[2025 Lanzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Lanzhou Forest of Steles (Updated Jan)

Address: 460 m northeast of the intersection of Beibinhe Middle Road and Jincheng Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou Opening hours: 9:00–16:30 (last entry at 16:30) Tickets: Free Lanzhou Stele Forest is the last attraction of Baita Mountain. After wandering around Baita Mountain for a whole day, I didn't expect to find such a quiet and pleasant place when I was about to go down the mountain! The whole scene is to commemorate Zhang Zhi, the Sage of Cursive Script, from the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liang Hu from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the Cao Wei period, Suo Jing from the Western Jin Dynasty, Li Shimin and Li Bai from the Tang Dynasty, and Hu Zunzong, Zou Yinglong, Xing Shu, Zhang Shu, An Weijun, Liu Erxin, Ma Fuxiang, Liang Qichao, Fan Zhenxu, and other works from the Ming and Qing Dynasties and later are all re-engraved and displayed. In the main building, there is a special exhibition room for the Chairman's poetry and calligraphy works! The Sage of Cursive Script Pavilion: The main building is 30 meters high and has 6 floors. You can overlook the panoramic view of Lanzhou, and there are many calligraphy treasures on display. East and West Stele Gallery: The East Gallery displays works by famous people from Gansu, and the West Gallery has hand scrolls by famous people from all dynasties, showing the development of calligraphy in Gansu. Zhang Zhi Statue: Located at the entrance of the Stele Forest, it is designed by He E and shows the style of Zhang Zhi, the Sage of Cursive Script. Museum collection of steles. Ancient famous steles: There are Xixia steles with Han and Xixia characters, Dachongjiao Temple steles with Han and Tibetan characters, etc. Looks good! So excellent!

So beautiful place, on the top of Zhongshan mountain. Free entrance during day.

The Lanzhou Stele Forest was a bit unexpected for me. I originally thought that the Lanzhou Stele Forest would be similar to the Xi'an Stele Forest, where one could see collections of ancient steles. However, I found that the steles in the Lanzhou Stele Forest are basically 'reproductions' of calligraphy works by famous calligraphers from ancient to modern times, as well as 'reproductions' of famous ancient steles. Interestingly, I even saw a complete reproduction of the 'Chunhua Pavilion Collection' (one of the treasures of the Gansu Provincial Museum, with only three steles on display), as well as reproductions of Li Bai's 'Shangyangtai Tie' and Li Shimin's 'Wenquan Ming'. This mix of ancient and modern calligraphy steles really feels like visiting a 'Window of the World', featuring a 'whatever you want to see, I have it all' theme. Honestly, it makes one laugh and cry at the same time. Address: No. 452, North Binhe Road. It is recommended to take a taxi from the city center, as the car can drive directly to the entrance of the Stele Forest scenic area. 🌈 Overall, the environment of the Lanzhou Stele Forest scenic area is quite good, with good greenery and beautiful buildings. It's nice to take photos in the Stele Forest Park. Climbing the pavilions allows you to overlook the main urban area and the Yellow River, and taking aerial photos of the Yellow River is also good. It can be a good place to climb high and look far.

| A treasure spot with few people and beautiful scenery.🎫Tickets: Free net, need to bring ID card ⏰Opening hours: 9:00-16:30, closed on Monday 🚗Transportation 🚡Cable car: You can take the Yellow River cable car to get there, one way 45💰, round trip 55💰, the cable car takes about five or six minutes to the top 🏃‍♂️Walking: Walk up the mountain from Baita Mountain Park, and play with Baita Mountain Park, walk more, you can enjoy the park while walking ⭕tips: 1⃣️Go to the top of the tower in the Caosheng Pavilion, you can overlook the beautiful city of Lanzhou, you can see Zhongshan Bridge and the Yellow River, the view is very good 2⃣️It is recommended to take the cable car down, turn left to the stele forest, turn right to Baita Temple, you can go to the stele forest first, then it will be much easier to go down the mountain, if you walk from Baita Mountain Park, the whole way is uphill, it will be more tired, you can wear a pair of comfortable shoes👟 3⃣️The plants here, the pine trees🌲 are well taken care of 4⃣️There are also various ✍️ calligraphy inscriptions in the stele forest, which are very self-cultivating One Day Tour Lanzhou Travel Check-in Strategy Check-in Travel Surrounding Tour History Culture