I will take a train from Xi'an on May 6th and plan to go to Dunhuang. The round trip will take about 4 days. Please give me a detailed guide on the route...

Mogao Grottoes: 25 kilometers east, there are shuttle buses to the city and the train station. Tickets 160

Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring: 6 kilometers south of Dunhuang. There are three bus routes to reach it. A taxi is 10 yuan. Tickets 120

Yangguan Ruins: 78 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang, you need to charter a car to go there. Tickets 50

Yumenguan Ruins: 97 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang. It is not accessible by car and can only be visited by chartered car. Tickets 40

West Thousand Buddha Caves: One of the Dunhuang Grottoes, 46 kilometers west of Dunhuang. Ticket price 30

Dunhuang Shazhou Ancient City (Movie City) is 18 kilometers west of Dunhuang. Tickets 40

Yadan Devil City: 190 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang and 100 kilometers away from Yumen Pass. Tickets 520

Leiyin Temple: 4 kilometers south of Dunhuang, Leiyin Temple was mentioned in Journey to the West. No tickets required

One-day tour

Dunhuang Ancient City, West Thousand Buddha Caves, Hecang City, Han Great Wall, Yumen Pass, Yangguan, Devil City Yadan Landform

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Tickets: Yadan Devil City 90, Yumenguan 40, West Thousand Buddha Caves 20 - half price for student ID card. . If you don’t have one, you have to borrow it! ! I just borrowed someone else's to get by. . You can't blame me for losing it. .

Route: You must charter a car, there is no bus. At that time, a car cost 300 to 400 a day, and you had to bargain with the driver. A car can seat about 4 people.

Itinerary: Depart at 6 a.m.---Yadan Devil City---Yumen Pass---West Thousand Buddha Caves. We must set off early, because it is noon when we arrive at Yadan after departing at 7 or 8 o'clock. The sun is high in the sky and the temperature is high, which is very sunny. The sister of the youth hostel also suggested that we watch the Yadan sunrise in the early morning. It will be very shocking. It is absolutely amazing. Whatever you take is a masterpiece of photography (as for watching the sunset, it’s too late to come back...it doesn’t sunset until 9:30 pm)

Yadang Landform: Our route is to go to Yadan National Geopark first, that is, Commonly known as the Devil City, it is a miraculous work of nature. However, after entering, you must take a scenic bus. Touring with the scenic bus can be regarded as stepping into Lop Nur with one foot. .

Yumen Pass (Han Great Wall, Hecang City): This is a joint ticket. The famous Yumen Pass now only has a square mound left, and along the way are the ruins of the Han Great Wall. Hecangcheng didn't pay attention. Maybe we didn't pass it on our route that day. If you are interested, you can go and take a look. Anyway, it is included in the coupon.

By the way, we also saw a mirage when we went there, like a sea in the distance (probably not an illusion...). My friend who was driving also said that he had seen a mirage in the ancient city before. There were women wearing veils inside~so longing~~

I didn’t have time to go to Yangguan, but there was only one mound left, which was smaller than Yumenguan. Its significance lies in nostalgia for the past. . . Yangguan Sandie ~ There is no old friend when leaving Yangguan in the west~

West Thousand Buddha Caves: On the way back to the city, we passed by West Thousand Buddha Caves, which are also classified as Mogao Grottoes. It is worth seeing because it is in a In the underground oasis, I was very excited to see an oasis in the Gobi Desert for the first time. There were very few tourists at that time and it was very quiet. It was surrounded by creeks, towering old trees, and the flowers were blooming very brightly. The West Thousand Buddhas Cave is much smaller than the Mogao Grottoes, but it is older, basically from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. In short, it is worth a visit.

Two-day tour

Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring, Leiyin Temple

Ticket to Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring is 120 yuan, Mogao Grottoes students 160 yuan, half price with student ID card

There are direct buses to the city, and you can get there within 1 hour; the ticket to Mogao Grottoes is 16 yuan, and as for the Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring, we agreed to take a taxi for 20 yuan, usually 10 yuan The block is here.

Although my itinerary is Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring---Mogao Grottoes,

It is generally recommended to go to Mogao Grottoes during the day. The desert will be very hot during the day. After that, go to Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring, which is cooler and allows you to enjoy the moon. This is Dunhuang's famous scene - Moon Spring Xiaoche. There were also many people there when I returned to the hotel at 11 or 12 midnight.

After returning from Crescent Moon Spring, you can go straight to the Mogao Grottoes. You can go in after buying a ticket. After entering, you must follow the tour guide of the scenic spot. He will send you an explainer. Each tour guide will bring 10 If there are 10 tourists, we will form a group to visit, because each cave is equipped with an iron door. Only the tour guide opens it with a key, and you can go in and visit. However, you cannot take pictures inside the cave. Generally, a tour guide will lead You visit 10 caves. If you still have the energy, you can continue to follow other tour guides. I originally thought so, but in the end I was really tired and had no energy left. . . The Mogao Grottoes definitely live up to its reputation. Paintings and sculptures from the Wei, Jin, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties are vividly placed in front of you for thousands of years. The legend of the nine-colored deer, Sakyamuni’s sacrifice of his life to feed a tiger, these stories that have been ingrained in his mind since childhood are all here. The murals of Mogao Grottoes were shown, and the feeling of chicken jelly was indescribable.

Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Spring

There are five-color sand beside the spring, which is very beautiful. I filled a bottle and took it home. You can go sandboarding on the sand hill. It costs about 15 yuan per person. You can wear a gauze scarf before sliding down. I just don’t have any protection, and my mouth will be full of sand when I slide down. . As for renting shoe covers, it’s optional. I like the feeling of burying my feet in the sand.

There are also many camel teams, and riding a camel is not cost-effective. It only costs 80 yuan for a while

Eat in Dunhuang:

Special snacks (the price and location may be out of date, for reference only) :

Donkey meat yellow noodles - a plate of yellow noodles is 7 yuan, and donkey meat is sold by the pound. At the entrance of Dunhuang Xidaqiao Farmers Market (No. 84, Wenmiao Lane, Dunhuang City), Shunzhang Donkey Meat Yellow Noodles Restaurant and Daji Donkey Meat Yellow Noodles are located at the west entrance of the market.

Dunhuang stuffed skin--3 yuan a plate, sold in all streets and alleys

Dunhuang steamed noodles--4 yuan a bowl, available in all night markets and snack bars.

Paoer Oil Cake - 8 cents each, rarely found on the street, only sold at one place in Shazhou Market.

Water noodles - 4 yuan a bowl, available in all night markets and snack bars.

Apricot peel water is available in streets and alleys and tourist attractions, and the price of large and small cups ranges from 50 cents to a few yuan. (I personally highly recommend this. It’s cheap and good. Have a cup when the weather is hot. It’s a bit like sour plum soup, but sweeter and more refreshing. Whenever you see it along the way, you must buy a cup)

Netizen introduction: Many people recommend the barbecue at Shazhou Market. There are a lot of Sichuan people in Dunhuang, and the food is mainly Sichuan style. You can see Malatang stalls all over the streets at night. In addition, I recommend the snack street in the city, where you can find a variety of pasta you have never seen before. There is a gray bean soup that is worth a try. There are some good restaurants near Feitian Hotel on Mingshan Road: the chicken at the Halal Friendship Hotel is very well cooked and the portion is particularly abundant. Others such as John's Information Cafe and Shirley's Cafe offer good Western food.

The main ones include Liguang apricot, carambola, Mingshan jujube, Yangguan grape, sand pulp watermelon, white melon, Huanghe honeydew melon, winter fruit pear, etc. Among them, Li Guangxing is the most famous.