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Dunhuang Travel Guide

Dunhuang's name (blazing beacon) derives from its function as a Han Chinese garrison town, but the Tang name of Sha Zhou (sand district) describes it better, hemmed in by sand dunes and bleak, pebbly desert. The middle and southern Silk Routes set off from Dunhuang, passing through the remote garrison town of Loulan (abandoned when Lop Nor Lake "wandered off" in the 4th c.) and through the Lop Desert. Read More

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Hotels

Grand Sun Hotel Dunhuang

5 North Road Sha Zhou
Dunhuang 736200 Map

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Hotel Class: 3 class stars

The Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel

Dun Yue Road
Dunhuang 736200 Map

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Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Dun Huang

NO.16 MING SHANG ROAD,DUN HUANG
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Hotel Class: 3 class stars


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Attractions

Mingsha Shan & Yueya Quan (Singing Sand Mountains & Crescent Moon Spring)

Dunhuang, China

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When Aurel Stein settled down by the spring to churn out his memoirs, he opined, "It lay hidden... Read More

Mogao Shiku (Mogao Caves)

Dunhuang, China

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Here is the biggest, best-preserved, and most significant site of Buddhist statuary and frescoes... Read More

Xi Qian Fo Dong (Western Thousand Buddha Caves)

Dunhuang, China

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The missionary Mildred Cable described the scene: "At the edge of the cliff was a rough opening,... Read More


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