This trip relies on my initial solo trip to Gansu province China in 2017 and I did 40 Hours Train Journey Dunhuang To Shanghai. I started my journey from Shanghai railway terminal to Zhangye West railway terminal by train and the train journey time was 27 hours to reach Zhangye, then Zhangye to Dunhuang town in Gansu that is eight hours journey by slow train. This is 40 Hours Train Journey from Dunhuang To Shanghai is the return time from Gansu to Shanghai.
Zhangye is a small city in Gansu province with stunning mountains scenery. you’ll be able to get in town by Plane, by Train, by bus or your own personal vehicle.
This was my first time booking a hotel/hostel and I have no idea how to do that. Foreigners can’t stay at any hotel/hostel in China if hotels do not have a permit from the Government. For booking cheap hotels/hostels link is available – click here
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A girl came to find me in the hostel as she listened from someone that one foreigner also staying there. She was fluent in English and others can’t speak English. She helped me a lot by train tickets booking of 40 hours train journey from Dunhuang To Shanghai, also she cancelled some tickets and refund tickets from the ticket counter. As a foreigner, you have to be good at Chinese while refunding your ticket at the ticket counter.
The next day firstly I visited a local food market and then went to see a temple.
Dafo Temple (Giant Buddha Temple)
Dafo Temple (Giant Buddha Temple) it’s the biggest Chinese wooden made Buddha that lay on the ground, 34.5 m long and 7.5 m high. This temple is that the purported birthplace of the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. The entry fees of Giant Buddha Temple are RMB 40 for adults while children and students can pay half.
Zhangye National Geological Park
Zhangye National earth science (Geological) Park, Rainbow Mountains named in English, this is often a park 40 km from Zhangye wherever can see stunning and amazing landscapes. The layers of multi-coloured rocks within the mountains same as sounds like a rainbow once the descending actually spectacular. It is one of the tourist attractions of Zhangye, Gansu province. The entry fee + shuttle bus fee makes a ticket fee of aprox. RMB 80.