Brief Introduction: Pingshanhu grand canyonis 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 the scenery of Zhangjiajie and Colorado grand canyon,which has been praised by China geographic magazine and famous geological experts and touristsat 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 lowand 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.

The Level: National AAAA tourists Attraction

Admission fee: 100 yuanRMB , Shuttle bus : 30yuanRMB

Opening Time: 5:00 a.m.—10:00p.m.(May 1—Oct.31), 7:00 a.m.—7:00p.m.(Nov.1—Apr.30)

Visiting Time: 2—3 hrs

Better Seasons to Visit: April—October

Travel Tips:1, It takes much more time tovisit. So please prepare enough water and some snacks ,just in case.

2, You have two options here which depends on your interest and body quality. The first is easy to walk along the visiting path to enjoy the whole view from top of the canyon. The second will be a little challenging, which is going down to the bottom of the valley to do 2 hours hiking to enjoy different scenery besides the first choice. So prepare walking stickif you need.

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