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RYLIE LEONARDUnited States

The artistic treasure of Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu

Share your notebook story, up to 500 words Transportation: 🌸🌈✨Convenient transportation (1) Tianshui has Tianshui South High-speed Railway🚄🚄🚄 station, it's not far to go (2) Self-driving🚗🚗🚗 can navigate directly, Maijishan Scenic Area has a parking lot, (3) There are electric cars in the scenic area for 30 yuan round trip, it's better to take one, because the journey is quite far, Special experience: ❤️💚💙Taking the scenic area's electric car can be sent to the foot of the mountain, walking up can come to the grottoes, it is very spectacular from a distance, 👏👏👏Outside the grottoes is a staircase, very steep, forming a unique beauty on Maijishan. 👍👍👍After climbing up Maijishan to watch, it is indeed very shocking, after more than 1600 years of excavation and repair, the damaged parts are preserved, the clay sculptures and murals are exquisite, Recommended reason: 😍😍😍In addition to Maijishan Grottoes, there is a forest park, there are waterfalls, ancient towers, when there is time, you can also visit tips: 💰💰💰Maijishan needs to buy tickets, adult tickets are 80 yuan, 60~69 years old is 40 yuan, 👏👏👏You can book online one day in advance, the visit has a time period, you can make an appointment according to your own time, you can enter by swiping your ID at the entrance. 💎💎💎There are many scenic stalls on the road, I bought a string of bracelets from a beautiful stall owner, it is a walnut bracelet, the local probably produces walnuts, if needed, you can buy some, this kind of make a souvenir, the price is not expensive 40 yuan, you can 💰💰💰💰bargain.
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