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:¥10starting fare
Attractions
Mount Xinglong Nature Reserve兴隆山自然保护区4A$5.92 (CN¥40)
Lanzhou Waterwheel Park兰州水车博览园4AFree
Lanzhou Danxia Scenic Area兰州水墨丹霞旅游景区—Free
Gansu Provincial Museum甘肃省博物馆—Free
Yellow River Tower黄河楼—$4.44 (CN¥30)
Yellow River Iron Bridge (Lanzhou)黄河铁桥—Free
Lanzhou Polar Ocean World兰州极地海洋世界—$16.27 (CN¥110)
Lanzhou Old Street兰州老街—Free
Lanzhou Wildlife Park兰州野生动物园—$22.18 (CN¥150)
Baita Mountain Park白塔山公园—Free
Mother Yellow River Sculpture黄河母亲像—Free
Dunhuang Art Museum敦煌艺术馆—Free
Lanzhou Ocean Park兰州海洋公园—$17.45 (CN¥118)
Yellow River Sheepskin Raft Rafting Center黄河羊皮筏子漂流中心—Free
Hekou Ancient Town河口古镇—Free
Asia-Europe International Sightseeing Experience Hall亚欧国际观光体验厅—Free
"Wind Rises in Han Dynasty" Immersive Performance Block风起大汉·沉浸式演艺街区—$14.64 (CN¥99)
Lanzhou New Area Great Wall Movie and Television Base兰州新区长城影视基地—$7.10 (CN¥48)
Lanzhou Museum兰州市博物馆—Free
Hotels
Budget
$15.68 (CN¥106)
/night
Standard
$20.11 (CN¥136)
/night
Comfort
$35.49 (CN¥240)
/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
$3.40 (CN¥23)
/meal
Mid-range
$10.35 (CN¥70)
/meal
High-end
$33.57 (CN¥227)
/meal
Styles:Fast food · Street snacks · Noodle house
Ready to plan a trip from Lanzhou?
Plan my trip →XI'AN → DUNHUANG · 20 Days
Xi'an → Lanzhou → Dunhuang · 20 days
Terracotta Warriors to Silk Road desert oasis—all for ¥8982.
Marveling at Xi'an's legendary Terracotta ArmyHiking through Lanzhou's Mount XinglongWatching the sunset at Dunhuang's Crescent Lake