God spilled the paint palette! A 3-day magical trip in Zhangye

DAY 1: Canyon and Ancient Temple Adventure✨
☀️ Morning: Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon
Ticket: 130 RMB/person (includes sightseeing bus)
Duration: 3-4 hours
✔️ Must challenge the 90° vertical cloud ladder! Super thrilling📸
✔️ Wear non-slip shoes! The One-line Sky section is very narrow and requires sideways passage

🕌 Afternoon: Zhangye Giant Buddha Temple
Ticket: 40 RMB/person
Duration: 1.5 hours
✨ 34.5-meter Asia’s largest indoor reclining Buddha + Journey to the West mural Easter eggs
😋 Night: Food hunt at Ganzhou Night Market
20 RMB per person to eat until full❗️Must-try three items👇
1️⃣ Apricot Peel Tea: sweet and sour, refreshing, everyone has a cup
2️⃣ Fried Bolar: iron plate lamb offal so fragrant you’ll stomp your feet
3️⃣ Rolled Fish Noodles: the most authentic from Miao’s Juanzi Chicken family

🌄 DAY 2: Own the stunning Danxia sunrise and sunset 🌄
🌅 Early morning: Colorful Danxia No.4 Viewing Platform
✔️ Must arrive before 7 AM! The sunrise golden scene is breathtaking
✔️ Wear light-colored clothes for better photos
❌ No stepping on the rock formations! Drones must be reported in advance

🏔 Afternoon: Binggou Danxia
Ticket: 40 RMB/person
Activity: 2-hour hike to see window-frame palace landforms
👑 Must-visit spot: "Louvre Phantom" rock

🎭 Evening: Danxia Kou Town
Don’t miss the live-action show "Return to Zhangye"!
Starts at 7:30 PM, buy tickets and choose seats in advance~

🙏 DAY 3: Explore the Hanging Buddha Kingdom
🐎 All day: Matisi (Horse Hoof Temple)
Ticket: 74 RMB/person
Duration: 5-6 hours
✔️ Climb the "Thirty-three Heavens" grottoes, unforgettable experience
✔️ Take Tibetan/Han costume photos on the Qilian Grassland
🍵 Stop by a Yugur tent for butter tea
❌ Remember not to bring horse whips into the tent!

🏨 Accommodation Recommendations:
1️⃣ City center top choice: Fullerton Hot Spring Hotel
💰 Off-season 400+/night, includes buffet breakfast
2️⃣ For Danxia photography fans: Danxia Photography International Hotel
Open your window to Danxia landforms! 5-minute walk to the viewing platform

🚗 Transportation TIPS:
1️⃣ Airport → City center: 30-minute taxi ride
2️⃣ City center → Danxia: Private car about 500 RMB/day
3️⃣ Must-bring items:
✔️ Sunscreen + sunglasses (UV rays are intense!)
✔️ Light down jacket (day-night temperature difference 15℃+)
✔️ Non-slip hiking shoes (grotto stairs are very steep)

Post by jacobskylight | Aug 19, 2025

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