What are the interesting places in Zhangye, Gansu?

There are many scenic spots and historical sites in Zhangye City, which are rich in tourism resources, unique in human landscape and different in forms. The ancient buildings are beautifully constructed and colorful, with the beautiful scenery of "one lake and one mountain, half city towers, reeds and ancient temples everywhere". There are ancient buildings such as the Great Buddha Temple, Xilai Temple, Earth Pagoda, Zhenyuan Building, Shanxi Guild Hall, Zhangye Granary in Ming Dynasty, and historical footprints such as Heishui State Site, Han Group, Ancient City Wall and Great Wall. There are also beautiful natural landscapes such as Ganquan Park, desert park, Heihe Mountain Villa and Dayekou Natural Scenic Area, which integrate the scenery beyond the Great Wall with the beautiful scenery in the south. Among them, the wooden pagoda in Sui Dynasty, Zhenyuan Tower in Ming Dynasty and Heishui State Site are well-known at home and abroad, especially the well-preserved Xixia Buddhist Temple, which is famous at home and abroad for its exquisite architectural art and the largest indoor reclining Buddha in China. The 35-meter-long reclining Buddha in the Buddhist Temple is the largest indoor reclining Buddha in China and a national key cultural relic protection unit.

The book "The Three Monks of Daming, the Holy Religion of Northern Tibet" collected by the Municipal Museum is the most complete official seal Buddhist scripture of Ming Dynasty in China. Among them, the 600-volume Grand Prajna Paramita Sutra written in clay gold has high historical and artistic value, and has the reputation of "Zhangye Golden Sutra, the soul treasure of the country". Zhenyuan building in the city center is magnificent in shape and coordinated in proportion, which can be compared with Xi' an bell tower; The 32.8-meter-high nine-story wooden pagoda in Sui Dynasty has always been regarded as a symbol of the ancient city because of its exquisite structure and spectacular appearance.

Main attractions of Zhangye: Horseshoe Temple, Big Buddha Temple, Shandan Military Horse Farm of Zhangye Muta Temple, Ganquan Park of Shandan Xinhe Post House Station, Hexi College, Zhenyuanlou Sunan Kanglong Temple Hunting Ground, Zhangye Forest Park, Longshou Mountain of Dongdashan, Daoxiang Temple, Ganzhou Ancient Pagoda, Zhuge Building, Dongshan Temple, Heishui State Site of West Wudang Mountain, Xusanwan City of Han Group and its tombs.

The famous tourist area: the well-known Shandan Military Racecourse has painted a beautiful picture with unique western characteristics. It is located in Damaying Grassland, Qilian Mountain, 55 kilometers south of Shandan County, Zhangye District. It is the oldest racetrack in the world, the largest in Asia and the second largest in the world.

Shandan Military Racecourse is flat, rich in aquatic plants, green in summer and golden in winter, which is an ideal place for horses to breed and grow. Horses were kept here as early as 3000 years ago. Since the Western Han Dynasty, based on the local Mongolian horses, various thoroughbred horses have been introduced from the western regions, and the hybrid breeding of Shandan horses is world-famous, so it has become the breeding base of royal military horses in past dynasties and has been enduring for a long time. Shandan horse is well-proportioned, stout, energetic, resistant to rough feeding, good adaptability, excellent speed and endurance, and is a good horse for carrying and riding. There are more than ten thousand horses at present. After arriving at Damaying, tourists continue to drive 50 kilometers eastward to arrive at the military horse farm, where they can hold horse riding, camping, horse racing or equestrian performances and visit natural scenic spots.