journey through the silk road
Jiayuguan : gansu
Jiayuguan (嘉峪关) is famous for the fortress which is one of the main passes of the Great Wall of the Northwest of China. With its reputations and many nice pictures on the internet, I decided to visit Jiayuguan during my Silk Road trip. However, after I was there, the stories of this city impress me more than I expected.
Jiayuguan train station
I visited Jiayuguan city museum (free admission) which show that how they transformed desert town to a city with green and water, how they fought with drought and the city plan.
The market in town sell spices, dried fruit and local products.
Jiayuguan fortress (嘉峪关城)
Actually Jiayuguan still has other tourist attractions but I only went to the museum and the fortress. The ticket for Jiayuguan fortress was 110 RMB. for summer and 90 RMB. for winter.
Inside the fortress' area is walk-able. It was divided into fortress area, entering area with big pond and museum area.
Inside the fortress area there were a kung-fu fighting show and ancient soldiers training show at the platform inside the fortress.
Transportation: take a bus no.4 or 6 and get off at the last stop which is the fortress. the bus cost 1 RMB.
This article wrote at 2019
the admission fee and transportation cost are based on 2019 price.