Gansu was a closed country in ancient times and was the hub and prime location of the ancient Silk Road.

It is recommended that you spend five days going to Gansu, located in the geographical center of China, to experience its profound historical accumulation.

1DAY1 Zhangye Ganquan Park Big Buddha Temple After breakfast on the first day, you might as well go to Ganquan Park in the city.

It is located in the northwest corner of Ganzhou City and is built on the natural reed lake. It is named after the famous scenic spot Ganquan in Zhangye.

Evergreen pines and cypresses, flowers and grass everywhere, overlooking pavilions, mountains and rivers, weeping willows brushing the water, beautiful scenery, it is the city's largest comprehensive urban garden for leisure, sightseeing and vacation.

In the afternoon, you can visit the Big Buddha Temple in the southwest corner of Zhangye City.

As an important scenic spot on the Silk Road, it is a landmark building in Zhangye, known as a famous temple and a Buddhist attraction.

There are many ancient buildings, towering ancient trees, green grass and beautiful environment in the temple.

Catering: It is recommended to go to Ganzhou Snack Street, Zhumin East Street, Zhangye City, where you can taste various local snacks.

Accommodation: Most hotels in Zhangye’s urban area are concentrated on East Street, West Street, and South Street in Ganzhou District.

Tourists can choose hotel accommodation here.

Warm reminder: Zhangye has a large temperature difference between morning and evening.

It’s best to wear a thick coat in the morning and evening to keep out the cold.

The next day, Zhangye Shandanjun Racecourse set off from Zhangye city in the morning and drove to the Danxia landform 40 kilometers away.

Viewed from a distance, you will be impressed by its beauty.

In the 100-square-foot mountain area, many isolated peaks and steep rocks are strangely shaped, colorful, and majestic.

It is said that this place is famous for its staggered levels, steep rock walls, majestic momentum, rich shapes and colorful landscapes, including colorful canyons, colorful towers, colorful screens, colorful practices, colorful lakes, colorful scallops, sea of ??fire and

Knife Mountain.

In the afternoon, you might as well go to the military horse farm located 55 kilometers south of Shandan County.

It is currently the oldest racecourse in the world, the largest in Asia and the second largest in the world. It has flat terrain, rich water and grass, green grass in summer and golden in winter.

Charming scenery can be seen no matter what season.

Horse racing or equestrian shows are held here.

If you are interested, you can also participate in horse riding, camping and other activities in person.

Catering: Zhangye’s snacks are very famous, such as caviar, lasagna, minced pork noodles, stuffed skin, fried crackers, ramen, fish meal, etc.

It’s all over the place and unforgettable.

In addition, special drinks such as tofu curd, gray bean soup, fermented glutinous rice, and horse farm yogurt are also favorites of Zhangye people.

Accommodation: It is recommended to stay in the city or near the Danxia landform to facilitate visiting attractions.

Warm reminder: Zhangye has a continental climate, which is characterized by dryness and little rain. The annual average temperature is 6, with January being the coldest and July being the hottest.

June to September every year is the best tourist season of the year.

Day 3 Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum On the morning of the third day we set off from Zhangye to Jiayuguan, which is 230 kilometers away and can be reached in less than 3 hours.

First, in the morning, visit the Guanlou of Jiayuguan, which is known as the best pass in the world.

There are three walls in the city, multiple lines of defense, a city inside the city, and a moat outside the city, forming a heavily guarded city.

There are a variety of entertainment options in the building.

In addition to horse riding, camel riding, sand sports cars, and gliders, there are also antique customs clearance ceremonies organized by the government.

Interested tourists can try it.

In the afternoon, visit the Great Wall Museum in Guancheng Scenic Area.

The exhibition hall makes full use of modern technologies such as sound, light, and electricity to comprehensively and vividly display the development and changes of the Great Wall from ancient times to the present. Among them, oil paintings of the Great Wall, surrealist sculptures of the sunrise in the west, and oil paintings of the Yumen background in the spring breeze are intoxicating.

The battlefield is the most eye-catching.

Catering: There are many restaurants in Jiayuguan, each with its own characteristics and full of praise.

Local flavor d Warm reminder: The Guancheng Antique Customs Clearance Ceremony mainly allows tourists to put on the costumes of ancient military attaches and soldiers to imitate the situation of ancient soldiers when they cleared the customs.

Usually held during major festivals, the fee is negotiable.

4DAY4 Jiayuguan Qilian Mountain In the morning, take a bus from Jiayuguan to Qilian Mountain, 74 kilometers away.

It takes about an hour and a half to arrive.

Along the way, you can see the unique original, pure and simple natural scenery of Qilian Mountain.

If you visit in the summer, you will find an endless sea of ??green.

There are spruce, cypress, poplar and other trees, as well as whippox, blackthorn, mountain willow and other shrubs.

In the dense forests and snow-capped mountains, there are many wandering deer running or wandering, which is full of wild interest.

The Qilian Mountains are covered with snow all year round, and the glaciers remain unchanged all year round, like white Hada hanging on the gods of the snow mountains.

They lie on the snow-capped mountains in various forms, hiding like white tigers and coiling like silver snakes.

Under the sunshine, it is even more beautiful than can be described.

Catering: Famous local snacks include fish noodles, ramen, casserole, wontons, minced pork noodles, firecracker noodles, glutinous rice paste, etc.

Recommended for tourists to taste.

Accommodation: It is recommended to stay in Jiayuguan city for convenient travel on the third day.

Warm reminder: Jiayuguan International Gliding Festival will be held in mid-July, and there will be wonderful performances and activities, so don#039 don’t miss it.

5DAY5 Jiayuguan Qiyi Glacier After breakfast, drive to Qiyi Glacier.

At present, the road in the tourist area has been built to reach the 3800-meter alpine meadow, and there are still 5 kilometers of trails.