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Best Things to Do
Popular Best Things to Do Near Guazhou [2025]
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Mingsha Mountain And Crescent Spring
4.6
/5
23517 reviews
8.9
From £11.38
Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring | >100 km from downtown
Phone 0937-8883388
Address: 6 km south of Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-5 hours
Highlights:
Sand dunes and springs: A desert oasis
Desert dunes & spring coexistence
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The scenic spot has changed a lot from ten years ago. Just entering the scenic spot, I encountered a 5-minute light rain, and I also saw a rainbow 🌈. The free bus arranged by the middle gate of the scenic spot is very meaningful for channeling passenger flow, praise!
The scenic area management is mature and the facilities are perfect. Arrive at Mingsha Mountain at 7 pm, take pictures, ride a camel for 40 minutes, the experience is superb; 8:50 start climbing Mingsha Mountain, the top of the mountain to watch the sunset, nearly 10 o'clock down the mountain; the scenic area middle door goes out on the right hand side of the shuttle bus to pick up and drop off tourists, 2 yuan / person, directly to you to the night market. The overall feeling is fun and not tired.
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Mogao Caves
4.4
/5
9769 reviews
8.3
From £26.69
Based on 892 reviews
Dunhuang Airport/Dunhuang Railway Station | 94.8 km from downtown
Phone 400-833-3715
Address: Yangguan Avenue, Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-4 hours
Highlights:
Guided tour of select grottoes
Watch two 20-minute Mogao films
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Personal opinion: Mogao Grottoes Research Institute not only refers to Mogao Grottoes, but also the same as the horse viewing (special cave), it is better to see the West Thousand Buddha Cave, no need to make an appointment, the explanation is particularly meticulous.
Un lugar lleno de historia. Espectacular y bonito. Pero se siente un poco masificado. El guía en inglés fue fenomenal.
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Guan City of Jiayuguan
4.4
/5
13209 reviews
8.3
From £11.17
Based on 171 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0937-6396110
Address: Jiayuguan, Gansu, China, 735100
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-4 hours
Highlights:
Watch ancient military drills
Ancient military drills in season
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Good places to visit - need to be fit to do lots of up and down steps walking but well worth doing
Because of its historicity, it must come once. After the vehicle is parked in the parking lot, take the scenic shuttle bus directly to the first gate, and also include the cantilever Great Wall and the first pier. The cantilever Great Wall is also punched below. The distance between the scenic spots is about 20 kilometers.
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Encore Dunhuang
4.3
/5
2774 reviews
7.5
From £30.82
Dunhuang Airport/Dunhuang Railway Station | 95.1 km from downtown
Phone 400-1829-777
Address: West side of the digital center of Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1.5 hours
Highlights:
Desert theater near Mogao Caves
Silk Road stories at Mogao Caves
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We visited Mogao Grottoes during the day and went to see Dunhuang Again at night!
There are 3 performances in Dunhuang. I took my mother to choose the more historical Dunhuang Again. It was still very shocking. As soon as I entered, an actor gave a general introduction to the historical development of Mogao Grottoes, and then walked and watched. The most shocking thing was the flying fairy on the wall. Both the music and the actors were very good!
There are a lot of actors and the soundtrack is nice. It is a very sincere and worth-watching performance!
The weather was very hot, and the performance was an immersive experience. First, all the actors were introduced, and then the story. The most impressive thing was that I was always there for the Bodhisattva. . I felt the helplessness of history. There is no doubt that the archaeology of Dunhuang is sacred. Those who have been there are unmoved by this great regret.
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Yangguan Pass Relic tourism District
4.5
/5
2441 reviews
7.2
From £5.18
Based on 59 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0937-8833089
Address: Yangguan Scenic Spot, Yangguan Town, Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Gobi views & distant mountains
Spectacular ancient beacon tower ruins
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Because Wang Wei's sentence went out to Yangguan for no reason. Yangguan is not only a military site, but also a symbol of Silk Road culture. Its desolate Gobi landscape and heavy historical accumulation make it an important stop to feel the poetry of the border and the vicissitudes of the Silk Road in Dunhuang tourism. Take a look inside and see the museum better.
Yangguan: The silk road is thousands of years, one step at a time, standing on the scorpion of Yangguan, the wind and sand of the ears is the wind and sand of the thousand years, and the starting point of the Silk Road is at the foot. Here, it was once a bustling pass intertwined by Shangjia Tuoling, and it was the vast border plug of the poet's "West of Yangguan without reason". Today, Yangguan invites you to open a dialogue that spans time and space with the vicissitudes of life.
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Site of Yumen Pass
4.3
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2074 reviews
7.2
Based on 117 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0937-8821984
Address: Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
Hara Lake's reed spectacle
Gobi's Hala Lake & reeds
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Yumen Pass, think of the battlefield in the cold weapon era "Yumen Pass has thousands of mountains, and the mountains are always thick. People have to fire when they are on guard in the distance, and horses are nowhere to be seen in the deep mountains. Quoting the poem "Joining the Army. No. 7" by Wang Changling, a poet of the Tang Dynasty
Finally, I came to check in at the famous Yumen Pass. This scenic spot is just halfway to Yadan Geopark. The scenic area is well-equipped. There is an exhibition hall right after entering the scenic area, which introduces the history of Yumen Pass in detail. In the scenic area, colorful flags of the Han Dynasty fluttered, and several drums seemed to stir up the sound of the iron cavalry. Although the existing Yumen Pass ruins are just a small earthen city, you can also feel the fun of talking to old friends across thousands of years.
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Dunhuang Museum
4.7
/5
1011 reviews
7.1
Based on 90 reviews
Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring | >100 km from downtown
Phone 0937-8818173
Address: 1390 Mingshan North Road, Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1.5-2 hours
Highlights:
Next to Mogao Caves Heritage
Experience ancient painting techniques firsthand
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The first stop in Dunhuang was to visit the museum. There were too many people and it was hard to squeeze in. However, the cultural relics on display in the museum are rich and precious, from colored sculptures, mural replicas to Silk Road antiquities, each of which carries the weight of history. You can experience VR and intuitively feel the unique charm of Dunhuang culture. In summary, the Dunhuang Museum is worth a visit whether you are interested in history or want to learn more about Dunhuang!
Opposite the hotel is the Dunhuang Museum. I went to the Danghe River in the morning and opened the museum when I came back. I have made an appointment in advance and it is convenient and fast to enter the museum. There are a large number of historical relics displayed here, each exhibit carries the memory of history, lightly talking about the glory and glory of Dunhuang, so that tourists can feel the prosperity and glory of that era.
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Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark
4.5
/5
2691 reviews
7.1
From £6.21
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0937-5900110
Address: About 180 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Stunning Yardang views & perspectives
Wind-eroded formations & ship-like hills
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It is worth seeing that the wide and mysteriousness of the northwest land is facing us, and it is not called the Devil City. The Yadanyan is very interesting, that is, it is too far from the city, about 175km by car. It may be more suitable to report a group.
First of all, I have to say that this is a mysterious country like forgotten outside the world, hidden in the depths of the desert, the scenery is really shocking, and it is also magical, nature created all this with its unique power; Secondly, the package of the scenic spot is OK, there is a large tourist service center, there is also a restaurant (although it is super expensive), don't worry about not eating, not drinking, not parking; Third, the tour is not free to move due to the harsh environment, and can only take the scenic bus tour in a unified way, and the experience is a bit worse; Finally, 🤔 Tucao about the traffic to the scenic spot. Some sections are flat and straight, with a speed limit of 40 or 60, and it is a long-distance interval speed measurement, and the marking is not very obvious. If you accidentally pop out a interval speed measurement endpoint, you can drive in a fearful way, including in the city, 70 at once, It fell to 40 at once, and countless interval speed measurement and monitoring, must be very careful for outsiders to drive by themselves.
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Emerald Lake
4.3
/5
367 reviews
7.0
>100 km from downtown
Address: Dachaidan Town, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Saved by 104 users311 positive reviews
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The day I went was cloudy, but I still felt very good! Parking is convenient, mature scenic spots, tourism management is very standardized. Take the mother directly to choose to take a sightseeing bus, get off at the station to take pictures, painless tour is still very comfortable. There are several lakes that are really beautiful in color. Compared with the tea card, the salt is very fine. Out-of-season travel, there are not many people. The empty Tiffany Blue, the photo is still very good. Of course, the sun will look better, but my mother is also very satisfied...
💎Dachaidan Emerald Lake is so beautiful that it is breathtaking😍!
This place is like a palette left by God🎨. The lake water is rich in minerals and presents a variety of colors such as emerald green and blue. It is colorful under the sun. Surrounded by white salt beaches, the salt crystals are in various shapes. The snow-capped mountains and Emerald Lake in the distance set off each other, forming a beautiful picture. Take a small train to shuttle through it, as if you are in a fairy tale world. I really recommend it. Any photo you take will be very good. It is a dream place that you must visit once in your life💕.
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Silk Road Dreamland
4.8
/5
1954 reviews
6.7
From £28.96
>100 km from downtown
Phone 400-166-0006
Address: No.558 Boyuan Road, Xiongguan District, Jiayuguan City
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Highlights:
Enjoy the Great Wall Love Song and Acrobatic Show
Giant screen showcases 5,000 years of Chinese civilization
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[View] Beautiful, the only one to see the snow-capped mountains on the roller coaster. [Fun] Dunhuang IP is really a cow, the secret environment combines 5d technology, completely unfamiliar with Universal Studios. [Cost-effective] Pursue the fun of not queuing up for more projects in the off-season, and now it's just right. Pursue night fireworks and cruises, only holidays and winter and summer vacations.
Fangte Silk Road mythology must rush! As soon as I entered the project, the full Western style came to my face. The architecture and decoration were super distinctive, and I was instantly pulled into the mysterious Silk Road world. Sitting on the cruise ship, I began this fantasy journey. The scenes along the way are lifelike, like crossing back to ancient times. I saw the lively market, the vendors croaking as if they were in my ears; there was also a magnificent palace, which was particularly shocking. And the whole experience was particularly immersive, the sound effects and scenes were just right, and every detail was handled very carefully.
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