Explore Lanzhou city highlights on a half-day private walking tour

With an altitude of 1,700 square meters (18,299 square feet), the magnificent White Pagoda Mountain has long been a natural barrier of Lanzhou, and it neighbors the Yellow River with Jincheng Pass and Yudie Pass at its feet, and it was an important stronghold in ancient times. A park (White Pagoda Mountain Park) has been opened on the top of the mountain, where the old White Pagoda still stands. The White Pagoda Mountain is covered with old trees now, where a winding path leads to quiet seclusion.

Lanzhou is the capital city of northwest China's Gansu province. The Waterwheel Expo Garden and Yellow River Mother Sculpture are on the south bank of the Yellow River. The Gansu Provincial Museum displays artifacts from the area’s Silk Road past. Wuquanshan Park has a relaxed vibe and ancient temples. Across the Zhongshan Bridge, the White Pagoda sits atop a mountain in Baitashan Park.

The Waterwheel has a long history in Lanzhou, originating in Ming Dynasty. It is the oldest irrigating tool along the coast of Yellow River. The waterwheel expo garden was set up in Lanzhou which is called “city of waterwheel”. The garden is themed with 12 Yellow River Grand Waterwheels. Besides, the garden contains more than ten waterwheels in different styles at home and abroad. This waterwheel garden is one of the top Lanzhou attractions. The Lanzhou Yellow River Waterwheel is a representative in China waterwheels with its unique construction, nice craft, and vigorous style. Lanzhou is the only city through which the Yellow River flows, hence there are many irrigation machines in the city. The waterwheel was invented by Duan Xu during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and is the oldest of its kind. Duan Xu learnt from the irrigation machines in Yunnan Province and invented a distinctive style with the appearance of chariot wheels of diameter ranging from 10 to 20 meters (32.8 to 65.6 feet).

With an altitude of 1,700 square meters (18,299 square feet), the magnificent White Pagoda Mountain has long been a natural barrier of Lanzhou, and it neighbors the Yellow River with Jincheng Pass and Yudie Pass at its feet, and it was an important stronghold in ancient times. A park (White Pagoda Mountain Park) has been opened on the top of the mountain, where the old White Pagoda still stands. The White Pagoda Mountain is covered with old trees now, where a winding path leads to quiet seclusion.

The Xiguan Mosque, is a mosque in Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, China.

The Yellow River or Huang He is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 km.

The Yellow River Mother Sculpture stands north of the Little West Lake Park, on Binhe Central Road of Lanzhou, which is the most beautiful one of its kind in China and is of a high artistic value. It was appraised as a piece of excellent work in the First Chinese City Sculpture Design Contest. The Yellow River Mother Sculpture has become a landmark building of Lanzhou.

The Zhongshan Bridge was the first permanent bridge over the Yellow River. The bridge located in Lanzhou, Gansu. Construction of the bridge began in 1907 and the bridge was completed in 1909.