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2025 Sunan Travel Guide: Weather, Transportation, Popular Attractions, and Everything You Need (Updated 2025 4)

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Looking for things to do in Sunan? We provide up-to-date info on everything from must-see scenic spots to local hangouts.

Where to Stay

Discover the most popular places to stay in Sunan, complete with recommendations from fellow travelers and special hotel offers

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Mati Temple Scenic Area

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The scenic spot is very beautiful, and you will be moved by the scenery at the gate. This is the embodiment of Xixia National Culture, which is worth savoring slowly. However, each sub-sight is far away and you must be mentally prepared. And they are all built on the cliffs, and climbing is very physical. So it is very important to buy a parking fee ➡️ You will really cry if you don't come in by car 😭

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Binggou Danxia

zhaoyang_1015

Zhangye Binggou Danxia and Colorful Danxia scenery are completely different feelings, but they are all beautiful. Colorful Danxia is a colorful magnificent mountain and river, and Binggou Danxia is a ghostly cliff-peak landform, very magnificent and very special. In the scenic area, you need to take the scenic transportation car. It still takes physical strength to visit. You must pay attention to sun protection, prepare water, and play time is about three hours.

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Alien Valley Star Theme Geopark

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Zhangye Alien Valley Scenic Area (also known as Alien Valley Interstellar Theme Geopark) is a geological wonder that has gradually entered the public's field of vision in recent years. It is located in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province. Compared with mature scenic spots such as Zhangye Colorful Danxia and Binggou Danxia, Alien Valley has attracted the attention of many photography enthusiasts and niche travelers with its primitive, rugged, fantastic and unique landform style. The following comments are made from multiple angles for reference: ‌ Landscape Features ‌ Landform Wonders ‌: Alien Valley is dominated by wind-eroded Danxia, canyons, and strange rocks. It has rich color layers and peculiar shapes, especially "Wave Cliff", "Ten Thousand Buddha Mountain", "Heavenly Book Canyon" and other attractions, which present a fantasy similar to the surface of an alien planet, with a strong visual impact. ‌ Few people and wild scenery ‌: Due to its late development and relatively remote location, there are fewer tourists, and you can experience a more primitive natural landscape. It is suitable for tourists who like to avoid crowds and explore unpopular destinations. ‌Light and shadow effects‌: At sunrise and sunset, the sun shines on the red, yellow, gray and other colored rock layers, and the color contrast is strong, which is an excellent opportunity for photography. ‌Transportation and location‌ ‌Geographic location‌: The scenic area is about 60 kilometers away from Zhangye City. It is recommended to drive or charter a car (the road conditions must be confirmed in advance, and some sections are gravel roads). You can directly search for "Waixinggu Geological Park" on the navigation. ‌Nearby linkage‌: It can be connected with nearby scenic spots such as Qicai Danxia, Binggou Danxia, Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon, etc. to form a Zhangye geological wonders theme route. ‌Services and facilities‌ ‌Infrastructure‌: At present, the development of the scenic area is not yet perfect, and the supporting facilities (such as catering and rest areas) are relatively simple. It is recommended to bring your own water and food. ‌Tickets and routes‌: The ticket price is about 100 yuan (including sightseeing buses). You need to take a shuttle bus to visit the scenic area. The main attractions

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Bars Snow Mountain

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The attractions are still being renovated and unearthed, and there are relatively few people. Parking is very convenient, and the driver is very powerful when changing to the scenic bus to take the mountain road. The price of the glass room rest point is also moderate, and boiling water has been provided. The climate on the top of the mountain is cloudy and sunny. We were lucky. We saw the sunny day and saw the clouds. The groundhog was really super super hahaha.

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Qilian Mountain

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Qilian Mountain in Gansu attracts tourists with its magnificent natural scenery and rich cultural heritage. Qilian Mountain Ski Resort has become a popular attraction, and visitors can experience skiing, snowmobiling and other projects. In addition, Qilianshan Reserve also found a national-level protection animal white-lipred deer herd, ecological protection has been remarkable. It is worth seeing Qilianshan Grassland, which is known as one of the six most beautiful grasslands in China. 🤟

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Kangle Grassland

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The Kangle grassland in early June has few people and beautiful scenery, and the grassland snow-capped groundhogs are all available. It is located in Hemuzhuang Village, Kangle Township, Sunan County, Zhangye City, a national tourist scenic spot with a total area of 2.68 million mu and a forest area of about 450,000 mu.

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Qianfo Cave, Mati Temple

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The last section of the drug master hall is very interesting. Basically vertical up and down. You have to use your hands and feet to go up. Return the same way. The room can accommodate ten people. You have to be patient up and down. Wait for everyone to come down and go up again.

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Zhangye Colorful Danxia Spot

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The night tour of Danxia is definitely worth seeing. Walking along the way is like traveling through another time and space. This kind of immersive live-action drama is really rare. I have seen many series of live-action dramas, but only the colorful Danxia is unique... I recommend everyone to experience it!

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Manjusri Temple Grottoes

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It is best to ask a professional tour guide in the scenic area to help explain. If a few people form a small group, it will not cost much, but you can hear a lot of things. Otherwise, if you watch it alone, you will not understand it and it will be boring.

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Jinta Temple

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Gansu traveled freely, came to Zhangye, a famous national historical and cultural city, and participated in the Trip.com Travel Online. Zhangye Horseshoe Temple Scenic Area, a key national cultural relics protection unit, visited Jinta Temple, and no shooting was allowed in the temple. Jinta Temple Grottoes are the key cultural relics protection units in the country. It is the most researched and cultural relics in the Horseshoe Temple Grottoes Group. It is located on the cliff wall of Qilian Mountain in the north of the mountain and the west bank of the Dadu Mahe in the Yugu Autonomous County, Sunan, Gansu. It is more than 60 meters away from the surface. The existing east-west caves. All are central tower-column grottoes, built in the 16th country of the north cool period, has a history of more than 1600 years. The grottoes are preserved in the north cool, north Wei, west Wei, and west Xia Dynasty sculptures, more than 260 square meters, and murals of more than 690 square meters. The content and theme are rich, the carvings are varied and the preservation is intact. The most precious is the large "high meat carving color plastic" flying sky, in the domestic grottoes are unique. The evaluation of the horse's hoof temple by famous archaeologist Shiyan is "a step up of artistic achievement compared to the small and medium-sized milk carving flat shadow plastic in the Mogao Grottoes" and is praised as "the essence of the east flying sky".