mke1963 Says: Some 15km north of Liancheng along the Datonghe valley is the Tulugou National Forest Park. The entrance is signposted at a bridge where the valley narrow to a real gorge. The forest park actually starts straight away, although the main visitor centre - using the term in it...
Accommodation at Tulugou and Liancheng: Accommodation at Tulugou and Liancheng
mke1963 Says: There is a big, grim concrete structure at the Tulugou National Forest Park, north of Liancheng. It seems to be open but when I visited in September it was eerily deserted with just a lonely clerk standing awestruck at a desk in the gloom. I have no further information about...
Transport along the Datong He valley
mke1963 Says: Transport up and down the Datong He is an unknown quantity. I saw buses but have no idea how far they go up the valley. As I am hoping to get from Liancheng to Zhangye or even to Jiayuguan across the Qilianshan this summer, I am hopeful that there are some through buses!
mke1963 Says: To be honest, the whole Tulugou Forest Park is off the beaten track. So much so, that there is absolutely no information about the park and certainly no maps of trails. I don't even know if there are any trails. The valleys leading up to the main centre from the main road...
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There is a big, grim concrete structure at the Tulugou National Forest Park, north of Liancheng. It seems to be open but when I visited in September it was...
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Liancheng and the Datong He Valley

The Datong He valley is a strange affair, generally becoming narrower and narrower as it heads towards the Huangshui at Honggu. It starts off in the Qilianshan and runs eastwards, forming the southern...
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