There are four seasons in a year, and in each season, something happens. Say goodbye to the cold winter, feel the warm spring, experience the hot summer, and like the cool autumn. Born in the Northeast, I have never been to the Northwest. The Northwest in my impression should have changeable weather, vast deserts, stunning natural scenery, ancient temples, boundless grasslands, etc. I have never been to the Northwest, and I always want to go for a walk. For me, this is a very special trip, and I will experience many firsts. Use words to describe, use pictures to make memories.

For those who like to travel, it is a good choice to arrange a trip. Where to go, how to play, how to choose, I believe everyone will have different ideas. Plan your itinerary, route and hotel accommodation well in advance. Pay attention to the flight status, travel in the off-season, and there will be great discounts on air tickets.

schedule:

April 5: Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport - Yinchuan Hedong International Airport

April 6: Yinchuan Hedong International Airport - Huaxia Hetu Art Town - Yinchuan Contemporary Art Museum - Yutang Wetland Park - International Art Village - Yinchuan Station

April 7: Lanzhou Railway Station - Zhongshan Iron Bridge - Baitashan Park - Baita Temple - Gansu Museum - Xining Station

April 8: Seven Days Inn (Xining Railway Station Branch) - Kumbum Monastery - Dongguan Mosque - Xining Railway Station - Zhangye West Railway Station

April 9: Zhangye Yuanlaihao Business Hotel - Zhangye West Bus Station - Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park - Ganquan Park - Zhangye Station

April 10: Bestay Hotel Express (Jiayuguan Xiongguan Bus Station) - Jiayuguan Ancient City - Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum - Jiayuguan City Museum - Jiayuguan Station

April 11: Dunhuang Station - Mogao Grottoes Scenic Spot - Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Spot - Dunhuang Airport

Preparation before departure:

Supplies: Backpacks, ID cards, some cash, toiletries, sunscreen glasses

Electronics: Nikon cameras, Xiaomi mobile phones, spare batteries and SD cards, data cables, chargers

Drug category: Warm cold medicine, Band-Aid, Golden Throat Lozenge (lozenge)

Tips: The climate in the Northwest varies greatly in the morning and evening. It is recommended to pay attention to the local weather conditions in advance.

On the first night, I went to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, traveling on holidays, and there were extraordinarily many passengers. Arrive at the airport 2 hours early and wait in line for security check. Crowds of people coming and going, seeing strange faces.

Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport is located at No. 100 Yingke Road, Ganjingzi District, Dalian City. The airport is in the city and the transportation is convenient. Take Metro Line 2, get off at the airport station, and go to the direction of the airport from Exit C.


Passengers line up to enter the cabin

At 19:50 in the evening, ready to board the plane. During the flight, a child in the seat next to him was very naughty. His parents coaxed him in various ways, tried to calm him down, and told him that he was on the plane and should not disturb other people's rest. He looked very cute when he calmed down, crying willfully on the plane, probably because he was wronged. He seemed to be very focused on eating, but when the plane landed, he fell asleep lying in his mother's arms, and his mother was also impatient.

I didn't leave the airport after getting off the plane, but took the elevator to the T3 terminal. What should I do at night?

Staying in the T3 terminal of Hedong International Airport tonight, Lingwu squinted at the guest room for a while, the "space capsule" is divided into upper and lower floors, so I chose the upper floor. Why did I choose to live here, because considering that I will go to Huaxia Hetu Art Town the next day, it will be more convenient to take a taxi from the airport.

Live in a "space capsule" to take a selfie

When entering the space capsule, due to the limited space, it is best to lie down and sleep or rest. Blue lights cover the entire space, there are air conditioners and adjustable lights inside, and USB ports are supported for charging. The mattress is soft, and you need to cover it with a thin quilt at night to prevent you from catching a cold.

At around 9 am the next day, I left the airport, went to the first floor, and prepared to take a taxi to Huaxia Hetu Art Town. After about 30 minutes by car, we arrived at Huaxia Hetu Art Town. It is recommended to take a regular taxi, Baidu or Tencent Maps in advance, and you must know the approximate fare in advance.


Self-driving route:

South Line: From Yinchuan City-Wangyuan Section of National Highway 109-Wangtong Road-Wangbin Road-Binhe Avenue-Huaxia River Map

North Line: West Beijing Road-Hexi Viaduct-Binhe Avenue-Huaxia River Map

601 bus branch line, departing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

3 stops: Yinchuan Bus Station, Great Unity Square North, Huaxia Hetu Yinchuan Art Town

Every day at 16:30, the bus departs from Huaxia Hetu Yinchuan Art Town and ends at Yinchuan Bus Station. The fare is 8 yuan and the journey takes about 1 hour.


Go to the main entrance from the side of the museum

The appearance is very special, with a giant arch-shaped structure.

There is a large sculpture outside Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art, shake hands with it.

Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art, on the third floor, there are Exhibition Halls 5 and 6, New Art History 2000-2018 Chinese Contemporary Art; on the second floor, there is Exhibition Hall 3, which introduces early Chinese Western-style paintings; Hall 4, introduces historical collection maps; Exhibition Hall on the first floor, Exhibition Hall No. 1 Watching - the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Russia, and Exhibition Hall No. 2, New Art History, 2000-2018 Chinese Contemporary Art.

Enter the lobby on the first floor, on the left side of the ticket desk, you will see a giraffe sculpture. The ticket for the art museum is 20 yuan. Bottled water and food are not allowed inside. There is a storage room next to it. You can open the box with a barcode and store items.

Design patterns are placed on the roof of the pavilion, with soft white tones and matching lines, simple and fashionable.

Take the elevator to the third floor to visit, the spacious interior space is full of artistic atmosphere. The clues of the works in the exhibition hall come from actions, and various artistic pictures are displayed on the walls. Dynamic 3D video images make people stop and pay attention to the content on the screen. This is an interesting exhibition hall, summarizing all the artistic images full of sensibility and initiative in the process of nearly 20 years.

Dim lighting, new experience.

3D printing technology restores a dynamic video image with strong visual impact.

The wall outside the exhibition hall on the second floor, the creative map, and the name form a walking picture.

Yongxiang's "Sailboat in the Morning Light" is a cloth rapeseed in the middle of the 19th century. The picture is oval, but it is small but exquisitely depicted. In the picture, a Chinese sailboat is docked in the harbor, and there are two sailing sailboats in the distance. The whole picture is cold. Tones, the sky and blue-gray are dyed with translucent painting, while the sea is painted with transparent painting, which is transparent and calm.

Anonymous "Island Exterior Scene" 1860s-70s Rapeseed on cloth, this is a beautiful seascape, perfect composition, transparent colors, smooth and skilled brushwork, showing superb seascape painting skills. In the vast sky, there are a few faint floating clouds, and the big ship represents the beginning of this era of steam ships.

Anonymous "Portrait of Captain James Fogg" 1840 Oil on linen, this "Portrait of Captain James Fogg" depicts James Fogg, a captain from the United States who sailed to China.

Works on the basement floor

The 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Russia

Country roads, blue sky and white clouds, green trees and flowers, outline a picture.

Going up from the basement level, the white floor tiles and walls are a very suitable place for taking pictures.


Yutang Wetland Park is the largest wetland ecological purification pond in Yinchuan Art Town. Its predecessor was a fish pond in the area. The purified water in the management center is purified again by the three-level ecological pool to provide the national wetland park with water that meets the standard. Yutang Wetland Park is also a gathering place for wetland birds, adding natural landscapes to the surrounding art galleries and artist villages.

cloudy sky in the afternoon

From different angles, the reflection of the lake surface was photographed.

Perhaps because of the season, there are not many tourists.

surrounding scene

The grass on the ground is still yellow and has not turned green.

Before the storm comes, ask the tourists next to you to help take a photo.

The sky began to rain, and the rain continued to walk, and the rain gradually increased. The raindrops fell on the jacket, making a tick-tick sound.

The International Artist Village was completed in 2015. There are rows of buildings in front of you. Countless people used to visit it, but now they cannot enter it. Nice name, International Artist Village, there is an artistic atmosphere here.

The International Artist Village is next to the Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art

There is a road in the middle of a house built of red bricks. It is up to you to go to the left, to the right, or to go all the way through the intersection in front of you.

there are still people who will go this way

come here, there is a way

After visiting Huaxia Hetu Yinchuan Art Town, at 16:30 in the afternoon, in front of the Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art, take the 601 Branch Road, and the end point is Yinchuan Bus Station.

Cross the road and prepare to take BRT1 towards Ningshuo Street, get off at Overpass Station, and go to Yinchuan Station. BRT1 road fare 1 yuan

Get off at the overpass station, walk back, you will see an intersection, cross the road, go straight to the left, and walk for about 10 minutes to arrive at Yinchuan Station.

Yinchuan Station at night

Enter the waiting room to rest, and spend the night on the train tonight.


At 22:40 in the evening, take train K815 and arrive at Lanzhou Station at 6:52 tomorrow morning.


Arrive at Lanzhou Station on the morning of the third day

Lanzhou has convenient transportation, and you can take a bus to visit the whole journey. From Lanzhou Station, take buses No. 137, No. 6, No. 31, No. 9, and No. 131 to get there. Take No. 53 at Baitashan Park, get off at Qili Bridge, and walk for about 5 minutes to Gansu Museum. Take No. 1 from Gansu Museum to Lanzhou Station.

I got off the train in the morning and prepared to leave from the exit. On the way, I saw the engraved train tour around the west on the train. If you go to the west, you need to take a train. Are you talking about me?

Exit Lanzhou Railway Station, go to the terminal station of No. 137, take bus No. 137, get off at Zhongshan Bridge Station, walk for about 5 minutes, and go to Zhongshan Bridge.


Lanzhou Zhongshan Bridge is commonly known as "Zhongshan Iron Bridge" and "Yellow River Iron Bridge". Known as "One Bridge". In 1928, it was renamed Zhongshan Bridge in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and it is still in use today.

Take a picture here

Zhongshan Bridge is in the middle of Binhe Road, Lanzhou City, under Baita Mountain. Tickets are free and open all day

Under the bridge is the rolling water of the Yellow River

The cherry blossoms blooming in the park, decisively find a good angle, and take a snapshot.


Fayu Temple, built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, is a religious place where tourists come to burn incense and worship Buddha.

Daxiong Palace

From here to Baita Temple

The Baita Temple was first built in the Yuan Dynasty and rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty. The plane of the temple is rectangular, with the White Pagoda in the middle. There are three major temple buildings in the south of the pagoda, the Zhunti Bodhisattva Hall in the north, and several supporting halls in the east and west.

See the White Pagoda Temple up close

Watch a folk dance performance with cheerful rhythm and nice melody.

The museum is divided into three floors. On the third floor, there are Gansu Paleontological Fossil Exhibition Hall, Ancient Elephant Hall, Dinosaur Exhibition Hall, Gansu Painted Pottery Exhibition Hall, and Gansu Buddhist Art Exhibition Hall; on the second floor, there are Red Gansu Hall and Silk Road Civilization Exhibition Hall.

Gansu paleontological fossil exhibition hall on the third floor

Insect fossils are displayed in the showcase

In January 1973, the world-famous ancient elephant of the Yellow River was discovered on the water conservancy construction site in Banqiao Township, Heshui County, Gansu Province. The restored ancient elephant of the Yellow River was 4 meters high, 8 meters long, and more than 3 meters long. The largest fossil of the Yellow River ancient elephant has been discovered so far.

Gannan Painted Pottery Exhibition

The Development and Evolution of Gourd-shaped Painted Pottery

Early settlement sand table of Yangshao culture at Dadiwan site

Here you will find a wide variety of painted pottery exhibits

pottery reproduction

Use pictures to restore ancient pottery from processing to production, and vividly show the process of pottery.

The Buddhist Art Museum introduces the distribution and origin of Gansu Grottoes. There are grottoes, Buddha statues, and prayer wheels on display, which is convenient for tourists to understand Gansu Buddhist culture.

such a picture

The red Gansu exhibition hall introduces the long history and glorious traditions of Gansu, Gansu Special Branch, Nanliang Beacon, Shaanxi-Gansu Base, and the Red Army's Long March, all marching towards victory under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.

1911 Tinder

In November 1934, the Nanliang government was established.

In October 1939, Huining joined forces.

Precious Documents of the Red Army

Cong Dezi used the camera

The Silk Road is about 5,000 years old, and the Chinese agricultural civilization centered on the Yellow River Basin has been formed. The northern nomads are also growing stronger. The penetration of the northern grassland culture to the south and the continuous outward expansion of the Central Plains culture accelerated the blending of farming civilization and grassland civilization.

Camel Bell Cultural Tourism Route

Three Dogs Group Covered Painted Pottery Square Ding

Tianma came to the west. Horses were an important tool for military, transportation, and production in ancient times. The Western Regions produced a lot of good horses. In order to resist the invasion of the Huns cavalry, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to the west twice to introduce Dawan's bloody horses. The guard of honor of bronze chariots and horses unearthed from the Leitai Han Tomb in Wuwei can be described as a witness to this historical development.

Bronze Galloping Horse Works

Bronze Galloping Horse - Unearthed from Leitai, Wuwei City, Eastern Han Dynasty, the bronze galloping horse has a vigorous and exquisite shape. The galloping horse's three legs fly into the air, and the moment when one foot surpasses the flying eagle. It accurately grasps the principle of mechanical balance and has excellent craftsmanship. The bronze galloping horse is shaped according to the standard of a good horse, and has become the messenger and symbol of the new Western cultural exchanges, and is listed as a symbol of Chinese tourism.

After visiting the Gansu Provincial Museum, head to Lanzhou Station.

When you come to Lanzhou, you must eat a bowl of Lanzhou local beef noodles. The beef tastes fresh and tender, and it tastes like pure beef.

In the afternoon, head to Lanzhou Station and take train T389 to Xining.

Screen shot on the way to the platform

After getting off the train, take the bus to the pre-booked hotel. In the restaurant next to the hotel, eat a bowl of dumplings stuffed with celery and pork.

Seven Days Inn (Xining Railway Station Branch) l is close to Xining Railway Station, located at No. 137 Qilian Road, opened in 2015.

Shots were taken in the room, at 19:30 in the evening, it was still dark outside.

Before going to bed, after washing, lie on the big bed, have a quiet sleep, and sleep until you wake up naturally.


On the morning of the fourth day, I left in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel after checking out. Thanks to the front desk staff for their help.

There is a little tidbit in this article. I woke up in the morning and wanted to write something. Before I left Dalian, I specially brought two black water-based pens in my backpack. When I left Yinchuan, they disappeared for no reason. I don’t know if they all went. What's wrong, it's not easy for us to ask others. So I went to the front desk of the hotel and asked the staff for a black water-based pen. The guy at the front desk calmly gave me a black water-based pen. He might be thinking in his heart, brother, what is going on here?

Traffic Tips:

Get out of the hotel, take bus No. 16 to Xining Station, and take bus No. 909 at Xining Station to Kumbum Monastery. The journey takes about 90 minutes. The fare of bus No. 16 is 1 yuan, and the fare of bus No. 909 is 4 yuan. At Xining Station, take No. 103, get off at Dongshaomen, and cross the road to Dongguan Mosque. The fare of bus No. 16 is 1 yuan, the fare of bus No. 909 is 4 yuan, and the fare of bus No. 103 is 1 yuan.


Kumbum Monastery is located at No. 56, Jinta Road, Huangzhong County, Xining City. It is open from 8:00 to 18:00 and the ticket price is 70 yuan. Kumbum Monastery first has a pagoda and then a temple. It is the largest monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Qinghai and the birthplace of Master Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. To visit the Kumbum Monastery, it is best to listen to the tour guide, so that you can learn more about the Kumbum Monastery.

Kumbum Temple tour route: Eight Treasures Ruyi Pagoda - Small Golden Tile Hall - Prayer Hall - Sakyamuni Buddha Hall - Great Golden Tile Hall - Maitreya Buddha Hall - Butter Flower Art Museum - Sutra Library - Eight Treasures Ruyi Pagoda

Babao Ruyi Pagoda was built in 1776. Each pagoda has almost the same shape, with a body of 6.4 meters and a circumference of 9.4 meters at the bottom of the pagoda.

Although the sky is not beautiful and it is raining lightly, it does not affect the visit to the Kumbum Monastery. I happened to meet a tour guide with a tour group to visit the Kumbum Monastery, so I mixed with the tourists and listened to the tour guide for free. You can listen to the tour guide's explanation along the way. .

The Xiaojinwa Temple, also known as the Dharma Protector Temple, was built in 1631.

Tourists visit the Hall of Prayer for Longevity. There is a bodhi tree in the courtyard. It is said that Master Tsongkhapa's mother once rested on it. There are two brick carvings on the wall of the temple, implying auspiciousness. The art of turning carvings in Kumbum Monastery has a long history and is exquisite in workmanship.

The golden building is the Dajinwa Temple, which is known as "the most solemn in the world". It is the main hall of Kumbum Monastery and is located in the center of the temple area. Mountain-style palace architecture, glazed tile walls, gilded copper tile roofs, large golden tile vases, Mani treasures and other auspicious ornaments placed on the ridge of the hall. In the middle of the hall, there is a large silver pagoda with a silver shell, which is eleven meters high. The body of the pagoda is inlaid with various precious stones. There are 3,000 treasures, Thangkas, scriptures, etc. in the Dajinwa Hall, which is solemn and grand. In grand religious ceremonies held every year, monks light thousands of lamps with ghee and chant scriptures and pray.

Master Tsongkhapa left Kumbum Monastery at the age of 16 to study in Lhasa and has never returned. The mother-child heart-connecting tree next to the Dajinwa Temple is a very magical tree.

The sky is raining

Butter Flower Art Museum, it is forbidden to take pictures inside. Butter flowers, one of the three wonders of Kumbum Monastery, are made at minus 20 degrees in winter, and the butter flowers are soft and delicate. Made on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it will be kept for one year and replaced every year. The first is the murals, which are pure natural and will not fade for a long time; the second is the pile embroidery, which is protected at the national level.

Tibetan scripture building

Walking back after the tour, I decided to walk around the Dajinwa Temple again, and there is a prayer wheel next to it.


With permission, I took a photo of the mother and son. This is the only frontal photo taken in Kumbum Monastery. His mother was wearing colorful Tibetan clothes, and his son was snuggled up beside her. There is a maternal love, the greatest love in the world.

The prayer wheel in Kumbum Monastery must be turned clockwise, and each turn is equivalent to chanting sutras once.

After the tour, pass by the Eight Treasures Ruyi Pagoda again

Thanks to the aunt who helped to take pictures


Dongguan Grand Mosque is located at No. 31 Dongguan Street, Chengdong District, Xining City. Tickets are free, and the opening hours are from 9:00 am to 17:00 pm. Dongguan Grand Mosque has a long history. It is the largest mosque in Xining and one of the four major mosques in Northwest China. It is large in scale and incorporates a variety of cultural and religious styles.

Enter the temple to visit

At different times of the day, people will come to Dongguan Mosque to worship.

green and white building

Integrating traditional Chinese and Islamic architectural features, the main entrance is 10 meters high and 21 meters wide.

It was the first time I saw such a large-scale mosque building

After the tour, head to Xining Station. In the food city next to Xining Station, you can eat yellow stewed chicken and rice.

When you are away from home, you can’t be hungry. The warm braised chicken is served with rice.

Headed to Xining Station at night, blue sky, but no white clouds, maybe left early.

When you enter, you will see a different screen

This is the first time I saw such a picture.

Prepare to take train D2673 to Zhangye West Railway Station. Sitting in the train, what a coincidence, the children in front are also going to Zhangye West Railway Station. On the way of the high-speed train, I learned that the child was in the second grade of elementary school and returned to Zhangye with his parents. His home is in Zhangye. The eldest sister sitting next to me was eating while the train was driving. Inside the plastic packaging box, there are meat and garlic sauce, and I saw her holding chopsticks in her hand, eating the meat bit by bit, hahaha, that picture really made me greedy. During the journey, you will encounter interesting things.


Leave from the exit of Zhangye West Railway Station, go to Zhangye Yuanlaihao Business Hotel, and walk for less than 5 minutes.

On a rainy night, I was at Zhangye West Railway Station.

If you go to Zhangye West Railway Station and stay at night, it is recommended to live near the station. One is convenience, and the other is that if you go to Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park the next day, it is very convenient to go to Zhangye Bus Station from Zhangye West Station, less than 3 kilometers by taxi.

Zhangye Yuanlaihao Business Hotel is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Shandan South Road and Danxia East Road, Binhe New District, Ganzhou District, Zhangye, close to Zhangye West Railway Station.

A row of green plants along the corridor

With soft light, travelers feel at home when they come here.

After washing at the hotel, get ready for bed.


On the fifth day, leave the room in the morning and go to the front desk of the hotel.

There was a rain last night, and the sky in the early morning, it is said that Zhangye Danxia scenery is particularly beautiful after the rain.

Waiting for departure at Zhangye Bus Station

Zhangye bound for Sunan

Zhangye Bus Station, buy a 15 yuan ticket, take the bus from Zhangye-Danxia-Sunan, and get off at Danxia Station. At 7:30 in the morning, 8:00, 8:40, there is a bus every about 30 minutes. It is recommended to start early in the morning. I took the bus at 8 o'clock to Danxia.


Tips traffic tips, the bus to Sunan stops at the west entrance of Danxia Scenic Area. There is a bus back to Zhangye Bus Station at the point. The bus stops at the west entrance, across the road from the scenic spot.


Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park is located in Linze and Sunan County at the northern foot of Qilian Mountains, 40 kilometers east of Zhangye City, 20 kilometers north of Linze County, with a total area of ​​50 square kilometers. Hilly Views Complex. The opening time is from 7:00 to 18:00, and the ticket is 74 yuan. There are three gates in the scenic spot, namely the west gate, north gate and east gate. It is recommended to visit for 4-5 hours.

In the morning, take the scenic spot sightseeing bus to No. 1 viewing platform and colorful cloud sea platform to visit. There is a stop for the scenic spot sightseeing bus. After visiting, you can take the sightseeing bus to the next viewing platform. It is recommended to spend more time at No. Viewing platform, because the scenery is really shocking.

The landform of the colorful cloud sea platform has experienced the movement of the Himalayas, and the strata have been uplifted to varying degrees, resulting in a large number of faults and folds. Go to the stage to watch the scenery and put the Buddha in the fairyland of the sea of ​​clouds.

Tourists taking pictures at the viewing platform

In the distance is Qilian Mountain, which seems to be within reach.

It happened to catch up with local students who came to visit the scenic spot and took a photo together. It's nice to be young. I have passed that age group, but I am still young at heart.

Observation Deck No. 2, Colorful Jinxiu Terrace, is developed at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, in the Qilian Mountains Great Fault Zone, where tectonic activities, water erosion, wind erosion, and collapses have combined to form this special address relic. Red, white and yellow ribbons are evenly distributed on both sides of the mountain.

Thanks to my friend for taking pictures

The weather is fine, and it so happens that you are here.

no need to describe in words

enjoy the short time

Going forward, I don't know who I will meet in the next second.

Observation deck No. 4 is Colorful Xia Terrace, where there are transfers in different directions. If you come from the West Entrance, continue to take the West Entrance Sightseeing Bus. There are signs on the side of the road for tourists.

The scenery of Colorful Xiatai is the most beautiful. The colorful hills are distributed in a ring shape, and thin-layered mudstone, sandy mudstone and shale are interbedded. Fuchsia, gray-green, yellow-green, gray-black and other variegated colors are dense and dense, organized in an orderly manner, and full of layering. The viewing platform mainly has scenic spots such as Xiaobula Palace, Shengui Wentian, Shenlong Xihuo and so on.

It is a happy thing to be able to travel in the way you like.

Rocky landforms below the viewing platform

endless hilly terrain

I met a child by chance and took a picture of her, which is very camera sense.

Travel, don't be in a hurry, stop and enjoy the natural scenery along the way.

Sitting on the wooden plank road, traveling thousands of miles to come here, and seeing the beautiful scenery, it is a worthwhile trip.

Viewing platform No. 5, the picture taken.

I hope that time will pass slowly, I hope that the footsteps of time can stop, there is only one good wish.


At 13:50 in the afternoon, after visiting Danxia Scenic Area, come to the west entrance of the scenic area, and take the bus back to Zhangye Bus Station. Leaving from Zhangye Bus Station, walk to the No. 1 bus station and go to the direction of Zhangye Railway Station. On the way, I saw an ancient building. I asked the locals if there is a park in it. I got sure, checked the time, and came back And, so I went across the road to the park.

Ganquan Park is located on the North Ring Road of Zhangye. It was built in 1984 and is open from 8:30 to 18:30. Tickets are free.

I saw two trees in the park, tall and straight.

The pink petals on the branches have not yet bloomed.

Water the pond to keep the soil hydrated.

Under the leadership of the teacher, the kindergarten children came to the park to play.

Leaving Ganquan Park, at the gate of the park, a teacher asked me to help take a group photo, so I acted as a photographer. A group of children and teachers stood in front of the park gate, and I took a group photo with the mobile phone given by the teacher. Seeing the bright smiles on the children's faces makes me feel very kind.

Take the No. 1 bus to Zhangye Station. Do you know how much the fare is, 1.5 yuan. When you arrive at the terminal, ask the driver for a receipt. Keep it as a souvenir.

Zhangye Station and Zhangye West Station are a bit like Shenyang Station and Shenyang North Station.

At 18:40 in the evening, prepare to take train T205 to Jiayuguan Station.

When choosing accommodation in Jiayuguan, I personally recommend choosing a place with convenient transportation from the scenic spot, and stay at Bestay Express Hotel (Jiayuguan Xiongguan Bus Station Branch) tonight.


On the sixth day, I went to the first floor of the hotel to check out in the morning, and was ready to go to Jiayuguan Ancient City Scenic Area.

Traffic Tips:

Go to Jiayuguan Guancheng Scenic Area, take the No. 6 bus and drive to the direction of Guancheng Scenic Area. From the Jiayuguan Ancient City Scenic Area, take the No. 4 bus to the railway station, get off at the Public Security Bureau Station, and walk to the Jiayuguan City Museum to visit. From Jiayuguan City Museum, take No. 2 towards the railway station and go to Jiayuguan Railway Station.


Jiayuguan Guancheng is located 6 kilometers west of Jiayuguan City. It was built in 1372 AD, 9 years earlier than Shanhaiguan. It is composed of inner city, outer city, Luocheng, Wengcheng, moats and the north and south wings of the Great Wall. It is the starting point of the west end of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty. , is also the most well-preserved and most spectacular ancient military castle along the Great Wall, and is known as the "No. 1 Grand Pass in the World". The opening time is from 8:30 to 17:30, and the ticket is 50 yuan.

Go to the ticket office of Jiayuguan Ancient City Scenic Spot, tour route, main entrance of the scenic spot - Dongzhamen - Guandi Temple - Chaozongmen - Guanghuamen - Horse Road - Corner Tower - Rouyuan Tower - Jiayuguan Tower.


A sculpture of Zhang Sheng riding a horse. After Feng Sheng regained Hexi, he saw the dangerous terrain here and decided to build a pass here. After 168 years, a large-scale ancient city was built on the throat of the Silk Road. The layout of the pass is reasonable. , The building is well-suited to the needs of war defense.

beautiful view of the lake

National key cultural protection unit

Visit the ancient city of Jiayuguan

From the bridle path to the top of the tower, the bridle path, named after the soldiers riding on the city, is mainly used to transport troops, food and weapons. The horse path is 3 meters wide and 22 meters long, paved with blue bricks.

Walk around the ancient city tower


Rouyuan Building, also known as the West Building, was built in 1506 and is 17 meters high.

White snow on Qilian Mountain

There are iron cannons on the tower

Jiayuguan Tower, with a floor area of ​​556 square meters. The present building was built in 1988. According to the literature records, it was built in imitation of Rouyuan Building.

There are not many tourists in the off-season in the desert sightseeing car outside the Jiayuguan Building.

Camel lying leisurely on the sand field

Take a photo in the ancient city, then visit Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum.

Take a small path to Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum.


The Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum was originally built in the urban area of ​​Jiayuguan. It is my country's first thematic museum with the theme of the Great Wall's history and culture. It was completed in October 1989. In 1998, the Jiayuguan Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government decided to relocate the Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum to Jiayuguan Scenic Area. The new museum was officially completed on May 1, 2003 and is open to the public free of charge. It covers an area of ​​4523 square meters, with a construction area of ​​3499 square meters and an exhibition area of ​​2700 square meters. square meters, the Great Wall Culture and History Exhibition Hall is divided into six exhibition halls.

Display case with glazed pottery bowls and plates

Hemp shoes and felt, Han Dynasty, Jiayuguan Great Wall

West out of Yangguan without an old friend picture


Jiayuguan City Museum is located at No. 1379, Wuyi South Road, Jiayuguan City. Tuesday-Sunday, the museum is open from 9:00 to 17:00, and the museum is closed at 16:30. It is closed on Mondays, except for national statutory holidays. Tickets are free, and you need to bring your ID card to pick it up Tickets.

Never forget the original heart and keep in mind the mission exhibition


The exhibition hall introduces the urban development of Jiayuguan

Jiayuguan Weather Radar Tower

The exhibition hall is beautifully designed. If you want to know the city of Jiayuguan, come to Jiayuguan City Museum.

The exhibition hall on the second floor is about the historical development of Jiayuguan. There are sculptures such as Heishan rock paintings, big wheel carts, and treasure hunting in the Gobi.

Above is the exhibition hall on the third floor

Reading the City, Tracing the Historical Beijing-Jiayuguan·City

a model airplane hangs above the exhibition hall

After visiting the Jiayuguan City Museum, prepare to go to Jiayuguan Railway Station and go to Dunhuang. Taking train Y667, you will have a different experience.


Arrive at Dunhuang Station in the morning of the seventh day

In the Dunhuang station, I met a big brother from Fujian. The big brother, his wife and two daughters came to Dunhuang to play together, and I took the same train with me. We planned to go to Mogao Grottoes in the morning, so we went to Mogao together cave.

Beautiful view of Dunhuang in the morning


Traffic Tips:

From Dunhuang Station to Mogao Grottoes, you need to go to the Mogao Grottoes Digital Exhibition Center first, walk about 1.8 kilometers, and arrive in 25 minutes. The temperature in Dunhuang is low in the morning, so it is recommended to take a taxi or carpool.

After visiting the Mogao Grottoes, return to the Mogao Grottoes Digital Exhibition Center, there is a green bus next to it, take the local green bus, the fare is 3 yuan, the terminal is the urban area, then take the No. Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area. No. 3 bus fare is 1 yuan

From the entrance of Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area, take a taxi to Dunhuang Airport, the journey is about 16 kilometers, and the cost is about 40 yuan.


Ready to enter Dunhuang

Watch the sunrise in Dunhuang


If you have a dream, go after it, go to a distant place and remember the way home.

The Mogao Grottoes Digital Exhibition Center is located 9 kilometers east of Provincial Highway 314 in Dunhuang City, with a main building area of ​​11,825 square meters.

Ticket sales start at 8:00 in the morning. You can buy ordinary tickets for 238 yuan, 180 yuan for Mogao Grottoes + 48 yuan for Mogao Grottoes Digital Center + 10 yuan for transportation to and from Mogao Grottoes. You can watch the main digital movie "Mogao Grottoes" and dome movies "Fantasy Buddha Palace", with a group of 25-30 people equipped with full-time guides, visit 8 open caves of Mogao Grottoes, visit the Dunhuang Grottoes Cultural Relics Protection Research Exhibition Center, Dunhuang Sutra Cave Exhibition Hall, Dunhuang Academy History for free Exhibition Hall, Dunhuang Academy Art Museum, etc. There is also an ordinary ticket of 100 yuan, 90 yuan for Mogao Grottoes + 10 yuan for transportation to and from Mogao Grottoes, and you can only watch 4 open caves. Personally, it is recommended to buy an ordinary ticket of 238 yuan.

238 yuan a ticket

Enter inside to watch the main digital movie "Mogao Grottoes" and the dome movie "Fantasy Buddha Palace". No photography is allowed in the exhibition hall. "Fantasy Buddha Palace" introduces that there are 492 grottoes in Mogao Grottoes with murals and statues inside. After watching two movies, take the scenic bus to visit the Mogao Grottoes scenic spot.

Mogao Grottoes are located 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City, on the east foot of Mingsha Mountain and on the cliff on the west bank of Dangquan River. The opening hours are from 8:00 to 18:00. Mogao Grottoes, a treasure house of Buddhist art, has a long history and is famous all over the world for its exquisite murals and statues. It is the largest existing Buddhist art site with rich content in the world. Mogao Grottoes is a World Heritage Site and one of the four major grottoes in China. The other three are Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu, Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi, and Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang.

Mogao Grottoes Architecture

Follow the guide to visit the cave, and photography is prohibited in the cave.

Cave No. 323 was built in the early Tang Dynasty. The main Buddha statue, Shakyamuni, was made in the Tang Dynasty on the screen wall. For more than 1300 years on the north wall, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to bid farewell and was on his way to the Western Regions. The long picture on the south wall is a big ship. Cave No. 329 was built in the Tang Dynasty. There are 7 Buddha statues and murals in the Tang Dynasty. It has a history of 1300 years. The floor tiles have been laid since the Tang Dynasty. Cave No. 17 is a scripture cave, which was sealed for 800 years in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Cave No. 16, a palace-style cave, Wang Yuan Road rebuilt, three-story pavilion. Cave No. 427 was built in the Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty lasted only 37 years. There are four colors of caves in the Sui Dynasty. Cave No. 429 was built in the Western Wei Dynasty. The murals are on the Asura pattern. No. 148 Buddha statue, 14.7 meters long, is the Nirvana Buddha statue of Sakyamuni, and 72 Arhats were added later.

Cave No. 96, red pavilion, inside the Maitreya Buddha statue is 35.5 meters high and 11 meters wide on both sides. It is the third largest sitting Buddha in the world.


In Cave 130 of Mogao Grottoes, the Buddha in the cave is 26 meters high and is the second largest Buddha in Mogao Grottoes.

Go to the History Exhibition Hall of the Dunhuang Academy

The former residence of Mr. Chang Shuhong consists of living room, bedroom and kitchen. Entering the living room, the west suite of the living room is the bedroom, and the east suite is the kitchen. The furnishings in the room are all items used by Mr. Chang Shuhong during his lifetime.

There are two pear trees at the gate, the one in the east is called Sumuli, and the one in the west is called Changbali.

In September 1943, his family moved to Dunhuang, and Mr. Chang's family lived here until they left Dunhuang in 1982.

The Dunhuang Grottoes Cultural Relics Protection Research Exhibition Center was built in 1992.

There are three exhibition halls inside. The first exhibition hall introduces eight replica caves, and the second exhibition hall introduces fine cultural relics unearthed from the grottoes, the development history of Mogao Grottoes, and rich and colorful cultural relics.

desert gem


Dunhuang murals

Take the bus back to the Mogao Grottoes Digital Exhibition Center, next to the seats are tourists from Malaysia.


Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring is located 6 kilometers south of Dunhuang City. Mingsha Mountain is made of sand, and it was called Mingsha Mountain in the Jin Dynasty; . The Crescent Lake in Mingsha Mountain is like a pair of sisters in the Gobi Desert, interdependent. From 7:00 am to 19:00 pm, the ticket is 55 yuan, and you must bring your ID card. Tickets are valid for three days after purchase, and you can enter the park twice. Come to Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring to experience the vast desert.

In front of the ticket center, take a photo with the Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Stone Monument.

the sky is gloomy

There is soft fine sand under your feet, which is very comfortable to step on. I set a small goal for myself, to climb to the top of Mingsha Mountain

Desert green trees, growing here are not alone.

When I came to the desert for the first time in my life, I had a special feeling. In the vast and boundless desert, you are insignificant.

Jumping in the desert has never been such an experience. At this moment, let yourself go.

It takes a process to climb step by step until you reach the top of the mountain, and challenges are everywhere.

A landscape in the desert

The sky and the sand depend on each other, and the sand and the earth are connected

Some roads are destined to be walked alone

Sitting at the height of the desert, there is another sand dune in the distance.

Sliding down from the height of the desert is another experience.

Tourists are taking pictures and camels are resting.

The name of this green tree, I don't say you may not know it, it is called the couple tree, and there is a touching story.

I heard a story about camels and deserts.

Tourists wear red desert shoes and go to Crescent Lake in Mingsha Mountain.

The Dunhuang Folklore Museum is under construction and closed for business.

Arrive at Dunhuang Airport in the afternoon and prepare to leave.

Travel conclusion: This is a meaningful travel experience. I follow my own route and visit a city in a day. Although I feel tired sometimes, I enjoy this process very much. Starting from Yinchuan, I went all the way west to Lanzhou, Xining, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, and finally arrived at Dunhuang. I experienced many things along the way. Travel, follow your heart, set off to where you want to go.