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Binggou scenic area

Getting There - 30min drive from West gate of Danxia Park Attractions - futuristic park with mountains of different colours and shapes. We were staying near Danxia Park and were offered to go to the Binggou Scenic Area. It took us about 30min to get there, the entrance was about 170rmb. You can drive your car around the park or use a public transport (van, car or bus). Important: the ticket office is about 25min away from the park entrance, make sure you buy your ticket first and then go to the entrance. The scenery was very satisfying, we enjoyed walking around different areas of the park. There was no crowds and it felt like we are the only people there! #couplestrip#hikingtrails

Bing gou area 冰沟。There are a lot of reviews and beautiful pictures, so I'll try to focus on very IMPORTANT MOMENTS for independent travelers. 1) Arriving. The transportation is truly worth! There is a lack of info even if using Chinese language for searching. I advice at first go to Zhangye DangXia (张掖七菜), and after that to proceed with visiting Bing Gou Area. The shuttle between both areas exists, but the schedule is a real mystery! Also the stops vary from time to time, they are outside of regular tourist area on the road covered by dust. So, we took a cabby for 50 yuan, the ride took about 40 min (road was under construction). 2) Weather. Always keep extra clothes in your travel bag, do not think you can enjoy the temperature suddenly dropping down from 25 to 10 or 8. We saw this kind of true mature men, who were shaking like a scared rabbits. 3) Leaving the scenic area. This is the most funny and very sad moment at the same time ... The administration of scenic area finally organized the shuttle buses from Bing Gou to the city of Zhangye. But... OK, last bus is at 6.10 pm (18.10). At the parking lot the pillar with writing in English and Chinese indicates the 大巴车 or intercity bus stop, but bus will NEVER COME THERE!!! You should wait the bus outside of tourist area just at the roadside of highway!!! It's not safety because of cars going with speed about 80 km/h. The driver is stopping bus only for a few seconds, he even do not open the door. Please, do not think you are fast enough to run so quickly to jump into bus, if you are waiting at the parking. And if course the driver will not pay attention for your shouting and gesturing... By the way, the regular price for taking taxi from scenic spot to the Zhangye city center is 150 yuan, do not agree, if you are asked to pay more many. Before to come here, and at the parking you can ask the drivers visit cards (名片) for emergency. Just collect several cards. Bing Gou Area let us feel we have entered the forgo #tripaway#triplocal

Zhangye has two Danxia scenic spots, one is the well-known Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park, which is closer to the urban area, and the other is the ice ditch Danxia, which is far from the urban area. This scenic spot has a lower visibility and few tourists. The main people here are some photographers, so there is a bus in the scenic spot very early. When we arrived at the observation deck, it was about 6 in the morning.

Here is the net red in the landscape. Another important reason is that it is a paradise for filmmakers and photographers. "The third part of the detective Di Renjie", "Zi Xia", "Meet you in the most beautiful place" are here. Look at the scene. And academically, Binggou Danxia was hailed by Professor Huang Jin of Contemporary Xu Xiake as the first in China, Zhang Huans palace-like Danxia landform and Palace Danxia Guanhuaxia.

The landforms in the textbook, Binggou Danxia, a fantastical secret realm

Binggou Danxia scenic area is a part of the Zhangye Danxia National Geopark, mainly distributed in Sunan County, known as the home of the Yugur people, in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, divided into the Xiaoxitian and Daxitian scenic areas. It is the most typical Danxia landform in the arid regions of China and also one of the most complete and uniquely shaped Danxia landforms in the country. The area is widely covered with Danxia cliffs, stone walls, stone columns, sharp peaks, and hills, which are steep and continuous, with a magnificent momentum. The Danxia wonders here win with their external shapes, and it also boasts the largest window lattice-style palace-like landform in China. Interestingly, although it is called Binggou, which means 'ice ditch,' it has nothing to do with ice and snow. Today's Binggou Danxia, although no longer has flowing water or glaciers to follow, the retreat of ice and water has perfectly contributed to the creation of the Danxia wonders. From a distance, it looks like a series of palaces, and up close, it resembles thousands of Buddhas in meditation, making one marvel at the magic of nature's creation.

Heaven has lost its palette to the earth, forming the colorful Zhangye Danxia

Zhangye Danxia Landform, commonly known as 'Zhangye Danxia', consists of 'Colorful Danxia' and 'Ice Gully Danxia'. Its grandeur, spectacular scenes, peculiar shapes, and colorful hues are all the work of nature, leaving people in awe. Zhangye Danxia features the Colorful Canyon, Colorful Tower, Colorful Screen, Colorful Ribbon, Colorful Lake, Colorful Giant Scallop, Fire Sea, Knife Mountain and other wonderful landscapes that make people marvel at the craftsmanship of nature.

Dangou Scenic Spot in Binggou is an important part of Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park. I think that as part of the geological park, it not only represents the change of the Bohai Sangtian, but also the thinking of everyone coming here. This earth, the whole universe, how small is it, just like this, why not let go of your mind and tolerate everything, after all, a drop in the ocean is written here.

When I arrived at Danxia in the ice ditch, I was really close to the evening. I walked into the scenic spot around 18 o'clock, but there are often things that make me so bad. The more I want to cherish the beauty and the fate of you, the more I like photography. I, even later, did not want to return. This is the first time I have not returned to the car according to the agreed time. This is unique in all my travels. I can see the position of Dangou in my heart.

Finally I decided to go to Xinjiang. All the original fears are dependent. When everything is thrown away, it is enough to leave. I just left Jiangnan behind me. This vast northwestern desert is what I love in my heart. Zhang Yu Danxia National Geological Park, mainly divided into the ice ditch Danxia scenic spot and the colorful Danxia scenic spot. The colorful Danxia scenic spot is surprisingly famous for its "colorful and colorful". The ice ditch Danxia is famous for its "magic and dangerous" and is known as the "Red Cliff Millennium" and was named one of the "Top Ten Geographical Wonders of the World". Hh/Binggou Danxia Landscape Area, 1500-2550 meters above sea level, as an ancient geological relic, it originated in the horizontal or gently inclined red strata of the Jurassic to Tertiary period.