天水

TianshuiTravel Budget Guide

Tier 3·IATA: THQ

When to visit

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
  • extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
  • highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
  • extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
  • highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
  • highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
  • extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥7starting fare

Attractions

Maijishan Scenic Area麦积山风景名胜区5A$11.82 (CN¥80)
Fuxi Temple伏羲庙4AHeritage Site$2.96 (CN¥20)
Yuquan Scenic Area (Jade Spring Temple)玉泉景区4A$2.96 (CN¥20)
Nanguo Temple南郭寺4A$2.96 (CN¥20)
Daxiangshan Park - Grotto Temple大像山公园-石窟寺4AFree
Shuiliandong Grottoes (Water Curtain Cave Grottoes)水帘洞石窟群4A$4.43 (CN¥30)
Maijishan Grottoes麦积山石窟—Heritage Site$11.82 (CN¥80)
Tianshui Ancient City天水古城—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Xianren Cliff (Xianrenya)仙人崖—$5.91 (CN¥40)
Tianshui Eternal Splendor (Live Show)《天水千古秀》演出—$35.18 (CN¥238)
Tianshui Museum天水市博物馆—Heritage Site$0.00 (CN¥0)
Jingtu Temple (Pure Land Temple)净土寺—Free
Nanzhaizi (South Mansion, Tianshui Folk Customs Museum)南宅子—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Hu Family Historic Residence胡氏古民居—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Wushan Cliff Grottoes Cultural Tourism Area武山摩崖石窟文化旅游区—$4.43 (CN¥30)
Gangu Daxiang Mountain甘谷大象山—Free
Fuxi City (Fuxi Cultural Pedestrian Street)伏羲城—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Bingling Temple Grottoes炳灵寺—$7.39 (CN¥50)
Tomb of Jiang Wei姜维墓—Free
Hot Spring Resort温泉浴庄—$7.69 (CN¥52)

Hotels

Budget

$17.29 (CN¥117)
/night

Standard

$18.92 (CN¥128)
/night

Comfort

$31.78 (CN¥215)
/night

Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.

Food

Budget meal

$3.06 (CN¥21)
/meal

Mid-range

$9.31 (CN¥63)
/meal

High-end

$30.20 (CN¥204)
/meal

Culture & Heritage

Time-Honored Brands (1)

MOFCOM-certified · cultural background, not a business endorsement
Feitian Carved LacquerwareBatch 1
The leading house of Tianshui's carved-lacquer craft, famed for stone inlay, shell work and painted lacquer; a first-batch China Time-Honoured Brand from 2006.

Famous Snacks (4)

Tianshui GuaguaFamous Snacks
A soft, spicy snack steamed from buckwheat starch, fragrant and tender, hailed as the foremost dish of Qinzhou and the signature taste of a Tianshui morning.
Tianshui Zahui (Mixed Stew)Famous Snacks
A traditional banquet dish that steams and stews an assembly of stuffed egg-sheet meat, meatballs and pork rind in a generous broth, the hearty centrepiece of a Tianshui feast.
Tianshui Niangpi (Steamed Wheat Sheets)Famous Snacks
Cold steamed wheat sheets made by washing out the gluten, springy and smooth under a chilli-vinegar sauce, a year-round street snack of Tianshui.
Tianshui Roujiamo (Meat in Flatbread)Famous Snacks
A snack of local flatbread split and stuffed with braised meat, the bread crisp and the meat melting, rich but not greasy, a homely Tianshui treat.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (4)

Sacrificial Rites for Taihao FuxiNational ICH · Batch 1
The grand public rites for Fuxi, mythical first ancestor of the Chinese people, held at Tianshui's Fuxi Temple; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006 and a pilgrimage for Chinese everywhere.
Carved Lacquerware Technique (Tianshui)National ICH · Batch 2
A traditional lacquer craft of layering raw lacquer, carving and inlaying with stone and shell; Tianshui ranks among China's four great lacquer schools, added to the national ICH list in 2008.
Shadow Puppetry (Qinzhou)National ICH · Batch 2
A folk shadow-puppet tradition of Tianshui's Qinzhou district, performing historical tales with cowhide figures and Qinqiang singing; a national ICH item from 2008.
Tianshui Guagua Making TechniqueProvincial ICH
The craft of making Tianshui guagua, a snack of buckwheat starch stirred, simmered and cooled into a soft cake; entered the fourth batch of Gansu provincial ICH in 2017.
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