Dunhuang Travel Blogs

I woke up somehow before sunrise, looking out the window, I could see the sand dunes of Mingshashan getting lighter. I decided to go up to the rooftop cafe and see what kind of sunrise we would have today. With camera and tripod, I went up to the rooftop. The temperature was pleasant, not too c…

People I met here who contributed to, and improved my trip: Julia (Russia), Hannes (Sweden), Colin (Canada), Portia (USA)   The previous night I had received news from Hannes that he was already in Dunhuang, so we had arranged to meet today at 15.30. Our bus from Jiayuguan arrived at 14.30, …

They can be great - after all, you must see them. But there's always a chance they could be a bit crap. Dunhuang's must-see is the Mogao Caves, a Silk Road treasure trove of 1500-year-old Buddhist murals and statues. D thought they were the highlight of her trip so far. I thought they were a bit bo…

<<< for previous travelogues please read my Central Asia - Silk Roads blog >>> Dunhuang is most famous for the Mogao grottoes and the sand dunes. The warnings in the guidebooks about camera's and the guide system are all true. Luckily for me there were not that many English speak…

in 2009 chinese national day, i have been to Dunhuang china for 1 week. i have visited Mogao grotto and watch the moon in the desert despite the weather is too dry there. anyway i enjoyed the days:)

I am working in Beijing as a choral conductor for an international school. It is my goal to see as much of China as I possibly can while I am here...

Both sights are located about 200km from Dunhuang and the only way is to go there by taxi. As usual, I met up with other backpackers from our hostel, this time with two French, two Belgian and one Chinesse. I do really like bargaining with taxi drivers but this time we took adventage of Murphy…

Having exhausted Dunhunag's sightseeing opportunities (at least the ones that don't take too much effort), it was time to relax. It was good to stay in bed a bit later, then catch up with the blog a bit. This internet place is really strange. It's small by Chinese standards...maybe 40-50 terminal…

  Bank of China ATM and traveller cheques Shazhou night market, on main street east of Yangguan Dong Lu. Charley Johng's offers laundry service Internet is Y5-10 per hour CITS has English speaking guide Y150 at 2nd floor of "International Hotel". Rail office next to Bank of China …

Our japanese friends decided not to join us, fearing that such tour trips would ruin them of chasing their time from point-to-point. I really thought with just 5 of us, we can take all the time we could to explore with no tourguide chasing us. But nevertheless, we went with their wishes, so the ent…