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Lanzhou · Route
The reservoir and the grottoes of the Thousand Buddhas - the classic river day west of the capital.
Liujiaxia reservoir by the west-bus-station coach - the dam, the river gorge and an afternoon on the water (RMB 30, last return 17:30).
The boat upstream to the Bingling Temple - the 1,600-year-old grottoes of the Thousand Buddhas on the cliff - then the return to Lanzhou by evening.