What Zhangye Road is to Lanzhou is similar to what Wangfujing Street to Beijing. It is a famous pedestrian street in Lanzhou. This commercial road has a long history with rich cultural heritage dating back to Song Dynasty ( 960-1276 ). It was the main avenue in the ancient walled city during the reign of Song…
Lanzhou Xiguan Mosque, also known as West Cross Mosque Lanzhou, is a major mosque in Lanzhou. It was first built in Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644). Later on, the mosque went through two big reconstructions in Qing Dynasty ( 1644 – 1911 ). In 1990, a arabic styled dome was built to add on the original mosque,…
In the past each city in China had a town god temple, the central shrine for Daoist worship. Now in China, nearly each big city has its own unique antique or curio market. Lanzhou is no exception. In addition, Lanzhou puts the two together – Lanzhou’s Antique market is located inside Lanzhou Chenghuang Miao ( Lanzhou Town God’s Temple )…
Visiting Gansu Provincial Museum is a must for every foreign visitor coming to Lanzhou on their trip to the ancient Silk Road in China. The Gansu Museum is a three-storey building with an area of 28000 square meters. The museum has an exhibition floor of 9000 square meters as well as a warehouse of 7600…
Today we set off at 2:00pm from Lanzhou to Xiahe and continue to our destination to Labrang Monastery. Over 20 people on board for the fam road trip to Gannan ( Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, which is in the south of Gansu Province.). Gannan literally means ” the south of Gansu. The whole drive distance from…
About The Silk Road International Tourism Festival 2011 The Silk Road International Tourism Festival kicks off tonight – at 08:40pm, July 30, 2011 at the Water Wheel Park by the southern bank of Yellow River in Lanzhou, where a grand opening ceremony is held. This silk road tourism festival is said to be held for the first time…
Today, Mrs Amy West sent an email to Ms Helen He, one of our trip advisors, who has organized a 12 day tour for Mrs Amy West’s family and has got a very favorable response. Mrs Amy has traveled with her husband, her parents, her 4 children as well as her friend’s two children,…
The 7th China Xinjiang International Tourism Festival kicked off in Karamay Xinjiang on June 25, 2011. According to the official statistics, over 200 distinguished guests both from 26 countries and 24 provinces in China attended the the Xinjiang Tourism Promotion Meeting yesterday afternoon as well as the grand opening ceremony of the 7th International Tourism Xinjiang China yesterday evening,…