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Metro Line 1 Xiaoxihu Stn. A small park, supposedly to be a (poor) replica of the Xihu (West Lake) in Hangzhou.
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黄河母亲像
Gansu sculpture by the famous sculptor He E creation, 6 meters long, 2.2 meters wide, 2.6 meters tall, weighing 40 tons, from "mother" and a "baby" of composition.
Baiyun Guan, 白云观
t is also known as 'Lüzu Temple' because it is dedicated to worship Lü Dongbin. It is on the south river bank, Nanbinhe East Road, one block west of Zhongshan Bridge. It's much less touristy, a peaceful little compound, so the wear-and-tear on the buildings feels venerable rather than run-down.
兰州西关清真大寺
One block south of the Taoist Temple. A modern newly built mosque with simple modern design.
Bridge Gate Mosque, 桥门清真寺
Qiaomenjie Mosque is located in Qiaomenxiang, a Hui inhabited area south of Zhongshanqiao, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. It is a Chinese Islamic mosque. According to legend, as early as the Ming Dynasty, there was a simple mosque in Qiaomenxiang (street). The temple was once listed as a "provincial cultural relic protection unit".
甘肃省博物馆
Silk Road history in one place. The museum is divided into two sections, natural resources and historic exhibits. The main exhibition is on level 2 and 3. Level 1 holds Temporary Exhibition. It houses collections of various colour-painted potteries of Neolithic Age and treasures of ancient grottoes. It's also home to precious linen and silk fabrics, books, wooden and bronze vessels, bamboo writing-slips from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220), frescoes and many other items. The 4-meter high Mammoth is a replica of one excavated from the Yellow River basin in 1973.
The iconic exhibit is the Galloping Horse, excavated in 1969 in Wuwei County, Gansu Province. A horse gallops with long tail waving and head perking; three hooves are in the air, while the right hind hoof has alighted on the back of a small flying swallow. Bird and horse turn in surprise to try to see what's happening. A small replica from the gift shop is ¥500.
兰州南关清真大寺
also known as the Gongnanmen Mosque or Nanshao Gate Mosque. It stands as one of the six most renowned mosques in Lanzhou since the Ming and Qing dynasties, initially constructed during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1398). The present-day grand mosque was rebuilt in 1986.