Best Time to Visit Jiayuguan for 3 Days Itinerary, What to Do & Where to Go

Day 1 | Morning

Jiayuguan Pass

Opening Hours: Open from 4/1-4/30,8:30am-6:00pm;Open from 5/1-6/30,8:00am-6:00pm;Open from 7/1-10/10,8:00am-6:00pm;Open from 10/11-11/29,8:00am-6:00pm;Open from 11/30-4/30,9:00am-5:00pm

Ticket Price: 110 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: Jiayuguan, Gansu, China, 735100

Jiayuguan Pass is the first frontier fortress at the west end of the Ming dynasty Great Wall of China. It features an inner city wall and outer city wall, as well as three large towers and a number of watchtowers. The site also boasts a number of other historical attractions and architecture. The wall provides a stunning view over the local landscape and the Gobi Desert. The Qilian Mountains can be seen in the distance.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Travel Bean: An amazing fort! you can feel the history in its walls, even if it’s been reconstructed. the mountains and desert behind the fort are beautiful. they offer camel rides. a taxi there from the city cost less than 20 RMB, or there is a local bus.

Mccbrown8: A beautiful place, well maintained and organised. Full of history and beautiful to see.

Day 1 | Afternoon

Having the chance to enjoy the charming Jiayuguan Pass, Jiayuguan Fantawild Adventure Theme Park next to it is another great place that you will never want to miss!

Jiayuguan Fantawild Adventure Theme Park

Opening Hours: Open from 4/28-4/30,10:00am-6:00pm;Open from 5/1-5/1,10:00am-7:00pm;Open from 5/2-5/4,10:00am-10:00pm;Open from 5/5-5/5,10:00am-7:00pm;Open from 5/6-10/31,10:00am-6:00pm;Open from 4/3-4/30,10:00am-6:00pm

Ticket Price: 260 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 0.5-1 Days

Location: 4111 Fangte Avenue, Nanshi District, Jiayuguan City

Jiayuguan Fantawild Adventure Theme Park is situated in Laihe New District, Jiayuguan. It is one of northwest China's largest theme parks. The theme park offers a range of fantasy rides and interactive activities. It also stages an impressive fireworks display in the evenings.

Day 1 | Evening

Don’t forget to book Tianshang Hotel in advance, because all the tourists head to Jiayuguan Fantawild Adventure Theme Park love staying at it.

Tianshang Hotel

The Tianshang Hotel is an ideal spot for travelers wanting to discover the city. The Tianshang Hotel is an ideal choice for travelers who want to take in the sights and sounds of Jiayuguan.

The hotel is only 5km from Jiayuguan Railway Station and 12km from Jiayuguan Airport, giving guests a number of convenient transportation options. This hotel is located near many of Jiayuguan's attractions including DaTang MeiShiJie, West Pearl Meteorological Tower and Jiayuguan City Museum.

This hotel makes a great place to kick back and relax after a long day of sightseeing. For those driving themselves, parking is provided on site.

Our guests consider this hotel to have excellent service. This hotel is a popular accommodation for guests traveling with families.

Day 2 | Morning

Zi Xuan Wine Estate

Opening Hours: 9:30-17:00

Ticket Price: 50 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: 5396 Jiadong Industrial Park, Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province

Zixuan Wine Estate is located in Jiayuguan City. It is a wine brewing enterprise invested and built by Jiayuguan Hongfeng Industrial Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Jiuquan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., a steel base in Northwest my country. The total area of the manor is 654,000 square meters. The overall plan is to produce 50,000 tons of wine annually. The construction scale of the first phase of the project is to produce 10,000 tons of high-quality wine annually. Since the construction of the manor started on June 17, 2005, the construction of the first phase of the project has been completed. It has built wine production facilities of international advanced level such as pressing, fermentation, wine storage, filling, and research and development centers. The main equipment has been imported from France. Press, German cross-flow filter, Italian filling production line, French and American oak barrels, of which the 13,700-square-meter Zixuan No. 1 cellar is currently the largest wine cellar in Asia, and a beverage production line has also been built. and a well-equipped wine research and development center. Zixuan Wine Estate was officially rated as a national 4a-level industrial tourist attraction by the National Tourism Administration in April 2010. On the basis of winemaking as the core function, the manor takes the eight basic steps of wine making as the main content, namely: "harvest → destemming → pulping → fermentation → vulcanization treatment →blend →bottling →sealing”. Focusing on the theme of wine, it is modeled on the architectural style of European towns, and is equipped with special functional areas such as a small membership-only leisure club, a theme leisure area, a professional underground wine cellar and an appreciation center.

Day 2 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: First Pier of the Great Wall.

First Pier of the Great Wall

Opening Hours: Open from 8:30am-5:30pm

Ticket Price: 21 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Chang Cheng Di Yi Dun, Jiayuguan Shi, Gansu Sheng, China

In the Ming Dynasty, Jiayuguan Pass had jurisdiction over "hinterland, border areas and external piers, totaling 39." Piers on the Pass were numerous, crossed each other, were visible from each other, and were used to exchange information. The First Pier of the Great Wall is in the south of the Pass, which was responsible for transmitting military information from the south of the Pass and from the sites in Qilian Mountain. The pier was equipped with docks, post horses, post camels, food, accommodation and firewood, as well as a certain number of guards.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: Hello everyone, me and my girlfriend visited this place at jiayugan before 2 weeks, and we had very nice time. It's very different to see the great wall with a desrt view, unlike the popular site near Beijing area. Also the place not so popular and the entrence tickets was very cheap. I definitely recommend to go there.

Day 2 | Evening

Don’t forget to book Haohai Hotel in advance, because all the tourists head to First Pier of the Great Wall love staying at it.

Haohai Hotel

The Haohai Hotel was recently opened in 2019, making it a fantastic choice for those staying in Jiayuguan.

Boasting a convenient location, the hotel is just 1km from Jiayuguan Railway Station and 16km from Jiayuguan Airport. Seeing Jiayuguan's sights from this hotel is easy with 迎賓湖旅遊園區, Simida Hanzheng Club and Jiayuguanguan Fusilu Museum all close by.

After a long day of sightseeing, guests can retire to the comfort of the hotel. Guests of this Jiayuguan hotel can make use of the parking facilities.

When it comes to Jiayuguan hotels, the Haohai Hotel is highly regarded for its excellent facilities. For guests traveling on business, this hotel is consistently one of the most popular choices.

Day 3 | Morning

The Great Wall in Suspension

Ticket Price: 21 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Jiayuguan, China, 735100

The theme of the Great Wall in Suspension is the ancient silk road culture and Great Wall culture. The main contents of the tour include the Great Wall in Suspension, the Silk Road Sculpture Group, and the Jiayuguan Ancient Weapons Exhibition. The area is divided into four main zones: Shiguanxia Ancient Silk Road Cultural Promenade, the Military Defense System Area of the Great Wall in Suspension, the Leisure Resort and the Management Area. The ancient silk sculpture group carved statues of seven major historical figures, including Zhang Qian, Huo Qubing and Xuan Zang, recorded in the Jiayuguan area in ancient China, and five followers, two horses, two camels and a carriage statue.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Travel Bean: A small section of the Great Wall by the Gobi Desert. It’s been reconstructed but it’s still an amazing sight. It’s a small park and takes about an hour or so to see. A taxi from the Jiayuguan Pass to here was about 30 RMB. We had him wait for us and take us back to the city for 40 RMB. Do not be fooled by taxis asking to take you around all day for 200 RMB. You can DIY this city much cheaper.

Aviman: My first experience to the Great Wall of China was in Fenghuang. Since then, I wanted to visit the different parts of the wall around China. I was glad to come across this one in our Silk route trip.

Day 3 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Xincheng Mural Tombs of Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Xincheng Mural Tombs of Wei and Jin Dynasties

Opening Hours: Open from 9:00am-5:00pm

Ticket Price: 31 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: On the Gobi Beach in Xincheng Township, Jiayuguan City (18 km away from the city)

The Wei-Jin Brick Mural Tomb is located in a new town about 18 kilometers east of Jiayuguan City. There are more than 1,000 ancient tombs of the Wei and Jin Dynasties distributed in an area of nearly 13 square kilometers. It is known as the "underground gallery". From 1972 to 1979, 18 tombs were excavated successively, of which 9 were portrait brick tombs and 9 were plain brick tombs. Among them, Tomb No. 5 was relocated to the Gansu Provincial Museum in May 1973. Currently only 6 and 7 are officially open to the public. Xincheng tombs have a unique architectural shape. The tombs are composed of tomb passages, tomb gates, gate towers, front rooms, middle rooms, back rooms, corridors, ear rooms, and niches. Building bricks are divided into printed square bricks, rectangular bricks, carved bricks, portrait bricks, etc. The gate of the tomb is made of bar-shaped bricks stacked in the shape of an arch. The roof of the tomb is made of bar-shaped bricks to form a gatehouse. The walls of the gatehouse are embedded with carved bricks in the shape of bucket arches, figures and animal heads. Mode. A total of more than 760 brick paintings were unearthed from the tomb, most of which were in the form of one brick and one painting, one half brick and one painting, or a comic strip composed of several bricks. These brick murals are colorful, unique in style and wonderful in painting skills. The content of the brick murals is based on the real life at that time, reflecting farming, breeding, mulberry picking, banqueting, travel, military drills, hunting, etc. Physical data of the region's politics, economy, culture, military, ethnicity, folklore and climate. Among them, the content of painting fills the gap in the history of painting in the Wei and Jin Dynasties of my country in the field of fine arts.

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