Sightseeing List :

Crescent Lake is a wonder created by nature in the Gobi Desert, as if a crescent fallen down into this inhospitable desert.

The museum reflects the flourishing cultural exchange and social development between China and the West when Dunhuang was a key point along the Silk Road.

This mountain offers a wonderful spectacle, echoing to the sound of sand as one slide down its slope. It is also like a golden dragon winding its way over the horizon.

Mogao Caves, a shinning pearl on the Silk Road, contains about 750 caves with a large amount of colorful murals and many painted statues.

Dunhuang Movie Set was originally designed for the setting of the historical film Dunhuang in 1987. Nowadays, it is the biggest set for shooting movies in northwest China.

Situated to the west of Mogao Caves, the Western Thousand-Buddha Cave is set into a cliff on the bank of the Dang River with frescos similar to those in Mogao Caves.

The dagoba with nine stories, is twelve meters (39.4 feet) high with an octagonal foundation, which looks like the shape of up-turned lotus petals surrounding its central body.

Yangguan Pass is an important pass along the western end of the Great Wall, witnessing the glorious history of Silk Road.

Yumenguan Pass, together with Yangguan Pass, is one of the two important passes on the western frontier of the Han Dynasty territory.

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