Situated on the upper Yellow River, Lanzhou used to be a vital city on the Silk Road. As the only provincial city the Yellow River flowing through, Lanzhou is abundant with tourist attractions.
Most of the attractions in Lanzhou are along the Yellow River, such as Yellow River Mother Sculpture, Waterwheel Garden, Shifogou National Forest Park, White Pagoda Park, Gansu Provincial Museum, and so on.

Yellow River Mother Sculpture
Yellow River Mother Sculpture, which is situated at the south bank of Yellow River, middle part of Binhe Road and north of the Little West Lake, is the regarded as best of its kind in China. The Yellow River Mother Sculpture is of great value in China.
The sculpture is created by a famous sculptor of Gansu Province. With the length of 6 meters and height of 2.6 meters, the Yellow River Mother Sculpture is more than 40 tons. The whole sculpture contains of a mother and a baby. The mother with long hair, slim figure, lying on the undulate water looks happy and kind. On her breast hold a small kid who bear naive smile.
Yellow River Mother Sculpture reflects the long history and culture of Gansu Province.

Waterwheel Garden
Lanzhou is regarded as "the city of waterwheel". Waterwheel Garden, which is located in the Binhe East Road, was built by Duan Xu in the Ming Dynasty. The Waterwheel Garden was used for irrigation of the farming fields along the Yellow River in ancient Lanzhou City. The Waterwheel Garden is composed of three parts, a waterwheel garden, a waterwheel square and a culture square. The garden covers an area of 3.58 acres. The Waterwheel Garden is a theme park which shows the waterwheel culture.
In the garden, two huge waterwheels with striking appearances stand uprightly on the south bank of the Yellow River. The waterwheels are driven by flowing water from the river in high water periods; the are driven by water gathered by cofferdam in low water periods. The diameter of the waterwheel is about 16 meters.
The Waterwheel Garden attracts many visitors every year. A visit to the Waterwheel Garden will provide an insight into the irrigation tools of ancient times.
Admission Fee: 4 yuan
Opening Hours: 8:00—18:00
Bus Routes: bus No.15

White Pagoda Park
White Pagoda Park, which is situated on the White Pagoda Hill, was first built in Yuan Dynasty and rebuilt in Ming Dynasty. The White Pagoda Park owes its name to the White Pagoda within it.
The White Pagoda Park covers an area of more than 8,000 square meters. The mountain was once famed for its "Three Treasures": the Elephant Skin Drum, Redbud and Bronze Bell. There are three clusters of ancient buildings standing on top of the mountain. The pagoda is seven-storied octagonal shaped with a height of around 17 meters.
Bus Routes: you can take many bus routes to the White Pagoda Park. Buses of No. 1, 4, 6, 20, 35, 53, 131, 11, 15, 26, 34, 136, 75, 106 and 107 can take you there.
Admission Fee: 6 Yuan

Gansu Provincial Museum
Gansu Provincial Museum, which is located at the Middle and Upper Reaches of the Yellow River, is built in 1956. The predecessor of the museum is the Science Education Hall of Gansu built in 1939.
Gansu Provincial Museum covers an area of 180,000 square meters. There are nearly 100,000 relics in the museum, ranging from historical, modern, national relics, in which more than 3,000 pieces are of the first class and second class.
The relics in Gansu Provincial Museum include vessels and agricultural tools, painted pottery bowls, and excavations from the Silk Road of the Han and Tang periods.
The Hall of the Yellow River Ancient Elephants exhibits a mammoth fossil with 4-meter-tall and 8-meter-long. The mammoth fossil is the largest and best-preserved remains of its kind in the world.
Gansu Provincial Museum is one of the best sights in the city and a visit is well worthwhile.
Admission Fee: 35 Yuan
Opening Hours: 09:10-11:30, 14:40-17:30 (Tuesday to Saturday)
Bus Routes: buses No. 1, 31, 32, 41, 50, 51, 53, 58

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