WuWei
Wuwei, the eastern gate of the Hexi Corridor,
is 280km from lanzhou. It is the first oasis city in the corridor
and has a long history. Sites of interest include the Wen
Temple, Kumarajiva Pagoda and the Desert Park. Here you can
see the most famous Galloping Horse Overtaking Flying Swallow,
a bronze sculpture, which is used now as the emblem of Chinese
tourism industry, and Leitai(Thunder Terrain), a Han tomb.
You can also see the completely well preserved and unmatched
Western Xia Monument dated back 21st-16th century BC and the
delicated and unique Tang Dynasty big bell. |
