1. Mogao Grottoes
The Mogao Grottoes, also known as the "Thousand Buddha Cave", are world-famous for their exquisite murals and statues, and are the largest and most abundant Buddhist art shrines in the world. In 1987, it was listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO, and it is one of the four largest grottoes in China.
2. Mingsha Mountain
Mingsha Mountain is located in the southern suburb of Dunhuang City, 7 thousand meters away. It is named after the sound of sand, which was called "Shajiao Mountain" and "Shensha Mountain" in ancient times. Here you can climb Mingsha Mountain, overlook the crescent spring, enjoy the sunset on the top of the mountain and feel the desolation and vastness of the northwest desert.
3. Crescent Spring
Crescent Spring is surrounded by Mingsha Mountain, and it is named because the water surface resembles a crescent moon, which is the most famous place in Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area. There are POTAMOGETON and Charophyta growing in the Crescent Spring, and there are dense reeds on the south bank, surrounded by quicksand. Although the spring is not covered by sand in strong wind. Because "the spring reflects the moon without dust" and "the ancient sand does not fill the spring, and the spring does not dry up", it has become a wonder.
4. Yumenguan
"The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, and it is a lonely city, Wan Ren Mountain. Why should the flute blame the willows, and the spring breeze will not pass Yumenguan. " The poem is tragic and desolate, which arouses people's yearning for the ancient frontier fortress. Yumenguan was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty, also known as Xiaofangcheng, which flourished with the prosperity of the Silk Road. It was once the only place where merchants from the western regions and people from the Central Plains came and went. Because Hetian Meiyu was imported from here to the Central Plains since ancient times, it was called Yumenguan.
5. Yangguan Ruins
"I advise you to have a glass of wine, and there is no reason to go out to Yangguan in the west." Once the traffic pass, now it is deserted, and only the long yellow sand seems to be telling the glorious history. Now the Yangguan site, also known as the Yangguan Museum, is a scenic spot built on the basis of the ancient Yangguan site.
6. Yadan ghost city
"Yadan" is a Uyghur language, which originally meant a hill with steep walls. Geologically, Yadan landform refers to a landscape composed of a series of parallel ridges and grooves after long-term wind erosion. The newly discovered Yadan landform covers an area of about 4 square kilometers. Its formation took about 7, to 3, years. When the strong wind blows, it will make all kinds of strange noises, so it is also called "Yadan ghost city in Dunhuang".
7. Dunhuang Ancient City
Dunhuang Ancient City is located in the desert Gobi on the south side of the highway from Dunhuang City to Yangguan, 25 kilometers away from the city center. Dunhuang film and television ancient city was modeled after Shazhou ancient city in Song Dynasty when the historical feature film Dunhuang co-produced by China and Japan in 1987. Later, it became the location of many film and television dramas and variety shows such as Romance of the Gods, Xinlongmen Inn and Running Man.
8. Sanwei Mountain
Sanwei Mountain is located 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City and stretches for 6 kilometers. The main peak is opposite the Mogao Grottoes, and the three peaks are dangerous, so it is named Sanwei. Sanwei Mountain is known as the first sacred place in Dunhuang, and the Mogao Grottoes were built because of the Buddha's light of Sanwei Mountain. Dunhuang people call Sanwei Mountain the first mountain to sit in Dunhuang, and the Eight Scenes of Dunhuang in Qing Dynasty listed Sanwei Mountain as the first scene in Dunhuang, which is called "Dangerous Peak in the East".