Things To Do in Dunhuang
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Dunhuang Attractions
There's also the opportunity to take a camel ride out into the desert away from the crowds. Trips last anything from a couple of hours to a month and can be arranged through any of the Western cafes on Ming Shan Lu. They cost ¥100 for 2 hours, or ¥300 per day for longer trips. Longer trips include guide, food and water, tent, sleeping bag, and a warm coat in the colder months. Even a short trip works out cheaper than a visit to the Mingsha Shan, and the experience feels far more genuine.
- Natural Attraction
Mingsha Shan & Yueya Quan
When Aurel Stein settled down by the spring to churn out his memoirs, he opined, "It lay hidden away amidst high sands beyond the southern edge of the oasis and about three miles from the town. For the desert wanderer there could be no more appropriate place of rest, I thought, than… - Natural Attraction
Mogao Shiku
Here is the biggest, best-preserved, and most significant site of Buddhist statuary and frescoes in all of China -- and the best-curated site, too. A guide is compulsory, as is leaving your camera (no charge) at the gate. Generally the guides, who all have bachelor's degrees, are… - Religious Site
Western Thousand Buddha Caves
The missionary Mildred Cable described the scene: "At the edge of the cliff was a rough opening, and from it a very precipitous path led down to a narrow ledge from which the new caves opened . . . they were comparable to the better known Thousand Buddha Grottoes . . . the figures…
