Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon

Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon Scenic Area is 56 kilometers away from Zhangye City. The canyon here is deep and the peak forest is peculiar. With the creativity of uncanny craftsmanship, nature carves the colorful mountains into unparalleled and breathtaking landscape paintings. A deep bottomless Canyon, outstanding show incomparable vigor magnificent. It has been praised as "comparable to Zhangjiajie", "comparable to the Grand Canyon of Colorado" and "the new discovery of Silk Road" by China Geographic magazine, well-known geological experts and tourists at home and abroad!

Stepping into a labyrinth like Canyon, you are in a crisscross gully and a forest of peaks, just like the masterpieces of the world's architects. You can't see them all: a forest of buildings, magnificent palaces, loyal generals, turtles at sea, sailing ships The human, bird and animal pagoda is lifelike. It is rare in the world for its large area and strong ornamental value.

Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon

Zhangye Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon is about 60 kilometers away from Zhangye City. It is the closest compound tourist attraction to the city in China, integrating natural wonders, canyon exploration, geological research, ethnic customs and self driving cross-country. It is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Zhangye landscape Grand Park! It is praised as "comparable to Zhangjiajie", "comparable to the Grand Canyon of Colorado" and the new discovery of the Silk Road by China Geographic magazine, well-known geological experts and tourists at home and abroad!

Hundreds of millions of years of vicissitudes of life, nature's magical nature. Here, the canyon is deep and the peak forest is peculiar. With the ingenuity of nature, the colorful mountains are carved into unparalleled and breathtaking landscape paintings.

From the date of resumption of operation to December 31, 2020, the free ticket object is the national medical workers, who hold valid certificates (doctor's certificate or nurse's certificate) can enjoy free visit.

geographical environment

Zhangye Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon is about 60 kilometers away from Zhangye City. The altitude of Zhangye Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon is 1500-2550 meters. Its geological structure belongs to the red bed landform. The so-called "red bed" refers to the red rock series formed in the Mesozoic Jurassic to Cenozoic tertiary sedimentation, generally known as "red glutenite", which has been 180 million to 240 million years ago. The valley is characterized by flowing water and gullies, low and gentle mountains, and sand and stone mountains as the background. Mainly red and white and ochre red as the main tone, color slightly gray. Most of them are conical or columnar in shape.

The shape is very irregular, roughly east-west, winding. The width is between 2 km and 15 km. The canyon is high in the north and low in the South on both sides of the canyon. It is incomparable in the world for its vastness, awe inspiring look and extraordinary scenery. This kind of special geomorphic feature is formed by hundreds of millions of years of crustal uplift, natural wind erosion, water erosion and chemical dissolution. During the erosion period, the relatively hard rock strata in the plateau form the protrusions between the valleys, and the erosion in the valleys

The result is platform type mountains or fortress like hills. Most of the rocks in the Grand Canyon are red. From the bottom to the top, there are strata from Cambrian to Cenozoic, with clear layers, different colors, and containing representative biological fossils of various geological ages. It is also known as "living geological history textbook".

In the southeast of the territory, there are overlapping mountains and ravines. The highest elevation is 3633 meters, forming a unique natural landscape belt of Dongda mountain, which is about 7 kilometers wide from north to South and 9 kilometers long from east to west, with a total area of 78000 mu.

natural resources

The forest covers an area of 32000 mu, with 98 species of plants belonging to 26 families. The main tree species are Picea crassifolia, Sabina przewalskii and Populus davidiana. Under different natural vegetation conditions, there are more than 80 species of wild animals and birds. Gansu red deer, rock sheep and dark bellied snow pheasant are more precious. In the area of dongshansi in the northern edge of the forest, there are also gazelle, argali and so on, which are all second-class protected animals of the state.

history

Historically, Pingshanhu Mongolian township was an important channel for the ancient minorities to enter the Hexi Corridor, and also an important barrier for the Han nationality to resist foreign invasion. It was located in the blending zone of farming culture and nomadic culture. Mongolia, Han, Tu and Yugu are scattered and mixed in the territory, forming the characteristics of multi-ethnic and diversified culture. Most of them are Mongolian. They are familiar with Mongolian and Chinese, and have preserved the traditional customs of Mongolian nationality in the aspects of national etiquette, national songs and dances, national costumes, national diet, national crafts and religious beliefs.

Pingshan Lake Mongolian township is an important gateway to trade between Zhangye and Inner Mongolia. It is the Longshou mountain section of Heli mountain system, across the corridor plain and Qilian Mountain. It is the transition zone between the corridor plain and Inner Mongolia Plateau. It is the only way for Hexi corridor to enter Pingshan lake and lead to Inner Mongolia. It is also a convenient access to northeast, North China, northern Shanxi, Northern Shaanxi and Mongolia Ceke port Avenue.

ethnic customs

Mongolian traditional customs are preserved in national etiquette, national songs and dances, national costumes, national diet, national crafts and religious beliefs. Every year on April 26 of the lunar calendar, the Oboo festival with unique national characteristics is held to hold Mongolian men's "three skills" -- archery, horse racing, wrestling and other sports competitions.

Tourism information

Traffic information

1. Self driving or chartered car

Driving route: from Zhangye City to the East, drive along the South Ring Road, pass the news building on the right, go straight into Xianfu street, drive 1.0KM along Xianfu street, after passing the cultural building on the left, turn right into the West Street, drive along the West Street, go straight, continue to drive along the West Street, turn left into the North Street at the third exit, and drive along the North Street Drive straight into x214, drive 1.3km along x214, turn right, continue to drive 12.3km along x214, turn right into y360, drive 42.4km along y360, and reach the destination.

2 take bus to

Go to the first floor of Zhangye electric power building (Electric Power International Travel Agency) and take the commuter bus. Departure time: 8:30 / 14:30, two flights in total, ticket price: 14 yuan. It is expected to arrive at 9:00 and return to the gate of Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon at about 16:40.

Travel taboo

There are many ethnic minorities in Zhangye, so we should pay attention to respect the customs of Ethnic Minorities during the journey.

Tourism season

Zhangye has a continental climate, which is characterized by dry and less rain. The annual average temperature is 6 ℃, the coldest in January and the hottest in July. June to September every year is the best tourism season.

Address: Pingshanhu Township, Ganzhou District, Zhangye City, Gansu Province (56km north of the city)

Longitude: 100.83040997386

Latitude: 39.166393244055

Official website: http://www.pshdxg.com/

Tour time: 2-3 hours

Traffic information: 1, Zhangye bus west station to Pingshan lake, ticket price 14 yuan / person, departure time 9:45. For the return journey, wait for the bus at the intersection of Pingshanhu. The ticket price is 14 yuan / person, and the return time is 16:40. PS: there is only one bus to and fro every day. Don't miss the time. Remember to leave the driver's phone number to keep in touch. Return tickets can be purchased on the way, and the conductor will mark them on the tickets

2. It is recommended to drive or charter a car. Driving route:

From Zhangye City to the East, drive along the South Ring Road, pass the news building on the right, go straight into Xianfu street, drive 1.0KM along Xianfu street, after passing the cultural building on the left, turn right into West Street, drive along West Street, go straight, continue to drive along West Street, turn left into North Street, drive along North Street at the third exit, Go straight into x214, drive 1.3km along x214, turn right, continue to drive 12.3km along x214, turn right into y360, drive 42.4km along y360 to reach the destination

Ticket information: 100 yuan per person

Opening hours: 8:30-18:00

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