敦煌市博物馆

The Dunhuang City Museum is suitable for establishing a historical framework of the oasis before heading to the scattered ruins. The exhibition connects prehistoric settlements, border counties of the Han Dynasty, Silk Road trade, Buddhist culture and local life in later generations through unearthed artifacts, documents and models, making grottoes, passes and desert routes no longer just unrelated attractions.

玉门关

Yumen Pass was an important border pass from the Hexi Corridor to the further west in the Han Dynasty. The rammed-earth small square city, the beacon towers and the remains of the Han Great Wall must be understood as a whole in the open desert. As an integral part of the Silk Road World Heritage route, it records the transportation, fortification and communication system, rather than an isolated magnificent building.

莫高窟

The Mogao Grottoes preserve Buddhist murals, painted sculptures and cave architecture that have lasted for thousands of years since the 4th century AD. They are important archives of cultural exchanges in the Silk Road oasis. Subject to the protection of cultural relics, the tour starts from the Digital Exhibition Center, and then takes the official shuttle bus into the cave area, where the guide will lead you to view some of the caves that are open on a rotating basis. This is not a gallery that you can walk through freely, but an extremely fragile religious art heritage.