Having been to many cities in China, no matter big or small, famous or unknown, I’ve found each city has its own unique night snack market or street or whatever you call it. Take Chengdu and Beijing the two cities for example, Beijing has a night food street called Wangfujing Night Food Street and Chengdu has…
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…
Yintan Wetland Park is located on the both sides of Yintan Bridge in the west section of North Bank Road in Anning District of Lanzhou. The wetland is on the northern bank of Yellow River in the west of Lanzhou city with an area of 32.85 actres. The water network of the wetland park is about 3000 meters…
Yellow River is the second longest river in China estimated length of 5,464 kilometers after Yangtze River. Its headwaters of this mighty river originates from Kunlun Mountains in northwestern Qinghai Province, the west of China. It winds its way passing nine provinces and autonomous regions – Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong, and finally empties…
Zhongshan Bridge is a must see attraction for the first time visitors to Lanzhou. It is located west of Lanzhou Waterwheel Park and the east of Yellow River Mother Sculpture. Zhongshan Bridge is popularly known as “Iron Bridge” due to the making of the bridge. It is the first bridge over the Yellow River of…