Route Promotion: Pear Blossoms, Calligraphy, and Hometown Culture Study and Tour

Golden Culture Highlights – Golden Gate Cultural Expo Park

Study & Research Highlights

Golden Culture Highlights – Golden Gate Cultural Expo Park

Yellow River Wonders – Shu River Yellow River flows from east to west

China's First Pear Orchard – Shu River Ancient Pear Orchard

Ancient Silk Road Water and Sand Ports – Qingcheng Ancient Town

Beautiful Rural Area – Lanzhou Gaolan County Shu River Changpo Village

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Long history breeds splendid culture, unique terrain contains abundant resources, known as 'Longshan Little Jiangnan' Shu River Ancient Pear Orchard, a national 4A scenic and tourist resort with beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, is Lanzhou's rare ecological ancient town, pear rhyme water town. Standing in the pear garden is like entering 'green oxygen bar', which makes people feel refreshed and happy. Here, the world's oldest pear tree, which was certified by Guinness World Records with a 440-year-old age, and the largest pear trees with more than 100 years old, are located. These trees are like hundred-year-olds, although they have experienced vicissitudes, they are still full of spirit and vitality. They are lush and verdant, with soaring and twisting branches. Japanese Todai University plant biologists praised it as 'a miracle of the plant kingdom', the rare 'living plant specimen', the rare 'pear garden museum', and children came to 'the museum of nature', to recognize plants, make specimens, and experience the quiet harmony of nature

Named as 'Longshan Little Jiangnan, Fish and Rice Town' Qingcheng Ancient Town, it is the water and sand ports and trade centers of the Silk Road, a border military stronghold of the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, and is known as 'Yellow River Thousand-Year Town'. Long history and culture, profound humanistic essence, peaceful rural scenery. Come for a 'reading and farming heritage' study and research trip, and harvest a youth memory

Lanzhou Ceramic Exhibition Hall

Study & Research Routes

Lanzhou Departure – Golden Gate Cultural Expo Park – Gaolan Shu River Ancient Pear Orchard – Lanzhou Gaolan County Shu River Changpo Village – Gaolan County – Qingcheng Ancient Town – Return to Lanzhou

Recommended Days

2 days

Itinerary Guide

Day 1: First visit the Lanzhou Golden Gate Cultural Expo Park, then drive about 30 kilometers from Lanzhou along the Salt Shu Highway to reach 'the world's first pear orchard' Gaolan County Shu River Ancient Pear Orchard, carry out study and research activities, have lunch in Changpo Village, taste local farmhouse specialties. In the afternoon, continue to carry out study and research courses. According to the number of study participants, accommodation in Changpo Village or drive to Gaolan County for accommodation

Day 2: Breakfast and then drive to Qingcheng Ancient Town, with 1000 acres of rice fields, East Tribble Pond, and the high family hall, Qingcheng Academy, Luo family courtyard, City God Temple, Rose family courtyard, two dragons and one tower, Wang Zhuang Tomb and scattered in the core district of the ancient town, 49 ancient residences. These buildings are mostly Ming and Qing Dynasty architecture, with a large scale, exquisite workmanship, rustic elegance and diverse styles. Experience the charm of Confucianism and the tranquility of rural scenery. Continue to inherit family traditions and customs. End the study and research activities and return to Lanzhou

Lanzhou Yellow River Bridge Museum

Route Attractions Introduction

Golden Gate Cultural Expo Park

Located at No. 450 North Bank of the River, Anning District, Lanzhou

'First built Golden Gate, then built Lanzhou City.' The Golden Gate Cultural Expo Park on the southern foot of Lanshan Mountain contains the Lanzhou Cultural Experience Hall, the China Qinqi Museum, the Lanzhou Non-Material Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall, the Lanzhou Yellow River Bridge Museum and the Lanzhou Ceramic Exhibition Hall. Highlighted the local culture of Lanzhou, is an important cultural tourism park in Lanzhou

China's First Pear Orchard – Shu River Ancient Pear Orchard

Gaolan County Shu River Ancient Pear Orchard

Located in Shu River Town, Gaolan County, Lanzhou, the Shu River Ancient Pear Orchard is a masterpiece of Yellow River culture. The Yellow River flows eastward out of the small gorge and then flows northward in an S-shape, circling Shu River, then turns east into the gorge, creating a flat and fertile valley with beautiful scenery. The existing ancient pear orchard is about 1.2 square kilometers, the over-100-year-old ancient pear trees are about 9028, which is a top-level natural landscape wonder. In 2005, experts and enterprises in Gaolan County carefully searched for the ancient pear trees in the pear orchard according to the records of the Wei family genealogy. The two pear trees with a long history of 438 years old, the tallest and most productive winter pear trees and soft pear trees were rated as 'tree king' and 'tree queen'. The two trees are less than 50 meters apart, which are the oldest part of Shu River. The tree king and tree queen have a tall and wide crown, planted in the Jiajing years of the Ming Dynasty (1577), the tree diameter is 4.2 meters, the crown is about 15 meters, the tree height is 11 meters, and the annual fruit output is still more than 2000 kilograms. Since 2012, the Shu River Ancient Pear Orchard has been awarded 'National Grade Ecological Town', 'World's First Pear Orchard', 'China's Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage', 'World-Influencing Chinese Culture Tourism Town', 'National Leisure Agriculture and Rural Tourism Demonstration Point', 'National 4A Scenic and Tourist Resort', 'National Characteristic Landscape Tourism Town', '2016 China Tourist Resort Base' and 'National Human and Ecological Tourism Base'

Qingcheng Ancient Town

Qingcheng Ancient Town, located in the bottom of Sanshui Mountain, Gaolan County, Lanzhou, 54 kilometers north of Gaolan County, is a typical Yellow River Valley town. It is a thousand-year-old town on the upper Yellow River and also a border military stronghold of the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties and is known as 'Yellow River Thousand-Year Town'. The famous attractions in the ancient town include Qingcheng Academy, City God Temple, Luo family courtyard, high family hall, East Tribble Pond, etc. The ancient town has a unique architectural style, exquisite wood carving art, and showcases the ancient history and culture of Qingcheng. It has now been listed as a county-level protection unit, and has been filmed by films such as 'Old Persimmon Tree' and 'Yellow River Wave'

Beautiful Rural Area – Lanzhou Gaolan County Shu River Changpo Village

Study & Research Rural Experience Recommendations

Scenic Village – Gaolan County Shu River Changpo Village

Rural advantages

Yellow River cultural masterpiece – World's first pear orchard

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