Gansu Tours

Top Places to Visit in Gansu

DUNHUANG

The brilliant pearl on the Silk Road, Dunhuang is well-known for its grottoes and murals, offering the experience of the most representative attractions in western China. With 45,000 square meters of murals and 2,400 painted sculptures, the Mogao Grottoes, which were excavated 1,000 years ago, demonstrate the development of Chinese grotesque art. The Singing Dune and Crescent Moon Spring near the Mogao Grottoes are also stunning. When the wind blows, the sands at Singing Dune sound like a bell. While the Crescent Moon Spring gained acclaim for its unique shape.

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  ZHANGYE

  You must go to the Mati Temple and Zhangye National Geopark. The former is the most well-known of the numerous beautiful historical sites along the Silk Road in Gansu. The latter presents a Danxia landform with seven hues, one of the most distinctive in the entire world.
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  JIAYUGUAN

  It is the western terminus of the Great Wall and the traffic hub of the ancient Silk Road, where the 2,000-year-old beacon towers and pathways that facilitated trade and cultural exchanges between China and the West are still dimly discernible.
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  MAIJISHAN GROTTOES

  Built between 384 and 417, there are 221 caves, 10,632 clay sculptures, and stone carvings, and more than 1,300 square meters of murals in these grottoes, reflecting the characteristics of statues in various eras in China. Now the site has become a world cultural heritage.
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  LANZHOU

  This well-known city by the Yellow River has a more than 2,000-year history. A significant number of priceless cultural artifacts are on display in the city's Gansu Provincial Museum. Such as the iconic bronze sculpture, the Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow.