Dunhuang Attractions
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City Name:Dunhuang (Chinese: 敦煌, Pinyin:dunhuang)
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Population :Municipality 310,100
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Location :Located at 36°02′N 103°48′E
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Overview:Dunhuang's greatest significance lies in its unique grottoes, located among a wilderness of yellow sands. Researchers say there are 735 grottoes in all, with the Mogao Grottoes providing a representative example.
Dunhuang Top Attractions
Mogao Grottoes
The Mogao Grottoes (Mogao Ku) also known as the Thousand Buddha Caves, constitute one of the three major Buddhist grotto sites in China. It is one of three noted grottoes in China......more
Crescent Moon Spring
Crescent Moon Spring is 6km south of Dunhuang in the Singing Sands Mountains and is quite literally an oasis in the desert. ......more
Binglingsi Grottoes
The Bingling Grottoes (Bingling shiku), also known as the Bingling Temple (Bingling si), are a series of Buddhist caves that are situated on a not easily accessible ......more
White Horse Tower
White House Tower has a style octagon; wrapped whith the bricks, the first face is three meters of breadth, the second to the fourth layer present to fold the heavy form of cape......more
Jiayuguan Pass
Jiayuguan Pass is the first pass at the west end of the Great Wall of China and was built during the Ming Dynasty. It is the western terminal of the world famous......more
Overhanging Great Wall
The place is famed for the romantic love story of Emperor Xuanzong and his concubine Yang Guifei in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It is said that King You built ......more
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