Zhangye One Day City Tour

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. contains the largest indoor reclining Buddha in China. In 1098, the chancellor of the Western Xia Dynasty alledgedly excavated, although probably ordered to be built, a reclining Buddha covered with colored glazed tiles.

   1 hAdmission included

2. Originally built in the Sui Dynasty and restored in 1926, the wooden tower is 9 storied with a height of about 40 meters. It is an essence among the wooden towers in China. Buddhist relics were once stored in this tower.

   1 hAdmission included

3. The Bell and Drum Tower, The bell tower is located in the city center. It was first built in 1507AD and reconstructed during the Qing dynasty.

   45 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Zhangye

• Its from-price is 43% below the median of the 17 experiences we list in Zhangye.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Zhangye

Zhangye, a Hexi Corridor oasis city in Gansu, lies near the striped hills of a Danxia geopark, a giant reclining Buddha and the Qilian Mountains.

Zhangye is an oasis city in the middle of the Hexi Corridor, in Gansu province, a long strip of farmland between the Qilian Mountains and the deserts to the north. It was a Silk Road garrison and market town for more than two thousand years, and its old centre has a drum tower and the Great Buddha Temple, which holds a reclining Buddha more than thirty metres long.

Top-ranked sights in Zhangye: Dafo Temple of Zhangye, Pingshan Grand Canyon.

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