Dunhuang Travel Guide
Dunhuang is an ancient desert staging post on the Silk Road, rich in culture, relics and natural scenery. It's the best tourist destination in Gansu Province. Dunhuang was the gateway to Xinjiang for those on the Silk Road taking the south route around the Taklamakan Desert to Kashgar, and a must-do detour for tourists on the northern route via Turpan and Urumqi.
The top attractions around Dunhuang are:
1. the Mogao Grottoes, the greatest treasure trove of Buddhist statues and murals in the world, more about Dunhuang »
- Chinese Name: 敦煌
- Chinese Pinyin: dun huang
- English Name:
- Location: Northwest of China
- Latitude: 39° 53′-41° 35′ N
- Longitude : 92° 13′-95° 30′ E
- Area: 31,200 sq. km. (12,064 sq. mi.)
- Time Zone : (UTC+8)
- Area Code: 0937
- Population: 170,000
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Dunhuang Top Attractions
Mogao Grottoes
The Mogao Grottoes, also known as "the Thousand Buddha Caves", and praised as "a glittering pearl that adorns the Silk Road", are the most famous Buddhist grottoes in China. Located 15km (10 mi) southeast of Dunhuang (25 km (16 mi) by road), these caves are carved out of the sand... more about Mogao Grottoes
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- Entrance fees up as holiday approaches Apr. 25, 2007
- New Online Booking System for Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes Apr. 12, 2007
- Direct Train to Connect Urumqi and Dunhuang Apr. 4, 2007
