China Travel Forum

[Higginson]

Hi,

I want to explore the fascinating & mystic Minle and surroundings located in gansu province of China. I would love to receive any type of information e.g geography,location,climate, how to reach there.

[Jennifer Li]

On the map I see it is near Zhangye, a small city I have passed by on the train. A friend of mine is from Zhangye but he never mentioned Minle.

All I can offer is take the train from Lanzhou to Zhangye and then ask about a bus if you speak Chinese. If not, get some student in Lanzhou who speaks English to write some useful phrases in Chinese characters on paper and keep it with you. The locals in that area will not all speak standard Chinese but they can read it.

It is a remote area with hardly any trees and not much else. I have never been to Nepal but to me it looks like the photos I have seen of Nepal; all dry, rough mountains and lots of sheep.

Climate is warm in summer, cool to cold in fall and very cold in winter. Nights are a season colder than days. Air is quite dry.