Wuwei

Hexi Corridor: oasis towns and living Silk Road heritage

Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, and Dunhuang and Guazhou under Jiuquan each differ; all lie among the oases, desert and transport corridor of Hexi. Baojuan storytelling, grotto heritage and multi-ethnic intangible heritage offer important entry points into local culture.

• Recognise the setting in which culture actually occurs — Notice how water systems and oases influence farmland and settlement patterns. Then use museums, grottoes and public heritage events to understand Silk Road exchange and living traditions beyond a desert backdrop.
• Participate only where the setting clearly allows it — Check event calendars published by local cultural authorities, museums and cultural centres before choosing baojuan, opera or other heritage activities. Programmes differ by place.
• Separate residents’ lives, ritual and performance — Grottoes, religious sites and villages have their own on-site rules. Respect no-photo and no-entry signs and ask before photographing identifiable people. Ethnic dress expresses the culture of particular communities and…

City sources

Use the original publishers to verify city context, local culture and scope.

• Implementation plan for the Hexi Corridor national heritage route — Gansu Belt and Road Portal
• Research on water productivity in Hexi oasis agriculture — Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Hexi baojuan performance along the Silk Road — Zhangye Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism
• 2026 visitor notice for the Mogao Caves — Dunhuang Academy

Understand the city

Hexi Corridor: oasis towns and living Silk Road heritage

Region: Gansu

Places to visit

• Leitai Han Tomb, Wuwei — Leitai Han Tomb preserves an Eastern Han burial and the archaeological setting of the Galloping Horse and its bronze procession. …
• Tiantishan Grottoes — Tiantishan Grottoes near Wuwei stand beside a reservoir below the northern Qilian Mountains and preserve an important early Hexi …
• Wuwei Confucian Temple — Founded in the Ming period, Wuwei Confucian Temple is a national 4A attraction comprising a Confucian temple, a Wenchang complex …
• Haicang Temple — Haicang Temple stands on Haicang Road in Wuwei's Liangzhou District. The nationally protected property is listed in the official …
• Liangzhou White Pagoda Temple — Liangzhou White Pagoda Temple stands at Baita Village, outside central Wuwei. The visit joins an archaeological site, a precinct …

Related industries and journeys

• Wuwei Food Processing — Food-processing nodes across Wuwei, Liangzhou and Minqin
• Hexi Corridor — Lanzhou–Wuwei–Zhangye–Jiayuguan–Dunhuang, following oases through history and geology.