Must-see attractions in Yumen travel guide

The tourist attractions of Yumen Corridor in Hexi include Mogao Grottoes, Yulin Grottoes, Dunhuang Ancient City, Yumenguan Ya Dan Ghost Town and Sanxian Holy Land.

Mogao grottoes 1

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, which was founded in the second year of Qin Jianyuan (366), is a wonderful flower in the world-famous Buddhist art treasure house, with a history of 1600 years. So far, there are 492 well-preserved caves, including more than 45,000 square meters of historical murals, more than 2,400 colored sculptures and five wooden structures in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

The art of Mogao Grottoes is a comprehensive art integrating architecture, painted sculptures and murals. It is the largest and best-preserved treasure house of Buddhist art in China and even in the world. 199 1 was listed as "World Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO.

2. Yulin Cave

The establishment date of Yulin Cave has not been verified. Inferred from the cave form and related inscriptions, it was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty before Sui and Tang Dynasties. Judging from the style of murals and the inscriptions of tourists, there were sculptures and colored sculptures in the Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Xixia, Yuan and Qing Dynasties, and large-scale construction was carried out.

There are 43 caves in Yulin Cave, with a distribution area of112,850 square meters and a total mural area of 4,200 square meters. Painted Buddhist map 10856, painted Buddhist statue 244. Among the caves, there are 3 caves in Tang Dynasty, 8 caves in Five Dynasties, 13 caves in Song Dynasty, 4 caves in Xixia Yuan Dynasty and 9 caves in Qing Dynasty.

3. Dunhuang Ancient City

Dunhuang ancient city, imitation of Song Dynasty, is also called Dunhuang Film and Television City and Shazhou City. Covering area 1.2 1 10,000 square meters. It is the cultural landscape and film shooting base of Dunhuang co-produced by China and Japan, modeled after Shazhou Ancient City and Qingming Riverside Map. He has shot more than 20 movies and TV series such as Dunhuang and the list of gods.

4. Yumenguan Ya Dan Ghost Town

Yumenguan Ya Dan Ghost Town, 90km west of Yumenguan, is a typical Ya Dan landform community, with a length of about 25km from east to west and a width of about1-2km from north to south. When the wind blows, ghosts are so dense that they can't turn out at night, commonly known as ghost towns. The whole looks like an ancient medieval city. This special "castle" has walls, streets, buildings, squares, churches and sculptures.

5. Three dangerous holy places

Sanwei Holy Land is famous for its sacredness, magic, spirit and preciseness. The main peak of Sanwei Mountain faces the Mogao Grottoes across the Daquan River, and the "east branch of dangerous peak" is one of the "eight scenic spots" in Dunhuang. According to legend, the Queen Mother of the West, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Taishang Laojun visited this mountain, and still retain the ancient buildings such as Wang Mu Palace, Guanyin Well and Laojun Hall. Especially more than 65,438+0,600 years ago, Leno and monks visited this mountain. As the sun sets, the golden bodies of thousands of buddhas appear in the golden light, and the first cave of Mogao Grottoes is excavated.

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