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How many kilometers from Xining to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes?

The whole journey from Xining to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is about 929.6 kilometers. Xining has a long history and culture, unique natural resources and colorful folk customs. It is a bright pearl on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which means "peace in the west". It has successively won the honorary titles of National Health City, Top 2 Charismatic Cities in China, Excellent Tourism City in China, Advanced Landscaping City in China, National Forest City and National Civilized City.

Xining, formerly known as Qing Tang Cheng, xiping county and Yanzhou, is the capital of Qinghai Province, the political, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, transportation and communication center of Qinghai Province, and an important central city in northwest China approved by the State Council. As of 218, the city has four districts and three counties, with a total area of 7,679 square kilometers, a built-up area of 129 square kilometers, a permanent population of 2,371,1, an urban population of 1,79,8 and an urbanization rate of 72.1%.

Xining, located in the valley basin in the middle reaches of Huangshui River in the east of Qinghai Province, is the eastern gateway of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the only place where the ancient Silk Road South Road and the ancient Tang-Fan Road pass. It has been a traffic artery and military stronghold in the northwest since ancient times, and is known as the "lock key of the West Sea" and the throat of the sea. It is one of the high-altitude cities in the world, and also an inland open city determined by the State Council, and the residence of the Xining Joint Logistics Support Center of the Central Military Commission.