Things to Do in Dunhuang

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

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

Mogao Shiku (Mogao Caves)

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

Xi Qian Fo Dong (Western Thousand Buddha Caves)

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