Travel photos of Dunhuang, Gansu Province

The following is a travel guide to Dunhuang, Gansu Province: ** I. Transportation ** 1. ** Airplane ** - There were direct flights to Dunhuang in cities such as Guangzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Lanzhou. Dunhuang Airport was not far from the urban area. The airport bus could reach the urban area in about 20 minutes. They could also fly to Zhongchuan Airport in Lanzhou, which had flights to all parts of the country. 2. ** Train ** - Dunhuang train station was close to the city, and there were many trains to all parts of the country. ** 2. Itinerary ** 1. ** Eastern route (mainly around Dunhuang City)** - ** Mingsha Mountain Crescent Moon Spring ** - Here, there was a wonderful scene of "mountain springs coexist, sand and water coexist". You can experience riding a camel in the desert, riding a camel to stroll on the sand mountain, and enjoy the magnificent scenery beyond the Great Wall along the way, such as the ancient silk road and the camel bell in the desert. He could also feel the passion of desert exploration. - ** Mogao Grottoes ** - It was an artistic palace that combined ancient architecture, sculptures, and murals. It was especially famous for its colorful murals. It was more than 1600 years old and was the world's oldest, most well-preserved, richest, largest, and most artistic treasure house of Buddhist art. - Tour method: Class A tour: First, learn the background knowledge through two 20-minute themed movies,"Millennium Mo Gao" and "Dream Buddha Palace", and then take a shuttle bus to visit 8 physical caves. If you can't make an appointment, you can buy emergency tickets to visit 4 caves. The opening hours are from 8:00 to 18:00 in the peak season (April 1-November 30) and from 9:00 to 17:30 in the off-season (December 1-March 31). The full-price ticket was 238 yuan per person per trip (including 180 yuan for the eight physical caves of Mogao Grottoes, 48 yuan for digital movies, and 10 yuan for round-trip transportation to Mogao Grottoes). The emergency ticket was 100 yuan. The reservation system was open from 7:00 to 22:00. - ** Dunhuang Night Market ** - You can feel the vitality and enthusiasm of Dunhuang at night, taste the local delicacies, and experience the local customs. - Other attractions such as Leiyin Temple can also be visited according to personal interest. 2. ** West Line (far from the city, generally need to rent a car to travel)** - Jade Gate Pass - The ruins here told the vicissitudes of a thousand years. It could make people feel the great changes of the country and the national prestige of the Han Dynasty. - ** Yandan National Geopark (Devil Town)** - It was the largest and most mature Yadan geological form ever discovered. It was as if it had entered the world's architectural art museum, making people feel dizzying and amazed. - ** Yangguan and Yangguan Museum ** - As the throat of the southern desert of the Silk Road, it could allow people to sense a thousand years of history. - You can also visit the ruins of the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty. ** 3. Delicacy recommendations ** 1. ** Lanzhou Beef Noodles ** 2. ** Xia Family Juice ** 3. ** Jingyuan Galiu lamb ** 4. ** Fengqingyuan Breakfast Shop ** 5. ** Barbecue by the city ** 6. ** Put in sweet milk tea ** 7. ** Grey beans ** ** IV. Travel essentials list ** 1. ** Clothing **: Thick jacket, sunblock clothing. 2. ** Medicines **: Commonly used medicines (such as cold medicine, stomach medicine, etc.), high anti-inflammatory drugs, erythrine ointment, contact lenses and eye drops. 3. ** Daily necessities **: Sunscreen, sunglasses, hats, hydrating spray, facial mask, lipstick, body lotion, disposable underwear, towel, bath towel, sunblock mask, U-shaped pillow, earplugs, camera, drone. "Legend of the Flying Apsaras" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, is one of the famous grotto art heritages in China. It is located at the foot of Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. The Mogao Grottoes were built more than 360 years ago during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After many dynasties of construction and expansion, more than 1000 Buddhist art statues and murals are still well preserved. The murals and sculptures of the Mogao Grottoes covered Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and many other religious fields, including Buddha statues, stories of changes, historical events, and so on. One of the most famous works was the collection of dunhuang bianwen, which was a series of novels adapted from buddhist stories and hailed as the pinnacle of ancient chinese novels. In addition to the collection of dunhuang bianwen, mogao grottoes also preserved many other excellent works of art, such as buddhist grottoes, taoist grottoes, confucian grottoes and so on. It is one of the important representatives of the art of grottoes in china. The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, is one of the most important cultural heritages in China and also one of the treasures of world culture. It is worthy of people's appreciation and study.

The economy of Tianshui City would continue to grow in 2023 and 2024. According to the data, the city's regional gross domestic product in 2023 was 85.678 billion yuan, an increase of 5.4% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 17.248 billion yuan, an increase of 6.3%, the added value of the secondary industry was 21.765 billion yuan, an increase of 1.7%, and the added value of the tertiary industry was 46.665 billion yuan, an increase of 6.7%. In addition, the city's industrial added value above designated size increased by 5.4% year-on-year, of which the manufacturing industry increased by 5.3%. Although the information provided was limited, it could be seen that the economic development of Tianshui City was good.

There are several famous grottoes in Gansu Province, including Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Guazhou Yulin Grottoes, Jiuquan Wenshu Mountain Grottoes, Zhangye Horseshoe Temple Grottoes, Wuwei Tiantishan Grottoes and Maiji Mountain Grottoes. These grottoes were famous for their exquisite murals, sculptures and unique artistic style. They were important representatives of the grotto art in Gansu Province. Among them, the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang are a microcosm of the development and evolution of China grotto art, with a large number of murals and colored sculptures preserved; the Grottoes of Maijishan are famous for their clay sculptures and the evolution of artistic styles. Other grottoes such as Guazhou Yulin Grottoes, Jiuquan Wenshu Mountain Grottoes, Zhangye Horseshoe Temple Grottoes and Wuwei Tiantishan Grottoes also have their own characteristics, worth visiting.

There were many phenomena related to the "Flying Goddess" in Gansu Province. Marathoner Yang Wenjuan took part in the marathon as the " Flying Goddess." On May 26th, in the Gansu and Lanzhou marathon, Yang Wenjuan dressed up as the " Flying Goddess," wearing a two-pound headdress and dozens of hair clips and steel nails, and finished the entire race. Although her scalp was pierced when she ran 10 kilometers, she still ran the remaining 32 kilometers with a head injury. In terms of tourism, Dunhuang, Gansu Province was a place full of cultural heritage. The flying goddesses of Dunhuang were unique. They were the symbols of Dunhuang culture. Their images came from Dunhuang murals. They were elegant and expressed the combination of faith and beauty, showing the artistic techniques and craftsmanship of that time. In Dunhuang's tourism activities, the "Flying Goddess" element frequently appeared. For example, some tourists would dress up as the "Flying Goddess" to take photos as a memento, and even adopted daughters brought 77-year-old people to Dunhuang to take photos of the "Flying Goddess" to realize their dreams. "Legend of the Flying Apsaras" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

Taoism in Zhangye City was dominated by Zhengyi Sect, with more than 200 Taoist priests of Zhengyi Sect. They were scattered in the four rural villages on weekdays and scattered their activities in the local area. On major festivals, they concentrated on moral activities located in East Street of Zhangye City. The original name of Dao De Guan was Dao De Nunnery, which was dedicated to Zhang Tianshi and Kang Daoning (Kangzu). Kang Daoning was the first Taoist priest to spread Taoism in Zhangye. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

In Gansu, there are many aunties who dance to become online celebrities, such as Longxi County's "Flying Aunt" who created her own Dunhuang Flying Dance to become an online celebrity; Huining's peasant woman Li Yue 'e became popular because she loved to dance square dance and was called "Ah Hong" every time she danced in red clothes. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>

The Modern Photographic Society of Gansu Province has a contact station in Qilihe District. At 11:00 a.m. on June 24,2020, the Modern Photographer Association of Gansu Province held the establishment and listing ceremony of the contact station of the Modern Photographer Association of Gansu Province in Qilihe District in the creative base of the Photographer Association of Qilihe District in Lanzhou (Shifogou Scenic Spot in the South of the North in Agan Town, Qilihe District). The members of the contact station included Ma Jun, deputy station chief Wang Jin, Guo Haiying, and secretary general Zhang Xiaobin. They aimed to play the role of bridge and bridge, actively do a good job in organization, friendship, unity and guidance, suggestions, social services, etc., and contribute to the development of photography in Qilihe District. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>

Gangu was one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and had rich cultural resources. Nearly 200 cultural relics were found in Gangu County, densely distributed on both sides of the Wei River. Its cultural relics cover from ancient times to the Republic of China. Gangu County Museum has a total of 2200 pieces (sets) of cultural relics, which are complete in categories and rich in content, covering 15 categories, including pottery, stone ware, jade ware, bronze ware, porcelain, fossils, calligraphy and painting, wood ware, etc. The main features of the collection are colored pottery of the Neolith Age, bronze ware of Han and Tang Dynasties, stone statues of the Northern Dynasty and calligraphy and painting of famous people of past dynasties. Among them, there were 16 national first-class cultural relics, 32 second-class cultural relics, and 50 third-class cultural relics. The Tri-colored Phoenix Head Pot of the Tang Dynasty unearthed in Gangu County is currently collected in the Gansu Museum. It is a cultural relic of the Tang Dynasty. It is 31 cm high and 4 cm in diameter. It is a craft that combines Chinese and Western cultural styles. It is also the best witness of the cultural exchange between China and the West and the Silk Road at that time. There was also the painted salamander fish pattern vase, which was a pottery cultural relic of the Neolith Age. It was 38 centimeters tall and 6.8 centimeters in diameter. The pattern of the human-faced salamander fish on the bottle was regarded as the "prehistoric ancestor" of the dragon. The unearthed shape was complete, and the pattern was preserved completely. It was relatively rare among the unearthed Yangshao culture painted pottery vases. In 1971, it was announced as a county-level cultural relic protection unit of Gangu County, Juehuang Temple, formerly known as Xingguo Temple, which was built in Ming Dynasty. In addition, Gangu also had cultural relics such as the human-faced salamander bottle that represented the embryonic form of the dragon totem, the money tree of the Han Dynasty that symbolized the level of Chinese casting technology, the Han bamboo slips of Gangu that were famous both at home and abroad, and the exquisite stone statues of the Northern Dynasty. These were all historical witnesses of the long history of Gangu's cultural history. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>

Gansu has taken many measures to protect cultural relics according to law. First of all, the people's governments at all levels are responsible for the protection of cultural relics within their respective administrative areas. The cultural relics administrative departments at or above the county level implement supervision and management, and other departments cooperate with each other to do a good job in the protection of cultural relics within their respective responsibilities. In terms of planning, the people's governments at or above the county level will incorporate cultural relics protection into their national economic and social development plans and include the required funds in their financial budget to ensure the basic funding needs of the repair and maintenance of state-owned cultural relics protection sites. For famous historical and cultural cities, blocks, villages and towns, the local people's government shall formulate protection plans and measures in accordance with the regulations. The construction of the project shall conform to the cultural relics protection plan and seek the opinions of the cultural relics administrative department. In the management of cultural relics protection units, the provincial cultural relics administrative department is responsible for the specific protection measures of cultural relics protection units above the provincial level, and the city (prefecture) and county level are responsible for the relevant work at the same level. For immovable cultural relics that have not been approved and announced as cultural relics protection units, the county-level cultural relics administrative department shall register and announce them, establish archives, and formulate protection and management measures. Without the consent of the administrative department of cultural relics, buildings and structures shall not be built within the protection scope and construction control zone of the cultural relic protection unit; The relevant parties that use and manage immovable cultural relics shall keep the cultural relics in their original state and sign a protection agreement; When immovable cultural relics are moved to other places for protection, the construction unit shall formulate a plan and be guided and checked by experts; The state-owned immovable cultural relics shall not be transferred, pledged or operated as enterprise assets; The installation of electrical equipment in ancient buildings shall be reported for approval according to regulations. As for the buried areas of underground cultural relics, the people's governments at the city (prefecture) and county levels may organize exploration and demarcated areas. Without the approval of the administrative department of cultural relics, excavation and construction projects shall not be carried out in the designated areas without authorization. In addition, in the specific cultural relics protection work, many institutions such as Dunhuang Research Institute participated in it, and the Dunhuang Cultural Relics Protection Research Center of Gansu Province integrated multi-disciplinary talents to carry out cultural relics protection and research related work. These series of measures were the embodiment of cultural relics protection in Gansu Province according to law. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>