- Crescent Lake Dunhuang
Crescent Lake is 6km south of Dunhuang in the Singing Sands Mountains and is quite literally an oasis in the desert. The name derives from the crescent moon... - Echoing-Sand Mounain (Mingsha Shan)
Echoing-Sand Mounain (Mingsha Shan) - Located 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) south of Dunhuang city, Echoing- Sand Mountain which is also known as the sand dunes of Mingsha,... - Mogao Grottoes
The Mogao Grottoes (Mogao Ku) also known as the Thousand Buddha Caves, constitute one of the three major Buddhist grotto sites in China... - Gansu Introduction
Regarded as the outer limit of civilization since it was first brought under Chinese control in the Qin Dynasty (BC 221-206), Gansu province forms a natural corridor between Mongolia's Gobi Desert to the north and the Qilian Mountains of the Tibetan plateau to the south and west....