Category: Gansu

Top 10 Attractions in Gansu

28/09/2012

China.org.cn has published a list of 'Top 10 Attractions in Gansu', as follows:
1. Mogao Grottoes (Dunhuang)
2. Yueya Spring (Mingsha, Dunhuang)
3. Jiayu Pass (Jiayuguan)
4. Maiji Mountain (Tianshui)
5. Labrang Monastery (Xiahe)
6. Gannan Grasslands (South Gansu)
7. Kongtong Mountain (Pingliang, see photo)
8. Three Gorges of the Yellow River (Liujiaxia)
9. 100 Li Yellow River Scenic Area in Lanzhou
10. Dafo Temple (Zhangye)

Putting the Plan into Action: How Chinese Leaders Steer a Massive Nation

02/09/2012

Writing in Der Spiegel (German print edition, 2 July 2012), Sandra Schulz asks 'are there lessons to be taken from the Communist Party's method of governance?' The writer has been to Lanzhou to find some answers. Read article here (translated into English, published on Spiegel Online, 31 August 2012).

XIAHE REOPENS?

18/10/2008

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Due to the riots in march, for the past several months travel to Xiàhé (夏河) Tibetan Autonomous County in south Gansu has been restricted for foreign visitors. Those who did manage to slip in found they had nowhere to stay. Even foreigners with residency there found travelling around almost impossible.

Well, after reading a few online reports that restrictions had just been lifted (and the Labrang Monastery resuming allowing foreigners to join their tours) I phoned the south bus station to get more information. I was told that foreigners could indeed now travel into the area, as long as they provide photocopies of passport and visa when they buy the bus tickets.

I'll keep looking out for any reports that might verify this.

South Bus Station
Bus times: 07:30; 08:30; 09:30; 14:30
Tickets: 49.5 yuan

Here are some recordings and photos I made on my last trip there in 2007: