Yu Men Pass, Yu means Jade, and Men means gate. It is also called Jade Gate Pass ,which is located in the northwest of dunhuang 100km . It is the north customs of the silk road over 2000 years. A lot of beautiful jades from west regions were transported to China through this gate, so it got the name Jade Gate Pass. Many relics were found here,such as the woodslips of ancient passport,coins,silk ,arrow heads and so on. In 2014 it was included into the world heritage by UNESO.

The Yu Lin Grottos---It is located in the south of Gua Zhou city 85 km ,which is called Ten Thousand Buddhas’ Canyon by local people. It is listed by the state council of China in 1961 as the Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National level. There are totally 43 grottos in the east cliff and west cliff. The murals inside the grottos cover an area 5650 square meters. The number of  sculptures inside the grottos reaches to 272. The grottos were built during  at least 6 century to 20 century. Because of beautiful sculptures and murals, the Yulin Grottos was call the sister grottos of Mogao Grottos.

 The Jia Yu Guan Fort---It was built in Ming dynasty(1368-1644 AD),which was the customs at that time. So far it is the best preserved old customs in China, 80％of which are still original. It can be very important stopover  at west end of Ming wall. It is in the west of Jia Yu guan city 7 km.The fort stands in the valley  between  Qilian snow mountain and the north mountain. It is the westernmost end of great wall in Ming dynasty(1368-1644).

It is in the west of Zhang Ye city about 40 km.The landform formed 6 million years ago ,which is composed of red gravel,malmstone and mudstone.Because of long time efflorescence and normal erosion ,many isolated mountain peaks and steep strange rocks formed from the verrucano .It is so colorful.Some area it looks like rainbow with seven colors,so this landform got its name from this. It is a wonderful place to enjoy the nature and very good for photographing. In 2015 it was rated as AAAAA tourists attraction.

Lanzhou is a long and narrow valley of east and west, sandwiched between the two mountains, and the Yellow River passes through the city at the foot of the jiuzhou mountain in the north of the city. After the planning and construction of the urban construction department, along the south bank of the Yellow River, a river has been opened for dozens of kilometers. Because the road is wide and straight, the flower-beds on both sides of the road, dotted with stars, are known as the green corridor, which has become the longest city riverside road in the country.

Due to the temperature varies greatly from day and night. You need take warm clothing, This area is in quite high altitude, sun hat, sun glasses and water are necessary. For some people, they need take medicine. The average height is about 3km above the sea level.
As it’s in the northwest of china, so the living and whole service will be not so good compared with big cities, you need to get prepared.
Please do respect the local beliefs of all the ethnic groups.  In Tibetan areas: A, don’t eat dog meat, horse meat, donkey, B, for the Celestial burial, you should not peek. C, if you can’t drink or eat local food, you could be earnestly obtain them.
Some temple, photograph is not allowed. If you want to picture with monks or the women, you need ask whether they want. Take care of your staff. Aviod the unproper etiquette. Not be too loud, pointing talk.
If you are not planning to buy, don’t touch or bargain.
The special snacks, beef noddles, lamb, hands mutton, yogurt, lily, rose,

The Giant Sleeping Buddha Temple is located southwest of Zhangye downtown. It covers an area of about 23,000 square meters, sitting in the east and facing to the west. Until now the existing building in the temple are mainly the giant Buddha temple ,sutra pavilion, clay pagoda,which are all on the axis of the temple.

When you get there,you will see the largest  indoor reclining Buddha sculpture in China.The reclining Buddha was made in West Xia Dynasty about 11 century AD,which is 34.5 meters long.The Buddha's shoulder is 7.5 meters wide. Its ear is 4 meters long,and its feet are 5.2 meters.Behind the reclining Buddha palace there are  hidden Buddhism sutra pavilion and a clay pagoda.

It is an important scenic spot and historic site on the silk road and a landmark building of the famous historical and cultural Zhangye city as well .In 1996, it was listed as one of  national key cultural relics protection units in the fourth batch.

 Pingshanhu grand canyon is about 60 kilometers away from downtown of Zhangye city. It covers an area of 1040 square km. So far, it is a compound scenic spot in China, which is the closest to the city and integrates natural wonders, canyon exploration, geological survey, ethnic customs, cross-country hiking and so on. It can be comparable to Zhangjiajie and Colorado grand canyon,which has been praised by China geographic magazine and famous geological experts and tourists at home and abroad.

The composition of this lanform in the canyon is red bed landform, which came into being 108,000,000 to 240,000,000 years ago.The canyon is characterized by different gullies. The hills look low and gentle. The tonal is mainly with red white and ochre red .The color of the hills shows a bit drab. Most of them are conical or columnar in shape. It is a good place to take photo and hike at the bottom of the canyon. We have two options here which depends on your interest and body quality.

It is located in the west of Zhangye city 60 km. The total area is 300 squarekm,and the core area for visiting is 120 square km. The sea level here is around 1500-2550m. It is the most typical danxia landform in arid areas of China, and also one of the most complete and peculiar danxia landform in China

Binggou danxia landform was rated as the "number 1 of window lattice palatial danxia landform in China's ". The scenic area is widely distributed with the danxia cliff, stone walls, stone columns, peaks, hills and other landform forms. The peak is steep and straight, continuous with magnificent momentum.This area is famous for particular natural statues besides nice colors. Even you can find the epitomes of Louvre,palaces,Buddha shrines and camels,etc.

Binggou danxia is famous for its grand ,precipitous ,magical sceneries ,and is reputated as "the first wonder in the world". It has been rated as one of the "7 most beautiful danxia landforms in China" and one of the "10 most amazing geographical wonders in the world" by China geographic magazine and the national geographic magazine of the United States.