Pingshanhu Grand Canyon Tours – Zhangye, Gansu Province, China

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Pingshanhu Grand Canyon
平山湖大峡谷

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60 km north of Zhangye city, China, Gansu Province, Zhangye
Hours : 7:00a.m.--7:00p.m.

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 Pingshanhu grand canyon is about 60 kilometers away from downtown of Zhangye city. It covers an area of 1040 square km. So far, it is a compound scenic spot in China, which is the closest to the city and integrates natural wonders, canyon exploration, geological survey, ethnic customs, cross-country hiking and so on. It can be comparable to Zhangjiajie and Colorado grand canyon,which has been praised by China geographic magazine and famous geological experts and tourists at home and abroad.

The composition of this lanform in the canyon is red bed landform, which came into being 108,000,000 to 240,000,000 years ago.The canyon is characterized by different gullies. The hills look low and gentle. The tonal is mainly with red white and ochre red .The color of the hills shows a bit drab. Most of them are conical or columnar in shape. It is a good place to take photo and hike at the bottom of the canyon. We have two options here which depends on your interest and body quality.

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