Linxia

A beautiful park set in Linxia's cultural downtown. Lovely temples with places to drink tea and have a meal in quiet grounds. The park connects the city square, from which you can follow the minarets of the numerous mosques in town including the beautiful Gong Bei Mausoleum (清真寺拱北)

Probably the largest of the many mausoleums dotting downtown Linxia. Shares its street with four other mausoleums of a similar style. Try to dive into the side streets behind this mosque to get a feel of local life. Ask for directions from the Red Park.

The exact translation of this mountaintop temples name might not entice, but the views over Linxia are breathtaking. The temple looks down on the Red Park and Gong Bei Mosque with options to walk along the mountain peak for some distance. Standing in front of the West Bus Station (汽车西站) and looking towards the mountains, do not enter through the large and inviting gates but turn left and walk a few hundred meters, taking the first right towards the mountain. The temple stairs start at the end of this road, which for all intends and purposes looks like an access road.

A comprehensive museum of the history and culture of the Prefecture. The museum is especially notable for its collection of painted pottery and other artefacts produced by the Majiaoyao Culture (the Majiaoyao Culture was a neolithic culture that thrived along the upper reaches of the Yellow River from around 3300 to 2000 BC).