Category Archives: Attraction

The glacier was named after the time when it was found in July 1st 1958 by the Snow and Glacier Research Team of Chinese Academy of Science. The altitude of the lowest part of the glacier is about 4300 meters and that of the peak is 5150 meters. Its total area is 3 square meters…

As one of the tour destinations along the silk road, where you can visit Rock paintings carved by ancient nomadic peoples from the late Neolithic to the 1st century BC. Introduction of Heshan Stone Carving: The stone carving is one of the oldest forms of painting.It was also a spontaneous way for the ancients to depict the surrounding…

Located 7 kilometers south of Jiayuguan Pass, along the Gobi desert to the north bank of the cliff  River, and qilian Mountain across the river, to the river as a risk. It is the Ming Dynasty Great Wall on the west end of the Beacon Tower starting point. The Beacon Tower was built by Li Han in…

As one of the tour destinations along the silk road, it is the best place where you can visit the culture of the ancient Silk Road and the Great Wall plus the ancient weapons exhibition in Jiayuguan. Introduction of the Cantilever Wall: The Cantilever Wall is a part of the Great Wall. The wall here was built on…

The Wei- and Jin Tombs are ancient tombs of brick paintings dating back 265-420 AD. There was some kind of settlement here in this wide corridor between the Qilian Mountains to the north and the Mazong (Horses’ Manes) Mountains to the north since at least Han Dynasty times some two thousand years ago. More than…

As we all know, “There are Shanhai Pass in the East and Jiayuguan Pass in the west of China”. In Jiayuguan Pass you can experience the vicissitudes of history of the first pass in the world. The Introduction of Jiayuguan Pass Speaking of the Great Wall people may think of the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing. Jiayuguan City is located 5 kilometers west…

As one of the most significant ancient defense system along the silk road, although it is not as famous as Badaling or Mutianyu Great Wall in Beijing, however, they are one of the most historical and well-preserved Ruins of Han Dynasty. Introduction of the Great Wall: The majestic and magnificent Great Wall is a great creation…

Set on the edge of the Silk Road, Dunhuang may seem like an unlikely place to find an oasis of Buddhist art. With towering dunes in the background, the caves here reflect the power of divine inspiration. Mogao Grottoes lies on the cliff west of Dangquan River between Sangwei Hills and Mingsha Mountain, 25km to the southeast of Dunhuang. Mogao Grottoes is a…

Yumen Pass ( Jade Gate ) or Yumenguan Pass, alias “Xiaofangpanchen” and “Dieliebanjin” in Mongolian, lies about 90km to the northwest of Dunhuang. It was the only way for both Western Land to transport the Khotan Jades from Tarim Basin to the Central Plains. This place was under the jurisdiction of Yumen Pass Douwei (the title of…

Yulin Grottos ( 榆林窟 ), alias Ten Thousand Buddhas Gorge 万佛峡, lies in a valley 75km to southwest Anxi County 安西县. Anxi County lies at the western end of Hexi Corridor ( 河西走廊 ) and ever to be a famous town on the Silk Road 丝绸之路 as well as an interpretive center for the exchange of economy, culture, politics, diplomacy between Central…