You don't have to go to the Mogao Grottoes in summer. When is the best time to visit the top of the mountain?

If you don't choose summer, then May-June and September 9- 10/October are very suitable for traveling to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, and you can stagger the peak hours.

Every winter and summer vacation is the peak season for Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. Not only are tickets and accommodation rising, but it is also easy to be overcrowded, making people unable to get any comfortable travel experience at all. So it's best to stagger the travel time, and go in May and June before July, or in September and1October after July. At that time, the weather in Mogao Grottoes was not bad, suitable for sightseeing, and the number of people would be much reduced, so both the cost and the sightseeing experience would be better.

Because Dunhuang is located inland, blocked by high mountains and far from the ocean, the climate is extremely dry and belongs to continental climate. It hardly rains all the year round, especially dry, with a great temperature difference between day and night. In early spring, the weather is even worse, and there will be extreme weather such as dry hot wind and black sandstorm. Because of the weather, May to 10 is the best time to visit Dunhuang every year. In order to avoid the hustle and bustle in July and August, you can choose to go in May, June and September.

One of the advantages of going at this time is that it is not crowded and saves money. At this time, tickets for many scenic spots in Dunhuang will be halved, such as the Mogao Grottoes. In the peak season, domestic guests need 160 yuan and foreign guests need 180 yuan, while in the off-season, domestic guests only need 80 yuan and foreign guests need 100 yuan. There are also some entertainment projects in the scenic spot, and you can even bargain in the off-season.

Dunhuang is a national historical and cultural city, with the world-famous cultural heritage Mogao Grottoes, which occupies an extraordinary position in human history. In ancient times, it was China's external traffic fortress, and once had prosperous trade activities, so the pursuit of it was also the pursuit of that trade history. There are also mysterious and beautiful "Dunhuang Grottoes" and "Dunhuang Murals", which are also very worth seeing.

Finally, remind friends who plan to travel to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes to pay attention to the local climate with large temperature difference in the morning and evening and prepare for drying.