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Mogao Grottoes, Crescent Moon Springs, Incomplete Yumenguan and Dunhuang are places where you don't need a reason to convince yourself to go, just like a dream, you never need a reason.

Fun places in Dunhuang

Mogao Grottoes

The Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as the Thousand Buddha Cave, is considered as the most valuable cultural discovery in the 20th century. Dunhuang is located at the western end of Hexi Corridor. Founded in the pre-Qin period, after the construction of sixteen countries, Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Xixia and Yuan Dynasties, it has formed a huge scale, with 735 grottoes, 45,000 square meters of murals and 24 15 clay sculptures, making it the largest and best-preserved treasure house of Buddhist art in the world.

Mogao Grottoes is an art hall integrating ancient buildings, sculptures and murals, especially colorful murals. Located 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, it was dug on the cliff at the eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain. The length from north to south is about 1.600 meters, and it is arranged in five layers from top to bottom. The height is strewn at random, row upon row, shaped like a honeycomb pigeon house, spectacular and unusual. Together with Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang and Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, it is called "Four Grottoes in China".

entrance ticket

During the peak season (April1-June 65438+1October 3 1), domestic guests 160 yuan, foreign guests 180 yuan (including foreign language explanations in 20 yuan).

Low season (165438+1October1-March 3 1) 80 yuan-120 yuan.

traffic

Take a taxi, one way around 35 yuan. It is about 25 kilometers from downtown to Mogao Grottoes, and it takes about 25 minutes by car.

There are many CMB direct flights to Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, and the fare is one-way to 8 yuan. It starts at around 8: 30 in the morning and runs every half hour until 7 or 8 pm.

If you stay late in the cave, you can take a minibus to pick up the staff after 6 o'clock, which costs 5 yuan per person.

Ya Dan Geopark

At a distance of 0/85 km from Dunhuang/Kloc-0 and 5km from Yumen, there is a wind erosion landform community, commonly known as ghost town, with China Geopark. On a dry river bed with a length of 25 kilometers from east to west and a width of 1-2 kilometers from north to south, Ya Dan is densely covered with hills and peaks with different shapes, which are rare in the world, both individually and as a whole.

On the flat river bed, mounds and peaks stand abruptly, just like buildings, which are patchwork, some like buildings, some like churches, some like mosques and some like yurts; Even the Tiantan in Beijing, the Potala Palace in Tibet, the pyramids in Egypt and the Sphinx can be found here. The lion in the desert, the camel team on the Silk Road, the sea of turtles, the mainstay ... these sculptures are lifelike. Being in it is like entering the exhibition hall of architectural art, which makes people dizzying.

Tickets to 50 yuan, sightseeing bus to 20 yuan.

Transportation by car or chartered car.

The cost of chartering a car from the urban area is around 500 yuan (including scenic spots such as Yumenguan).

Self-driving route: driving from Dunhuang city, about one hour later, you will arrive at Yumenguan, from Yumenguan along Gushule Valley to the west, with beautiful scenery, passing through the Great Wall of Han Dynasty, beacon tower and other historical sites on the way. Drive west10km, and then hang Zi. The swamp in Shule Valley dried up, the meadow disappeared and the valley was lost in the Gobi Desert. Continue westbound along the valley for about an hour.

Jiayuguan fortress

Jiayuguan, the starting point of the western end of the Great Wall in Wan Li in Ming Dynasty, is the most spectacular and well-preserved ancient military castle along the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty, with a history of 63 1 year. Because of its dangerous terrain and magnificent architecture, Guancheng is known as "the great customs in the world" and "the key to the border customs".

Jiayuguan is connected to Qilian Mountain in the south, and the snow peak stretches for thousands of miles; Longshou Mountain and Mazong Mountain are in the north and live in Hexi. The inner city, the outer city and the moat are overlapping, heavily guarded and heavily fortified. The first pier is connected with the exposed wall, and the upper wall is connected with the concealed arm, forming the westernmost part of the military defense system of Wan Li Great Wall in Ming Dynasty. The whole building is exquisitely laid out and magnificent, echoing Shanhaiguan, the eastern starting point of the Great Wall of Wan Li.

entrance ticket

One-vote system (including Jiayuguan Guancheng, Great Wall Museum and other Jiayuguan cultural relics scenic spots). People over 60 are half price; People over 70 are free of charge. "One-Ticket Pass" tickets in peak season 120 yuan; Off-season "one-ticket pass" ticket 100 yuan;

For transportation, you can take the No.4 bus in the city, and the fare is 1 yuan, which takes 20 minutes by car.

Mingshashan Yueya Spring

Mingsha Mountain is named after the sound of sand movement. The mountain is made of quicksand, and there are five colors: yellow, green, white and black. Shajiao Mountain, also known as Shensha Mountain, was called Mingsha Mountain in Han Dynasty and Mingsha Mountain in Jin Dynasty.

Crescent Spring, known as Shajing in ancient times and Yaoquan in common name, has been one of the "Eight Scenes of Dunhuang" since the Han Dynasty. The spring water bends like a crescent moon, hence the name, and is called "the first spring in the desert". Spring is in quicksand, the drought is not over, and the wind blows sand, which is a spectacle. Scholars of all ages praised this unique mountain spring landform and desert wonders.

The spring water of Crescent Moon Spring is green, embedded in golden sand dunes like jade. The reeds by the spring are dense, the breeze rises, the blue waves ripple, and the water reflects the sand mountains, which is a spectacle.

entrance ticket

Peak season (April1-June 65438+1October 3 1) 120 yuan.

Low season (165438+1October1-March 3 1) 60 yuan.

traffic

1. It is about 5 kilometers away from Dunhuang city, and you can choose to go by chartered bus.

2. Take bus No.3, and you can get on the bus at the bouncing pipa statue and bus stop.

Sanweishan

Sanwei Mountain is a famous mountain in Dunhuang history and the birthplace of Dunhuang civilization history.

Sanwei Mountain, also known as Beiyu Mountain, is named Sanwei Mountain because its main peak is opposite to the Mogao Grottoes and there are three dangerous peaks. Before the Qin Dynasty, the eminent monks were overjoyed to see the three dangerous mountains like a thousand buddhas, and began to dig the Mogao Grottoes. The three dangers of Buddha's light are the motive of digging the Mogao grottoes, and it can also be said that it is the cradle of the Mogao grottoes. Sanwei Mountain is the first holy place in Dunhuang, and it is listed as the first of the eight scenic spots in Dunhuang in local chronicles.

Sanwei Mountain is the first holy place in Dunhuang, and it is listed as the first of the eight scenic spots in Dunhuang in local chronicles. Sanwei Mountain and Mogao Grottoes are adjacent to each other across the Daquan River. Mogao Grottoes were built by the Buddha's light of Sanwei Mountain. It can be seen that the Buddha's light of Sanwei Mountain is the driving force for digging the Mogao Grottoes. It can also be said that Sanwei Mountain is the cradle of the Mogao Grottoes, so there are eight scenic spots and two thousand Buddha's rocks in Dunhuang. In this way, the three-dimensional mountain and the Mogao grottoes are inseparable like brothers.

Tickets to 20 yuan

The traffic arrived by bus from Dunhuang bus station.