3-day tour to Linxia, ​​Gansu

D1 Linxia Donggongguan→Linxia Prefecture Museum→Bafang Shisanxiang D2 Liujiaxia (Liujiaxia Dinosaur National Geopark)→Bingling Temple (Bingling Lake, Bingling Stone Forest, Bingling Temple Grottoes) D3 Hezheng Paleontological Fossil Museum→Huarin Wanshou Valley→Songmingyan ★ Accommodation, refer to the itinerary ★ Food, refer to the "food" in the overview, Internet celebrity check-in points: Hongyuan Square, etc. ★ Travel, most attractions can be reached by public transportation or taxi or follow a day tour. ★Tickets: You can purchase them online or offline in advance. ★Liujiaxia is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, where mountains and rivers are close to each other and the scenery is beautiful. Liujiaxia Dinosaur National Geopark is a treasure trove of dinosaur fossils. The Liujiaxia dinosaur footprints in the park are very well preserved and clear, with a strong three-dimensional sense. It is a good place for family tours and science tours. ★Bingling Lake, Bingling Stone Forest and Bingling Temple Grottoes together constitute the Bingling Scenic Area. Bingling Temple Grottoes (the first batch of national protection) were first built in the first year of Jianhong in the Western Qin Dynasty (420 AD). After 1,600 years of restoration and expansion, there are 183 existing caves, 694 stone sculptures, 82 clay sculptures, and about 900 square meters of murals. Its relief pagodas and Tantric murals are as famous as the Mogao Grottoes and Maijishan Grottoes. Linxia East Mansion and Butterfly Building (the 7th batch of national protected buildings), as a private residential-style classical building complex left over from the Republic of China period, is a grand view garden of Hezhou brick carving art, a milestone in the architectural history of Linxia, ​​and a model of Linxia's brick-and-wood structure courtyard architecture. ★Linxia Prefecture Museum, the 6 exhibition halls include four types of painted pottery: Majiayao, Bianjialin, Banshan and Machang, which comprehensively and systematically display the Majiayao culture. If you want to understand Majiayao culture, this place cannot be missed. ★There are 30 courtyard houses and 109 ancient dwellings in the Eight Lanes and Thirteen Alleys, which are relatively well preserved. They are inhabited by people from 18 ethnic groups including Hui, Han, Dongxiang, etc. ★Hezheng Paleozoological Fossil Museum is a thematic museum that mainly collects and displays fossils of ancient mammals from the late Cenozoic era. In September 2021, the museum was certified by the World Record Certification Agency as "the museum with the most shovel-toothed elephant skull fossils in the world." ★The Birch Forest Valley of All Beasts in Hezheng County is one of the main attractions of the Hezheng Paleontological Fossil National Geopark. It mainly includes the Birch Forest Paleoanthropological Fossil Burial Site Museum, geological profiles, and the main monument square of the Geopark. It is the first choice for exploration, study, leisure, and tourism. ★Songmingyan in Hezheng, known as one of the eight scenic spots in Hezhou, was built during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. It is located at Doushi Pass in the southern end of the county. From April 26 to 28 of the lunar calendar (commonly known as April 8), local people and tourists from other places come to visit the mountains and rivers and hold the annual Songmingyan "Huaer" festival (a national intangible cultural heritage). ★Some documentaries about Linxia Aerial China Season 2 Gansu Grove China Chinese Grotto Corridor Flowers in Linxia. In the River State Geography. China in the River State