9 - Day Private Trip Gansu Exquisite Hexi Corridor from Lanzhou

Your professional tour guide will meet you at the airport or train station of Lanzhou, transfer by car / van / bus to the hotel, relax in your comfortable hotel.

the oldest bridge above the Yellow River.

Take the bus from Lanzhou to Zhangye, via Wuwei. 500km, 5 to 6 hours, arrange 2 stops on the way. Enjoy local food in Wuwei city, visit the Wuwei Museum, you will see the wonderful Buddhism sculptures from the local Buddhism grottoes. Continue to visit the South Gate of the old town, Kumarajiva Temple.

By bus to Zhangye, 3 hours on the expressway.

visit the TOP 5 grand canyons in the world----Pingshanhu Grand Canyon, you will hiking in the park for about 2.5 hours. The scenic area includes the grand canyon, stone wonders, desert and snow mountain, primitive forest, and aesthetic value.

This morning visit the Horse Hoof Temple Grottoes, you will see the original Buddhism Grottoes from the history. Visit the Visit the Danxia Landform National Park, it is both the largest and the most typical of China’s Arid风扇

Visit the Giant Buddha Temple,you can see the biggest sleeping Buddha in Asia. By bus to Jiayuguan. 3 hours on the express way. Have lunch at Jiuquan city, where famous for the Wine Spring, from the Western Han dynasty, we still can see this spring in the city. Visit the Wei and Jin Tomb, the painting Bricks in the tomb of the Wei & Jin Dynasty, the painting bricks inlaid on the four walls have beautiful colors and various contents which cover the polities, economy, military and culture, it’s called “Underground Art Gallery ” Check into the hotel, and have dinner at a local good restaurant near the hotel.

Visit the famous Jiayuguan Pass & Museum of the Great Wall, the western end of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty - Overhanging Great Wall, In the afternoon transfer to Dunhuang. 5 hours on the express way.

You will visit Mogao Caves & Digital Film Center , one of the 4 most famous grottoes in China. It has a total of 492 grottoes, 45,000 square-meters of murals, 2,400 painted statues and over 250 residential caves remain. Visit the Jade Gate Pass & Great Wall of Han Dynasty, In history, the Han Dynasty built many walls to consolidate the safety of the frontier region as well as exploring ways to do business with western region. Instead of piling up stones or bricks layer upon layer like other dynasties' walls, the Han Dynasty Great Wall is built by using the local sand and weed. After dinner, enjoy a wonderful performance: Ancient Sound of Dunhuang

） Visit the Crescent Moon Lake & the Singing-Sand Dunes. enjoy a camel ride in the sand dunes. Visit the Photovoltaic power plant in the modern industry park of Dunhuang,

Take the flight to your next destination.