Things to do in  Lanzhou

Check out bronze-age horses, dinosaur bones, rooms full of ancient Chinese painted ceramics, and much more at the Gansu Provincial Museum in Lanzhou. This city landmark houses more than 350,000 cultural and historic relics. Check out paleontological fossils, jade from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and all kinds of art related to the Silk Road in this natural history museum.

Up until 1909, there wasn’t a permanent bridge across the massive Yellow River, but rather a system of unstable rafts tied together. With the help of a German businessman and imported materials for construction, the Zhongshan Bridge (Yellow River Iron Bridge) was built. It makes an impressive backdrop for photos, and is well worth a visit when you’re in Lanzhou.