[2025 Yongdeng Attraction] Travel Guide for Lutusi Yamen (Updated Jun)

Hey everyone!! Not sure where to go for the May Day holiday? 🙋‍♀️ Save this amazing 2-day Lanzhou route 📌, you'll regret missing it for a whole year 😭! 🌄This route covers stunning landscapes including Danxia landforms, grasslands, forests, hills, and the Gobi Desert, with surprises all along the way 🎉. It's perfect for either a 2-day trip or a 3-day self-driving tour 🚗! Just follow the order I've shared and you're good to go~ 👉I've prepared two routes for you, Route A and Route B are in opposite directions, both offering breathtaking scenery 👇 ● A: Lanzhou → Yongdeng Kushui Danxia → Yongdeng Lu Chieftain's Office → Tianzhu County Small Three Gorges → Tiantang Town Temple → Tianzhu Danxia (the highland pastures between Tiantang Town and Tianzhu are incredibly beautiful) → Tianzhu Huazang Temple → Yongtai Ancient City in Jingtai → Jingtai Yellow River Stone Forest → Return to Lanzhou ● B: Follow Route A in reverse Now let me give you details about each must-visit spot 📸, save this guide 👇 🟠Kushui Danxia A free, undeveloped Danxia wonder very close to Lanzhou! Every photo looks like a professional shot 📷 🗺️Navigation: Yongdeng County Kushui Town Danxia Self-driving Campsite 🎫Ticket: Free 🆓 🟡Yongdeng Lu Chieftain's Office Known as the "Little Forbidden City" of western China, it's a grand and well-preserved palace-style architectural complex 🏛️ 🗺️Navigation: Former Site of Lu Chieftain's Office 🎫Ticket: 20 yuan ⏰Opening hours: 8:30-18:00 🟢Tianzhu Small Three Gorges Surrounded by towering mountains, the environment is breathtakingly beautiful 🌳, and it's free!! 🔵Tiantang Town Located at the border of Gansu and Qinghai provinces, adjacent to Tianzhu Small Three Gorges and Beishan National Forest Geological Park 🌲. Though small, the town has an amazing atmosphere that makes you feel super comfortable~ 🟣Tiantang Temple Dating back to the Tang Dynasty, this grand temple is renowned in Tibetan areas 🙏 🎫Ticket: 25 yuan ⏰Hours: 8:00-18:00 🟠Tianzhu Danxia Located in Benkang Village, Tianzhu, these Danxia formations are covered with dense forests 🌴. The mountain shapes are unique, offering a different experience from Zhangye Danxia, and it's free!! 🟡Tianzhu Highland Pastures On the way from Tiantang Town to Tianzhu County, you'll pass numerous highland pastures 🐂 with impressive herds of white yaks. The scenery at dusk is so beautiful it'll make you scream, and casual photos look like magazine covers! 🟢Tianzhu Huazang Temple Located in Tianzhu County, it was one of the national guardian temples during the Qing Dynasty 🏯 🎫Ticket: Free ⏰Opening hours: 8:00-18:00 🔵Yongtai Ancient City in Jingtai (Turtle City) A well-preserved ancient military fortress with a unique turtle-shaped layout 🐢. As one of the most intact Ming Dynasty ancient cities in China, it perfectly embodies the concept of "a lonely city among ten thousand mountains"~ 🟣Jingtai Yellow River Stone Forest A rare geological wonder! Canyons, peak forests, the Yellow River, Gobi Desert, and oases perfectly blend here 🌄. Stone formations hundreds of meters high rise from the ground, making you instantly feel how small humans are! 🗺️Address: Navigate to Jingtai County Yellow River Stone Forest 🎫Ticket: 40 yuan, transportation package: 68 yuan ⏰Hours: Ticket sales stop at 4:30 PM, closes at 5:30 PM ⛺️Travel equipment tips: Definitely wear shoes suitable for hiking 👟, and don't forget a sun hat 🧢! Pair with nice clothes 👗 to take atmospheric photos in minutes~ Outdoor tables and chairs are also recommended so you can stop and enjoy the scenery anytime 🏕️ 🍽️Food recommendations: 1️⃣Stir-fried yak meat 🥩 in Tiantang Town, tender and juicy, you'll fall in love with the first bite! 2️⃣"Yibuer Beef Noodles" 🍜 in Tianzhu County, with rich broth and chewy noodles, a must-try! 3️⃣"Donglaishun Sour Meat" 🥘 in Jingtai County, with a unique flavor that lingers! Everyone, head to Lanzhou this May Day holiday 🚀 and experience the unique charm of the Northwest!

Located in Yongdeng County, Lanzhou City, 600 years ago, Kublai Khan's great-great-grandson Tuohuan surrendered to the Ming Dynasty on the banks of the Datong River, a tributary of the Yellow River. The imperial court appointed him as Tusi (native chieftain) and settled him in Liancheng. After expansions and renovations by successive Tusi, the existing buildings were expanded during the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty by the fifteenth generation Tusi. The site now covers nearly 40,000 square meters, with a building area of nearly 9,000 square meters. The entire architectural complex faces south with a north orientation, with several courtyards along the central axis, forming a straight line through the connected courtyards, highlighting the grandeur and majesty of the estate. The total area of the buildings is 33,000 square meters, featuring 'thirty-six courtyards and seventy-two gates'. The complex includes the official residence, Qinyuan Garden, a flower garden, Miaoyin Temple, Xianjiao Temple, and the Leitan Altar, among others, all complete and in place. With a layout similar to the royal palaces in Beijing, it has earned the nickname 'The Little Forbidden City of the Northwest'. It is one of the most well-preserved Tusi buildings existing today, incorporating architectural features of Buddhism, Taoism, and Tibetan Buddhism, and represents a fusion of Han culture with the culture of ethnic minorities.

Lu Tu Simen is located 65 kilometers southwest of Yongdeng County, Lanzhou City. It is a palace-style ancient building complex that is relatively intact in many toast buildings on the borders of Gansu and Qinghai. It consists of three parts: Lu Tu Si Men, Miao Yin Temple and Toast Garden. Since the Ming Dynasty, Liancheng has become the center of the Lutu regime, and it has become a major town in the Gansu-Chongqing grounding belt in the northwest. Lu Tusi is centered on Liancheng, covering many counties and districts in Gansu, with a jurisdiction area of 9,000 square kilometers. The toasts of the past generations worked hard and managed this place. They made great contributions to the Ming and Qing dynasties and made certain contributions to the stability and national unity of the northwest border. Lu Tusi is located in the north facing south, surrounded by mountains and waters, and has a beautiful natural environment. The layout of the main building is symmetrical and rigorous. There are ancestral halls, shrines, Yan Xitang, lobby, Yimen, six doors, archways and galleries and annexes. On both sides of the east and west, there are the study hall, the palace, the warehouse, the temple and the small church. Throughout the whole picture, the building is steep and clear, with a strong national style.