Dunhuang Tourism

Dunhuang is China's famous historical and cultural city. It has a long history and splendid culture. Since ancient times, it had become the traffic hub of ancient Silk Road. Also, it is the world famous Buddhist art resort. With its peculiar and abundant tourism resources and historical opportunity for development, Dunhuang has become the leading of the development of the tourism industry in Gansu Province.

The uniqueness, richness, monopoly and high level and high grade of the tourism resources give Dunhuang tourism huge resources advantage. In 1999 Dunhuang was named the first batch of "China's excellent tourist city". With the rise of the hotness of Dunhuang Tours, Dunhuang has become one of the popular tourist destinations at home and abroad. At the same time, it is developing into a tourism city in international and modern level.

Tourism in the urban economic development in the industry, position, and gradually increase the economic role of the tourism industry to boost the urban economy, social employment, driving force, as well as the promotion of the role of culture and the environment becomes increasingly obvious. Tourism is a pillar of China's economic development industries.

Dunhuang has rich and strange tourism resources, a long history and splendid culture. It not only has the world famous Dunhuang art, but also has strange desert wonders and ethnic customs. Its cultural tourism resources and its the natural tourism resources bring out the best in each other. It has the world's existing largest, best-preserved Buddhist grotto art treasure - Mogao Grottoes; the world-famous natural wonders - Crescent Spring and Singing Sand Dune; the first pass at the west of the Great Wall of China - Jiayuguan Pass. Also, it has strategic pass on the ancient Silk Road - Yumenguan Pass; the largest one of Yadan Landform found so far - Dunhuang Yadan National Geologic Park; etc...

•Dunhuang Tourism Administration Information
Address: No.13 of Yangguan East Road, Shazhou Town, Dunhuang City
Zip Code:736200
Tel: 0937-8821303

•Recommended Dunhuang Tour: 4 Days Dunhuang Explore Tour
(Attractions: Mogao Grottoes, Crescent Spring and Singing Sand Dune, Yardang National Geologic Park, Yumenguan Pass) 

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