seat of Maqu in Gannan City, OraShuma Township
Self-driving: Maqu County - X418 - Orahuma Township
Gannan, where there are herds of cattle and sheep, meadows full of flowers,
Clear lake and blue sky,
There are also temples filled with the aroma of butter tea...
If you have been to Labrang Monastery,
Langmu Temple, Zagana and other places,
May wish for the beauty of Dayugou,
The steepness of the Nine Heavens Stone Gate, the tranquility of Darzon Lake,
The Bright Buddha Festival at Nishikura-ji Temple...
Goodbye Gannan this fall!
Turn mountains and waters, raise the wind and horses, and meet Gannan again!
Source: Huamei Travel