One-Day Tour in Tianshui
Tianshui Travel Guide
Attractions
🌟1. Maijishan Grottoes
The Maijishan Grottoes are located in the southeast of Tianshui, one of the four major grottoes in China, known as a world-famous art treasury, and hailed as the 'Oriental Sculpture Gallery'.
🌟2. Fuxi Temple
Fuxi Temple, also known as Taihao Palace, is located in the Xiguan area of the city. Its architecture is solemn and simple, towering and spectacular, and it is a sacred place for Chinese people at home and abroad to seek their ancestry.
🌟3. Xuanyuan Valley
Commonly known as Sanhuang Ditch, Xuanyuan Valley is located in Baihe Village, Shanmen Township, seventy li east of Qingshui County. According to provincial, municipal, and county records and folk tales, it is the birthplace of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan.
🌟4. Nanguo Temple
On the hillside behind Nanguo Temple, there is a natural poplar forest within the ancient city of Tianshui, lush and green, adding vitality to the temple.
🌟5. Yuquan Temple
Named for the clear, sweet spring on the mountain and the verse 'Mountain temple in the northern suburbs, famous mountain Yuquan' chanted by Liang Gongbi, the Yuan Dynasty's instructor of Qinzhou, when he built the temple. Inside the temple is one of the 'Eight Views of Qinzhou' - 'Yuquan Xian Cave'.
🌟6. Xianren Cliff
Xianren Cliff has beautiful natural scenery, and its cultural landscape is second only to the Maijishan scenic area. It is a scenic spot where Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism coexist, composed of three cliffs, five peaks, and six temples.
✅Cuisine
🌟1. Tianshui Guagua
Buckwheat starch is evenly sprinkled into a pot of boiling water, stirring as it is sprinkled. The freshly cooked hot Guagua, with enticing bubbles, is mixed with a spicy and unrestrained sauce.
🌟2. Tianshui Laolao
Hulled buckwheat is soaked in water, stirred into a paste, ground into a slurry, filtered, and then poured into a pot. After heating and stirring into a gelatinous state, it is served and cooled. A portion of buckwheat jelly is made into thin strips with a perforated ladle, hence the name 'Laolao'.
🌟3. Tianshui Mixed Dish
Egg whites and yolks are mixed, spread into thin pancakes, and top-quality beef is minced and mixed with salt, flour, and Sichuan pepper. It is then sandwiched between two thin pancakes, pressed flat, steamed until cooked, cut into strips, and served with chicken broth, sprinkled with green onions, and topped with meatballs, wood ear mushrooms, etc.
🌟4. Tianshui Tenderloin
Tianshui tenderloin uses beef, which is cut into small pieces, mixed with flour and egg whites, fried in vegetable oil, and served with wood ear mushrooms, magnolia slices, and chili strips, topped with prepared sauce.
🌟5. Clear Stewed Beef
Beef is cut into strips and slowly stewed with ginger, green onions, star anise, Sichuan pepper, and various seasonings, then garnished with green onions and cilantro.
🌟6. Jiangshui
Tianshui people make Jiangshui mostly with bitter lettuce and shepherd's purse. After boiling in noodle soup, it is poured into a Jiangshui vat, mixed with old Jiangshui, and after three or four days, the vat of Jiangshui is fermented.
🚌Transportation
There is only one airport in Tianshui City - Tianshui Airport, which is a dual-use military and civilian airport, classified as a domestic feeder airport with a 3C flight zone rating. The airport shuttle bus is not yet operational, but there is a direct bus service to the airport within Tianshui City, which is quite convenient.
⚠️Notice
🌟1. Tianshui has suitable temperatures in spring and autumn, and the Fuxi Culture Festival in summer, which are the best times for tourism.
🌟2. Tianshui has many famous tourist areas, and you can visit all the tourist areas in Tianshui within two days, enjoying the art and culture of grottoes, ancient architecture, and ancient cultural sites. However, transportation to some tourist areas is not very convenient, so self-driving is recommended.
🌟3. Photography is prohibited in the Maijishan Grottoes scenic area, so tourists must store their bags and cameras before entering.
🌟4. When watching the Songmingyan Flower Fair or experiencing the Xianglang Festival in Tianshui, be kind to the Tibetan compatriots in Tianshui, be modest and tolerant in everything, and maintain national unity.
The temple commemorating Fuxi is located in the downtown area of Tianshui, and the tourists are like weaving and very lively. The fare is 20, and you can also take a look at the Tianshui Museum by the way. It is cost-effective. As a descendant of Huaxia, you should have the opportunity to take a look.
Fuxi Temple is not big, it takes about an hour to visit, it is quite interesting, to understand the Chinese ancestors in detail, that is, some are being repaired. Next to it is the ancient city of Tianshui, and it is just right to eat Mala Tang after shopping.
Very good, worth going to see and understand the history. It's just that Fuxi Temple is being renovated, which is a bit inconvenient. Tianshui Ancient City is just opposite and you can play together. There are many small shops around, you can stroll around, not bad.
Good place to go to incense, Fuxi everyone should know, this is not me, come to Tianshui, this place is worth coming to incense, and then understand the origin of Fuxi, one of the three emperors, next to it is also very convenient
The ancient trees in the temple courtyard have been baptized for thousands of years. Although they are no longer lush, they are still standing upright, like the wise men of the twilight years. The bark is vertical striped and dry, and there are stories of the years hidden in one trace.
Fuxi Temple is in Fuxi City. The temple is being repaired in the past two days. You can only see the ancient trees when you go. The ticket is 20 yuan. It is under maintenance. It is not recommended to play.