Gansu (甘肃省) · 6 places · 6 cities
6 places in Gansu, grouped by city. The last column is the gate: 0 of them are open at all hours, and the others close, often earlier than the light does.
Most common here: Geopark (3), Historic garden or scenic site (1), Mountain and forest (1). See all provinces, or the background on parks.
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Dunhuang (敦煌)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Mingsha Mountain & Crescent Moon Spring (鸣沙山月牙泉)UNESCO GEOPARKA crescent-shaped spring that has never dried, held between dunes that hum when sand slides down them. Camels and sand sledges; the sensible time to arrive is after four, when the heat drops. | Geopark | 6:00 to 19:30 |
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Lanzhou (兰州市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Baitashan Park (兰州白塔山公园)The hill above the Yellow River in Lanzhou, named for its Yuan-dynasty white pagoda. From the top: the city, the river, and the iron bridge of 1909 that crosses it. | City park | 6:30 to 19:30 |
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Longnan (陇南)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Guan’e Valley (官鹅沟)A forest and geopark in southern Gansu with some twenty alpine lakes, gorges and falls. Snow stays on Leigu mountain into early summer while the ground below is already green. | Geopark | 7:30 to 17:30 |
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Pingliang (平凉市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Kongtong Mountain (崆峒山)A Daoist mountain of 2,123 m where the Yellow Emperor is said to have come twice to ask Guangchengzi about the Way. Buddhist and Confucian halls stand alongside the Daoist ones. | Mountain and forest | 7:00 to 19:00 |
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Tianshui (天水)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Maijishan Grottoes (麦积山)UNESCO CULTURALCaves cut into the cliff of an isolated peak, reached by walkways bolted to the rock a hundred metres up. 194 caves and 10,632 figures, most of them modelled in clay rather than carved. | Historic garden or scenic site | 8:00 to 16:30 |
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Zhangye (张掖)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Zhangye Colorful Danxia (张掖七彩丹霞)Sandstone laid down in coloured bands and then tilted, so the stripes run across the hills in red, yellow, white and green. It needs direct sun, and four viewing platforms are linked by shuttle bus. | Geopark | 7:00 to 18:00 |
Which Ones Need a Whole Day
A city park is an hour before dinner. A geopark can be a full day with a shuttle and a cable car, and the gate closes earlier than the park does. Tell our local team where you will be and they will say which of these fit the day you have.