Jiuquan Travel Guide

Basic information Area code: 0937 Emergency phone: 110, 120, 119 Gansu Province Tourism Complaints: 0931-8826860 Jiuquan Tourism Quality Supervision Complaints Telephone: 0937-2682507 Travel information It is recommended to prepare hats and sunglasses and apply sunscreen in time to avoid sunburn […]

Basic information

Area code: 0937
Emergency phone: 110, 120, 119
Gansu Province Tourism Complaints: 0931-8826860
Jiuquan Tourism Quality Supervision Complaints Telephone: 0937-2682507

Travel information

• It is recommended to prepare hats and sunglasses and apply sunscreen in time to avoid sunburn when exposed to the outside.
• When traveling in the northwest, respect the customs and habits of the local ethnic minorities. Do not comment on their religious beliefs or talk loudly about the customs of taboos.
• When traveling in Jiuquan, it is best to prepare several headscarves or dust masks. In spring, sandstorms occur often.
• Staying in a grotto for a long time will increase the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled, accelerate the damage of the murals, and cause the color of the murals fade. Therefore, it is forbidden to take pictures and stay for a long time during the visit.

Medical treatment

Jiuquan City Hospital
Address: No. 22 West Avenue, Suzhou District, Jiuquan City
Arrival method: Take the 1, 5, 9, 12, 16 Road to City Hospital Station
Tel: 0937-2652745

Jiuquan Second People Hospital
Address: 111 Post and Telecommunications Street, Suzhou District, Jiuquan City
Arrival method: Take the 3 and 27 way to Beixin Garden Station
Telephone: 0937-2661995

Yumen Oilfield Hospital
Address: Junction of Dunhuang Road and Suzhou State Road, Suzhou District, Jiuquan City
Arrival method: Take the No.7 and No.18 Road to Century Xintiandi Station

Destination overview

Destination sketch

Situated in the northwest of Gansu Province, Jiuquan neighbors Zhangye in the east within the province. It is also bordered by Qinghai Province in the south, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the west and Inner Mongolia and Mongolia in the north.
Since extremely long ago, this area had been inhabited by nomads of several ancient ethnic minorities in northwestern China. It was until the early ages of the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD) that vast land west of the Yellow River including Jiuquan was entirely put into the regnal territory. The famous Silk Road stretched through the city and it had been the vital pass linking Central China with Central Asia and Europe.

Local life

The ethnic group living in the Hexi Corridor today is dominated by the Han nationality, with the Yugur, Tibetan, Kazak, Hui, and Manchu minorities.

Beliefs and taboos

Yugur Nationality

In Chinese, ‘Yugur’ means ‘wealth and solidity’. With a population of 13,719 as at the 2000 census, approximately 90 percent of the total population live in the four areas of Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, and the rest in the Yugur village of Huangnibao area in Jiuquan city (a city in western Gansu Province). The minority has a long history that can be traced back to the year 3 B.C. They live in the mountainous areas, mainly by stock raising, and are typical nomads.
They believe in Lamaism (the Yellow Religion). Other forms of spirit worship are also cherished by them, such as an original belief called the God Khan.

Culture

Silk Road

The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that connected the East and West. It was central to cultural interaction between them for centuries.The Silk Road refers to both the terrestrial and the maritime routes connecting Asia with the Middle East and southern Europe.

The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length, beginning in the Han dynasty (207 BCE–220 CE). The Han dynasty expanded the Central Asian section of the trade routes around 114 BCE through the missions and explorations of the Chinese imperial envoy Zhang Qian. The Chinese took great interest in the safety of their trade products and extended the Great Wall of China to ensure the protection of the trade route.

Best Travel season

May to October is the best season to visit.

Consumption level

Due to the restriction of natural conditions in the northwest, transportation expenses are a big expense. The average daily consumption is between 200 yuan and 300 yuan.

Practical information

Dafa Temple Tourist Service Center
Address: Suzhou District, Jiuquan City

Jiuquan Tourism Bureau
Address: 29 Xincheng District Municipal Administration Building, Fukang Road, Jiuquan City
Tel: 0937-2614224

Intercity traffic

Aircraft

There is no airport in Jiuquan City, and the nearest airport is Jiayuguan Airport, which is only 27 kilometers away.
Jiayuguan Airport Jiayuguan Airport, JGN
Address: 12 kilometers northeast of Jiayuguan downtown
How to get there: Take a taxi to about 40 yuan

Dunhuang Airport Dunhuang Airport,DNH
Address: 12 kilometers east of Dunhuang City
Arrival method: Airport bus from the city to the airport, fare 10 yuan
Tel: 0937-8866133

Train

Jiuquan Railway Station
Address: Xidong Town, Jiuquan City
Arrival method: You can take the bus from and to the urban area, the fare is 2 yuan, taxi to 10 to 15 yuan
Tel: 0937-5925422

Long-distance bus

Xiguan Station
Address: Intersection of Xiguan Road and Xiongguan Road, Jiuquan City
Arrival method: Take Bus Nos. 1, 3, 5, 9, 12, and 27 to Xiguan Station
Tel: 0937-2603032

Nanguan Station
Address: Intersection of Nanhuan East Road and South Street, Jiuquan City
Arrival method: Take 11 to Nanguan Station
Tel: 0937-2671287

Traffic in the city

Bus

No.1 bus crosses the east and west streets of the city center, and passes through Jiuquan Park, Drum Tower, and Xiguan Bus Terminal.

Taxis

The starting price for taxis in the urban area is 5 yuan, and taxis in Jiuquan City are within the starting price.

Attractions

The Bell and Drum Tower

Constructed in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, this tower is located in the Shizi Street. The 24-meter’s high tower consists of two parts—a brick square base and a three-storied wooden body. On the each side of the base, there is an Arch with its own inscription in turn—’East to Mt. Huashan’, ‘West to Hami’, ‘South to Qilian Mountain’ and ‘North to Desert’.
Address: Intersection of East Main Street and North Street, Jiuquan City
Arrival method: 1.4 km walk from the station
Tickets: Free

Wine Spring of the Western Han Dynasty

Lying 1.2 miles east of Jiuquan City, the Wine Spring of the Western Han Dynasty is a classical garden which reflects the heroic vigor of the Western Han Dynasty in southern Yangtze River style.

Spring Lake

The main scenic spots in the park are Spring Lake, the wine spring of the Western Han Dynasty, and a large ancient garden architecture complex. Among them, the wine spring of Western Han Dynasty is the highlight to see and has a beautiful story to share In 121BC of the Western Han Dynasty, the General Huo Qubing from the Han Court won a total victory in the famous Hexi Battle against Huns. In order to celebrate the success, the Emperor Wu awarded him a pot of luscious wine. The General Huo Thought the contribution should have come to the whole army. So he poured the wine into the spring and drank it with his soldiers,thus the spring got the beautiful name “Wine Spring”.
Address: 100 Park Road, Suzhou District, Jiuquan City
Arrival method: You can take bus No. 4 and No. 9 to the West Hansheng track station, taxi 5 yuan
Opening hours: 7:00-21:00
Tickets: Free

Mural in Eastern Jin Tomb

The is room to patern with the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) Murals on the roof and walls, as well as the latter room only has mural in the posterior wall. These murals depict the Chinese ancient legend, labor and life of the people vividly.

Dingjiazha Wall Painting Tomb

In 1977, archaeologists discovered the Dingjiazha mural tomb in the Gobi Beach, 8 kilometers west of Jiuquan City. This was the first large-scale mural tomb discovered in the Hexi Corridor. Among them, the No. 5 tomb is the most representative.
Address: Xiongguan Road, Jiuquan City, near Silk Road Museum
Arrival method: Take the Jiujia bus and get off at the Silk Road Museum. A taxi costs about 20 yuan.
Opening hours: 8:30-17:30
Tickets: 30th mural tomb 30 yuan, including explanation
Tel: 0937-2800089

Juyan site in Han Dynasty

The Juyan site has a total length of 250 kilometers from the northeast to the southwest. Juyan site was the barrier wall built by the Han dynasty near the Juyan Sea to defend the Xiongnu.
Address: Distributed in Ejinaqi, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Jinta County, Gansu Province

Suoyang City Site

Suoyang City Site is 10 meters high, 470 meters long from north to south, east-west width of 430 meters, 1 miles northeast. There is a small temple and eight soil tower.
address: Guazhou County, South Bridge Township, Pa
Arrival method: From guazhou chartered car, you can also visit Yulin Grottoes, Suoyang City and Dongqian Buddha Cave
Tickets: 50 yuan

East Thousand Buddha Cave

The East Thousand-Buddha Grottoes are located in the Canyon Two Cliffs, the South Cliff Cave 11 and the North Cliff Cave 12 more than 20 kilometers southeast of the city of Suoyang. Among them, there are frescoes in the 9th cave, with a total of 486 square meters of frescoes. The paintings are mainly based on the Xixia historical stories. The depiction of the Xixia architecture in the 7 cave paintings is the only historical material of the Xixia national architecture.
Address: 35 kilometers south of Qiaozi Town, Guazhou County
Arrival method: charter tour 200 yuan
Tickets: 380 yuan

Guazhou Yulin Caves

It is a Buddhist cave temple site in Guazhou County, Gansu Province, China. The site is located some 100 km east of the oasis town of Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves. It takes its name from the eponymous elm trees lining the Yulin River, which Flows through the site and separates the two cliffs from which the caves have been excavated. The forty-two caves house some 250 polychrome statues and 4,200 m2 of wall paintings, dating from the Tang Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty (seventh to fourteenth centuries). The site was among the first to designated for protection in 1961 as a Major National Historical and Cultural Site.[3] In 2008 the Yulin Grottoes were submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Chinese Section of the Silk Road.

Address: 76 km south of Guazhou County on both sides of the Yulin River Valley
Arrival method: taxi from Guazhou to 200 yuan
Opening hours: May to October 9:00-18:00 (17:00 stop ticket sales), November to April 10:00-17:00 (16:00 stop ticket sales)
Tickets: Ordinary ticket 40 yuan, 55 yuan (including 15 foreign language lecture fee), 100 yuan in Cave 2, 150 yuan in Cave 3, 100 yuan in Cave 4, and 200 yuan in Cave 25

Itinerary

Hexi Corridor Route

Visit the four counties of Hexi Corridor along the Lianhuo Expressway, along the rolling Qilian Mountains and the deserted Alashan Gobi. You can choose to drive by car or travel by train. Each city has different cultural characteristics and natural landscapes. You can choose 1 day tour or stay for a few days. The entire route takes about 7 to 10 days.
Lanzhou – Wuwei – Yongchang
Yongchang – Zhang Hao
Zhang Wei – Jiuquan
Jiuquan – Jiayuguan
Jiayuguan – Guazhou
Guazhou – Dunhuang

Food

Gua melons

Anxi, ancient say” Guazhou”, since ancient times to rich” the melon” and the famous Chinese and foreign, production of the” Guazhou melon” has 4series of more than 30 varieties, crisp and juicy, sweet and delicious, refreshing and pleasant, sugar content of 14% to 19%, is cool thirst for. There is poetry Chan said:” ice spring Baptist greenstone, broken gold based; cool disappear late summer, Qing Gan wash thirsty heart”.

Accommodation

Jiuquan has a variety of hotels and high-end hotels to choose from. Express hotel standard rooms ranges from 100 yuan to 150 yuan. There are also some hotels with first-class quality. The standard room is about RMB 300.

Shopping

Luminous jade cup, pile blanket, water pipe tobacco, black melon seeds

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