Tickets for Crescent Spring in Mingsha Mountain

The adult fare of Yueya Spring in Mingsha Mountain is RMB 1, and the children are half price.

Moon Spring Scenic Spot of Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang is located 5 kilometers south of Dunhuang in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, with an area of 76.82 square kilometers. The core scenic spot area is defined as 12.79 square kilometers. Known as "one of the best scenery outside the Great Wall".

Mingsha Mountain starts from Mogao Grottoes in the east and reaches Danghekou in the west. It stretches for 40 kilometers from east to west and about 20 kilometers from north to south. The elevation of the main peak is1715m. The mountain consists of fine sand in five colors: red, yellow, green, black and white. Crescent Spring is located in the middle of Mingsha Mountain, and it is named because its shape resembles a crescent moon.

1994, Yueya Spring Scenic Area of Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang was designated as a national key scenic spot; In 2005, Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area won the honorary title of "One of the Five Most Beautiful Deserts in China"; On 20 15, Yue Quan Scenic Spot of Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang was rated as a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction and Dunhuang World Geopark in China.

Main attractions:

1, lovers willow

Husband and wife willow is planted in 197 1 year, which is two withered willows with the same root system, and is called "husband and wife willow". Accompanied by the crescent spring in Mingsha Mountain, they have spent countless cold and hot years and become a desert scenery that tourists stop to miss. 1997, a sandstorm hit the "husband and wife willow", and the husband and wife willow was unfortunately broken from the root.

Later, under the careful care of the staff, the husband and wife Liu came back to life, and the husband and wife Liu reappeared, shaped like a pair of lovers, giving birth to a stronger next generation.

2. Folk Museum

The Folk Museum was founded in 1988, with a building area of 4,300 square meters and an old castle structure. The museum brings together the essence of Dunhuang folk architecture, living customs and traditional culture, and its layout follows the style of Dunhuang traditional folk houses.

There are a large number of exhibits reflecting the production, life, religion, culture and other contents of modern Dunhuang folk culture, which is the base for centralized display of modern Dunhuang folk culture.

3. Crescent Spring

Crescent Spring is a clear spring surrounded by Mingsha Mountain, which looks like Xuan Yue, hence the name "Crescent Spring". As of April 2020, the crescent spring is 242 meters long from east to west. The crescent spring was formed under the conditions of loose geological structure, low terrain and high regional groundwater level. Structural movement, flowing water and wind geological processes are the internal and external dynamic conditions for the formation of the crescent spring.

Although the stars are moving and the wind is whistling, the crescent spring is still as clear as a mirror. Sand and water coexist, and mountain springs depend on each other, which makes the world marvel at "the first spring in the desert".

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area