Lanzhou unique experience: sit sheepskin rafts to cross the Yellow River

The Yellow River skin raft is a kayak endemic in the Yellow River of China, formerly known as "leather boat", made of cow leather, is one of the world famous kayak. With sheepskin that sheepskin rafts, use made of cowhide called cow skin raft. As the saying goes "nine of the Yellow River eighteen bends, the raft up into the river", the close relationship between the raft and visible in the Yellow River.

Sheepskin raft in ancient times is mainly used for trafficking in long-distance water between Qinghai, Lanzhou and Baotou, a vast empty, how can imagine the scene is spectacular

Zoned sheepskin rafts of seaman called "Raft", skilled, good water raft passengers also leave magical legend many make a living away from home.

The Yellow River thousands of kilometers, gentle little, especially fromLanzhouSwim down the gorge, mulberry gorge, fast-flowing, Guaidan rugged, slightly careless, there will be a raft turned the boat cover risk, all these have to rely on a raft to control. Now with the improvement of transportation conditions and improve, sheepskin raft gradually withdrew from the river, mostly into Scenic AreaTravelingA tool for increasing revenue, a display for visitors to experience and feel the local customs, have already escaped from its original, in people's daily life in the actual role and importance.

Here in the Yellow River, and thither the sheepskin rafts is most unique tourism experience which

Lanzhou Wanli the Yellow River only through the city and the city, along the Yellow RiverHenanBank, opened a thing more than 50 kilometers of road, and built the only city in the Yellow River customs line, known as Lanzhou"The Bund". Here in the Yellow River, and thither the sheepskin rafts is most unique tourism experience which.

I wanted to understand some still bear the original transport sheepskin rafts, but from the understanding, finally failed, is said to have some very remote place some sheepskin raft used for private transport, estimated to spend time looking for.

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