Gansu is a long, narrow province in northwest China that follows the Hexi Corridor, the Silk Road passage between the Qilian Mountains and the Gobi. It joins the Yellow River city of Lanzhou, the Mogao Caves and Mingsha dunes at Dunhuang, the Ming fort at Jiayuguan, the rainbow Danxia hills of Zhangye, and the Tibetan monasteries of Xiahe and Langmusi into one of China's richest cultural and landscape routes.
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Tour formats
Different ways to experience Gansu's food scene.
Cooking classes
Take a piece of Gansu home with you.
Lanzhou lamian (hand-pulled noodle) demonstrations
Private cooking-class arrangements via China Highlights
DIY self-guided food tour
Build your own food crawl through Gansu.
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Foodie tips
Get more out of every meal.
Pay with WeChat Pay or Alipay; foreign cards are rarely accepted at stalls, and visitors can load an overseas card into Alipay's Tour Pass.
Lanzhou beef noodle shops open around 6 AM and often sell out by early afternoon, so they are best eaten for breakfast.
Most restaurants in Lanzhou, Linxia and Xiahe are halal and do not serve pork or alcohol.
Noodle width is chosen when ordering lamian, from hair-thin (mao xi) to wide and flat (kuan).
Vegetarian options are limited; a translation app and the phrase bu yao rou (no meat) help.