Minyue Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)

The Biandukou Ecological Leisure Tourism Zone is located at the foot of the Qilian Mountain. The climate is cool, the rapeseeds in the mountains and the wild, the clear blue sky and the bright white clouds are good places for summer heat. The rape blossoms are blooming, and it is like a sea that falls into the flowers. The scenic area is not big, because the neighboring Qilian Mountain, the rape blossoms spread to the waist of the hill, the scenery is especially beautiful. when the rape blossoms are in full bloom, while the blue sky and white clouds are refreshing The air is even more comfortable. golden background, wind and sun. With the flower sea to a circle of friends "everyday". Far from the mountains, the blue sky, the wide view, the snow mountains can be seen in winter. The white clouds are decorated with a green sky, and the rapeseed and the distant mountain loess are distinct. Straight 217 National Road divides the rapeseed into two. When you are used to seeing the loess in the northwest, suddenly entering such a treasure will make you feel good. It is a kind of enjoyment.

Crossing Daban Mountain and Biandukou. Walk through the grasslands. Just like breaking into a fairyland, clear blue sky, smart white clouds, warm sunshine, snowy mountains, and Qilian Mountain greet me with the most beautiful winter snow scene. Even if the road is tired, I am not willing to rest, eager Keep everything in your heart. This land is always easy to touch me.

The above are the original pictures! The wind blows grass and sees cattle and sheep, not going to Inner Mongolia, you can see it in the flat mouth of Qinghai. In the middle of the rolling Qilian Mountains, there is a 30-kilometer mountain gorge passage, which cuts off the Qilian Mountains and runs through the Gansu and Qinghai provinces. It is the danger that the ancients called the big bucket. Dukou. "Bian Dukou" is the sound change of Tibetan "flat and numb", meaning Jin Lumei. Biandukou has a lot of cattle and sheep, I suggest you watch it from a distance, don't bother.

Looking at rapeseed in summer, it is inevitable to go to Qinghai Lake and Menyuan in the northwest. In recent years, it has become a popular tourist attraction because of the famous reputation of rapeseed in July and August. From the door source to the north, after the Qilian Mountain, it was in Gansu, and the Pingdukou of Zhangye Minle County was the first stop. Biandukou is 30 kilometers away from Minle County and about 90 kilometers from downtown Zhangye. Compared with Qinghai Lake and Menyuan, the reputation here is not so big, many tourists do not know, the scenery is not bad at all. This road from Qinghai to Gansu has been very famous since it was more than 2,000 years ago. It is a strategic location. In the history of the Biandu Gorge, it was called Dadou Baugu. In the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, Zhang Wei sent the Western Region from here, and Huo went to the disease to lead the Han family to expel the Huns from here. Huo went to the disease and built a military horse farm in Shandan, not far from the Pingdukou. It has existed for more than 2,000 years. The terrain of Biandukou is not flat. It is a hilly hill with high and low undulations. There are several viewing platforms on the hill. It is free to open. The middle and late July is the most beautiful season of rape, and large rapeseeds are mixed with green grass. Together, the flock is free to stock. The G227 national road connects the Gansu and Qinghai provinces and crosses the Qilian Mountains. The rapeseed flowers are opened on the hills on both sides of the road. It is most convenient to drive to the flat mouth.

Catch up with the Lihua Festival in Liuba Town, Minle County, Zhangye. The large pear forest is so white. It is really the first time I saw it. I enjoyed the show with the villagers. The local features top bowl dance, Qin chamber, song and dance performances... .

Zhangye Minle Tongzi Temple

The Tongzi Temple Grottoes are located about ten kilometers east of Minle County in the middle reaches of the Tongzi Dam River. Features of the grottoes: The grottoes are carved into a gravel cliff that has been eroded by river water, with dozens of large and small grottoes, and there are dark holes connecting between the grottoes. The murals inside the cave are clearly visible, mostly influenced by Lamaism. The most vivid and realistic is the story of 'Journey to the West' painted in the southernmost cave 1. The scenes include the birth of the monkey, Wukong's apprenticeship, Bajie's ordination, drinking horses by the stream, asking for directions at the wooden door, crossing the desert, etc., all are lifelike. And the sharp mouth and thin cheeks of Wukong, and the long mouth and big belly of Bajie, are more like natural monkeys and pigs, which are similar and dissimilar to the images in the TV series 'Journey to the West', giving people a refreshing feeling, and people can't help but exclaim the rich imagination and superb painting skills of ancient Chinese painting masters. The murals in Cave 3 are composed of five layers, with paintings of Tantric Buddhas, Thousand-Handed Guanyin, Happy Buddha, Bodhisattva, etc., which are precious materials for studying murals of all ages. Climbing to the top of the cave, you can see a wide view, the long river setting sun, the distant village with smoke, which makes people feel open-minded. The Tongzi Temple Grottoes were built in the Wei and Jin dynasties, and were destroyed many times afterwards. In recent years, a large number of monks and laymen have raised funds and invested in labor to build a main hall and several side rooms. There is a jade Buddha in the main hall, which is very beautiful and attracts many pilgrims.

Yuantong Temple Pagoda in Minle County, Zhangye

Yuantong Temple Pagoda, also known as Yuantong Temple Pagoda, is located within the castle of Liuba Town, 35 kilometers north of the county seat of Minle County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province; Yuantong Temple was originally built during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (1101-1125), and now only the pagoda tower remains. Yuantong Temple Pagoda faces east and is a brick, earth, and wood mixed-structure bowl-shaped Vajrayana Buddhist pagoda of Tibetan Buddhism. The total height of the pagoda is 23.37 meters, with the height from the base to the top of the pagoda being 21.9 meters. It is composed of the pagoda base, pagoda body, Xianglun (decorative wheels), and the pagoda spire from bottom to top. The construction of Yuantong Temple Pagoda is the result of the coexistence of multiple ethnic groups, a product of multi-ethnic economic and cultural exchanges, and a symbol of multi-ethnic integration, unity, national unity, stability, and prosperity. Yuantong Temple Pagoda faces east and is slightly south by 30 degrees. It is a brick, earth, and wood mixed-structure bowl-shaped Vajrayana Buddhist pagoda of Tibetan Buddhism. The total height of the pagoda is 23.37 meters, with the height from the base to the top of the pagoda being 21.9 meters. It is composed of the pagoda base, pagoda body, Xianglun (decorative wheels), and the pagoda spire from bottom to top. Around the pagoda body, there is a brick railing at about 3.31 meters; around the pagoda, there are several main halls and side rooms to the north and south, with Buddha statues inside for worship. Pagoda Base: The pagoda base of Yuantong Temple Pagoda is a two-tiered square Sumeru base, with each side measuring 8.7 meters and the base height ranging from 20 to 40 centimeters. Above the base is Mount Sumeru, with small pagodas at each of the four corners on the upper and lower levels, totaling eight pagodas, which are rare among similar pagodas; the central largest pagoda represents the Buddha Vairocana, with the small pagodas on the east representing Amitabha, on the south representing Ratnasambhava, on the west representing Amitabha, and on the north representing Amoghasiddhi. The four small pagodas above have no spires, except for the southwest corner pagoda which only has a spire base remaining, and the southwest corner pagoda below is damaged, with all small pagodas having varying degrees of damage. Xianglun: Above the neck of Yuantong Temple Pagoda, there are 13 layers of Xianglun, commonly known as 'Thirteen Heavens,' indicating the high status of the pagoda. A large column is built inside starting from the eighth layer, and the Xianglun gradually tilts northward, with the central axis of the pagoda top deviating by 15 centimeters. The twelfth and thirteenth layers have 11 cracks of varying degrees around them. Pagoda Spire: Above the Xianglun of Yuantong Temple Pagoda, there is a round canopy surrounded by iron tassels and evenly spaced iron wind bells hanging. Above the canopy is a porcelain dark green glazed treasure vase, 1.5 meters high; the canopy, tiles, and treasure vase form the entire pagoda spire. Historical Culture: According to the records in the 'Ganzhou Prefecture Annals, Volume Five' compiled during the Qing Dynasty: 'Yuantong Temple is located in Liuba Fort, commissioned by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and was rebuilt in the fourth year of Tianqi of the Ming Dynasty. It was repaired twice in the seventh year of Shunzhi and the thirty-sixth year of Kangxi of our dynasty, the pagoda was repaired in the seventh year of Yongzheng, and a stone-wrapped pagoda was added in the forty-third year of Qianlong, originally over seven zhang high, now increased to over eight zhang, with a circumference of eleven zhang, and the halls and corridors were all expanded according to the original.' 'Old Pagoda Bell Sounds' Yuantong Temple Pagoda has formed the landscape of 'Old Pagoda Bell Sounds,' which is one of the old seven sceneries of Minle County. Cultural Value: Yuantong Temple Pagoda is beautifully shaped and has a long history, ranking first among the ancient buildings of Minle. It is an important Lama pagoda in the Hexi Corridor; its construction is the result of the coexistence of multiple ethnic groups, a product of multi-ethnic economic and cultural exchanges, and a symbol of multi-ethnic integration, unity, national unity, stability, and prosperity.

Gansu Zhangye National Desert Park, 2019 Car Rally Championship. Awesome! There is a drift performance area on the east side, which is currently the most characteristic, most classic, most advanced and most challenging car rally championship venue in China; the 26km long desert track is covered by red sandstone, according to the original terrain of the desert. It is built, with an oasis on the west and north sides, a Gobi on the east and south, and a snow-capped mountain on the south.

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In Zhangye Rainbow Mountain, Gansu Province, Lao Miao took three shots here. "The desert is solitary and straight, the long river falls into the Japanese yen" is a verse representing the northwest. It is said to be on the south of the Yangtze River, and the rainbow-like colorful colors are printed on the mountains here. Beauty is suffocating, this winter is a must. There is no need to retouch the film from a single angle, and the mobile phone can also send beautiful scenes. Walking along the wooden trestle along the way, I felt the thick northwest scenery. is the magical karst landform and the ten thousand years of crustal movement will have such a beautiful view today, of course, we need to better protect the environment and let everyone put it into action.

The famous Western Han Dynasty Huo went to the Huns to go to the north of the Xiongnu, established the four counties of Hexi, and returned to the Han Central Centralization. Standing in the city, young and promising, and arrogant, Huo went to the sick and opened his arms. The good river and mountains were all under the hood, and the name was Zhang Wei. Zhang Wei is the most famous Danxia landform, located in Nantaizi Village, Nijiaying, Linze, 40 kilometers away from Zhangye City. In the hilly area of a hundred square meters of mountains, there are strange shapes and colorful colors. Thousands of cliffs and mountains are all bright red and reddish-brown, reflecting each other's gods. They show the wonderful style of "colors like ,", and the Qilian Mountain carvings are wonderful. Prominent, colorful, colorful, local ethnic minority called this strange mountain view "Alan Lagda" (meaning red mountain).