Minqin Travel Guide

 gifiltafish Says:  I found this by asking random moto-taxi drivers what there was to see, so I'm not sure where it is more specifically than a few kilometers outside of town. However they've done an excellent job in preservation, down to the little details of daily life in the structure that... 

 gifiltafish Says:  I did not stay here, only stopping in for the day from Wuwei, but there is at least one hotel in town if you'd like to spend more than a day exploring. 

 gifiltafish Says:  Frequent busses leave from Wuwei, it's possible to visit Minqin as a day trip 

 gifiltafish Says:  Minqin is part of a huge project to claim chunks of the desert for farming. On the road north you feel you're wandering into the desert, then out of nowhere you're in farm country, immersed in green. Whether it'll last is anyone's guess, but for now fresh vegetables are on...