Gansu Family Road Trip Day 2｜Prehistoric Giants Singing Flower Songs

Fossil Hunter➕Flower Song Singer➕BBQ Master
Kids unlock three identities in one day❗
This summer vacation was definitely worth it.
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⏰10:30 Travel back 30 million years!
📍 Hezheng Ancient Animal Fossil Museum (Photos 2-7)
Who would have thought Gansu hides such a low-key yet treasure-filled museum?
Not just kids, even adults are amazed by the "Top Ten World Records" here.
The giant rhino skull is taller than a 6-year-old child, and the shovel tusks of the shovel-tusked elephant look like slides.
Turns out the elephant slide in the park is actually realistic!
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⏰12:30 Lunch above the clouds
📍 Hezheng Xingyu Cloud Scenic Area (Photos 1, 8-10)
At over 2000 meters above sea level, sit in the mountaintop restaurant with 270° floor-to-ceiling windows.
The view is unbeatable, clouds at your feet, appetite and mood both great.
The roasted potatoes smell amazing; peel off the crispy skin and dip in spicy noodles or cumin.
This is truly the taste of heaven😋.
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⏰15:00 Mountains and “Flower Songs” are the perfect match
📍 Songmingyan Scenic Area (Photos 11-12)
On the sun-drenched hillside grass, intangible cultural heritage inheritors teach on-site!
Learn the Flower folk songs line by line with the teacher.
Singing in the Gansu accent brings the songs to life.
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⏰19:00 BBQ Night Feast
📍 Yeliguan Ama Zhoucuo Hotel (Photos 13-15)
The hotel’s design and vacation vibe are top-notch; enjoy the cool summer evening breeze.
Feast on soul-stirring BBQ and cured meat stewed with noodle slices.
Watch the sunset and evening glow slowly disappear behind the mountains...
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🏁 Self-driving route
Yongjing → Hezheng (1.5h) → Xingyu Cloud (30min, with a short mountain winding road) → Songmingyan Scenic Area (10min) → Yeliguan (1.5h)