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Liujiaxia & Bingling Temple Day Trip — Lanzhou

Lanzhou · Day Trip

Liujiaxia & Bingling Temple Day Trip

The reservoir and the 1,600-year-old grottoes of the Thousand Buddhas - the classic river day west of Lanzhou.

1

West to Liujiaxia

Morning coach from the west bus station (about 2 hours) to the great dam reservoir of the Yellow River.

2

The boat to Bingling

The boat upstream through the gorge to the Bingling Temple - the cliff grottoes of the Thousand Buddhas, carved since the 4th century.

3

The return

The late-afternoon boat and coach back to Lanzhou (last coach 17:30).

Practical — Liujiaxia RMB 30 + boat · coaches from the west bus station (2 h, last return 17:30) · +86 930 884 3419 · full day.
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