You Must Visit Gannan Once

🌿Escape the May Day crowds! Experience 20°C Gannan like stepping into a Miyazaki film. Still squeezing into popular scenic spots in May-June?
This place secretly offers the most healing cool experience year-round!
Average temperature 20°C in Gannan (southwestern Gansu)
🏔️ Snow-capped mountains kiss the sea of clouds, lush grasslands surge with waves of flowers
🐏 Cattle and sheep stroll through patches of light and shadow, prayer flags flutter with Buddhist chants
National Geographic certified "Garden of Eden on Earth"
Tibet without altitude sickness! Less than 1/10 of Northwest China's tourists‼

✨5 Major Attractions That Will Captivate You✨
✅ 90% forest and grassland coverage, oxygen-rich air that intoxicates
✅ 2h direct from Lanzhou, Guangzhou direct flights starting at 400+ yuan (bargain!)
✅ Perfect photo opportunities at Tibetan villages/ancient temples/canyons/pastures
✅ Level up with light hiking + horseback riding + Tibetan costume experiences
✅ Flower bloom peak during June-August, miss it and wait another year

🚌4-Day Foolproof Itinerary (Personally Tested)
🔛Lanzhou→Yellow River Scenic Line→Zhengning Road Night Market
▪Visit the Gansu Museum to see the original "Flying Horse of Gansu"
▪Wait for a Yellow River sunset at Zhongshan Bridge in the evening

🔛Liujiaxia→Milarepa Buddha Pavilion→Zhagana
▪Capture the spectacular two-colored river confluence at the observation deck
▪Stay in a misty Tibetan village, chase the golden sunrise at Dari observation platform

🔛Namo Grand Canyon→Langmu Temple→Sangke Grassland
▪Explore the source of the Bailong River, encounter adorable marmots
▪Take photos of red walls and golden roofs in the "Little Switzerland"

🔛Labrang Monastery→Ganjia Secret Land→Baishiya
▪Walk the 3.5km world's longest prayer wheel corridor
▪Be a grassland princess for a day in the octagonal ancient city

🔥6 Epic Photo Locations
📍Zhagana Cloud Tibetan Village
Certified by National Geographic as one of the 50 must-visit places! Like the setting of "Princess Mononoke" when shrouded in morning mist, the Fairy Beach is breathtaking at sunset

📍Labrang Monastery's Buddhist Universe
Prayer wheel corridor with its own sacred soundtrack, capture monks in red robes passing by for instant cinematic vibes

📍Ganjia Secret Land's 3D Landscape
Baishiya cliffs cut through clouds like giant screens, cattle and sheep on Ganjia Grassland look like scattered pearls, drone shots instantly create epic scenes

📍Langmu Temple's Cross-Border Wonder
The Bailong River separates Gansu and Sichuan, with Tibetan temple and mosque facing each other across the river, hike through the canyon to find marmot families

📍Sangke Grassland Horseback Experience
Claim an entire green field as your oil painting backdrop, unlock Tibetan guide horse-led photography service for just 20 yuan

📍Liujiaxia Dual-Colored River Spectacle
Take a speedboat into the collision of Yellow River and Tao River's "yin-yang pot," capture stunning aerial tai chi patterns with a drone

📌Travel Tips
✔Large temperature differences between morning and evening, bring windbreaker/light down jacket
✔Fierce plateau UV rays, keep sunscreen essentials on your face
✔Grasslands not fully green in May, mid-June enters peak beauty season
Because the grass here is truly green, the flowers truly beautiful, and there are truly so many cattle and sheep
This was the biggest surprise I encountered in Gannan
Hope everyone has a wonderful trip😃