Gansu

Population: 24.7 million
Area: 450,000 sq km

Gansu is the important passageway of the “Sick Road”. There are 13 national key relics protection units, 3 national nature reserves, and 4 state – listed famous cultural and historic cities. The most, colorful and Incentive Gansu’s grottoes art incudes Dunhuang’s Mogao Grotto which is listed in the world cultural heritage list, Tianshui’s Maijishan Grottoes which is the state – level scenic zone, and Yongjing’s Lingbing Temple Grottoes. With Lanzhou as the center and Dunhuang as the major place, there are three tourist routes. The West Route includes Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiayu Pass, Dunhuang, Mt. Mingsha and Yueya Spring. The South Route is the Religion and Ethnic Custom Tourist Route including Lanzhou, Linxia, and Xiahe River. The East Route includes Tianshui, Maijishan Grottoes, Fuxi Temple, and Qin’an’s Dadiwan Ruins. The festivals include the Big Buddhist Mass at Lapuleng Temple, Langshan Festeval, Drying the Image of Buddha Festival, Tianshui’s Fuxi Festival, and the Jiayu Pass Gliding Festival.

Capital: Lanzhou

The Yellow River flows across Lanzhou, a city that has a 2,000-year history and is capital of Gansu Province. Major attractions: Green Corridor along Binhe Road, five Spring Mountain, White Pagoda Mountain, Sun Yat-sen Bridge, Waterwheel Garden, Sculptures of the Mother River, Lanshan Mountain, Qiaomen Mosque, Sand-gravel land form at Tianfusha Palace.