Dunhuang surrounding attractions distance map of Dunhuang surrounding attractions

Although Dunhuang is a county-level city in Gansu, I know that Gansu actually started from Dunhuang. Then when I started to enter the tourism industry, more tourist attractions in Dunhuang and Lanzhou began to come into my sight. Going to Dunhuang in the future has become a silent obsession in my heart.

Distances between various attractions in Dunhuang + Dunhuang attractions Introduction to Dunhuang attractions

Mogao Grottoes, because of its huge number of grottoes, is also called Thousand Buddha Caves.

The Mogao Grottoes have actually gone through many years of construction, and there are works from each dynasty. The most exquisite part is the part carved by the royal family, and wealthy folk also left works there.

The Mogao Grottoes have 735 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals, and 2,415 clay sculptures.

The largest and richest Buddhist art site in the world is here!

Yulin Grottoes

Yulin Grottoes are known as the sister caves of Mogao Grottoes. This grotto is in the same vein as the Mogao Grottoes in terms of content and artistic style.

Unlike the Mogao Grottoes, which are famous and close to the city, the Mogao Grottoes are relatively far from the city center. And because of the age and some man-made reasons, there are not many original painted sculptures in the grottoes, and the existing ones are all from later times.

Sanwei Mountain Scenic Area

The main peak can be seen from Mogao Grottoes, 25 kilometers away from the city.

The scenic spot stretches for 60 kilometers and has three dangerous peaks, so it is called the three dangerous peaks.

Sanwei Mountain Scenic Area is the first holy place in Dunhuang. The Mogao Grottoes were built because of the Buddha's light in Sanwei Mountain. The terrain and feng shui still made sense in the old days.

Mingsha Mountain-Crescent Moon Spring Scenic Area

The famous Dunhuang Crescent Moon Spring, Mingsha Mountain and Mogao Grottoes have become the three most famous tourist attractions in Dunhuang. These three scenes have also become the most classic Dunhuang east line in Dunhuang, and have become tourist attractions that people in China and even the world yearn for.

Yadan Devil City

The Devil City is also a scenic spot relatively far from the city.

The unique wind-eroded landform community there has become the Zhangye Yadan Geopark. The landform is full of hills and peaks with different shapes. The grand scale and the desolate and lonely feeling of the desert attract countless people there.

Yumen Pass

Yumen Pass is the famous transportation artery of the Silk Road. Yumen Pass and another important pass, Yang Pass, are both located in Longle County, Dunhuang County. They are both the governor's offices and important places for garrisoning troops.

Yangguan was the choke point for land external transportation in ancient China and was also a must-pass pass on the Silk Road.

Sunshine is located near Guantan, southwest of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province.

The Pass was established in the Western Han Dynasty, and together with Yumen Pass, it was the gateway to the Western Regions at that time.