Gannan Secret Realm: Exploring the Soul-Healing Land of Gansu
Gannan, this secret realm praised by 'National Geographic' as a 'must-visit in a lifetime', what charm does it hold? It's not Tibet, yet it has a similar Tibetan culture, stunning natural scenery, and few tourists.
📍 Location: Southwest Gansu Province
🚗 Travel Guide: First arrive at Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport, then transfer to various places in Gannan.
🔍 Tour Route:
1. Lanzhou → Gannan Secret Realm → Labrang Monastery → Xiahe
2. Labrang Monastery → Sangke Grassland → Zhagana
3. Zhagana → Ruoergai Flower Lake → Nine-Bend Yellow River → Tangke
4. Tangke → Wache Tower Forest → Hongyuan, Moon Bay → Jiuzhi
5. Jiuzhi → Lianbaoyuze → Aba
6. Jiuzhi → Awan Warehouse Wetland → Gahai Lake → Langmu Temple
7. Langmu Temple → Milarepa Buddha Pavilion → Linxia → Lanzhou
🏞️ Must-Visit Attractions:
1. Gannan Secret Realm: The greenery here can heal the soul, with Bajiao City, Baishi Cliff, and Baishi Cliff Temple, each spot is breathtakingly beautiful.
2. Labrang Monastery: One of the six major monasteries of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, known as the 'World's Tibetan Academy'. Remember to rent a set of Tibetan clothes and experience this sanctity.
3. Sangke Grassland: A plateau at an altitude of 4000 meters, step on the grassland and look up at the sky.
4. Self-drive Rock's Road: Follow Joseph Rock, cross the Guanggai Mountain, and explore Diebu Zhagana.
5. Zhagana: Pure, primitive, and tranquil, the beauty here is unforgettable.
🍜 Food Recommendations: Milk tea, fried dough sticks, Zanba, yogurt, meat dumplings, meat buns, noodles, and hand-grabbed mutton, etc.
📝 Travel Tips:
1. The temperature difference between day and night is significant, bring a jacket, and cold protection in the morning and evening is essential.
2. Equipment: Thermos, power bank, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, lip balm, rain gear, etc.
3. Medicines: Cold medicine, gastrointestinal medicine, band-aids, etc.
Are you ready? Let's embark on the secret journey of Gannan together and feel the magic and beauty of this land! 🧳🌄
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Labrang Temple, 3,200 meters above sea level, formerly known as Tashiqi Temple, is one of the six major monasteries of the famous Tibetan Buddhist Gelu (Huangjia) in China. Labrang is a translation of Tibetan language, meaning the place where the Buddha Palace is located. The oldest and only Buddha Temple built during the first Sega wooden-like living Buddha period in the entire temple. , is the Buddha Hall of the Xiaxu College next to the Great Jingtang. Shouyi Temple is the tallest building in the temple, which is a six-story palace. All Fanyu in the temple are made of local stone, wood, soil and nettles, and rarely use metal. The overall building is wide and narrow, similar to trapezoidal, external stone and inner wood, There is a proverb that says, “no wood outside, no stone inside.”
It is worth going! The entire temple area covers a large area and there are many buildings. I did some homework before I went, otherwise it is not easy to understand the history and interior of each building. Tickets are 40 yuan, you can wait for free explanations in the designated area.
If you have the opportunity, you must see the sunrise of Labrang Monastery. The process of dark valleys and monasteries being slowly illuminated by a ray of light is so beautiful. After watching the sunrise, you can return to the street, just in time for the monks to queue for morning classes, hurrying to gather into a red scorpion.
In the afternoon, I arrived at Labrang Temple. If I have time, I can take pictures before the sun goes down. The best location is outside the West Parking Lot, crossing the Hongcang Bridge and crossing the hillside after the 316 National Road. In addition to tourists, there are monks who will come to sit and sit, just forming a perfect picture.
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