5-Day Gansu Silk Road Private Tour of Zhangye, Jiayuguan and Dunhuang

Attractions: Giant Buddha Temple

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Zhangye

Flight to Zhangye. Arrival and transfer to hotel. Visit of Giant Buddha Temple. Formerly known as Kasye Tathagai Temple, because the temple has China's largest indoor Nirvana reclining Buddha statue named, it is also known as "Reclining Buddha Temple", for the temple built by the royal family, is a national 4A level tourist attraction. It is located in Dafosi Lane, Minzhu West Street, Ganzhou District, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, with a total area of more than 30,000 square meters.

Overnight in Zhangye.

Attractions: Danxia landscape, Jiayuguan Pass, Xuanbi Great Wall

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Jiayuguan

Morning we will pay a Visit to Danxia landscape.There are strange shape, colorful, magnificent Danxia landform. Danxia refers to the isolated peaks and steep strange rocks formed by long-term weathering and erosion of red sand conglomerate. The Danxia landform here developed from the Pre-Jurassic to the Tertiary period about 200 million years ago.

Drive to Jiayuguan.

Continue to Visit Jiayuguan Pass. Jiayuguan Fort is the traffic artery of the ancient "Silk Road" and the western starting point of the Great Wall of Qin Dynasty. Here, the "Ancient Silk Road" opened up more than 2,000 years ago for economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West and the "ancient battlefield" beacon beacon of military battles of all generations can be seen. Here is the intersection of China's Silk Road culture and the Great Wall culture, known as "Hexi city", border key ".

If time permit, we will also visit Xuanbi Great Wall. The Xuanbi Great Wall is about 11 kilometers away from Jiayuguan city and about 7 kilometers away from Jiayuguan City. It is called "Xuanbi Great Wall" because it is built on a ridge of about 45 degrees and looks like hanging upside down.

Overnight in Jiayuguan.

Attractions: Echoing Sand Mountain & Crescent Lake

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Dunhuang

Drive to Dunhuang (360km, 4h). Visit the Echoing Sand mountains (Mingsha Mountain) and Crescent Lake. The sand mountain is a desert formed under the action of wind. The long yellow sand gathers here to form the sand mountain. The sand mountain will ring under the wind, so it gets its name. In the arms of the sand mountain, there is a crescent shaped lake, the lake grows beside the sand willow, populus euphrysalis, forming an oasis, here called "Crescent Lake". Crescent Lake is a small lake, the water is quite clear and blue. In full sunlight, the water glows with the pleasant colors of the garden. When winter comes, the lake of Crescent Spring freezes into a thick white ice, becoming a small ice rink, so that visitors can not only enjoy the beauty of the lake, but also experience the pleasure of the ice.

Overnight in Dunhuang.

Attractions: Mogao Caves, Yumenguan pass, Yadang National Geopark

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Dunhuang

In the morning, visit of Mogao Caves. The Mogao Caves, commonly known as the Thousand Buddha Caves, are located on the cliff at the eastern foot of the Mingsha Mountain, 25 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang City, facing the eastern side of the Tongquan River. The distribution of the caves is staggered, the scale of the subzone ratio, and there are up to five layers up and down. It is famous for its exquisite murals and statues. It was built in the sixteen States before the Qin period, after the sixteen States, the Northern Dynasty, Sui, Tang, five dynasties, Western Xia, Yuan and other dynasties of construction. With 735 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals and 2,415 clay colored sculptures, it is the largest and richest Buddhist art site in the world.

In the afternoon, visit of Yumenguan Pass. Also known as the Small Fangpan City, prospered with the prosperity of the Silk Road, and was once a place through which merchants from the Western regions and people from the Central Plains came and went. Because Hetian jade was imported from here to the Central Plains since ancient times, it is called the Jade Gate Pass.

Visit of Yadang National Geopark. Commonly known as Dunhuang Yadan Devil City. It is an important part of Dunhuang Global Geopark in China. At the same time, it is also one of the three most beautiful Yadan landforms in China. Dunhuang Yadan landforms are the largest, most mature and most ornamental communities of Yadan landforms found in the world so far. In December 2001, the Ministry of Land and Resources approved the establishment of the "Gansu Dunhuang Yadan National Geopark". In August 2003, the park was officially opened and opened to visitors. In November 2006, it was assessed by the National Tourism Administration as an AAAA level tourist attraction, and has been approved as a land and resources science popularization base, Gansu Provincial science popularization Education base, and Gansu Provincial Geological Heritage Nature Reserve.

Overnight in Dunhuang.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Not Included

Today is free for you until your tour guide and driver escort you to the airport in time for the scheduled flight/railway station to other destination. Tour ends.