Zhangye 6-day route planning guide, because of one person, fall in love with a city
Zhangye, this city, no one will ask you whether you love it or not, only people will ask you why you love it. The colorful colors, brilliant ethnic groups, inclusive religions, ancient history, galloping horses, young heroes, there are many reasons to fall in love with Zhangye, and it seems that no reason is needed.
Zhangye is located in the transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Inner Mongolia Plateau, and has gathered all the natural landscapes that people can imagine, such as glaciers, snow mountains, forests, grasslands, rivers, lakes, Danxia, wetlands, deserts, Gobi, mountains, and canyons. It can be called a world geomorphological landscape garden.
Zhangye was originally a place where ethnic minorities lived. In history, it was a necessary place for the Western Regions to enter the Central Plains. It was also a strategic point for a strong dynasty to achieve unification and strength. Various ethnic groups blend here, and the ethnic culture is brilliant and colorful.
As a 4,000-year-old civilization ancient city, Zhangye's history is old enough. The ancient history adds a bit of heaviness to this city. Rich historical relics have also become our carrier to look back at the past.
🚙Transportation
The scenic spots in Zhangye are far apart, public transportation is not convenient, it is recommended to drive or charter.
📜Itinerary details
D1️⃣: Zhangye Museum➡️Xilai Temple➡️Dafo Temple➡️Muta Temple
✅Zhangye Museum (2h)
The first stop is at the Zhangye Museum, overlooking the 4,000-year-old civilization ancient city and entering the important town of the ancient Silk Road.
Follow the footsteps of the commentator, step by step into the museum, in the exquisite cultural relics such as bronzes, pottery, coins, porcelain, etc., look back at the 4,000-year-old civilization ancient city, the important town of the ancient Silk Road.
✅Xilai Temple (1h)
Feel the incense after the reconstruction in the Xilai Temple, which was built in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
✅Dafo Temple (2h)
Check in the only religious hall of the Western Xia minority in China, the largest indoor reclining Buddha Nirvana statue in China, and the murals of Journey to the West, which are 200 years earlier than the book.
✅Muta Temple (1h)
Take a walk outside the Muta Temple in the evening and see the life of the locals outside the ancient building.
D2️⃣: Biandukou➡️Binhe Jiuliang
✅Biandukou (3h)
Many people rush to Qinghai to see a field of rapeseed flowers, but in Zhangye Biandukou, under the Qilian Mountains, the rapeseed flowers bloom, also blooming the colors of Zhangye. Biandukou has travel photography, hot air balloons and other projects to check in.
✅Binhe Jiuliang (3h)
Come to the birthplace of Binhe Jiuliang, in the strong aroma of wine, from the Shen Zhou Qu Workshop to the brewing workshop, from the 10,000-ton wine cellar to the 10,000-acre sorghum raw material base, step by step to trace the roots, go into the past and present of Binhe Jiuliang, and explore this time-brewed Long legend.
D3️⃣: Colorful Danxia
✅Colorful Danxia (sunrise and sunset, rest at noon)
The colorful Danxia has long become the business card of Zhangye and the dreamland of many good “color” followers at home and abroad. When the colorful Danxia meets the hot air balloon, it is even more romantic in the summer of Zhangye.
D4️⃣: Gaotai Site➡️Zhengyi Gorge➡️Camel City Site
✅Gaotai Site (1h)
Not far from the Camel City site, history lovers check in, if time is tight, you can ignore it.
✅Zhengyi Gorge (3h)
You can see the wild gorge of the Great Wall, desolate and wild.
✅Camel City Site (2h)
Must check in, once the ancient capital of Beiliang, the military city of the Tang Dynasty, now only the broken walls remain, stubbornly standing in the desert alkali, desolate and solemn, telling the prosperity of the past with the wind and sand. The ruins are silent and persistent, this stubbornness that spans 1,800 years, makes people tearful.
D5⃣️: Sunan Matisi➡️Kangle Grassland➡️Wenshu Temple➡️Sunan County
✅Matisi (3h)
Mainly visit Matisi North Temple, Thousand Buddha Cave. Matisi North Temple is the most peculiar, most strictly arranged, and largest grotto in the Matisi Grottoes. Must check in Thirty-three days, Tibetan Buddha Hall.
✅Kangle Grassland (3h)
The grassland in summer is close to the sky and not far from the snow mountain, which is very similar to the appearance of the dream far away.
Here you can take a large travel photo of the Yugur style.
✅Wenshu Temple (2h)
The ancient grotto group under the main peak of Qilian Mountain, for thousands of years, Tibetan Buddhism, Han Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese religious sects have intersected and integrated here.
D6️⃣: Yanzhi Mountain➡️Shandan Horse Farm
✅Yanzhi Mountain (3h)
Shandan Yanzhi Mountain, the waist of the Hexi Corridor, the throat of the Ganliang Ancient Road, has always been a must for the military. Huo Qubing defeated the Huns here, laying the foundation for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to "expand the Western Regions and open up the Silk Road". Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty held a "World Expo" here, which became the prototype of the modern World Expo.
✅Shandan Horse Farm (3h)
Must check in, although the distance is relatively far, but it is currently the largest and oldest horse farm in the world.
Zhang Shu, is the throat of the Hexi Corridor, Han Wu Emperor said "Zhang Guo arm", so named Zhang Shu, it can be seen that the Han Empire through Zhang Shu to the west expansion of the strategic ambition [Fu] since it is the throat, in addition to the strategic position, is a prime location for economic and trade, cultural gathering. Founded in Xixia, the Big Buddha Temple, all dynasties have attached great importance to it, constantly repairing and strengthening, the Nirvana Reclining Buddha in the Big Buddha Temple (picture four lower parts, the temple is prohibited to take pictures, the picture comes from the Internet), is the world's largest indoor reclining Buddha statue, Buddha statue smile, lying on the lotus table, giving people a warm feeling, The menace of the Bodhisattva and Luo Han on both sides and behind the protection of the law, the face is majestic, the paintings on the body are still rejuvenated, the dragon pattern on the main hall columns is colorful and lifelike. The white Sheli Tower behind the Great Hall has a typical style of the Buddhist Pagoda Temple in the Western Region (Figure 7). The solemnly standing [Fu] Big Buddha Temple has precious paintings, statues, scriptures, and many of them are relics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The prevalence of engraving printing has created conditions for the spread of classics. The most famous is the Beizang scripture printed in Beijing during the Ming Yingzong period, and the emperor personally gave the Great Buddha Temple to treasure [Fu] Xixia, the late Tang Ping Huangchao has merit, the ancestors and grandchildren of the three generations of the Western Region, defeat the Huiqi, establish a regime, although he and the Central Plains Dynasty if they are away, and often with Song, Liao, Mongolia's war broke out, but Confucianism and Buddhism were strongly advocated by the rulers, so this is not a cultural desert. The Ming and Qing Dynasties in the future were in this tea-horse exchange, making the economic and trade culture here more prosperous.
Zhangye's more distinctive Buddhist temple. In the urban area, it is very close to the hotel where you live. Before going to the Danxia Landform Scenic Area, I took the elderly at home to visit. The sleeping Buddha is very impressive. Someone also explained for free. It is more convenient to buy tickets, and it is very convenient for the elderly to enter and exit. Entering the Buddhist temple, there is no photo taken to watch with a pious heart.
Mainly to see the first bedroom Buddha and Xixia characteristic buildings in the country, it is worth a visit. The scenic area is very clean, well managed, very comfortable to play, the scenic area is not large, there are historical and cultural exhibitions inside, all carefully read, two hours is enough. Very good travel experience.
Still quite big sleeping Buddha! Very shocking! The eighteen Luohan behind is very surprised..................... The mural is still very clear and exquisite! ! ! ! ! ! There are also eighteen Luohan dragons flying to the corner! There are also a lot of food nearby! Everyone hurry!
It belongs to the landmark attraction of Zhangye City. It is a good place to understand Zhangye's history. It has a typical palace architectural style and is a thousand-year-old temple. The temple complex runs through the central axis of the east and west direction. The left and right halls are arranged symmetrically, and the whole group of buildings is unique.