REGION GUIDE
Gansu
Find your own way through Gansu.
Dunhuang and Zhangye offer different chapters of a Gansu journey: Silk Road art and layered landscapes. Allow time for the distances between these city bases.
EXPLORE WITHIN THE REGION
Cities & local guides
CHOOSE YOUR BASE
Where would you like to begin?
Choose Dunhuang for Mogao art and Silk Road heritage, or Zhangye for Danxia landscapes and photography. Their different experiences complement one another, but a combined trip needs dedicated intercity travel time.
Dunhuang
Mogao art & Silk Road heritage
- Suggested stay
- 2–3 days
- A good fit for
- Art & cultural history
Zhangye
Danxia colors & open landscapes
- Suggested stay
- 1–2 days
- A good fit for
- Landscape photography
Stay lengths are suggestions for each city, excluding long-distance transfers.
A SENSE OF PLACE
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