China Silk Road Travel Part 35: My journey from Jiuquan into Zhangye

From Jiuquan, we headed towards Zhangye. Our next destination was the Rainbow Mountains located between the Lingze County and the city of Zhangye.

After passing the County of Lingze the landscape became more picturesque with lovely hills in the background and lots of greens and flowers beds by the roadside.

  

We stopped for lunch in the quiet countryside, in a restaurant surrounded by beautiful hills.

This is a common dish served in the province of Gansu. Flat square noodles with chicken and potatoes.

Products of the nearby farms.

Pumpkin soup with meat.

We had a hearty meal as usual with a lots of leftovers.

After lunch we proceeded to the Rainbow Mountains. Spent a lot of time admiring the colorful mountains here. 

After feasting our eyes on the panaroma of hills, we adjourned our journey into the city.

We finally arrived at Zhangye, a small city. We were going to put up a night here.

Glimpses of Zhangye

Glimpses of Zhangye

Glimpses of Zhangye

Glimpses of Zhangye

Glimpses of Zhangye

China Silk Road Tour Related Posts: 
Part 1: Overview
Part 2: Daming Palace National Heritage Park
Part 3: Hancheng Lake
Part 4: I Stayed In Howard Johnson Ginwa Plaza, Xian
Part 5: Xinjiang Where The People Speaks Mandarin With A Funny Accent
Part 6: Heavenly Lake
Part 7: Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar
Part 8: Hooray! 2 Nights In Cinda Hoi Tak Hotel, Urumqi
Part 9: Glimpses Of Turpan (Xinjiang)
Part 10: Karez Well
Part 11: The Ruins Of Jiohe
Part 12: The Grape Valley Of Turpan
Part 13: Nothing Comes Free!
Part 14: Emin Minaret
Part 15: Flaming Mountain
Part 16: Tuyugou Canyon
Part 17: Mazar Village Of Tuyugou Valley
Part 18: Kumtag Desert
Part 19: Turpan Maixi Laipu Hotel Review
Part 20: Xinjiang Cuisine
Part 21: The Journey To Hami
Part 22: Hami Hotel Block 6 Photo Review
Part 23 : Glimpses Of Dunhuang (Photo Gallery)
Part 24: An Amazing Desert Experience At Echoing Sand Dunes
Part 25: A Camel Ride At Echoing Sand Dunes
Part 26: An Oasis Of Flowers At Echoing Sand Dunes
Part 27: Crescent Lake
Part 28: Mogao Grottoes
Part 29: Dunhuang Fuguo Hotel Photo Review
Part 30: Jiayuguan pass
Part 31: Jiuquan Park
Part 32: 1 Night In Jiuquan Hotel
Part 33: Glimpses Of Jiuquan
Part 34: Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park
Part 36: Giang Buddha Temple, Zhangye
Part 37: Power Mansion Hotel, Zhangye
Part 38: The Journey Into Wuwei
Part 39: Leitei Tomb Of The Han Dynasty
Part 40: Glimpses Of Langzhou
Part 41: Langzhou Waterwheel Garden
Part 42: Only 8 Hours In Langzhou Legend Hotel
Part 43: Huaqing Hotspring
Part 44: Terracotta Warriors

Part 45: Shaanxi Sunshine Grand Theatre