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4 Days 3 Nights Jiayuguan and Dunhuang Tour

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Overview

  • Learn more about the Great Wall in the Great Wall Museum in Jiayuguan
  • Visit two Buddhist grottoes on the Silk Road
  • Marvel at a beautiful lake surrounded by desert

Itinerary Day by Day

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Day 1  Arrival in Jiayuguan

Welcome to Jiayuguan, a city named after a renowned ancient site on the Silk Road. Your guide will meet you at the train station or airport of the city, and then visit two ancient sites on the Silk Road today.

Jiayuguan Pass
Initially built in 1372 AD, Jiayuguan Pass is located in the southwest of Jiayuguan. It was the first pass and fort on the Great Wall built in Ming dynasty (1368-1644 AD). Standing on the pass, tourists can have a spectacular view of the Great Wall and desert.
Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum
Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum is situated at the north side of Jiayuanguan. To help people from home and abroad better understand Chinese ancient history, Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum is the first museum that presents the theme of the 3000 years’ Great Wall history.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   

Accommodation:Hotel in Jiayuguan

Day 2  Yulin Grottoes

Today, you will drive to Dunhuang, an ancient city on the Silk Road and visit the Yulin Grottoes.

Yulin Grottoes
Like other grottoes in China, the Yulin Grottoes are also renowned for its vivid Buddhist frescos. The most famous fresco is in the third grotto. The 18 Kungfu monks are the theme of that fresco.

Travel tips: It is recommended to take a stroll in the local market of Shazhou or watch the dance show “Silk Road Flowers and Rain” at night

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   

Accommodation:Hotel in Dunhuang

Day 3  Dunhuang Silk Road Tour
Yumenguan Pass
Yumenguan Pass was important for the ancient Silk Road due to its location. Around 2000 years ago, all merchants, who wanted to transport commodities from China to the Western world, must go past this pass. It looks like a small castle now.
Han Great Wall Ruins
Most Great Wall sections built in the Han dynasty (202 BC–220 AD) has collapsed due to the endless wars or erosion. However, some Han Great Wall sections in Dunhuang are still 3 meters high and 1 meter across.
Mingsha Hill
The Mingsha Hill is renowned for its “Singing Sand”. When the sand on the hill is being blew by wind, the sound is like the sand is singing. Standing on the top of thill, tourists can have spectacular desert view.
Crescent Lake
The Crescent Lake looks like a crescent in a desert. That is why it is named Crescent Lake. Although the lake is surrounded by desert, it never dries up and is never buried by quicksand. There are dense reeds on the south bank of the lake.
Yadan National Geology Park
The Yadan National Geology Park consists of red gravels, rocks and soils. Lots of rocks look queer due to the erosion. Some soil terraces, with a height of over 20 meters, are the best place to shoot the breath-taking sceneries.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   

Accommodation:Hotel in Dunhuang

Day 4  Mogao Grottoes
Mogao Grottoes
Thousands of antiques and statues of Buddha are collected in the Mogao Grottoes. Besides, tourist can admire the frescos, which cover an area of 45,000 square kilometers in these grottoes. The Mogao Grottoes were listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1987.

You will be transferred to the airport or train station after today’s tour. Hope you are satisfied with our service and like the colorful Silk Road.

Meals:Breakfast   

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