Lanzhou & Xiahe Pilgrim Journey - 4 Days

The Waterwheel Garden is a highlight along the Yellow River in Lanzhou. The unique waterwheels will provide you an insight into the irrigation tools of ancient China.
Unfurling below visitors a marvelous view of the city of Lanzhou and the mighty waters of Yellow River rolling on incessantly when they climb onto the top of the hill.

Pay a visit to the Bingling Temple Grottoes, which can be reached after a 75 km drive from Lanzhou by car and then by boat. The grottoes are cut on steep cliffs along the Yellow River, about 2 km long in a honeycomb pattern. There are now nearly 800 sculptures in stone, clay and clay-covered stone and 900 square meters of murals preserved in 183 cases.

The Labrang Monastery is one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. It has a museum with a large collection of Buddha statues, sutras and murals.You will witness Tibetan pilgrims pray and seek their spiritual fulfillment along the 3-kilometers path encircling the Labrang Monastery.
Covering a vast area of 70 square kilometers and being encircled by mountains, Sangke Grassland is a great place to appreciate the magnificent pastoral scenery. Lush green grass and colorful flowers form a natural carpet covering this expansive area. You will be arranged to stay overnight with a local family or to rent a tent, and you will get a chance to experience Tibetan food such as yak-butter tea, stuffed steamed buns, mutton, and Zanba (a traditional Tibetan staple food of roasted highland barley flour).