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 One famous
attraction in China which is located at the
western end of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province
in northwest China is Dunhuang. Use this travel
guide to assist you in your travel to one of China's
famous historical and cultural cities. Also
known as Shazhou in ancient times, it is a small
oasis surrounded by high mountains, deserts and
the Gobi Desert.
Dunhuang has an average annual
temperature of 9.40C. The average
temperature in January drops to -90C
while in July it goes up to 250C.
With a beautiful scenery of green cultivated
fields surrounded by mountainous rolling sand
dunes, this city houses some of China's
incredible tourists attractions that you will
ever lay your eyes upon. Remember to bring along
your camera with extra rolls of film as you will
surely not stop clicking away the minute Photo:
Mogao Caves you arrived at this famous city in China
because the tourist attractions in Dunhuang and
the places of interest in Dunhuang is simply
magnificent.
 Dunhuang has a
time-honored history, splendid culture, a large
number of historical sites and appealing natural
scenery. The county Dunhuang Museum (Xian
Bowuguan) here is certainly worth visiting as
some of the exhibits found here are very
interesting. Dunhuang boasts of 241 places of
historic interest like the ruins of ancient
grottoes, temples and tombs, the Great Wall
built in the Han Dynasty, passes, ancient
cities, beacon towers, ancient posts and many
Crescent Moon Lake, Mingsha Mountain
more. Among the world renowned attractions found
here are the i and Northern
Zhou Caves, Sui Caves, Tang Caves and the
Post-Tang Caves. Visitors coming here
will feel totally relax among its serene and
scenic surroundings. More on Dunhuang's
transportation, hotels, recreation, restaurants,
shopping, travel services, useful telephone
numbers and famous attraction are listed below.
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