Ganzhou Ancient Tower

Safirgotravel.com -The Silk Road Part 2

Menjejaki laluan sutera di barat daya China adalah satu pengalaman yang baru, bagi mereka yang minat mencari kelainan dalam melancung. Terlalu banyak lokasi dan destinasi yang mesti dilawati.Kita hanya memikirkan China sebagai satu tempat biasa sahaja selain membeli barangan yang murah dan pelbagai pilihan, tiada lagi yang perlu diketahui tentang China.
Tetapi di sebelah barat daya bahagian utara China, akan memberikan kita satu kejutan yang mungkin tidak dapat dipercayai. Pemandangan dan pelbagai bentuk rupa kesan sejarah yang baru ditemui terus di kaji dan di pelihara.China adalah salah sebuah tamadun yang paling tua di Asia. Kita hanya dihidangkan dengan tamadun barat atau Eropah dengan kesan tinggalan Roman dan sebagainya. Namun di China kesan sejarah dan destinasi yang akan dilawati, memberi kita satu pandangan baru tentang perkembangan tamadun itu sendiri. China mempunyai sejarah yang begitu lama hampir 4000 hingga 5000 tahun yang lalu.

Location: situated in the western part of Gansu province, midway through Hexi Corridor; located between 97 20'-102 12' east longitude and 37 28'-39 57' north latitude.

Neighboring Areas: Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Qinghai provinces, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia Hui and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions

Physical Features: located in the area where the Qinghai-Tibet and Inner Mongolia Plateaus meet; borders the Mt. Qilian in the south, Heli Mountain and Longshou Mountain in the north; long and narrow climb in the shape of a running horse; the highest altitude in southeast reaches 5,564 meters (18,254 feet) and the lowest altitude in northwest is 1,284 meters (4,212 feet); the elevation of the city is 1,474 meters (4,835 feet).
Whenever, you are in Zhangye, don't ever forget to visit the Danxia Landform. Here you will see the wonders of mother earth. The colorful land formation,will fascinate and captivate our eyes and mind. In China we will come over to a location and destination even the majority of the people in China may not even know of its existent.This part of North Western China Mainland where the best are yet to be discovered by the world.

History: anciently named Ganzhou, Zhangye was a famous commercial port on the Silk Road and one of the biggest international trade markets in the country. Merchants from the west continuously arrived here for trading. Irrigation from the Black and Shandan rivers makes agriculture here quite well-developed. It has gained the reputation of lush southern-type fields in the desert.

Climatic Features: continental climate with average sunlight of over 3000 hours annually; coldest in January and hottest in July, and the comfortable time for travel is from June to September.
Average Temperature: 7 C annually
Rainfall: annual average rainfall 104 millimeters-459 millimeters (4 inches-18 inches)

When to Go: The best time to visit it is from June to September due to the easeful weather condition.

Mountains: Mt. Qilian, Heli Mountain and Longshou Mountain

Rivers: Heihe River

Special Local Products: Wujiang Rice, Zhang Wine made of local grapes, Xiaohe Chinese Dates, Mingle Garlic, Rapeseed, Huangsheng, Gaotai Capsicum, Paper Cuttings, local embroideries, cashmere

Local Highlights: Folk art performances taking place on traditional or religions festivals are popular, including walking on stilts, a boat that runs on land, the dragon dance, yangko, cantata and more.

Scenic Spots: As an importance commercial port on the ancient Silk Road, Zhangye has rich historic sites and amazing natural sceneries. The famous tourist attractions in the city include the Wooden Tower of Sui Dynasty, Danxia Landform Geological Park, Shandan Buddha Temple and Shandan Horse Farm, and Giant Buddha Temple.