8-Day Private Gansu Hexi Corridor Tour from Lanzhou to Dunhuang includes Linxia, Zhangye and Jiayuguan

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xiahe County

Welcome to Lanzhou in northwest China. Your guide will pick you up at Lanzhou airport/train station and then drive about 3.5 hours to Xiahe County in southwest Lanzhou, a small pastoral county characterized by Tibetan culture and history, with stunning scenery of grasslands and plateaus.

Overnight in Xiahe County.

Attractions: Labrang Monastery, Sangke Grassland

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Linxia

This morning you will go to visit Labrang Monastery, Located in gansu province gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture Xiahe county, the full name of the Tibetan language: "kadan xiazhu dalji zazhi yisuqi with lang", meaning with hi speaking practice XingJiXiang right temple. Abbreviation Zazhiqi Temple, generally known as Labrang Monastery. Labrang Monastery is a variation of the Tibetan language "La Zhang", meaning the living Buddha master's residence. It is one of the six major monasteries of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, and is known worldwide as the "World Tibetan Academy".

In the afternoon, you will take an excursion to Sangke Grassland which is a natural pasture of Tibetan nomads. Sangke grassland is a meadow grassland with an average elevation of more than 3,000 meters and an area of 70 square kilometers. It is one of the main animal husbandry bases in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. With a small population and a large area, there are only more than 4,000 herdsmen, but the grassland is vast, and it is an extremely valuable natural tourist attraction.

After Sangke Grassland visit, drive about 2.5 hours to Linxia, the capital of the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture. Check in to your hotel. The rest time is your free time to explore this beautiful city full of Muslim culture.

Attractions: Bingling Temple, Liujiaxia Dam

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Linxia

Today you will Bingling Temple, Bingling Temple has a long history, since ancient times is a Buddhist holy land, can also be called a holy land of religion, (or philosophy). Now with a history of more than 1600 years AD 393-431 (47), the Western Qin Dynasty was established. Bing Ling Temple is the Tibetan language "One hundred thousand Buddha island" voice (one hundred thousand Milo Buddha present spirit of the saying).

First, you will drive about 1.5 hours to Liujiaxia Dam, located in Yongjing County, Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Linxia, Gansu Province, the main stream of the Yellow River, is China's first self-designed, construction and construction of a million kilowatt hydropower station, known as the "pearl of the plateau". Has the largest installed capacity, the largest single capacity, the largest voltage level, the longest transmission line and other seven domestic first. In November 2018, Liujiaxia Hydropower Station was selected into the second batch of national Industrial heritage list.

Stay overnight near Liujiaxia Dam

Attractions: Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Zhangye

Leave early from Linxia to Zhangye to visit famous Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park.

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.

After sunset, drive back to Zhangye downtown for accommodation.

Attractions: Giant Buddha Temple, Jiayuguan Pass, Xuanbi Great Wall

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Jiayuguan

After breakfast, you will go to visit the 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.

After visiting the Buddha Temple, drive about 220 km (2.5hrs) to Jiayuguan City and check into your hotel. 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 "- Jiayuguan Pass. Start your exploration with an educational visit to the Great Wall Museum to learn some interesting facts about both the Jiayuguan Fort and Great Wall, including history, old photos, relics, etc. Then enter the gate to explore the grandiose Jiayuguan Fort. Walkways lead to the top of the wall, allowing horses to climb up the wall. If time allows, and you are interested, you can take an optional visit to the 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 "Cantilever Great Wall" because it is built on a ridge of about 45 degrees and looks like hanging upside down.

Attractions: Echoing Sand Mountains

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Dunhuang

Today you will travel to Dunhuang from Jiayuguan in the early morning. Arrive in Dunhuang, we will go to Mingshashan, the Echoing Sand Mountains.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".

Attractions: Mogao Caves, Yardang National Geologic Park, Yumen Pass, Great Wall of Han Dynasty

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Dunhuang

After breakfast you'll drive to visit the amazing 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, Gansu Province, China, 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.

Then drive to Yumen Pass (Jade Gate 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.

About 5 km from Yumen Pass is the Ruin of Great Wall of Han Dynasty which was built to fight against Xiongnu in the ancient time.

Keep driving more 80 km, you will get to Yardang National Geologic Park. 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.

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.