Wuwei Travel
As “the Hometown of Grape Wine in China”, Wuwei City is located in the east part of Hexi Corridor of Gansu Province with the undulant Qilian Mountain in the south, the vast Tenggeli Desert in the northeast, the Gobi Area in the west and the Beisha River in the north, which is also an important transportation hub connecting the central part and the west part of China, and Lan-Xin Railway (from Lanzhou Railway Station to Urumqi Railway Station of Xijiang Uygur Autonomous Region) and Gan-Wu Railway intersect in Wuwei City together with the national roads No. 312, 308 and 211, making it the most prosperous distributing and concentrating center along the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province. Wuwei City administers 1 district and 2 counties and 1 autonomous county, namely: Liangzhou Dist... Wuwei Overview
Wuwei Attractions
- Wuwei Desert Park : Located in the east part of Wuwei City, Wuwei Desert Park is the first ecological desert park combining the desert landscape, the plain flavor and the gardening arts perfectly as one, which is just like a green pearl with 19 kilometers (12 miles) from the city center, and it was built in 1986 as the Desert Plant Natural Reserve. It has become a famous tourism attraction both in China and abroad, which is bestowed with the title of “the First Park in the Desert”.
- Confucian Temple: Located in the southeast part of Wuwei City, the Confucian Temple is actually a temple in memory of Confucius who was a famous educator in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 B.C.-476 B.C.), surrounded by the ancient cypresses, and it was built in the 4th year (1,439 A.D.) during the period of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty (1,368- A.D.-1,644 A.D.), which is actually a magnificent architecture cluster with the title of “the Champion of the Academy in Gansu Province”.
- Tianti Mountain Grottoes: Tianti Mountain Grottoes is very steep with towering peaks above and spiral stone- stairs below, covered with snow on the top of the mountain throughout the year, and it is called “One of the Eight Attractions in Ancient Liangzhou City” (the present Wuwei City).
Wuwei Transportation
- City Transportation: Buses The roads in Wuwei City are wide and good, so the transportation is very convenient. There are 9 bus routes in the city, and you can take a bus to most places of the city, especially to the scen...
- Highway: The highways in Wuwei City are very convenient, there is a National Road No.312 running through the whole city, and there are many routine buses from the city to almost all the major cities of Gansu P...
- Railway: There are Lan-Xin Railway (from Lanzhou Railway Station to Urumqi Railway Station of Xijiang Uygur Autonomous Region) and Gan-Wu Railway (from Gantang Railway Station of Ningxia Province to Wuwei Rail...
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