Local time China: 23:12pm
Along the strategic Hexi Corridor from Jiayuguan Pass via the spectacular Zhangye Danxia Geo Park and Dafo and Matisi monasteries to Xining
Program
Whereas Jiayuguan Pass is part of most silk road tours, the east part of the Hexi corridor is pretty much ignored by the main stream tour groups. Especially the more than impressive Zhangye Danxia Landform is a true secret tip for China travelers. This tour offers the following highlights:
| - Jiayuguan Pass, one of the most important strategic areas on the Silk Road |
| - Zhangye Danxia Landform, an unfrogettable natural wonder |
| - Dafo monastery, birth place of legendary Kublai Khan with China's largest reclining Buddha statue |
| - Matisi, one of the most spectacular buddhist monasteries |
| - The stunning landscape of the Hexi corridor |
About the tour:
Hexi corridor is one of the most important strategic areas on the Silk Road. The impressive Jiayuguan fortress was China's last outpost before the "wild west of Asia" started and it was an important relais and trade station. Further east you will find with Zhangye Danxia Landorm one of the most spectacular and least known natural wonders of China. The inceedible amount of different color layers in the rocks are simply stunning and it's a feast for the eyes and an absolute paradise for any photogrpahy enthusiast. Dafo monastery in Zhangye is not only one of the most beautiful buddhist monasteries in China, it also houses the largest reclining Buddha in China and according to the legend, legendary Kublia Khan was born here. Matisi monastery is sepctacularly built into a sheer rock cliff and the drive through Hexi corridor offers a lot of variety and stunning vistas.
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