Why do we choose to go to Dunhuang in winter?

If you are interested in the northwest of the motherland and have a special liking for the Mogao Grottoes, then traveling in winter is a very good choice.

1. Where is Dunhuang and how to get there? (Ksenya Goryachova Camilla)

Dunhuang, which belongs to Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, is located at the westernmost end of Hexi Corridor and is the intersection of Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang. We can choose to fly and train to Lanzhou, and then take the train from Lanzhou to Dunhuang. There is no high-speed train from Lanzhou to Dunhuang. Trains usually arrive in the afternoon or evening and arrive the next morning, which is very convenient. Or there is a plane to Dunhuang in your city, which is of course the best choice, but even if there is, it basically stops in Lanzhou. You can also choose to fly directly to Jiayuguan and then take the train from Jiayuguan to Dunhuang. However, there are few cities that have direct flights to Jiayuguan, and the trains from Jiayuguan to Dunhuang are all at seven or eight in the morning. In fact, it is not as convenient as the first scheme, and most people still choose to start from Lanzhou. The advantage of starting from Lanzhou is that you can fully feel the city of "starting from a bowl of Lamian Noodles", and you can also go to the Gansu Provincial Museum to see the bronze galloping horse, the symbol of the National Tourism Administration. If we have enough time, we can also visit our mother river, the Yellow River.

2. How is the accommodation in Dunhuang?

In the off-season, the accommodation in Dunhuang is very cheap and the evaluation is very good. You can book a hotel through Ctrip. Com or your favorite website to see if you are satisfied with the accommodation in Dunhuang Sapphire Hotel, Dunhuang Wansheng International Hotel, Dunhuang Sunshine Shazhou Hotel, Dunhuang Fenglai International Youth Hostel and Dunhuang Carnival Boutique Hotel.

3. What are the delicious foods in Dunhuang?

In Dunhuang, Shazhou night market is the first choice if you want to eat local food. Although it is a night market, it is actually open during the day, but it is not lively at night during the day. There are many small restaurants in the night market, such as yellow noodles of donkey meat, braised cakes of Hu mutton, minced meat noodles, rubs, oil cakes and other local snacks. Everyone's reaction is that the yellow noodles of donkey meat are very good. If you want to try them, the northwest is dry. The local yogurt is very good and cheap. Beautiful girls must drink more.

4. Why do you want to come to Dunhuang in winter?

Many people come to Dunhuang for the Mogao Grottoes. The daily passenger flow in Mogao Grottoes is around 20,000 in peak season and only around 2,000 in off-season. Tickets are easy to buy. You can see eight holes in peak season, only four holes in emergency ticket, and 12 holes in off-season. If you are lucky, you may meet the teachers of the research institute to take students, and sometimes you can visit a cave that is not open to the public when you are professionally explaining peace, so that you can feel the greatness of Dunhuang art. Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring make you feel the desolation of the desert in winter and the loneliness after the crescent spring freezes. If time permits, you can charter a car, go to Yumenguan and Ghost Town one by one, and stay in the Gobi Desert to deeply understand the desolation and strength of the west.