Tiantishan Grottoes (Chinese: 天梯山石窟) are a series of rock cut Buddhist cave temples in the Liangzhou (涼州) District of Wuwei (武威) City, Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. With a history of 1,600 years, Tiantishan Grottoes are amongst the earliest grottoes excavated in China.
Great Wall of China (Chinese: 萬里長城) is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups. Choumeizai has seen a lot of relics of Great Wall in Hexi Corridor (河西走廊).
Dafo Temple (Chinese: 大佛寺) is a Buddhist temple in Zhangye (張掖), Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. The temple has had several names over the centuries, its present name of ‘Dafo’ (大佛) means ‘Great Buddha’.
Matisi Grottoes (Chinese: 馬蹄寺石窟) is located in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County (肅南裕固族自治縣), Zhangye (張掖), Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. Unfortunately, Matisi Grottoes were devastated during the Cultural Revolution.
Matisi Grottoes (Chinese: 馬蹄寺石窟) is located in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County (肅南裕固族自治縣), Zhangye (張掖), Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. The northern part of Matisi Grottoes is the essence of the whole grottoes, tourists can climb up its Thirty-three Heavens (三十三天).
Matisi Grottoes (Chinese: 馬蹄寺石窟) is located in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County (肅南裕固族自治縣), Zhangye (張掖), Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. Matisi Grottoes cover about 100 square kilometers, the landscape around is beautiful and splendid.
Zhangye National Geopark (Chinese: 張掖國家地質公園) is located in Linze (臨澤) counties within the prefecture-level city of Zhangye (張掖), Gansu (甘肅)Province, China. The core area of the park is Linze Danxia Scenic Area (臨澤丹霞景區).
Zhangye National Geopark (Chinese: 張掖國家地質公園) is located in Linze (臨澤) counties within the prefecture-level city of Zhangye (張掖), Gansu (甘肅)Province, China. The park is the destination for many Chinese and international tourists due to its beautiful landscape.
Zhangye National Geopark (Chinese: 張掖國家地質公園) is located in Linze (臨澤) counties within the prefecture-level city of Zhangye (張掖), Gansu (甘肅)Province, China. The park has been an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009.
Jiayu Pass (Chinese: 嘉峪關) is located at the narrowest point of the western section of the Hexi Corridor (河西走廊) , 6 kilometres southwest of the city of Jiayuguan (嘉峪關) in Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. The splendor of pass earns the name ‘First and Greatest Pass in the World’ (天下第一雄關).
Jiayu Pass (Chinese: 嘉峪關) is located at the narrowest point of the western section of the Hexi Corridor (河西走廊) , 6 kilometres southwest of the city of Jiayuguan (嘉峪關) in Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. Jiayu Pass is the first frontier fortress at the west end of the Ming dynasty Great Wall.
Shazhou Night Market (Chinese: 敦煌沙洲夜市) is on the Yangguan Dong Lu Street (陽關東路), near the city centre of Dunhuang (敦煌), Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. It is a must-go site at night if you are staying at Dunhuang.
Yueyaquan (Chinese: 月牙泉) is a crescent-shaped lake located at 5 kilometers south of the city of Dunhuang (敦煌) in Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. The lake had several names in the past, it was named Yueyaquan in the Qing (清) Dynasty (17th century).
Singing Sand Dunes (Chinese: 鳴沙山) are the sand dunes located in Mogao (莫高) Town, Dunhuang (敦煌) City, Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. When the wind blows, the sands give out a singing or drumming sound.
Mogao Caves (Chinese: 莫高窟), also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes (千佛洞), is located 25 kilometers southeast of the city center of Dunhuang (敦煌), Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. The caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art spanning a period of 1,000 years.
Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark (Chinese: 敦煌雅丹國家地質公園), also dubbed Ghost Town (魔鬼城), is a national park in Dunhuang (敦煌), Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. The geopark is located about 180 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang's town center.
The Great Wall relic of Han Dynasty (Chinese: 漢代長城遺址) is located 5 kilometers west of Yumenguan (玉門關), Dunhuang (敦煌), Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. The relic has almost 2,000 years of history but is still well preserved.
Yumen Pass (Chinese: 玉門關), also Jade Gate or Pass of the Jade Gate, is located around 90 kilometers west of Dunhuang (敦煌), Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. During the Han (漢) dynasty (202 BC - AD 220), this was a pass through which the Silk Road passed.
Dunhuang (Chinese: 敦煌) is a county-level city in Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. Dunhuang was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road and is best known for the nearby Mogao Caves (莫高窟). Besides their abundant cultural relics, don’t miss the delicacies in Dunhuang.
Hexi Corridor (Chinese: 河西走廊), also known as Gansu Corridor (甘肅走廊), is an important historical region located in the modern western Gansu (甘肅) province of China, referring to a narrow stretch of traversable and relatively arable plain west of the Yellow River.
