subject: Yellow River Sightseeing [print this page] Lanzhou is a city with narrow region of east-west extension, which is sandwiched between two mountains in north and south. Yellow River runs through the northern city in the foot of Jiuzhou Mountain.
After the planning and construction of Lanzhou Urban Construction Department, along the south bank of the Yellow River, it has opened an East Riverside Road with dozens of kilometers long. Because of wide and straight road, flowers and nursery on both sides, well known as the Green Corridor, the road has become the longest intra-city riverside road of the whole nation.
Tourists coming to visit Riverside Road could enjoy the beautiful scenery along the Yellow River, experience the customs of Lanzhou, and look around exquisite sculptures like Pingsha, Luoyan, the ancient Silk Road, the Yellow River Mother and Journey to the West. Besides, people could also visit Zhongshan Iron Bridge, White Pagoda Hill Park, Waterwheel Garden and other attractions. In the tourist peak season, visitors could see the old skin raft ferry, experience the ancient rhyme crossing the Yellow River, and take the boats drifting in the Yellow River.
Riverside Road is known as the "Bund" of Lanzhou, and it has become the morning exercise place for elderly and romantic place for the young. Foreign tourists coming to Lanzhou, they must firstly go to the Riverside Road to pay a visit from the east to the west.
Wuquanshan Park
Wuquanshan, more than 1600 meters high above the sea level, covers an area of 260,000 square meters. The name of Wuquanshan came from the five springs of Hui, Ganlu, Juyue, Mozi and Mengyan, with a legendary history.
On the top part of Wuquanshan, there are ancient buildings. The temples are built according to the mountain.
