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Which province and city is Dunhuang in? What are the specialties of tourist attractions?

Dunhuang belongs to Jiuquan City, Gansu Province.

Dunhuang scenic spots mainly include: Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain, Dunhuang Ancient City, West Thousand Buddha Cave, Hezang City, Yumenguan, Han Great Wall Site, Ghost Town and Yangguan.

Dunhuang specialties mainly include: Li Guangxing, grapes, Chinese dates, fragrant pears and elm money.

Dunhuang is located at the westernmost end of Hexi Corridor, where Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces meet.

Dunhuang is a node city of the Silk Road, famous for its "Dunhuang Grottoes" and "Dunhuang Murals". It is the location of the Mogao Grottoes, a world heritage site, and also the location of Yumenguan and Yangguan on the border of the Great Wall in Han Dynasty. It is one of the four oases in Gansu Province.

The word "Dunhuang" first appeared in Zhang Qian's report to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in Biography of Dawan in Historical Records, saying that "Yue lived between Dunhuang and Qilian". In BC 1 165438, Dunhuang County was formally established in the Han Dynasty. Ancient people generally used the literal meaning of Chinese to explain the place names of Dunhuang. For example, Ying Shao in the Eastern Han Dynasty noted in Hanshu that "Dun is great". Yellow, sheng also. "The further development of Li Jifu's Yuanhe County Records in the Tang Dynasty:" Dunda. It is famous for its great opening to the western region. "