| Day 6 Turpan ( B,L ) |
| Have a whole day tour to witness highlights in and around Turpan. We will take overnight train to Liuyuan railway station. Stay over night on the train. |
| Emin Minaret | It is designed in a simple Afghani style and was built in 1777 AD by a local ruler in order to show the impressive memories of his father's contribution to Qing government. | | Ancient City of Jiaohe | The Ancient City of Jiaohe is situated at Yar Town, 13 km west of Turpan City. It was first the capital of the State of South Cheshi, which was one of the 36 kingdoms in the Western Region. | | Astana Graves | To the northwest of the Gaochang Ruins lies the Astana Graves (Asitana Gumuqun), where the dead of Gaochang were buried. Astana means "capital" in Uygur and Karakhoja is the name of a legendary hero of the ancient Uygur Kingdom who removed the evils from the people by killing a vicious dragon. |
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| [ Optional ] Flaming Mountain: Flaming Mountains are situated in the north of Turpan Basin. It were made famous in Chinese literature by the classic novel Journey to the West. The story is about the monk Xuan Zang and his followers who traveled west in search of the Buddhist sutra. The mountains seem to be on fire in the burning sun and become a purplish-brown color. |
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| Day 7 Dunhuang ( B,L ) |
| Upon arrival at Liuyuan railway station, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive for about 2 houts to hotel in Dunhuang to freshup and have breakfast. Afterward drive to take our visiting. |
| Crescent Moon Spring & Mingsha Mountain | Crescent Moon Spring is 6km south of Dunhuang in the Singing Sands Mountains and is quite literally an oasis in the desert. The Spring's name derives from the crescent moon shape the small pool of spring water has taken between two large sand dunes. Although the area is very dry, the pool doesn't dr…… | | White Horse Tower | White House Tower has 9 layers and 12 meters high with a diameter of 7 meters. It has a style octagon; wrapped whith the bricks, the first face is three meters of breadth, the second to the fourth layer present to fold the heavy form of cape. | | Mogao Grottoes | The Mogao Grottoes (Mogao Ku) also known as the Thousand Buddha Caves, constitute one of the three major Buddhist grotto sites in China. It is one of three noted grottoes in China and also the largest, best preserved and richest treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. |
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| [ Optional ] Dunhuang Shopping: Shopping in Dunhuang, you can not only buy adoring special products and handicraft products, but also hear background stories and beautiful legends of traditional culture. |
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| Day 8 Dunhuang ( B,L ) |
| Sightseeing also included the Hecang Fortress, which supplies like food and wine were tranported here from nearby towns to be stored for the armies that guarded the Yumen Guan Pass. |
| Yangguan Pass Museum | Yang Pass (Yangguan), also known as the Southern Pass, sits 75 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang, and was originally built by Emperor Wu in Hang Dynasty as one of the two most important passes protecting Dunhuang from invasion from the west (the other pass is Yumen Pass). | | Yumenguan Pass | Yumenguan Pass, located on a hillock 90 kms northwest of Dunhuang city, used to be one of the two critical defensive passes protecting Dunhuang from invasion from the West about two thousand years ago. |
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| [ Optional ] Dunhuang: In history, Dunhuang was an important town on the ancient Silk Road. Its greatest significance lies in its unique grottoes, located among a wilderness of yellow sands. Researchers say there are 735 grottoes in all, with the Mogao Grottoes providing a representative example. These caves were cut into a cliff 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang. |
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| Day 9 Jiayuguan ( B,L ) |
| After our whole day tour around Jiayuguan, we will dirve to the train station to catch the overnight train to Lanzhou. Stay overnight on the train. Train No.: T9202 (leave Jiayuguan at 23h16, arrive Lanzhou at 07h02 next day) |
| Tombs of Jin and Wei Dynasties | About 20km away from the Jiayu Pass, the ancient tombs of the Wei and the Jin Dynasties are situated on the Gobi in Xincheng Town, Gansu Province. They are famous tomb groups of underground mural painting bricks in China and they deserve the title of "the largest underground gallery in the world". | | Overhanging Great Wall | The impressive Overhanging Great Wall (Xuanbi changcheng), linking Jiayuguan with the Black Mountain (Hei shan), lies 8km northwest from the Jiayuguan Fort. | | Jiayuguan Pass | Jiayuguan Pass is the first pass at the west end of the Great Wall of China and was built during the Ming Dynasty. Located 6 kilometers southwest of Jiayuguan City which is in Gansu Province, It is the western terminal of the world famous Great Wall as well as the third biggest gliding bade in the w…… |
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| [ Optional ] Gobi Desert: The Gobi desert is a large desert region covering parts of northwestern China and of southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, and by the North China Plain to the southeast. The Gobi is most notable in history as part of the great Mongol Empire, and as the location of several important cities along the Silk Road. |
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| Day 10 Lanzhou ( B,L ) |
| Pick up at Lanzhou railway station, and drive to the hotel to freshup and have breakfast. Afterward drive to take our visiting - Binglinsi Temple. |
| Lanzhou | Lanzhou is situated on the upper course of the Yellow River, where the river emerges from the mountains. It has been a center since early times, being at the southern end of the route leading via the Hexi Corridor across Central Asia. It is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwes…… | | Binglingsi Grottoes | Bingling Grottoes, also known as Bingling Temple, are a series of Buddhist caves that are situated on a not easily accessible cliff face. The landscape is the splendid. Besides the temple, the journey itself is impressive, especially within close proximity to the caves. |
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| [ Optional ] White Pagoda Hill Park: The White Pagoda Hill Park: Located to the north of the city, on the far bank of the Yellow River, the White Pagoda Hill Park is a large, quiet area. From the hill one can have a bird's eye view of the Yellow River. |
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