On March 16, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes were temporarily closed due to heavy dust.

On 2021March 16, the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes officially announced that they would be closed to the outside world due to a strong sandstorm. Visitors can experience the most fascinating mystery here, and lament the insignificance and humbleness of the ups and downs of life in the historical process.

On June 16, the World Cultural Heritage Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes launched the emergency reception plan for severe sandstorms and suspended its opening to the outside world.

On March 15, the ninth floor of Mogao Grottoes was covered with yellow sand.

According to the introduction of the Open Management Committee of the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang Research Institute, due to the strong sandstorm weather, in order to ensure the safety of tourists and cultural relics, the Mogao Grottoes stopped selling tickets and issuing tickets after the digital film screening on March 6 10: 30.

Visitors who have booked or not visited can refund or change their tickets free of charge according to the situation. Opening hours will be announced according to weather conditions.

/kloc-in March of 0/5, yellow sand filled the north of Mogao grottoes.

65438+March 05, 15, Mogao grottoes archway in sandstorm.

According to the Gansu Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, since March 15, Gansu has experienced the strongest sandstorm weather process in 10 years, and it is expected that the heavily polluted weather will last until around 18.

The Mogao grottoes are located in the Gobi desert, and the sandstorm disaster is one of the main environmental problems facing the protection of the Mogao grottoes. In strong dusty weather, gravel and dust will enter caves to erode cultural relics and cause diseases.

Source: Xinhua News Agency