张掖

ZhangyeTravel Budget Guide

Tier 3·IATA: YZY

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

Zhangye Qicai Danxia (Rainbow Mountains) Scenic Area张掖七彩丹霞旅游景区5AHeritage Site$13.60 (CN¥92)
Pingshanhu Grand Canyon平山湖大峡谷4A$19.21 (CN¥130)
Zhangye Giant Buddha Temple (Dafo Temple)张掖大佛寺4AHeritage Site$5.62 (CN¥38)
Mati (Horse Hoof) Eco-Cultural Tourism Area马蹄生态文化旅游区4AHeritage Site$7.69 (CN¥52)
Biandukou Eco-Leisure Tourism Area扁都口生态休闲旅游区4A$8.87 (CN¥60)
Yanzhi Mountain Forest Park焉支山森林公园4A$6.65 (CN¥45)
Danxiakou Culture & Tourism Town丹霞口文旅小镇4A$0.00 (CN¥0)
Wenshu Mountain Grottoes Scenic Area文殊山石窟群旅游景区4A$4.29 (CN¥29)
Balisi Snow Mountain巴尔斯雪山—$18.92 (CN¥128)
Zhangye Alien Valley (Waixinggu) Scenic Area张掖外星谷景区—$14.78 (CN¥100)
"Return to Zhangye" (Huidao Zhangye) Live Performance《回道张掖》演出—$32.52 (CN¥220)
Little Potala Palace (Mati Temple North Cliff Grottoes)小布达拉宫—$10.94 (CN¥74)
Qilian Mountains祁连山—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Qicai Danxia Scenic Area - Viewing Platforms七彩丹霞景区-观景台—$10.94 (CN¥74)
Zhangye Museum张掖市博物馆—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Mati Temple Thousand-Buddha Cave (Qianfodong)马蹄寺千佛洞—$5.17 (CN¥35)
Alan Lageda (Danxia Night Tour)阿兰拉格达(丹霞夜游)—$27.79 (CN¥188)
Wooden Pagoda Temple (Muta Temple)木塔寺—$3.70 (CN¥25)
Shanxi Guild Hall山西会馆—$1.48 (CN¥10)
Jinta Temple Grottoes金塔寺—$44.34 (CN¥300)

Hotels

Budget

$12.86 (CN¥87)
/night

Standard

$15.52 (CN¥105)
/night

Comfort

$34.29 (CN¥232)
/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

Famous Snacks (5)

Cuoyuzi (Fish-Shaped Hand-Rolled Noodles)Famous Snacks
Zhangye's most iconic noodle dish: dough hand-rolled into little tapered segments shaped like minnows, then stir-fried or braised.
Chaopao (Firecracker Noodles)Famous Snacks
Ganzhou's firecracker noodles: dough rolled into inch-long segments like firecrackers, stir-fried with vegetables and braised meat.
Juànzi Chicken (Chicken Simmered with Dough Rolls)Famous Snacks
A hearty Zhangye home dish of local chicken simmered with rolls of dough, the bird tender and the rolls soaked in savoury broth—a taste of home for the people of Ganzhou.
Beef Xiaofan (Tiny-Cut Noodle Breakfast Soup)Famous Snacks
A classic Zhangye breakfast soup of rice-grain-sized noodle dice in a clear, deep beef-bone broth with yellow beef bits, warming the stomach to start the day.
Ganzhou Saomian (Savory Topped Noodles)Famous Snacks
A traditional Zhangye noodle crowned with a savory minced-meat, tofu and fungus topping, rich and deeply savoury, a homely taste Ganzhou never tires of.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (3)

Yugur Folk SongsNational ICH · Batch 第二批国家级非遗
The songs passed down by word of mouth among the Yugur, carrying the history, language and feeling of this steppe herding people; a second-batch national ICH item from 2008.
Yugur CostumeNational ICH · Batch 第二批国家级非遗
Traditional Yugur dress, with the women's tassel cap and chest panel as its highlights, called a wearable work of art; a second-batch national ICH item from 2008.
Hexi Baojuan (Zhangye)National ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗
A folk chant-and-narrate literature of the Hexi Corridor, descended from the Tang-Song bianwen and sutra-telling; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006.
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