China Silk Road Kanas Urumqi Bu'erjin Turpan Dunhuang Zhangye Lanzhou 13 days 12 nights GOCN9351

Morning, have Meal at your accommodation. After Meal,
travel to Buerjin (approximately 7 hours). Take the S21 Desert Expressway to travel. The construction project of the first desert expressway in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China was completed on November 19, 2021. The S21 Altay-Urumqi Expressway is 343 km long, connecting Aletai City and Urumqi City, the capital of Xinjiang Autonomous Region. It is more than 150 km long and passes through the desert. In the construction of the expressway that cuts through the desert, China uses special asphalt to cope with the geographical conditions of each section of the road and to control sand that may enter the road. It builds barriers on both sides of the road, as well as animal paths along the way. The designed speed is 120 kilometers per hour. You will pass through the wonder of the “Kelamai Oil Field”, allowing you to see the largest oil field in Xinjiang Province. Ranked 2nd in China
Lunch: Have a meal at a restaurant.
Then travel to Buerjin. Buerjin is famous for its cold-water fish, which are soft and fragrant fish that live in the cold water that melts from the glaciers of the Ertrix River or Kaerqi Shihe, which is the only river in China that flows to the North Pole. Then take you to see the wonder of the Five-Colored Stream, a stream amidst golden rocks along the stream and surrounded by nature that is complete along the entire length of the stream that is as far as the eye can see. When the sunlight reflects on the stream, the wonder of this stream will appear before everyone's eyes. You will also get to see the Grand Canyon, which was eroded by water and wind, creating various shapes like a golden rock kingdom that is worth preserving. You can freely take pictures with the beautiful nature.
Dinner: Have a meal at a restaurant.
Take you to SHANGSHI INTER HOTEL 4* or equivalent

Morning, have a meal at your accommodation,
take you to Kanas Park, then take you to the entrance of the Heaven's Gate of Xinjiang Greater China, change the park car, take you to be enchanted by the charm of the Altai Golden Mountains, the surrounding atmosphere is similar to Eastern Switzerland, contrasting with the colorful wildflowers and wild animals on the mountaintops, like a dream that you can experience on earth. 5-star park, take you to the park area, change your posture, take you to change to the park car at Jiading Valley, then take you to see the beauty of Angel Lake, a lake that is outstanding in its clear water and the mountains standing majestically behind the lake. Then take you to see the Sleeping Dragon Lake, which has an island in the middle of the lake, looking like the back of a dragon sleeping and waiting to wake up, so the locals call it Sleeping Dragon Lake Then take you to the viewpoint Guan Yuting (Fish Watching Pavilion) to see the beautiful scenery of Kanas Lake. If you are lucky, you will see the long waterway where the red fish swim.
Lunch, meal service at the restaurant.
After the meal, then take you into the park to travel to Kanas Lake, which is considered the last pure land of humanity, free from pollution and the most beautiful left in the world. Many times more than Jiuzhaigou, take you on a boat trip on Kanas Lake, a mysterious lake. It is said that there is a monster in the lake. The livestock that the villagers, such as flocks of sheep and horses, raised near the lake, have often disappeared. Until it was discovered that it was caused by a monster called a red fish. Eating these animals, this red fish is about 8 meters long and weighs no less than 1 ton. It can swallow a whole cow.
Evening, meal service at the restaurant,
take you to the accommodation HONG FU HOTEL 4 * or equivalent

Morning: Breakfast at the accommodation.
Take you on a journey through the beautiful grassland scenery. Fully appreciate the Kazakh ethnic customs and experience the grassland cultural heritage. Pass by the Baisha Mountain, which consists of more than ten hills, both large and small, with a relative height of more than 100 meters and a winding distance of more than ten kilometers. It is a sand mountain and a sand mountain with a silver-white color. The fine, silver-white sand is white and soft like white silk. Let you appreciate the beautiful nature.
Lunch: Lunch at a restaurant.
Then take you to Hemuchun Village, located on top of the
park. It is an old and beautiful village that has been preserved by the villagers from the past to the present. The architecture of these villages emphasizes the use of large trees that are strong and resistant to wind and cold outside the house. Enjoy the atmosphere and view that is like a city in a novel on Earth. Let you take pictures of the village. This village is the village that photographers and painters from all over the world are most interested in and fascinated by its charm in China. Ready to visit the "Tuva" or "Tuva" people, a nomadic ethnic minority that split from the Mongolian tribe and has lived in Hemu Village here for thousands of years. They have a long-held culture, music, and games. And see the Baihua Forest and the Hadeng view in Hemu Village (including electric golf carts). When it is time, we will take you back to Buerjin.
In the evening, we will have dinner at a restaurant.
Then, we will take you to the accommodation SHANGSHI INTER HOTEL 4 * or equivalent.

Morning, meal service at the accommodation.
After the meal, take you to visit the Demon City or Ghost City, a city eroded by the wind. The wind blows gravel and rocks to hit, hit and rub against the rocks all the time. This causes strangely shaped rocks. Whenever the wind blows, there will be a strange roaring sound, so it is called the Demon City. Let you immerse yourself in nature and take free photos (including battery car).
Lunch, meal service at the restaurant.
After the meal, Take you to Keramayi City, which is a sister city of Pattaya City. It is also one of the largest oil production cities in Xinjiang Province. Take you to see the wonders of Keramayi Oil Field. Let you see the view of the largest oil well in Xinjiang Province, ranked second in China. Then travel to Kuitun City.
Evening, meal service at the restaurant.
Take you to your accommodation, JINHUI HOTEL 4 * or equivalent

Morning, have a meal at the accommodation,
then take you back to Urumqi city. Take you to Dapaja Market, the bazaar city, which is a local market that is a symbol of Urumqi. It sells local products such as almonds, walnuts, dried kiwi, raisins, etc. There are also local musical instruments and brassware such as vases, teapots, etc. for you to choose to see the products at your leisure.
Lunch, have a meal at the restaurant.
After the meal, take you to Turufan City, another oasis city on the Silk Road. It is the 3 lowest city in Xinjiang (1. The lowest in China, 154.43 meters below sea level. 2. The hottest and driest in China, with an average temperature of 35 degrees Celsius, with a maximum temperature of 49 degrees Celsius. 3. The wind is very strong, so there are many wind power plants.)
Evening, have a meal at the restaurant.
Take you to the accommodation CRYSTAL ORANGE HOTEL 4* or equivalent

Morning, have meal at your accommodation.
After the meal, visit Foyan Mountain or Flame Mountain, which is a place mentioned in the novel Journey to the West when Sun Wukong borrowed a magic fan from the Iron Fan Princess to extinguish the fire in Flame Mountain so that Tang Sanzang could travel to India to invite the Tripitaka. Flame Mountain is about 100 kilometers long and 500 meters high. It is a brick-red colored mountain with no trees or grass. From a distance, you will see the color of fire like a burning fire. Then visit Qianfodong or Thousand Buddha Caves, which is a world heritage site of ancient China and is famous in the world art world. It consists of more than 490 caves, large and small, with many Buddhist paintings and statues on the walls. The ones painted in beautiful colors cover an area of ​​45,000 square meters. See 2,000 statues that have been around since the Wei and Tang dynasties. See the murals carved into the shape of 500 figures.
Then visit the ancient city of Gaochang (including battery cars), the ruins of a large ancient city in China.
It is 20 square kilometers wide. The Pachang Kingdom is believed to have been founded about 100 years after the ancient city of Jiaohe.
Lunch: Have a meal at a restaurant.
After the meal, visit the Kan'erjing Well or Kares, an irrigation system created by the ancient people of Turufan using their wisdom. They dug a tunnel to send water underground from the melting snow of the Tianshan Snow Mountain (Heavenly Mountain) to feed the people over a distance of more than 5,000 kilometers. It has been ranked as the third greatest man-made construction in China.
Then visit the "Putao Gou" vineyard. Turufan is a famous fruit city in Xinjiang Province. There are grapes, peaches, apricots, and melons. Grapes are the most widely grown fruit and are sold both domestically and internationally. Dried grapes have long been well-known in the market. The best time to see fruit is during July - August, when the annual Grape Festival is held.
Dinner at the restaurant.
Check in to CRYSTAL ORANGE HOTEL 4* or equivalent

Morning, have a meal at the accommodation.
After the meal, take you to Liuyan to take the high-speed train to Dunhuang.
11.13 Depart for Dunhuang by train number D56.
Lunch will be served on the train.
Note: For a faster way to get on and off the train, each person's luggage and belongings must be dragged by themselves. Therefore, you should choose a suitcase with wheels that is not too big.
**Do not bring lighters, pocket knives, nail clippers or any sharp objects, and sprays with the skull and crossbones symbol on the high-speed train under any circumstances, as they may be confiscated. The company reserves the right not to be responsible if they are confiscated.**
14.25 Arrive at Dunhuang Railway Station. Then take you to Mingsha Mountain The desert mountain range is 40 kilometers long from east to west and 20 kilometers from north to south. The peak is about 100 meters high. The sand has 5 different colors: red, yellow, green, white, and black. The origin of Mingsha Mountain means Crying Sand Mountain. According to legend, there were 2 armies fighting and a sandstorm hit at that time. Both armies were buried alive under the sand. At present, Mingsha Mountain is an important tourist attraction in Dunhuang. Activities at Mingsha Mountain include riding a camel to see the vast desert. Make your dream of riding a camel through the desert come true. Walk in a row along the curved sandbar. The sand mountains sparkle when the sunlight hits the beautiful blue sky. You will never forget it. (*Including a half-hour camel ride through the desert)
Then we will take you to see the Moon Pool, a spring that never dries up, even though it is in the middle of the Mingsha Desert. The average depth is only 5 meters. The width of the lake from north to south is about 100 meters and from west to east is 25 meters. The shape of this pond is similar to a crescent moon, which is the origin of the name "Moon Pond".
Dinner at the restaurant.
Take you to the accommodation ZHAN DE HOTEL 4 * or equivalent

Morning, have a meal at the accommodation
After the meal, take you to take a photo of the statue of the child of the Gobi (Da Di Zhizi).
Take you to the Mogao Caves (the most beautiful Buddha carved caves ranked 1 of 4 in China). It was registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987 and is considered the greatest source of Buddhist art in China. It is a wonderful construction on the cliff of Mingsha Mountain. It has been carved into the cliff on the eastern side of the mountain. It is 1,600 meters long and is located in the middle of the Gobi Desert, about 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City. The rock cliff has been carved into a total of 492 caves. Inside, there are Buddhist sculptures and paintings of the life of the Buddha in the past. Most of the caves are used as religious ceremonies. Every square inch of the cave walls is full of religious paintings and sculptures. The cave has murals covering an area of ​​more than 45,000 square meters. Western archaeologists call the murals the “library on the wall.” The Mogao Caves were built over a thousand years, from the Qin Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, a total of 10 dynasties. The golden age was in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. Today, Mogao Caves is another must-see attraction on the Silk Road.
Lunch: Have a meal at a restaurant.
Take you to Jiayuguan City (about 5 hours drive), located in the northwest of Gansu Province. It is a major industrial city, founded in 1958. This city is home to the end of the Great Wall of China, built during the Ming Dynasty. Today, Jiayuguan City is divided into 3 districts and 3 cities. The city covers a total area of ​​1,224 square kilometers. In the past, Jiayuguan City was the center of the ancient Silk Road for trade, economic and cultural exchange. For more than 2,000 years, take you to visit the Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum. Inside the museum, there are exhibitions about the history and culture of the Great Wall.
dinner at the restaurant,
take you to the accommodation CHENFENG GRAND HOTEL 4* or equivalent

Morning, have Meal at your accommodation.
After Meal, travel to Zhangye City (travel time is about 3 hours and 50 minutes). Then visit the landscape of Zhangye, Rainbow Mountain, Danxia Dimao, Zhangye Qilianshan Danxia Landform or colorful red sandstone rocks, Wucai Mountain Rainbow Mountain is one of the beautiful and unusual wonders of China in the Qilian Mountains, covering an area of ​​300 square kilometers, at an altitude of 2,000-3,800 meters above sea level. Geologically, it is assumed that it is more than 2 million years old through natural erosion, wind, sunlight and drought of the landscape, revealing the layers of minerals underground, some of which are colorful stripes across the mountain slopes and are complicated, some are deep and steep valleys, some look like castles in Fairy tales and many more according to your imagination
Daytime, food service at the restaurant,
take you to an important Buddhist site in Zhangye, the Big Buddha Temple - Dafo Si, built in 1098 during the Xixia Dynasty. Inside the main temple is the largest sacred reclining Buddha in China, 34.5 m long, 7.5 m wide shoulders, 4 m long ears, 5.2 m long feet. Then take you to Wuwei City (approximately 3 hours). In the past, it was called Liangzhou, famous as a historical city on the Silk Road and a breeding ground for white yaks, famous in the country. In the past, it was used as a route to travel to southern Tibet.
Evening, food service at the restaurant,
take you to your accommodation, QIANXI SIK ROAN INTERNATIONAL HOTEL 5* or equivalent

Morning: Have Meal at your accommodation.
After Meal, travel to Wuwei City (travel time is approximately 3 hours and 50 minutes). In the past, it was called Liangzhou. It is famous as a historical city on the Silk Road and is a breeding ground for white yaks, which is famous in the country. In the past, it was used as a route to travel to southern Tibet.
Lunch: Have lunch at a restaurant.
After lunch, travel to Ma Tishi Grottoes. The grottoes include the Northern Temple, Southern Temple, the Thousand Buddhas, the Golden Pagoda Temple, and the Upper-Middle-Lower Avalokiteshvara Grottoes Village. There are more than 70 grottoes in total, located on the red sandstone cliffs of Tanlingshan Mountain, a section of the Qilian Mountains in the Yi Guzhu minority area in southern Zhangye. These grottoes have been around for more than 1,600 years, starting from the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The caves and idols have been excavated and molded continuously in many eras. During its heyday, there were 300 monks residing there, which was the same era as the Mogao Caves, which are located west of Zhangye.
When it is time, we will take you to Lanzhou City (approximately 4 hours).
Evening, we will have dinner at a restaurant.
We will take you to our accommodation at HUANGHE MEIHUA HOTEL 4* or equivalent

Morning, have a meal at your accommodation.
After the meal, take you to Liujiaxia Dam, the largest irrigation dam in the western region. Built in 1964-1974, it is a source of electricity generation, flood prevention, and water distribution for agricultural areas covering three provinces: Qinghai, Gansu, and Shaanxi. Then take you on a cruise on the Yellow River (Yellow River or the River of Misfortune) by speedboat. Visit Pinglingsi Temple (including the boat fare). Enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides. Located in the Liujiaxia Dam, see the Buddha statues carved from rocks in the caves along the river, all 2 km long, 4 floors, built during the Bei, Wei, Sui, Tang, and Qing dynasties, totaling 34 caves, 149 huts, 679 large and small Buddha statues, 82 statues, 900 square meters of wall paintings, the largest one is 27 meters high, the smallest is 20 centimeters, it is considered a beautiful sandstone sculpture during the 5th century.
Lunch, meal service at the restaurant.
After the meal, take you to visit the Monument of the Mother of the Yellow River "Huanghe Muxin" is the work of a Chinese female artist named He'er, located in the middle of Binhe Road, completed in 1986. This sculpture is carved from granite, 6 meters long, 2.2 meters wide and 2.6 meters high, weighing more than 60 tons, is one of the most famous sculptures representing the Chinese people. The monument is in the form of a person lying on his side, elbows pushing his head, looking at his child lying next to his mother. The look in her eyes is The eyes are so warm with love. This statue is like the Yellow River, the mother who has nurtured hundreds of millions of Chinese people, who are like her little daughters for more than 4,000 years. The origin of Chinese history, which has a deep connection with the Yellow River, has not been since the first emperor was afraid of the power of the Yellow River in the middle of Qing Province and flowed into two large lakes, Elinghu and Zhalinghu, which are located side by side. At the origin, Tibetans call the Yellow River "Ma Xiu", which means "the most beautiful river in the world". Then take you to see the first iron bridge of the Yellow River, "Di Yi Qiao Yellow River", which was designed by a German engineer. The bridge is 233.33 meters long and 7.5 meters wide. It was built in 1907 with a budget of more than 300,000 taels. Visit the ancient watermill park "Shuiche" on both sides of the Yellow River in Lanzhou City. There are 252 local wisdom water turbines lined up, so Lanzhou has been nicknamed "China's Watermill Capital".
Dinner at the restaurant.
Take you to your accommodation HUANGHE MEIHUA HOTEL 4* or equivalent