How to go to Dunhuang in winter? Best Dunhuang day trip routes

It is also a good choice to travel to Dunhuang in winter. There are fewer people at this time. The main reason is that there are fewer people during the peak tourist season. You can see the snow scenery that you can’t usually see. Dunhuang after snowing is amazing. Summer is invisible. 1. Advantages of visiting Dunhuang in winter

Few people

After October, fewer tourists visit Dunhuang. Only by avoiding the crowds can you better appreciate the beauty of Dunhuang.

Cheap

Tickets for attractions in the off-season will be much cheaper than in the peak season. For example, the tickets for the Mogao Grottoes will be reduced from 200 yuan to 90 yuan after November 1. You can visit them in the off-season. There are several more caves than in the peak season. In addition, the prices of hotels and restaurants in Dunhuang will be greatly reduced in the off-season, allowing you to spend the least money and enjoy the best service.

Unique landscape: Snow in the desert

The probability of snow in Dunhuang is relatively high in late November. After the snow, Mingsha Mountain has golden fine sand intertwined with white snow. Together with the golden reeds beside the Crescent Moon Spring, they create a unique desert snow scene. Even the majestic Devil City is covered in a white coat. This beautiful scenery of snow in the desert is impossible to see in other places and other seasons! 2. Classic one-day tour route Eastern Route

On the Eastern Route there are two of Dunhuang’s most famous tourist attractions - Ming Dynasty Sand Mountain and Mogao Grottoes.

a. Mogao Grottoes: Known as the "Louvre of the East", the Mogao Grottoes are the symbol of Dunhuang. The well-preserved Buddha statues and exquisite murals attract a large number of tourists every year. Compared with the huge crowds and difficulty in booking tickets during the peak season, starting from November every year, in addition to reducing the price of tickets by 50% (90 yuan), the Mogao Grottoes will also open 4 more caves that are not open in summer and autumn. Tourists can visit the caves. Increased from 8 to 12.

Tickets:

Peak season (May 1st - October 31st): 200 yuan/person,

Off season (November 1st - the following year) April 30): 90 yuan/person (tickets for the Mogao Grottoes need to be booked online one month in advance. After booking the tickets, the ticket collection office will arrange the departure for the movie.)

Opening hours:

Peak season: 08:00-18:00

Off season: 09:00-17:30

b. Mingsha Mountain + Crescent Moon Spring: Yinsha Mingsha Mountain, named after its sound, surrounds a clear blue Crescent Moon Spring. Every winter, when the white snow falls, the golden sand dunes lose a white coat, and the looming ridge outlines the Mingsha Mountain. The soft lines of the sand mountains are like beautiful sketches written by an artist.

Tickets:

Peak season (May 1st - October 31st): 110 yuan/person,

Off season (November 1st - the following year) April 30): 55 yuan/person

Opening hours: 05:00-20:30

Stop ticket sales time: 19:30 West Line

The scenic spots on the western route are far away from the urban area of ??Dunhuang. Along the way, from the ancient pass to the Devil's City, the majestic desolation of the Gobi desert allows us to travel through time and space and recreate the prosperous scene of the ancient Silk Road.

a. Dunhuang Ancient City: Dunhuang Ancient City is a film and television city built in the 1980s. It imitates the ancient sandbank city of the Song Dynasty. It is a must-have for everyone who likes ancient costume film and television dramas or is interested in imitating ancient cities. Attractions you missed! When visiting the ancient city of Dunhuang in the off-season, there are few tourists in the antique city. Walking on the antique long street, it feels like you own the entire city!

Ticket: 40 yuan/person, children under 1.2 meters tall , Seniors over 70 years old are free of charge with valid certificates

b. West Thousand Buddha Caves: The West Thousand Buddha Caves, located west of the Mogao Grottoes, are opened on the cliffs. They were excavated earlier than the Mogao Grottoes. There are many well-preserved exquisite murals in the cave. There are much fewer tourists here than in the Mogao Grottoes, and you can more clearly see the ingenious craftsmanship on the stone walls thousands of years ago.

Tickets: 30 yuan/person, half price for students

Opening hours: 8:00-17:30 in peak season (admission stops at 17:30); 9:00-17 in off-season: 00 (admission ends at 16:45).

c. Yangguan: The rebuilt antique Sunshine City restores the style of the ancient Yangguan City. This Guancheng standing on the vast desert continues to protect travelers. If you come to Yangguan in winter, you can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yangguan Snow.

Snow covers the lonely city, and we lie down and listen at night. Maybe we can hear the iron horse glacier coming to sleep!

Ticket: 50 yuan/person (ticket includes Yangguan Museum), sightseeing bus: 10 yuan/person

d. Yumen Pass: Yumen Pass mirrors Yangguan in the south. Yumen Pass is commonly known as Xiaofangpan City. From a distance, this ancient pass looks like a small square. This was once the most important pass in the west during the Han Dynasty. After being eroded by wind and sand, the Great Wall of Han Dynasty can still be seen as grand as it once was. There are no willows growing. If you go out of Yumen to the west, then you will reach the Devil's City, which is gradually becoming extinct.

Tickets: 40 yuan/person, sightseeing car 50 yuan/person, half price for seniors over 60 years old and student ID cards.

e. Yadan Devil City: At night in Yadan, the strong wind howls like a roar, which makes people's hair stand on end. Hence the name "Devil City". The brown and yellow mounds have been carved into various strange shapes by the wind and sand, and are dotted with layers of white snow. The setting sun reflects on them, making the Devil's City even more magnificent in the evening after the snow.

Tickets: 120 yuan/person (95 yuan for children over 1.2 meters tall, free for children less than 1.2 meters tall), sightseeing bus: 70 yuan/person.

Opening hours: 06:00-22:003, other recommended activities

Shazhou Night Market: After seeing the exotic beauty in the desert snow, come to Shazhou Night Market for a meal in the evening A warm bowl of local delicacies is a great choice. Dunhuang-style delicacies such as donkey meat yellow noodles, rubbed fish roe, braised mutton pancakes, and water noodles with pulp can all be found at the night market. Among them, various types of barbecue are the most authentic and should not be missed.

Address: Shazhou Market, Yangguan East Road

Wonderful performance: Dunhuang is a tourist destination that combines natural beauty and thousands of years of historical and cultural landscape. Only by deeply understanding the historical beauty behind the yellow sand of the desert can we more deeply appreciate the essence of beauty contained in the Mogao Grottoes and the ancient city. "Meeting Dunhuang Again" takes us through thousands of years to learn about those who have had a significant impact on Dunhuang and the Mogao Grottoes from ancient times to the present; the dancers in "Flowers on the Silk Road" performed the graceful dances engraved on the murals for thousands of years; "Dunhuang Ceremony" "" uses real scenes such as the desert yellow sand of Mingsha Mountain and the splendid Han and Tang Dynasty buildings in Dunhuang Villa to recreate the beautiful past of Dunhuang, an important town on the ancient Silk Road.