China Lonely Planet travel guide - Gansu PDF Chapter
Synonymous with the Silk Road, the slender province of Gānsù flows east to west along the Héxī Corridor, the gap through which all manner of goods once streamed from China to Central Asia. The constant flow of commerce left Buddhist statues, beacon towers, forts, chunks of the Great Wall and ancient trading towns in its wake.
Coverage includes: Lánzhōu, Línxià, Xiàhé & around, Hézuò, Lángmùsì, Héxī Corridor, Wǔwēi, Zhāngyè, Mǎtí Sì, Jiāyùguān & around, Dūnhuáng & around, Tiānshuǐ & around, and Píngliáng.
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