2 Days Dunhuang Short Stay Tour | China Wonder Tours

Arrive in Lanzhou. Afternoon: Gansu Provincial Museum — the famous 'Flying Horse of Gansu' bronze (25-220 AD), China's tourism logo. Walk the Iron Bridge over the Yellow River and visit White Pagoda Hill for city views. Evening: authentic Lanzhou hand-pulled beef noodles (lamian) at its birthplace.

Drive to Xiahe (3 hours), the spiritual heart of Tibetan Buddhism in Gansu. Visit Labrang Monastery — one of the six great Gelugpa monasteries with 1,500 monks. Walk the 3km kora (pilgrimage circuit) lined with 1,174 prayer wheels. Visit a Tibetan thangka painting workshop.