Travel itinerary:
Day 1: Dunhuang-Yangguan-Yumenguan-Ya Dan Ghost Town-Hotel (total mileage 132.9km, 2 hours' drive).
The next day: Dunhuang-Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Spring-Mogao Grottoes-Danghe Night Scene-Hotel (total mileage 53.6km, driving time 1 hour 8 minutes).
Day 3: Dunhuang-Boundless-Son of the Earth-Yulin Cave-dunhuang railway station/Airport (with a total mileage of 48.8km and a 56-minute drive).
Recommend two classic scenic spots worth visiting:
1, Ya Dan ghost town
Recommended reason
On the whole, it is like a medieval city. This special "castle" has walls, streets, buildings, squares, churches and sculptures, and its image is vivid and lifelike, which attracts the attention of the world. These masterpieces of nature are wonderful.
? Address: On the Gobi Desert, 80km northwest of Dunhuang, Jiuquan.
? Transportation: Self-driving or car rental/chartered, there is no direct bus.
? Admission: 90 yuan/person
Suggested playing time: 2-3h.
Best season: June-165438+1October.
? Opening hours:
65438+1Oct.1-65438+1Oct. 9 07:00- 18:00.
101October10-1February 3 17:00- 17:30 (latest admission 17:30).
Introduction of scenic spots
Film and television advertising shooting location has shot many film and television advertising works, such as Hero, Legend of Heaven, Poseidon, and 12 Girl Band MTV Scenery. With its unique desert scenery, various geological wonders and ancient folklore, it has attracted countless brave explorers to unveil the mysterious veil of ghost towns and explore the mysteries of nature.
Be careful to get lost in places where movies are very popular, so that you can enjoy the movies without ruining them.
2. Mogao grottoes
Recommended reason
The Mogao Grottoes are located in Dunhuang at the western end of Hexi Corridor. From the Sixteen Kingdoms period to the Yuan Dynasty, the excavation lasted about 1000 years, and it was famous for its exquisite murals and statues. There are 735 caves in the Mogao Grottoes, with more than 45,000 square meters of murals, more than 2,400 colored sculptures and 5 wooden eaves in the Tang and Song Dynasties, which have a great influence on the art of grottoes in China.
? Address: On the cliff at the eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain, 25km southeast of Dunhuang, Gansu.
? Transportation: There are two bus stops from Dunhuang downtown to Mogao Grottoes, one is the intersection of Mingshan Road in the Western Regions, and the other is the entrance of Silk Road Hotel in Wenchang Road, Sanwei Road. Admission is 8 yuan per person.
? The visit time of Mogao Grottoes is divided into peak season and off season:
1, peak season: April 1 to165438+1October 30th.
2. Off-season time: February 1 to March 3 1.
Every year, the peak passenger flow in the Mogao Grottoes is from July to August. With the arrival of April 1 during the National Day holiday, a new ticketing scheme will be implemented, and tickets will generally be purchased online in advance.
? Admission: 238 yuan/person.
Tickets for Mogao Grottoes are divided into the following categories.
According to the off-season, it is divided into six categories: A B C, D E f, among which the peak season is divided into ABC and the off-season is D E F. Generally, it will make an appointment for Class A and watch 8-hole movies.
How to book tickets in Mogao Grottoes
1, log in to official website to make an appointment.
Ticket purchase in official website:
Log in to the Mogao Grottoes to visit the reservation network through the computer and choose the corresponding ticket type to purchase tickets.
2. WeChat official account & applet reservation
The official account of WeChat "Mogao Grottoes Visit Reservation Network" can be purchased by clicking the "Reservation Ticket Purchase" menu.
Small program ticket purchase:
The applet searches for the "Mogao Grottoes Visit Reservation Network" and uses the applet to purchase tickets.
Step 3 buy tickets on the spot
(1) the city ticket office.
② Tickets for the first day, the second day and the third day can be purchased at the city ticket office.
Suggested playback time: 3h.
Introduction of scenic spots
The Mogao Grottoes is not only a splendid art treasure house of ancient civilization in China, but also an important witness to the dialogue and exchange between different civilizations on the ancient Silk Road. Dunhuang Grottoes are a three-dimensional art integrating architecture, sculpture and murals. The grottoes are divided into north and south areas: Cave 492 in the south area is the place where the Mogao grottoes worship Buddha, while Cave 243 in the north area is mainly the place where monks and craftsmen live, with facilities for practice and living, such as kang pits, flues, niches, lampstands, etc., but most of them have no painted sculptures and murals.
Travel tips:
Tickets for the Mogao Grottoes should be booked online one month in advance to avoid no tickets.
You can't take pictures in the Mogao Grottoes, you can only take copies of the Dunhuang Museum.
You can try the local food in Dunhuang: Hu mutton stew cake, donkey meat yellow noodles.