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Introduction of Dunhuang scenic spots
The Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Thousand Buddha Cave, have a large number of grottoes.
In fact, the grottoes have been built for many years, and there have been works in previous dynasties. The most exquisite part is the royal carving part, where the folk rich and Jia people also left their works.
There are 735 caves in the Mogao Grottoes, with 45,000 square meters of murals and 24 15 clay sculptures.
This is the largest and richest Buddhist art place in the world!
Youku
Yulin Grottoes are called the sister grottoes of Mogao Grottoes. This grotto and Mogao Grottoes are the same in content and artistic style.
It's not as famous as the Mogao Grottoes, and it's near the city. The Mogao grottoes are far from the city center. Moreover, because of the age and some man-made reasons, there were not many original colored sculptures in the grottoes, and all the existing ones were later.
Sanweishan scenic spot
The main peak can be seen in the Mogao Grottoes, 25 kilometers away from the city.
The scenic spot stretches for 60 kilometers and has three dangerous peaks, so it is called "Three Dangers".
Sanshan Scenic Area is the first holy place in Dunhuang. The grottoes were built because of the Buddha's light in Sanwei Mountain, and the geomantic geomorphology in the old days also had some truth.
Mingshan-Yueyaquan scenic spot
The famous Crescent Spring in Dunhuang, together with Mingsha Mountain and Mogao Grottoes, has become the three most famous tourist attractions in Dunhuang. These three scenic spots have also become the most classic eastern route in Dunhuang, and become the tourist attractions that people in China and even the world yearn for.
Ya Dan ghost town
Ghost town is also a scenic spot far away from the city.
The unique wind erosion landform community there has become Zhangye Ya Dan Geopark. There are many hills and peaks of different shapes. The magnificent scale, the desolate and lonely feeling of the desert there, attracts countless people.
Yumen Pass
Yumenguan is the main road of the famous Silk Road. Yumenguan Pass and another important pass, Yangguan Pass, are located in Longle County, Dunhuang County. They are both places ruled by Dewey and important garrison locations.
Yangguan is the throat of ancient land transportation in China, and it is also the necessary checkpoint of the Silk Road.
Sunshine is located near the antique beach in the southwest of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province.
During the Western Han Dynasty, Zhiguan and Yumenguan were the gateway of transportation in the western regions.