Gansu: 9 verified destinations
We cover 9 destinations in Gansu, covering 12 attractions that require an advance real-name reservation. Each city page carries the booking rules, whether hotels there register foreign guests, and what is worth eating — checked against official sources with the date attached.
Where we have verified guides
- Dunhuang
4 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-11
- Jiayuguan
3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13
- Lanzhou
1 attraction need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13
- Pingliang
1 attraction need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13
- Tianshui
3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13
- Wuwei
No booking-required attraction recorded · verified 2026-06-13
- Xiahe
No booking-required attraction recorded · verified 2026-06-13
- Yuanyang
No booking-required attraction recorded · verified 2026-06-13
- Zhangye
No booking-required attraction recorded · verified 2026-06-08
Booking rules, sight by sight
Each of these has its own page with the release rule, the passport rule and the official channel.
- Mogao Caves · Dunhuang
- Yumen Pass & Han Great Wall · Dunhuang
- Yangguan · Dunhuang
- Western Thousand Buddha Caves · Dunhuang
- Jiayuguan Fort · Jiayuguan
- Overhanging Great Wall · Jiayuguan
- First Beacon Tower of the Great Wall · Jiayuguan
- Gansu Provincial Museum · Lanzhou
- Zhongshan Bridge & the Yellow River riverside · Lanzhou
- Waterwheel Expo Park · Lanzhou
- Mount Kongtong / Kongtongshan scenic area · Pingliang
- Kongtong Mountain cable car · Pingliang
- Wangmu Palace, Jingchuan · Pingliang
- Dayun Temple relic museum, Jingchuan · Pingliang
- Maijishan Grottoes · Tianshui
- Fuxi Temple · Tianshui
- Xianren Cliff · Tianshui
- Leitai Han Culture Museum / Leitai Park · Wuwei
- Wuwei Confucian Temple · Wuwei
- White Pagoda Temple / Baita Si — Liangzhou Alliance site · Wuwei
- Tiantishan Grottoes · Wuwei
- Labrang Monastery — monk-guided tour · Xiahe
- The prayer-wheel kora · Xiahe
- Sangke Grassland · Xiahe
- Gongtang Chorten / Pagoda · Xiahe
- Hani Rice Terraces viewpoint combo ticket · Yuanyang
- Duoyishu, Bada & Laohuzui viewpoints · Yuanyang
- Hani villages & the markets · Yuanyang
- Zhangye Qicai Danxia · Zhangye
- Binggou Danxia · Zhangye
- Giant Buddha Temple · Zhangye
What to eat in Gansu
6 dishes recorded in Gansu cities, each with its Chinese name in characters you can show a waiter, a price band and an ordering tip.
- Yellow noodles with donkey · 驴肉黄面
- Donkey meat huangmian · 驴肉黄面
- Apricot skin water · 杏皮水
- Beef xiaofan · 牛肉小饭
- Cuoyu noodles · 搓鱼面
- Chaopao noodles · 炒炮
Guides that cover Gansu
- The Silk Road by Train: A Foreigner's Hexi Corridor Route Through Gansu
- Where Foreigners Can Actually Stay in China: Hotel Registration, the 'No Foreigners' Problem, and Police Registration (2026)
- China's UNESCO World Heritage Sites: A Foreigner's Complete Overview (and How to Visit Them)
- China's Rice Terraces: Yuanyang vs Longji vs Ziquejie — When to Go and What to Expect
- Do Foreigners Need a Passport to Enter China's Attractions? The Real-Name System, Explained (2026)
- How to Buy China Attraction Tickets the Official Way (and Avoid Scalpers & Touts)
- China Danxia UNESCO Red-Cliff Landscapes: A Foreigner's Guide to the Six (and the Best Others)
- When to Visit China: A Season-by-Season and Region-by-Region Guide for Foreigners
9 of these 9 destinations carry verified coordinates, so they also appear on the offline map. Every booking-required sight across China is in the booking index.