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Dunhuang is a famous city on the ancient Silk Road. In the long history of cultural exchanges between China and the West, it was once a gathering place for Chinese and Western cultural celebrities. Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring, Yadan Devil City, Yumen Pass, Yangguan, the Great Wall of Han Dynasty...the majestic natural features, colorful cultural landscapes, and rich cultural and historical heritage all attract us To visit this dazzling pearl in the northwest, let me make a Dunhuang guide for you travel friends today!

1. History: The word "Dunhuang" appears frequently in textbooks. Dunhuang is located at the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor. "Dun means big; Huang means prosperous." The grand and glorious Dunhuang has two aspects. With a long history of more than a thousand years, it was once the throat of the famous Silk Road at home and abroad.

2. Culture: Dunhuang is the intersection of the integration and collision of multiple cultures. Chinese, Indian, Greek, and Islamic cultures meet here. Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is a world cultural heritage and is known as the Eastern World. of art museum.

3. Wonders: Here is the 5A scenic spot of Yadan Devil City (Yadan Geopark), where you can experience the ingenuity of nature - the natural landscape of Dunhuang Yadan landform geological relics. It is home to Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring, the most beautiful sand springs in the world. It is a wonderful place made in nature and has been famous as a "desert wonder" throughout the ages.

4. Food: Dunhuang cuisine, with its elegant taste, novel techniques, typical dishes and self-contained theory, stands out from the dishes in 34 cities across the country and ranks first among China's "New Eight Cuisines" The three major Dunhuang banquets, "Dunhuang Banquet", "Dream Dunhuang Banquet" and "Dunhuang Music and Dance Banquet", are even more famous all over the world, integrating the essence of Dunhuang culture and local specialties. Dunhuang locals like to eat sheep, chicken, and beef, and they are particularly particular about making pasta. Dunhuang’s more unique delicacies include Dunhuang stuffed skin, Dunhuang steamed noodles, donkey meat yellow noodles, and mutton powder soup. These are the most common dishes in the streets and alleys of Dunhuang. As a foodie, how can you not try delicious food?

Dunhuang tourist routes are divided into east and west routes. Generally, the tourist route from Yumen Pass to the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty to Yadan is called the western route, and the Mogao Grottoes-Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring is called the eastern route. .

The western route has a longer journey, so you can share/charter a car, or join a local one-day tour group. After getting up early, we set off for Yadan Geopark. The drive takes about 2 and a half hours, and we will pass by the Yumenguan ruins on the way. Tickets for Yumen Pass, Han Great Wall and Hecang City are sold in bundles with a ticket price of 40 yuan.

Yumen Pass Ruins

Many of us know Yumen Pass from a poem I memorized when I was a child, Wang Zhihuan’s "Liangzhou Ci": "Far above the Yellow River, among the white clouds, there is an isolated city surrounded by thousands of people. Renshan. Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass." What was once the gateway to all parts of the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty has now become an empty square mound. The prosperity of the past can only be imagined.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, after defeating the Huns, he began to move Han residents to Hexi, and then carried out agricultural development. He then stationed troops here and built the Great Wall to prevent the Huns from invading again. This was once the complete site of Hexi in the Han Dynasty. an important part of the military defense system. After more than 2,000 years of ups and downs, the Great Wall of Han Dynasty is now in ruins.

Tickets: Full price 120 yuan/person (ticket 50 yuan, bus ticket 70 yuan)

Yadan landform, also called wind erosion landform, has been seen in geography books before. But when you actually come here, especially when you see the golden lion welcoming guests, the Sphinx, the peacock standing tall, and the West Sea Fleet, you will still marvel at the miraculous craftsmanship of nature!

Vehicles are not allowed to enter the Yadan Devil City Scenic Area. You must transfer to a bus in the scenic area. If the budget allows, you can also take an off-road vehicle inside. You can go further and have more free time. Ordinary tourists take the northernmost route, and the southern route needs to rent an off-road vehicle in the scenic area.

Notes

No matter how you arrive at the Yadan Geological Area, do not try to break away from the scenic bus and hike without the guidance of a local who is familiar with the road. In June this year, a travel friend If you get lost, call the police for help. If you are unsure of your direction, you have unfortunately died. Don’t ignore the park’s arrangements and make the same mistake again! In the desolate Gobi Desert, the topography and landforms are almost the same. Without the sun, you can’t even tell the difference between southeast, northwest and northwest! There is no water, no living creatures, and sometimes there are small tornadoes in local areas. If the temperature is too high, mirages may form in the Gobi desert, which can cause hallucinations. In some areas, there is no mobile phone signal. Once you get lost, the consequences will be disastrous!

Shazhou Night Market

After a full day of fun, return to Dunhuang city for a rest, and then head to Shazhou Night Market in the evening to eat as much as you want. Apricot skin water, saozi noodles, syrup noodles, stuffed cakes, mutton skewers, Li Guangxing, Mingshan jujube, purple roux peach, perfumed pear, white grape, Yellow River honeydew melon, crystal stone glasses, crystal stone jewelry, jade white camel, Dunhuang Silk carpets, statues, mural reproductions and luminous cups... I can't wait to see them.

You can bargain for specialties or some special souvenirs in the Shazhou Night Market. Generally, local people slowly start to close the stalls after 10 o'clock, so you can go to see them first without buying, and go when you are ready to close the stalls. Buy and then bargain. If you buy more things, you can save a lot of money~

Today’s main attraction is a cultural holy land and a natural wonder. The drive is very short, so get up early and go there To Mogao Grottoes, take the green bus opposite the Mogao Hotel. The fare is 8 yuan. There is a bus every half an hour in the peak season. There are few buses in the off-season. The last bus is around 4 pm, or you can take a taxi, which costs about 60 yuan. In the peak season, the driver may Just ask for the price without using the clock.

Tickets: Reservation ticket: 200 yuan/person, emergency ticket: 100 yuan/person

Mogao Grottoes is limited to 6,000 people/day, and online reservations are required in advance. If you don’t have a reservation, you can only go to the ticket window one day in advance with your original ID card and queue up to buy emergency tickets.

Before going to the physical caves, you can watch the themed digital movie "Millennium Mogao" and the dome movie "Dream Buddha Palace" in the digital exhibition center, which will give you a comprehensive experience of the past and present of the Mogao Grottoes. , and then you can visit 8 physical caves.

The emergency ticket allows you to visit the 4 large classic caves of the Mogao Grottoes, as well as the History Exhibition Hall of the Dunhuang Academy and the Dunhuang Grottoes Cultural Relics Protection Research and Exhibition Center.

Taking pictures is not allowed inside the cave. You must know that every photo taken is a damage to the murals, especially those with flash, so you must pay special attention when entering.

Tickets: 120 yuan/person in peak season (April 1st to October 31st), 80 yuan/person in off-season (November 1st to March 31st), Mingsha Mountain tickets can be fingerprinted , you can enter the park within three days with your ticket and fingerprint. Camels cost 100 yuan/horse (about one hour), shoe cover rentals cost 15 yuan/pair, sandboarding costs 15 yuan/person, and beach motorcycles cost 200 yuan/person.

Transportation: There is no direct bus from Mogao Grottoes to Mingsha Mountain. You need to take the green bus to the entrance of Jinshan Hotel in the city, and then transfer to bus No. 3 from the south entrance of New World Shopping Mall to get to Crescent Moon for 1 yuan. Quan, or you can take a taxi there, the cost is about 40-60, and the meter is not used.

Since ancient times, water and fire have been incompatible, and it is difficult for clear springs to exist in the desert. However, in Mingsha Mountain, you can see the wonder of desert and clear springs as neighbors.

Notes

It is recommended to go to Mingsha Mountain around 4 or 5 pm as it will not be too hot. The sunset will be around 9 pm. It will be more beautiful to take pictures of the sunset on the top of the mountain.

Be sure to pay attention to safety and act according to your ability when participating in projects such as sandboarding and beach motorcycle riding. When riding a camel, follow the camel worker's instructions. When we get on and off the camel, the camel's front legs move first from lying down to standing up. We must hold on to the handrails, otherwise we will fall off or roll over from the camel's back. When the camels are walking, don’t just take photos without caring about safety.

Silk scarf: Sometimes the wind and sand in Mingsha Mountain are very strong. If you don’t pay attention, you will be blown by the sand and cannot open your eyes. Moreover, some sunscreen or moisturizing cream is a bit sticky. If you want to slide on the sand again, ,Well. . . That's really like rolling around like a donkey.

Protect your camera well. The sand in Mingsha Mountain is very fine. If it blows into the camera, it will cause some damage to the machine. You can buy professional protective covers on a certain website, or you can also prepare some transparent plastic bag covers. superior.

Shoes: Wear comfortable and breathable shoes.

There is bus No. 3 from Mingsha Mountain back to Dunhuang City. The fare is 1 yuan, but there are no buses after 20 o'clock. The only way to go back is to take a taxi, which costs about 30 yuan.

The above introduction is a simple two-day trip to Dunhuang, which is suitable for some people who have a short vacation. However, there are also some people who have a relatively long journey to go to the northwest. They must choose since they come once. When I have enough time, I have a similar mentality of visiting the Northwest. In addition to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring, Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake, Zhangye Colorful Danxia, ??Jiayuguan... If these places cannot be included together... It's really a pity to experience that. For those who have plenty of time off, we recommend the following route, a 9-day Qinghai-Gansu loop tour:

D1. Arrive in Xining

D2. Xining-Ta'er Monastery-Riyue Mountain-Qinghai Lake

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D3. Watching the sunrise over Qinghai Lake - Chaka Salt Lake - Delingha

D4. Qaidam Basin - Kruk Lake - Dunhuang

D5. Yumen Pass -Yadan Devil City-Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring

D6. Mogao Grottoes-Jiayuguan

D7. Jiayuguan Tower-Zhangye Colorful Danxia

D8. Zhangye - Car Tour Qilian Mountain Prairie - Gangshika Snow Mountain - Biandukou - Menyuan Hui Folk Village

D9. Menyuan-Xining

Travel around the northwest, semi-free travel Sharing/chartering a car is the preferred mode of transportation for most people. Due to the vast territory of the northwest, the destination scenic spots are scattered and the transportation is not very convenient. It is not only economical to make full use of the time and energy on the road to where they should be used. It's affordable and worry-free, and you can have more fun.

Dunhuang is located at the intersection of Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang provinces (regions). It is a very remote place compared to most cities. There are four main ways to get to Dunhuang:

1. Direct flight

Dunhuang has an airport, but only some cities have flights to Dunhuang (Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing, Xi'an, (Chengdu, Hangzhou), there are not many direct flights, and there are some cities in between that require a transfer to Xi'an, and the price is relatively high, basically one way costs about 2,500 per person. If you have sufficient funds or city conditions permit, you can consider this method. Dunhuang.

2. Transfer to Lanzhou by train

This is the most cost-effective way. There are 4 trains from Lanzhou to Dunhuang, priced at 261.5 yuan for a hard sleeper and 398.5 yuan for a soft sleeper. They depart in the evening and evening and arrive in Dunhuang the next morning. Recommend Y667 times. You arrive in Dunhuang relatively early. Not only can you put your luggage back at the hotel before going out for fun, but it is also more suitable to find a local carpool.

Y669 and Y673 are recommended for the return trip. The arrival time in Lanzhou is relatively early and the return flight options are wider.

Lanzhou is a transportation hub in the northwest. There are many and cheap flights. Most cities in the country are basically covered. What’s more important is that the price is generally about half cheaper than flying to Dunhuang. Therefore, I personally suggest that if you want to come to Dunhuang, you can first take a flight to Lanzhou, then buy a hard sleeper or soft sleeper train and sleep overnight before arriving at Dunhuang! And when it gets dark, you can also see the Silk Road scenery along the way.

Transportation from Lanzhou Airport to Lanzhou Railway Station:

Taxi costs about 200.

Airport bus/taxi: Take the airport bus to Oriental Hotel (near Lanzhou University). From Lanzhou University, change to No. 110/1/131 or take a taxi for 10 yuan. It is less than 2 kilometers to Lanzhou. TRAIN STATION. Bus interval time: adjusted according to flight time, fare: 30 yuan.

Bus: Take Xinqu No. 4 at the Airport Family Hospital Station in the direction of Lanshi Group, get off at Qilukou Station, transfer to Xinqu No. 5, get off at Xinqu Branch of Provincial People’s Hospital, and then transfer again Take bus No. 601, get off at Lanzhou Station and walk there.

PS. Recently, some roads in Lanzhou are under construction. For major transportation to Lanzhou, it is recommended to arrive 3 and a half hours earlier than the train departure time. If you have a lot of luggage or both young and old, it is recommended to arrive half an hour earlier. .

3. Take the bus from Xining to Dunhuang

There is one bus every day, take it at Xining Passenger Transport Center Station, the departure time is 11:00 am, and the fare is 229 yuan. The mileage is about 1048 kilometers. The model is a large medium-sized sleeper, and the maximum duration is about 13 hours.

4. Charter a car

If there are more people, you can also choose to charter a car from Xining or Lanzhou to Dunhuang. You can also visit more cities on the way, but you must be careful when chartering a car. Don't choose small cars, private cars, or black cars. Be sure to choose cars with formal operating qualifications. It is recommended that you consider this when there are a lot of people.

Generally, you can visit Dunhuang between April and October. If you come during this period, there will be many large-scale events held (such as the Eight Temple Fairs, Sand Sliding Festival, Silk Road Festival, etc.) that you can enjoy. There are many local ethnic customs. The temperature in Dunhuang is relatively low from November to March, and there are more wind and sand in spring and winter, so it is not particularly suitable to visit Dunhuang. The biggest advantage of visiting Dunhuang in the off-season is to save money. Basically, tickets The prices and entertainment items are very cheap, but it also lacks a lot of features, and many large stores are closed, so if you want to visit Dunhuang, the best time to travel is between April and November.

1. Sun protection equipment: Dunhuang has strong ultraviolet radiation and a dry climate, so be prepared with sunscreen, parasols, sun protection clothing, sunglasses, etc.

2. There are many ethnic minority restaurants in the local area, so be mentally prepared to do as the Romans do.

3. If you want to buy souvenirs, you can go to the Shazhou Market on Yangguan East Road. There are both unique local snacks and many Dunhuang specialties. The most worth taking home: dried meat (I think You can buy some of this. The meat quality of free-range cattle and sheep is much better than that mass-produced in factories, and there are no antibiotics or hormones).

4. Dunhuang has a large temperature difference between day and night, so you should bring relevant clothing, including short-sleeved and long-sleeved jackets.

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