Dunhuang Attractions Map 2024/2025

Dunhuang was a business town on the ancient Silk Road. People all over the world came to Dunhuang and brought their culture here. It is an oasis in the vast desert, full of natural and cultural attractions such as Mogao Caves, Yadan National Geopark, Echoing Sand Mountain, and Yumen Pass. The Dunhuang Attractions Map below will show you the location of the main attractions in Dunhuang to help you better explore the attractions in your Dunhuang trip.

Dunhuang Attractions Map (Click to Enlarge)

Get to the Attractions on the Map

The attractions in Dunhuang are quite dispersive. Echoing Sand Mountain (Mingsha Mountain) Crescent Lake is relatively near to downtown. Mogao Caves may seem far, but you only need to get to Mogao Caves Digital Exhibition Center and then you can take a free shuttle bus to get there. For other attractions like Yadan National Geopark, Yumen Pass, and Yangguan Pass, you may need to rent a car. If you want to get rid of all the transfer troubles, you can also choose to travel with us. We will take care of everything in your trip and you just need to focus on sightseeing. >>Contact us now

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Useful Links:How to Get to Mogao Caves | How to Get to Yardang National Geopark

How to Plan a Dunhuang Tour

It usually takes at least 2 days to cover the main highlights in Dunhuang. Just like the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, the 2000-year-old Mogao Grottoes is the essence in a Dunhuang trip. Here you can admire thousands of colorfully painted Buddhist statues and have an eye-feast on the exquisite mural paintings. After that, you can go to the Echoing Sand Mountains to have fun in the vast desert and find out why Crescent Lake has never dried up for so many years. On the next day, go explore the remote wild Gobi desert landscape and several legendary historical sites such as Yumen Pass (Jade Gate Pass) which used to be a military defensive pass as well as an important border for international trade along the ancient Silk Road, and Yadan National Geological Park which features Yardang landforms in distinct shapes as you can imagine like Mongolian Bao, Stone Bird, Peacock and others. If you have more days, you can take an in-depth Gansu tour to Lanzhou, Zhangye, Jiayuguan or travel a little farther to the beautiful Xian, Qinghai, Urumqi, and Kashgar.

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