Tianshui's history and culture

Tianshui, located in the southeast of Gansu, has been the only place where the Silk Road passes since ancient times.

The city spans the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and the New Eurasian Continental Bridge runs through the whole territory.

It has jurisdiction over five counties of Wushan, Gangu, Qin 'an, Qingshui and Sol Zhang * * * Autonomous County and two districts of Qin Zhou and McKee, with a total population of 3.28 million.

The territory has four distinct seasons, pleasant climate and rich products, and is known as the "Little Jiangnan" in the northwest.

History and culture

Tianshui is the birthplace of China's ancient culture, enjoying the reputation of "hometown of Huang Xi", and it is the holy land for the descendants of dragons at home and abroad to seek their roots and ancestors.

There are many cultural relics in China, and there are 169 national, provincial and municipal key protected cultural relics, among which Dadiwan site preserves a large number of early Neolithic and Yangshao cultural treasures.

Tianshui is the only Fuxi Temple with a statue of China Fuxi, with carved beams and painted buildings.

Maijishan Grottoes, one of the four largest grottoes in China, is known as the "Oriental Sculpture Museum". More than 7,730 statues from the end of the 4th century to the 20th century, about 1.600 years ago, together with Daxiangshan, water curtain cave, Lashao Temple and Muti Temple, formed the "Grottoes Art Corridor" in the eastern part of the ancient Silk Road.

At the same time, the botanical gardens, Xianrenya, Shimen, Jingtu Temple, Quxi and Jiezi Hot Spring Resort, which are distributed in dozens of miles around Maijishan Fiona Fang, together form the National Forest Park-Maijishan Scenic Area.

The human landscape and natural beauty complement each other wonderfully, attracting countless tourists at home and abroad.