It usually opens in the afternoon, because there are more people in the afternoon, and it closes late at night until 3.4 o'clock. There are many snacks, such as yellow noodles with donkey meat, rubbed caviar, Chinese hamburger, stuffed skin, rice noodles, fried noodles and so on. These can be found in Shazhou market, as well as Li Guang dried apricots, preserved apricots, dates, apricot skins, dried melons, raisins and other Dunhuang specialties. Apocynum venetum, you have to buy some apocynum venetum when you come to Dunhuang. Apocynum venetum was called Cao Xian in ancient times.

Shazhou is now Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. Dunhuang is surrounded by desert Gobi, which is located on the eastern edge of Taklimakan Desert. The desert climate is dry, the temperature changes greatly, the ground lacks regular running water, and the plants are scarce and short, which is a sandstorm landform. Deserts are mostly concentrated in Mingsha Mountain, the banks of Danghe River and their downstream areas. The ground material is mainly composed of sand, and the surface is covered with a large area of quicksand and sand dunes. Sand dunes move under the push of wind, which often causes serious harm. There are more than 7.65 million mu of desert in the city, accounting for 16.36% of the total area, so Dunhuang is also called "desert oasis".

Dunhuang is adjacent to the majestic Qilian Mountains in the south, the vast Lop Nur wasteland in the west, the rugged Beisai Mountain in the north and the three dangerous mountains in the east. It has a warm temperate climate. The annual rainfall is only 39.9 mm, while the evaporation is as high as 2400 mm. Sufficient sunshine and long frost-free period. In this small natural basin surrounded by mountains, the snow of Danghe River moistens fertile soil, and the shade of green trees blocks the black wind and yellow sand; Grain and cotton are harvested in drought and flood, and fruits are fragrant all the year round; The wonders of the desert are mysterious, and the Gobi is even more bizarre; Cultural relics are world-famous and talented people come forth in large numbers ... The beautiful Dunhuang is a rich, magical and charming land.