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Daytime Danxia is a showstopper, nighttime lamb with wine is divine!

【20-Character Title🌟】 Zhangye Fantasy Tour 🏜️ | Danxia Feast + Carb Frenzy, Silk Road Taste Explosion! 🍜🐫 --- ### **🌄Zhangye Travel Guide** **1. Must-See Attractions🔥** - **Rainbow Danxia🌈**: God's paint palette overturned! 🎨 - **How to play**: Capture the "Burning Danxia" at sunset🌅, Viewing Platform 4 is the most stunning! Tickets are 75 yuan💰, the sightseeing bus is a must🚌 - **Tips**: Wear solid-colored clothing👗 for amazing photos! Bring sunscreen🌞 + sunglasses🕶️, UV index is MAX! - **Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon⛰️**: China's "Colorado"! - **In-depth tour**: 3-hour hike🚶♂️ to explore "A Thread of Sky", climbing the cloud ladder is super thrilling💪 (Tickets 130 yuan including off-road vehicle🚙) - **Lazy version**: Choose the regular tour (100 yuan), easily capture the panoramic view of the canyon📸 - **Mati Temple🏯**: Cliffside grottoes + snow-capped mountains in the same frame! - **Highlight**: Climb the Thirty-Three Heavens Grottoes using both hands and feet🧗♀️, enjoy a distant view of the Qilian Mountains🏔️ (Tickets 67 yuan) - **Hidden spot**: Take photos of Tibetan stupas🛕 + prayer flags🎏 on the grassland outside the temple - **Giant Buddha Temple🕌**: Stunning treasures of the Western Xia Dynasty! - Asia's largest indoor reclining Buddha😴 (34.5 meters long!), tickets 40 yuan, a must-see for history buffs📜 --- ### **🍜Zhangye Food Guide** **1. Carb Bomb Incoming💣** - **Cuo Yuzi Noodles🍜**: Chewy noodles shaped like small fish! - Local way to eat: Pair with stir-fried eggplant and chili peppers🌶️ + braised meat🥓, recommend "Sun Ji Chao Pao" 15 yuan/bowl, so delicious you'll lick the plate! - **Chao Bo La🔥**: Iron plate lamb offal feast! - Night market top pick🌟 (Ganzhou Market/Xinhua International), stir-fried lamb liver + tripe + onions, served with steamed buns and dipping sauce🍺, 30 yuan per person for a full meal! - **Lamb Dian Juan Zi🐑**: Meat lover's paradise! - Braised lamb + small steamed buns soaked in gravy💦, recommend "Lao Zhou Chao Bo La", 88 yuan/serving enough for 3 people! **2. Snacks & Desserts🍡** - **Hui Dou Tang🫘**: Zhangye's version of "red bean paste", thick and slightly sweet (5 yuan/bowl) - **Apricot Skin Tea🥤**: Sour and refreshing! Look for the "Liu Yingying" store, chilled + dried apricot meat is a perfect match❄️ - **You Gao🍘**: Glutinous rice filled with brown sugar and deep-fried, 1 yuan/piece at the morning market, best eaten hot! **3. Souvenir Recommendations🎁** - **Linze Jujube🌰**: Small pit, thick flesh, perfect for porridge or tea! (20 yuan/500g) - **Zhangye Ginger Beer🍺**: 0-alcohol ginger soda, a must-try for the curious! (8 yuan/bottle) - **Danxia-themed Fridge Magnets🗿**: Colorful sandstone design, 15 yuan/piece, full of commemorative value💖 --- ### **⚠️Important Notes** 1. No drones❌, no stepping on rock formations inside the Danxia Geopark, fines and warnings will be issued‼️ 2. Large temperature difference between day and night🌡️ (Summer: 15℃ in the morning and evening → 35℃ at noon), bring a light down jacket + sun protection clothing🧥 3. The food is quite strong🌶️, those with sensitive stomachs should bring medicine💊, no outside pork allowed in halal restaurants! 4. Taxis are cheap in the city area🚖 (starting price 5 yuan), but chartering a car/joining a tour is recommended for Danxia (200 yuan/day) --- A thousand years of the Silk Road at a glance👀, Zhangye - the madness of the Northwest, the god of carbs! 🎉🚀
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