Dunhuang tourist attractions must be visited.

What are the tourist attractions in Dunhuang? Among the scenic spots in Dunhuang, the Mogao Grottoes are famous at home and abroad. It is the largest art treasure house in the world. In addition, Dunhuang also has magical desert wonders and a long history of the Silk Road. If you want to know about China's earliest trade trip, come to Dunhuang. Let's take a look at the recommendations of Dunhuang tourist attractions.

Mogao Grottoes

The Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as the Thousand-Buddha Cave, is known as the most valuable cultural discovery in the 20th century, the Louvre in the East. It is located in Dunhuang at the western end of Hexi Corridor and is famous for its exquisite murals and statues.

Although the Mogao Grottoes have been eroded by nature and destroyed by human beings in the long years, it is still the largest treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. The capacity and content of Dunhuang murals are unmatched by any religious grottoes, temples or palaces in the world today.

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Admission: 200 yuan (peak season1-1October 65438+3 1)

100 yuan (off-season 165438+ 10/0/-April 30th)

Address: 25km south of Dunhuang.

Transportation: To go to the Mogao Grottoes, you can take the country bus in front of Shazhou Market in Dunhuang City, and the fare is 8 yuan (you can go there by chartered bus).

Special reminder:

1, Dunhuang climate belongs to polar arid continental climate, with annual average temperature of 9.3℃, July average temperature of 24.7℃ and1October average temperature of 9.3℃. It is dry and rainy all year round, and the temperature difference between day and night is very large. In addition, there are two kinds of natural disasters in Dunhuang, namely dry-hot wind and black sandstorm, so tourists should take precautions early.

In order to protect the murals, you can only watch the Mogao Grottoes with a flashlight. Every tour guide should bring a flashlight. If you want to watch them better, you can bring a flashlight with three batteries. It is recommended to use a cold flashlight.

As the flash of various cameras has caused great damage to cultural relics, please be sure not to bring your camera before visiting the Mogao Grottoes!

It is suggested to go to Mogao Grottoes in the morning, because the entrance of the cave faces east, and the direct sunlight is sacred.

Mingshashan Yueya Spring

Mingsha Mountain is a national key scenic spot. Located at the northern foot of Mingsha Mountain, seven kilometers south of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, it covers an area of about 200 square kilometers, starting from the cliff top of Mogao Grottoes in the east and connecting Danghe Reservoir in the west. The whole mountain consists of fine-grained yellow sand. When the wind blows wildly, the sand mountain will make a loud noise, and the breeze will blow like a orchestral bamboo, hence the name Mingsha Mountain. There are two peculiar things about Mingsha Mountain: if people fall from the top of the mountain, the sand under their feet will whine, and the footprints left by people climbing the sand mountain during the day will be completely gone the next day. Mingsha Mountain and Sha Feng are undulating, and the mountain is "like a dragon winding" and golden as a golden mountain. Mingsha Mountain was once called "Shajiao Mountain"

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Admission: 120 yuan (peak season: April1-1October 3 1), 60 yuan (low season: June165438+1October1-).

Transportation: Take Bus No.3 (Rebound Pipa Sculpture/Shazhou South Road) from the urban area, fare 2 yuan, and arrive at the terminal. You can also take a taxi to Mingsha Mountain (around 20 yuan).

Special reminder:

The sunset scenery in Mingsha Mountain is beautiful, and the best time to see Crescent Spring in Mingsha Mountain is dusk. It's windy and dusty on the mountain, so it's better to take some preventive measures.

Ya Dan National Geopark

Ya Dan National Geopark in Dunhuang is the largest, most mature and most ornamental landform community in Ya Dan in Asia. The scenic spot is divided into north and south areas, about 25 kilometers long from east to west and 18 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of more than 400 square kilometers. The Ya Dan in Dunhuang is magnificent, beautifully shaped and rich in content, which is a rare geological wonder. At the same time, it is also an important scientific investigation park for studying geology, geomorphology and ecological environment. 200 1, 1 1, the Ministry of Land and Resources approved the establishment of Dunhuang Ya Dan National Geopark.

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Admission: 120 yuan (including 70 yuan section fare).

Transportation: Hire your own car or choose to go to a travel agency to participate in individual package tours and Ya Dan buses.

Yangguan

When it comes to Yangguan, people will immediately think of a poem, "Weicheng is rainy and dusty, and the guest house is green and willow." Advise you to drink more, there is no reason for people to go out of Xiyangguan. "This masterpiece by Wang Wei, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, can be described as a quatrain, which was widely circulated after being sung with music.

Yangguan is located on the "ancient beach" in Nanhu Township, 70 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang City in Hexi Corridor. Because it is located in the south of Yumenguan, it is named Yangguan. Yangguan was founded in the period of Ding Yuan, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and it is one of the "four counties and two customs" in Hexi. As the gateway to the western regions, Yangguan is also an important pass of the South Road of the Silk Road and a battleground for ancient military strategists. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, with the decline of the Silk Road, Yangguan was gradually abandoned. In the old Dunhuang county annals, Yumenguan and Yangguan were collectively called "two customs relics" and listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Dunhuang.

Today, the former Yangguan City has long gone, leaving only a site of the beacon tower of the Han Dynasty called Yangguan Eyes and Ears, which stands on Dundun Mountain for future generations to mourn.

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Admission: 50 yuan, with full explanation service.

Transportation: There is an asphalt road connecting Dunhuang and Yangguan, and the cost is about 100 yuan. Because the scenic spot is large, you can take 20 yuan at the entrance of the scenic spot and take a battery car to enter the scenic spot.

Yumen Pass

Yumenguan, commonly known as Xiaofangcheng, is said to be named after the beautiful jade of Hetian jade was introduced into the Central Plains. Dunhuang city, located at the western end of Hexi Corridor, is one of the two passes in the western border of Han Dynasty. It is the only way for the ancient Silk Road to leave Dunhuang from the west and enter the north and middle roads in the western regions. Since ancient times, it has been the gateway for the Central Plains to enter the Western Regions. At a distance of 0/5km from Yumenguan/Kloc-0, there is an ancient city of Hecang, which was the granary of Yumenguan in Han Dynasty. Only the ruins are left, but you can still see the momentum of the year. The only way from Dunhuang to Yumenguan is to take the sidewalk rolled out by cars on the Gobi Desert.

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Admission: 40 yuan.

Transportation: It is recommended to take a chartered bus.

Self-driving: from Dunhuang, drive along G2 15 for 34. 1 km, turn right ahead, drive for 58.4 km, turn right ahead, drive for 20 meters, and pass the site of Han Great Wall on the right for about 220 meters, then you can reach Yumenguan site.

Car rental: Dunhuang to Yumenguan is about 90 kilometers, connected by desert highway, and cars can basically pass. At present, there is no direct public transportation. It is recommended to charter a car or find a local travel agency. The cost of chartered car is around 500 yuan.