page_title: Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: English: A ferry, and another boat on the Liujiaxia Reservoir (Seen from another ferry).
context_page_description: Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, formerly known as Hezhou, is located in Gansu Province, south of the provincial capital Lanzhou, bordering Qinghai to the west. It is an autonomous prefecture for the Muslim Hui people, a large Chinese ethnic group. It also includes two autonomous counties for other Muslim groups, namely Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar.
context_section_description: Linxia is blessed with both natural and cultural wonders. The Yellow River runs through the north of the prefecture, forming a larger reservoir at Yongjing's Liujiaxia Dam, and a smaller one at Yanguoxia Dam further downstream.
  Yongjing's Liujiaxia wharf (near Liujiaxia Dam) is also the starting point to trips to the Bingling Temple's ancient Buddhist cave grottoes.
  Dinosaur fossils and footprints have been discovered in the dry rugged Badland-esque terrain, resulting in the creation of Liujiaxia National Dinosaur Geopark (刘家峡恐龙国家地质公园) in the northern part of Yongjing County (between Liujiaxia and Yanguoxia) in 2001.
  The local traditional folk sing huaer is called the soul of northwest or the encyclopedia of northwest(it is usually refer to five provinces in northwestern China)
  There are numerous mosques and temples throughout the rest of Linxia. Beautiful mountain scenery can be found at Taizi Mountain Nature Reserve, which stretches along the prefecture's southern border.
  In 2002 these sites and others drew 400,000 tourists, up 20%, who added a total 110,000,000 RMB, up 50%, to the local economy.
  Linxia is also a stop on trips from Lanzhou to towns in the Tibetan parts of southern Gansu including the famed Labrang Monastery in Xiahe.
caption: A ferry crosses the Liujiaxia Reservoir from Yongjing County to Linxia County
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