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Must-see tourist attractions in Dunhuang
Introduction: Dunhuang attractions are mainly divided into east and west lines. The main attractions on the east line are Mogao Grottoes and Mingsha Mountain. Dunhuang city is relatively close, the journey takes between 1-2 hours. The western route is about 300 kilometers long and takes about 7-8 hours to go back and forth. The feeling of desolation is the characteristic of Dunhuang western route tourism. The main attractions include: Dunhuang Ancient City, West Thousand Buddha Caves, Hecang City, Yumen Pass, Han Dynasty Great Wall Ruins, Yadan Devil City, Yangguan.
Must-see tourist attractions in Dunhuang
Mogao Grottoes
_"This is the only intersection of the four major cultures of China, Greece, Islam and India"—— Mr. Ji Xianlin.
_The oldest and largest Buddhist art treasure house, famous for its exquisite murals and statues.
_Admire the nine-story clay-embodied Maitreya Bodhisattva and appreciate the graceful dance of the Flying Bodhisattva "rebounding the pipa" in the mural.
Tips: In order to protect cultural relics, please do not take photos secretly! The camera flash will cause great damage to the murals.
Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring
_This is the place where sand mountains and springs are located. It has always been famous as a "desert wonder" and is one of Dunhuang's business cards.
_Climb Mingsha Mountain, ride a camel, watch the sand sea and sunset on the top of the mountain, and feel the desolation and vastness of the northwest desert.
_Try to play sandboarding and feel the thrill of flying down from the heights of the sand mountain. The yellow sand is flying around you and the rumbling sound is heard in your ears.
Tip: Don’t get close to the camel’s hind legs or head to prevent it from kicking and spraying you.
Leiyin Temple
_Leiyin Temple is located at the foot of Mingsha Mountain and beside the Crescent Moon Spring, 4 kilometers south of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, an important town on the ancient Silk Road.
_ It has been the hub of east-west transportation since ancient times, as well as the intersection and transfer station of Chinese and Western cultures.
Tips: There is a lot of wind and sand here, so you need to prepare enough drinking water and sand and sun protection equipment before visiting.
Yumen Pass
_Look at the thousand-year-old ruins famous in ancient poems and lament the vicissitudes of time.
_The wetland next to Guancheng is located in the Gobi Desert, with rippling reeds and a rare scenery.
Tips: You need to prepare enough drinking water and sand and sun protection equipment before visiting.
Yadan Geopark
_Watch the Yadan landforms with different shapes, and the scenery is fantastic and spectacular.
_The sunset sets behind the desert and landforms in the evening, which is an excellent time to take photos.
Tips: Prepare easy-to-change clothing so you can adjust it at any time.
West Thousand Buddha Caves
_ West Thousand Buddha Caves are an integral part of Dunpan Buddhist art system
_ The construction time of West Thousand Buddha Caves was unexpected. The Gao Grottoes are built on the cliff on the north bank of the Dang River. They are only separated from the Mogao Grottoes by a ringing sand mountain. They have similar artistic styles.
Tips: There is a lot of wind and sand here, so you need to prepare enough drinking water and sand and sun protection equipment before visiting.
Yadan Geopark - Great Wall of Han Dynasty - Yumen Pass - Yangguan - West Thousand Buddha Caves, this is the conventional route on the west route of Dunhuang, it takes about one day; the other scenic spots can be included on the east route Take a tour.
Dunhuang Ancient Film and Television City
_Wander through the ancient city with northwest characteristics and take beautiful antique photos.
_ Experience the different styles of architecture in several streets and feel the fun of traveling between regions.
_ Walk around the filming locations of many film and television works, looking for scenes that are familiar to your heart.
Tips: The ancient city is located in the Gobi. The air is dry, the sun is strong, and the wind and sand are heavy. You need to prepare enough drinking water and sand and sun protection equipment before visiting.
Dunhuang Museum
_Visit the unopened grottoes in the Mogao Grottoes, as well as the important cultural relic "Dunhuang Posthumous Notes", and learn about the history of Dunhuang.
_ You can visit the historical relics of the Silk Road, and cultural relics such as Kirin Bricks are very rare.
Yulin Grottoes
_ The Yulin Grottoes are part of the Dunhuang Grottoes and were excavated before the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
_31 on the east cliff, 11 on the west cliff, 4,200 square meters of murals, and 259 colored sculptures.
Tips: There is a lot of wind and sand here, so you need to prepare enough drinking water and sand and sun protection equipment before visiting.
Hecang City
_Hecang City, commonly known as Dafangpan City, was built in the Western Han Dynasty. It is located in the Gobi Desert 60 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang. There are towers several feet higher than the castle in the north and south. The vast Gobi Desert makes Hecang City extremely hidden.
_ Hecang City has been an important military warehouse for the Great Wall border defense from the Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Tips: There is a lot of wind and sand here, so you need to prepare enough drinking water and sand and sun protection equipment before visiting.
What are the tourist attractions in Dunhuang?
Hello, I am Master Jiang from Northwest Tourism Charter. The attractions in Dunhuang are divided into: east line and west line.
The scenic spots on the east line of Dunhuang are: Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain, and Crescent Moon Spring. The scenic spots on the west line of Dunhuang are: Dunhuang Ancient City, West Thousand Buddha Caves, Yangguan-Yumenguan, Han Great Wall, and Yadan Landform. Six scenic spots are close to Dunhuang. Guazhou County also has Yulin Grottoes, East Thousand Buddha Caves, and Transparent Mengke Glacier. Two days are usually enough to visit Dunhuang. I will give you a fun itinerary:
Dunhuang Classic Two-Day Tour Route
Itinerary:
D1 Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Lake Accommodation: Dunhuang
After breakfast at the station, go to visit the magical desert wonders of Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon The spring has become the only surviving wonder of sand springs for thousands of years because "the sand never fills the spring, and the spring never dries up." Visitors can go barefoot climbing, sandboarding, and camel riding here. The tour time is about 3 hours.
After lunch, visit the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, known as the world's treasure house of Buddhist art. It is a cultural and artistic treasure house integrating architecture, colored sculptures, and murals. It has precious historical, artistic, and scientific values and is a symbol of the Chinese nation. historical treasures and outstanding cultural heritage of mankind. It was included in the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO in 1987. ---Digital movies "Dream Buddha Palace" and "Millennium Dunhuang" are 20 minutes each. It takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to visit the actual Mogao Grottoes. (After entering May, you are guaranteed to be able to visit the Mogao Grottoes normally, and you need to book a visit to the Mogao Grottoes online 30 days in advance)
D2 Dunhuang-Yumen Pass-Yadan Landform ends the happy journey
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After breakfast, take a bus to the ancient city of Dunhuang. The visit lasts about 40 minutes. Then go to Yumen Pass and visit the Yumen Pass, known as the "Millennium Ancient Pass". The visit lasts 30 minutes. An important military pass and Silk Road transportation artery during the Han Dynasty, an important pass on the defense line of the Hexi Great Wall, Yumen Pass and the Han Great Wall were listed as national cultural relics protection units in 1998. ----Dunhuang is 110 kilometers away from Yumen Pass, it takes 2.30----3 hours, and the visit is 40 minutes (the road conditions are average). An ancient poet once said, "Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not reach Yumen Pass." After that, we visited the preserved The most complete tour of the ancient Han Dynasty Great Wall takes 30 minutes, and it takes 1 to visit the Yadan Landform, which is called the Devil City by the locals, and is one of the first national geological parks in the country. Known as the natural sculpture museum, the Yadan Landform-Yumen Pass is 90 kilometers away from the Yadan Landform. It's half an hour's drive and the visit lasts 2 hours. , many famous buildings in the world can be found here in miniature, such as the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, the Potala Palace in Tibet, the Pyramid of Egypt, the Sphinx, the yurt on the grassland, the desert lion, the peacock resting, and the Silk Road Camel caravan...!
Warm reminder: You will stay outdoors for a long time on this day. Please prepare a sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and drinking water and sun protection outerwear. Brightly colored skirts and pants are best for taking photos in the desert and Gobi.
Warm reminder: Because Dunhuang is located in the desert and Gobi and has a dry climate, most tourists who come to Dunhuang for the first time will feel their mouth and tongue are dry. Drinking more water and eating more fruits is the best way to adapt.
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What are the attractions in Dunhuang?
The Mogao Grottoes, also known as the "Thousand Buddha Cave", are located at the foot of Mingsha Mountain 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang County. They are named after Mogao Town. It is the largest and most famous Buddhist art grotto in my country. It is distributed on three or four levels on the cliff of Mingsha Mountain, with a total length of 1,600 meters. There are 492 existing grottoes, with a total mural area of about 45,000 square meters, and more than 2,100 painted Buddha statues and other figures. The grottoes vary in size, and the statues vary in height. The large ones are majestic and thick, while the small ones are exquisite and exquisite. Their profound attainments and rich imagination are very amazing.
Mingsha Mountain is located seven kilometers away from the southern suburbs of Dunhuang City. In ancient times, it was called Shensha Mountain and Shajiao Mountain. The whole mountain is made of accumulated sand, about 40 kilometers long from east to west, 20 kilometers wide from north to south, and tens of meters high. The peaks are as steep as a knife blade. There is a moist sand layer under the sand dune. The wind blows the sand grains and vibrates. The sound can cause the sand layer to buzz, hence the name. According to historical records, when the weather is fine, even if the wind stops and the sand is quiet, the sound of silk and bamboo strings will be emitted, just like playing music, so "the clear sound of the sand ridge" is a scene in Dunhuang. This is a wonder in nature. It has been known as a "desert wonder" throughout the ages and is known as "one of the most beautiful scenery outside the Great Wall".
Crescent Moon Spring is located at the foot of Mingsha Mountain. It was called Shajing in ancient times and medicinal spring in common people. There are many medicinal materials such as apocynum and wolfberry in the scenic area. It has been one of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Dunhuang" since the Han Dynasty, hence its name. Moon Spring Xiaoche". Crescent Moon Spring is nearly 100 meters long from north to south and about 25 meters wide from east to west. The spring water is deep in the east and shallow in the west. The deepest point is about 5 meters. It is curved like a crescent moon, hence its name. It is also known as "the first spring in the desert".
Crescent Moon Spring has four wonders: the shape of the crescent moon remains unchanged through the ages, the clear water becomes a spring in a bad place, the sand mountain is not submerged in sand, and the old fish in the ancient pool do not grow old after eating it. The best time to visit Crescent Moon Spring in Mingsha Mountain is in the evening or dusk.
There are three treasures in Crescent Moon Spring: iron-backed fish, five-color sand, and seven-star grass. It is said that eating iron-backed fish and seven-star grass together can lead to immortality! The small-flowered kenaf on the south bank of Crescent Moon Spring is a unique and only health-care Chinese herbal medicine beside the spring. It also has the effect of delaying aging. The small flowers bloom in June, July and August every year, just like the stars in the night. According to the elders: Dunhuang's unique The pike may be the iron-backed fish, and the apocynum on the south bank of Crescent Moon Spring is the legendary seven-star grass!
Yadan Landform Dunhuang Yadan Landform is located 200 kilometers west of Dunhuang. The distribution area is 10 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide. The mounds are tall, mostly 10 to 20 meters long and 200 to 300 meters long. The place name also known as Sanlongsha first appeared in the Han Dynasty. It is located outside the ancient Yumen Pass, where the northern line of the Silk Road passes. The Shayadan landform of Sanlong is perpendicular to the prevailing northwest wind direction and consistent with the direction of mountain flood flow. Together with Yumen Pass, it forms the second largest scenic spot in Dunhuang. Because of its unique characteristics, it has the Devil City.
Dunhuang Ancient City
It is located in the Gobi Desert on the south side of the highway from Dunhuang City to Yangguan City, 25 kilometers away from the city center. It was designed and built for the large-scale historical feature film "Dunhuang" co-produced by China and Japan in 1987. It was modeled on "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" of the Song Dynasty and imitated the ancient city of Shazhou, with a construction area of 10,000 square meters. The architectural style of the ancient city of Dunhuang has a strong Western style. The city has three east, west and south gates with towering towers. The city is composed of five main streets: Gaochang, Dunhuang, Ganzhou, Xingqing and Bianliang. Both sides of the streets are equipped with Buddhist temples, With pawnshops, warehouses, wine shops, residences, etc., the ancient city of Dunhuang recreates the majesty of Dunhuang, an important town in the northwest during the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is known as the museum of architectural art in western China. It has the unique advantage of filming military films on the frontier fortresses of ancient western countries. It has now become the largest in western China. It is a film and television shooting base where more than 20 film and television dramas including "The Romance of the Gods" and "New Dragon Gate Inn" have been filmed here.
Yangguan is located in Nanhu Township, 70 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang City. It was one of the two passes that opened up Hexi for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. , the only pass through the South Road of the Western Region and the gateway to the western border.
Sanwei Mountain Dunhuang Sanwei Mountain Tourist Area is located 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City. It is related to Mogao Grottoes and Buddha, and reflects each other, forming a tourism featuring Buddhist culture on the Silk Road. Landscape.
In addition, Sanwei Mountain also has the "Dacheng Hall" that commemorates the Chinese cultural saint Confucius, the "Dragon King Temple" that worships the Dragon King Mountain God, the "Mountain Temple" and other temples. These buildings correspond to Sanwei Mountain. It is a place for tourists to cultivate their mind and nature. The Cisi Pagoda near Laojun Hall was built in the early Northern Song Dynasty according to research. It is the oldest existing wooden pagoda in China because of its special value in the history of Chinese architecture, 1981.
Sanwei Mountain is the most holy place in Dunhuang. It is listed as the first of the eight scenic spots in Dunhuang in local chronicles, and is said to be: "Dangerous Peaks Stand in the East". The development and construction of the Sanwei Holy Land, especially the completion and consecration of the Sanwei Big Bronze Buddha, allows tourists to come to burn incense and worship in front of the Big Bronze Buddha Guanyin Hall after visiting the Mogao Grottoes, a thousand-year Buddhist site, to fulfill their wishes. To satisfy the wishes of monks and laymen.
Dunhuang City Attractions
Dunhuang City Attractions include Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain-Crescent Spring Scenic Area, Gansu Dunhuang Yadan National Geopark, Dunhuang Yangguan Tourist Area, Dunhuang Optoelectronics Expo Park, etc.
1. Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes: It is the general name of Mogao Grottoes and West Thousand Buddha Caves in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. It is one of the four famous grottoes in my country and the largest existing scale in the world. The best preserved treasure trove of Buddhist art.
2. Mingsha Mountain-Crescent Spring Scenic Area: In ancient times, it was called Shensha Mountain and Shajiao Mountain. It is about 40 kilometers long from east to west, 20 kilometers wide from north to south, and tens of meters high. It starts from the cliff top of Mogao Grottoes in the east and connects to Danghe Reservoir in the west. The peaks are steep and as powerful as a knife blade. The entire mountain is made of oily, fine rice-like yellow sand. .
3. Yadan National Geopark in Dunhuang, Gansu: It is located about 180 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang, a famous historical and cultural city in my country, and about 100 kilometers northwest of Yumen Pass. The park covers an area of 398 square kilometers. It is a Yadan landform landscape mainly formed by wind erosion.
4. Dunhuang Yangguan Tourist Scenic Area: Located on the "Antique Beach" 70 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang City, it is named after it is south of Yumen Pass. As early as 121 BC, in order to resist the harassment of the border areas by the Xiongnu, the Western Han Dynasty established the four counties of Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang in the Hexi Corridor, and also established Yangguan and Yumen Pass.
5. Dunhuang Optoelectronics Expo Park: Located in the Gobi Desert to the north of Qili Town and north of National Highway 215, with a planned area of 254 square kilometers, it is a must-stop for western tourism. The unique natural conditions here make Dunhuang a hot spot for the development of the optoelectronics industry in China.
What tourist attractions are there in Dunhuang?
Hello! Welcome to travel to Dunhuang!
The main tourist attractions in Dunhuang include: Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain
Crescent Moon Spring, Yumen Pass, Yadan, Yangguan, etc. The surrounding areas include: Jiayuguan Tower, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Base and other attractions.
Mogao Grottoes: The current ticket price is 160 yuan/person, 25 kilometers away from Dunhuang city.
Mingsha Mountain
Crescent Spring, the current ticket price is 120 yuan/person, 5 kilometers away from Dunhuang City
Yumen Pass, the ticket price is 40 yuan/person, 80 kilometers away from Dunhuang City
Yadan Landform, admission fee is 80 yuan/person (including shuttle bus)
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What are the tourist attractions in Dunhuang?
1. Mogao Grottoes
Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are the Mogao Grottoes and West Thousand Buddha Caves in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. The general name of the Grottoes is one of the four famous grottoes in my country. It is also the largest and best-preserved Buddhist art treasure house in the world. The Mogao Grottoes are located 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City and are excavated on the cliff at the eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain. In the second year of Jianyuan of the former Qin Dynasty (AD 366), the Venerable Samana Le came to this place and saw thousands of golden paths on the Mingsha Mountain, which looked like thousands of Buddhas. He then had the idea of excavating. After that, construction continued, and it became a holy place for Buddhism. , named Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as Thousand Buddhas Cave. Chinese grotto art originated from India. Traditional Indian grotto statues are mainly stone sculptures. However, the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are not suitable for carving because of the rock quality, so the statues are mainly clay sculptures and murals. The entire cave generally has a round sculpture in the front, and then gradually fades into tall sculpture, shadow sculpture, and wall sculpture. Finally, with murals as the background, the two arts of sculpture and painting are integrated. There were more than a thousand caves in Mogao Grottoes during the Tang Dynasty, and there are 492 existing caves, including 32 Wei Grottoes, 110 Sui Grottoes, 247 Tang Grottoes, 36 Five Dynasties Grottoes, 45 Song Grottoes, and 8 Yuan Grottoes. During the Northern Dynasties, the main statue in caves was usually Sakyamuni or Maitreya. On either side of the main statue were two attendant Bodhisattvas or one Buddha, two disciples, and two Bodhisattvas. The back of the statue is often connected to the mural. The top and four walls of the cave are covered with murals.
2. Mingsha Mountain-Crescent Spring Scenic Area
Mingsha Mountain was called Shensha Mountain and Shajiao Mountain in ancient times. It is about 40 kilometers long from east to west, 20 kilometers wide from north to south, and tens of meters high. It starts from the cliff top of Mogao Grottoes in the east and connects to Danghe Reservoir in the west. The peaks are steep and as powerful as a knife blade. The entire mountain is made of oily, fine rice-like yellow sand. . As I climbed up the mountain, I could feel the sand under my feet ringing. Although one foot was deeper and the other was shallower, I took one step forward and half a step back. It was extremely difficult to climb the mountain, but I still felt endless fun. I gathered my strength and climbed to the top. At this time, I suddenly felt a strong wind carrying fine sand, blowing towards me, and the sound was endless, and the footprints left behind me soon disappeared. It is said that when a strong wind blows, the sand and gravel sliding down from the top of the mountain will fall with the human body, and the sand mountain will make a huge noise. When the breeze blows on weekdays, it will resemble orchestra strings and bamboos, hence the name Mingsha Mountain. The sunset landscape of Mingsha Mountain is even more intoxicating. It is a must-see and is breathtaking. Crescent Moon Spring is about 300 meters long and 50 meters wide. It is surrounded by Mingsha Mountain. The poplars stand tall beside the spring. Fish swim leisurely in the spring. The spring water is light blue, clear and soft, and tastes sweet. Because the water surface resembles a bend Named after the new moon. Crescent Moon Spring, a dreamlike mystery. For thousands of years, it has not been submerged by the surrounding quicksand and has not dried up due to drought. It is called the best spring in the desert in the world, which is amazing.
3. Dunhuang
Dunhuang is a pearl in the world's art treasure house. It is located at the western end of the Hexi Corridor in northwest China, with a north latitude of 40 degrees 10 minutes and an east diameter of 92 degrees 48 minutes. It borders Anxi County to the east, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to the northwest, and Qinghai across Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County to the south. It is a small oasis surrounded by mountains, deserts, and Gobi. The whole territory covers an area of 31,200 square kilometers, with an average altitude of 1,100 meters and an average annual temperature of 9.3 degrees. Dunhuang has a glorious chapter in the long history of China. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, it has been a major throat on the Silk Road and a transportation fortress between China and the West. It was a metropolis handed over to Huarong. Dunhuang has a long history, splendid culture, dotted with scenic spots and historic sites, and unique and charming natural scenery. There are 241 cultural relics attractions such as grotto temple ruins, ancient tombs, Han Dynasty Great Wall, passes, ancient cities, Fengsui, and ancient inns. The world-famous Mogao Grottoes, a world cultural heritage of mankind, the eternal Yangguan Pass, Yumen Pass, the extraordinary and magical Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Moon Spring, the legendary Wowa Pond, Sanwei Mountain, Yadan Devil City, especially Mogao The culture and art of the Caves of the West, the West Thousand Buddha Caves, and the Yulin Caves, as well as the historical relics of the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty and Xuanquan Zhi, are all fascinating and keep people coming and going.
4. Crescent Moon Spring
Yaquan, known as Shajing in ancient times and commonly known as Yaoquan, has been one of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Dunhuang" since the Han Dynasty and is named "Yuequan Xiaoche". Crescent Moon Spring is nearly 100 meters long from north to south and about 25 meters wide from east to west. The spring water is deep in the east and shallow in the west. The deepest point is about 5 meters. It is curved like a crescent moon, hence its name. It is also known as "the first spring in the desert". Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area is located in Dunhuang City at the western end of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province. Crescent Moon Spring is located in Dunhuang City at the western end of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province. Dunhuang is a famous city and important town on the ancient "Silk Road". In the long history of cultural exchanges between China and the West, this place was once a gathering place for Chinese and Western cultural celebrities. Due to the mutual integration and integration, the world-famous "Dunhuang Culture" was created and left numerous cultural treasures for mankind. Crescent Moon Spring, known as Shajing in ancient times and commonly known as Yaoquan, has been one of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Dunhuang" since the Han Dynasty and was named "Yuequan Xiaoche". Crescent Moon Spring is nearly 100 meters long from north to south and about 25 meters wide from east to west. The spring water is deep in the east and shallow in the west. The deepest point is about 5 meters. It is curved like a crescent moon, hence its name. It is also known as "the first spring in the desert". A clear spring with lingering ripples as green as emerald. The spring is in the quicksand, it does not dry up in drought, and the sand does not fall when the wind blows, which is a wonder. Scholars of the past dynasties have praised this unique mountain spring landform and desert wonders.
5. Mingsha Mountain
In China, there are many tourist attractions called "Mingsha Mountain". Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain is due to its long history and culture and scenic characteristics. It is the most representative one among them and the most well-known, so it is introduced in a separate column. "The preaching is strange, the sand is strange, the Xuanhan is also humming, the power is suspicious, the sky is stirring, the Yin is like thunder, the wind is sharpening, and the human navel is uneven." This vivid poem about the scenery is a Tang Dynasty poet's description of the wonders of Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang. Mingsha Mountain has attracted people with its bright and vivid natural wonders since ancient times. In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a record that Mingsha Mountain seemed to be playing bells, drums, and orchestral music. "Book of the Later Han·Zhiguo Zhi" quoted from the Southern Dynasties' "Qi Jiu Ji" as saying: "The mountains have the difference of Mingsha, and the water has the god of hanging springs." "Old Book of Tang·Geography" records Mingsha Mountain: "When the weather is fine, the sound of sand can be heard in Qiancheng". A posthumous note from Dunhuang records that Mingsha Mountain "sings to itself in midsummer, and people and horses trample on it. The sound vibrates for dozens of miles. According to the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival, all the children in the city reach the peak and frown together, and the roar of the sand is like thunder." "Dunhuang County Chronicle" of the Qing Dynasty listed "Shaling Qingming" as one of the eight scenic spots in Dunhuang. Mingsha Mountain is a national key scenic spot.
6. Yangguan Ruins
Yangguan is located on the "Antique Beach" 70 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang City. It is named because it is south of Yumen Pass. As early as 121 BC, in order to resist the harassment of the border areas by the Xiongnu, the Western Han Dynasty established the four counties of Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang in the Hexi Corridor, and also established Yangguan and Yumen Pass. From then on, Yangguan served as the gateway to the Western Regions and the only pass on the southern route of the "Silk Road". Its strategic position was extremely important. Since the Western Han Dynasty, many dynasties have used this place as a military center to guard it. The eminent monk Xuanzang returned to China from India to obtain Buddhist scriptures. He took the southern route of the Silk Road and entered Yangguan in the east before returning to Chang'an. Cen Shen, a poet from the frontier fortress, once wrote a poem: "I have been on official duty for two years, and I have spent two years in Yangguan." After the Song Dynasty, the quicksand from Bailongdui was voracious, forcing people to retreat eastward, and Yangguan was buried by the ruthless desert. Today, the former Yangguan battlements have long since disappeared, and the only sight and sound - a beacon tower on Dundun Mountain still stands proudly.
7. Gansu Dunhuang Yadan National Geopark
Gansu Dunhuang Yadan National Geopark is located about 180 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang, a famous historical and cultural city in my country, and about 100 kilometers northwest of Yumen Pass. . The park covers an area of 398 square kilometers. It is a Yadan landform landscape mainly formed by wind erosion. Various wind-eroded landforms with unique shapes are concentrated and contiguous in the geopark, such as "Mongolian yurt", "Camel", "Stone Bird", "Stone Man", "Stone Buddha", "Stone Horse", etc. Thousands of poses and expressions, lifelike. It is like an ancient city in the Middle Ages, and many of the world's famous buildings can be found here, which amazes the world. After nightfall, the sharp wind makes a terrifying howl, like thousands of wild beasts roaring, which is terrifying, hence the name "Devil City". Dunhuang Devil City is part of ancient Lop Nur. It is a desert plain area with sufficient sunlight, low rainfall, high evaporation, and windy weather all year round, with the maximum wind force reaching level 12 or above. Geologically, it is located in the center of the Dunhuang-Shurle River fault basin in the Cenozoic Era (about 65 million years ago). The rocks of the Yadan landform were formed in the Middle Pleistocene about 700,000 years ago and are a set of sandy and muddy sediments of fluvial and lacustrine facies. The colors are gray, gray-green and earthy yellow.
8. Xuanquanzhi Ruins
Xuanquanzhi Ruins is a small square castle with the door facing east and surrounded by tall courtyard walls with a side length of 50 meters and a protruding structure at the southwest corner. The turret of the dock body. The dock wall is made of adobe with a length, width and thickness of about 40, 20 and 11 centimeters. There are 3 groups of 12 adobe-walled bungalows from different periods built on the west and north walls of the dock, which are accommodation areas; there are office buildings on the east and north sides; and there are three stables in the southwest and north corners. There is a group of three stables about 50 meters long and running north-south in the southwest outside the dock. The western part of the dock is a waste accumulation area. Xuanquan Zhi is called a major new discovery in the ancient world in 1990. The place is equivalent to a post station for later generations. Archaeological excavations have proven that in the same year (101 BC) when Li Guang conquered Dayuan and captured the Blood Horse, the Western Han Dynasty set up an important institution in Xuanquan, which was dedicated to delivering official documents and mails and receiving passing officials, envoys and troops. .
9. Imitation of the ancient city of the Song Dynasty
It is located 10 kilometers west of Dunhuang City, adjacent to the Gobi Oasis in the east, the beacons of the Han Dynasty in the west, the foothills of Mingsha Mountain in the south, and the desert wilderness in the north. The city was a film and television city funded by Japan and designed and built by China in July 1987 when they were cooperating in the filming of the movie "Dunhuang". Since the story of "Dunhuang" took place in the Song Dynasty, all the city's scenery was built in accordance with the style of the Song Dynasty, so it is called the Imitation Song Dunhuang Ancient City or the Imitation Song Shazhou City. The locals simply call it Dunhuang Movie City or Dunhuang Ancient City. After the filming of the movie was completed, the ancient city was handed over to the local area for protection and use, and became a film and television shooting base in western China. Dunhuang also gained a new tourist attraction. The ancient city is large in scale, covering a total area of 100,000 square meters and a construction area of 11,100 square meters. The surrounding city walls are made of adobe and have three gates in the east, west and south. The East City Gate is modeled after the original Dunhuang East City Gate, which is simple and elegant; the West City Gate has a towering gate tower, 18 meters high, which is called Wangjing Tower, with a plaque inscribed with the Western Regions hanging on the upper floor. The two city towers are soaring in the sky, with their four corners raised, facing each other far away. There are five neighborhoods in the city, representing the five places of Bianliang, Gaochang, Ganzhou and Xingqing during the Northern Song Dynasty.
10. Wowa Pond
Swans stop here, yellow ducks live here, fish fly in the shallow bottom, and birds reflect in the lake. Standing on the lake embankment and looking around, you will feel relaxed and happy at the crystal blue lake water, the grasslands with red flowers and green grass, the magnificent sand mountains, and the silvery snow peaks. According to historical records, in the third year of Yuanshou (120 BC), the third year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was a minor official named Baoli Chang in Xinye, Nanyang, Henan. He was punished for a crime and was exiled and sent to this place to farm and herd horses. While herding horses, he saw a group of wild horses coming to the Wowa Pond to drink water every evening. One day, he discovered a unique horse among the wild horses. This horse is tall, has extraordinary bones, maroon hair, and runs like a ball of fire. The profiteering leader knew that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty loved BMW, so he planned to capture it and dedicated it to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In order to make the horse look mysterious and strange, he lied that the horse flew out of the water in Wowa Pond.