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Lanzhou · Day Trip
The reservoir and the 1,600-year-old grottoes of the Thousand Buddhas - the classic river day west of Lanzhou.
Morning coach from the west bus station (about 2 hours) to the great dam reservoir of the Yellow River.
The boat upstream through the gorge to the Bingling Temple - the cliff grottoes of the Thousand Buddhas, carved since the 4th century.
The late-afternoon boat and coach back to Lanzhou (last coach 17:30).