Dunhuang Film and Television Ancient City was built in imitation of the ancient city of Shazhou in the Song Dynasty when the historical feature film "Dunhuang" co-produced by China and Japan was filmed in 1987. Later, it became the filming location for many TV dramas and variety shows such as "The Romance of the Gods", "New Dragon Inn" and "Running Man".
Currently, there are five streets: Dunhuang Street, Gaochang Street, Ganzhou Street, Xingqing Street, and Bianliang Street. The architectural style of each street represents a region. Walking among them, you can find the magical feeling of traveling through different regions.
While enjoying the different styles of the streets, you should also pay attention to several special buildings, which are the locations that appear in many film and television works. These buildings are the highlights of the ancient city.
Attractions Location: Dunhuang Ancient City, Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province (the desert Gobi Desert 18 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang City)
Tickets:
Regular tickets: Adults RMB 35 / Children / Seniors / Students RMB 20 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)
Free ticket: Children under 1.2 meters and seniors over 70 years old can buy tickets with valid ID
Opening hours:
08:30-19:00 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st to December 31st)
Transportation:
There is no public transportation in the ancient city. Most tourists pass by here by chartering a car when touring the Dunhuang West Line. It is very convenient to charter a car in the Dunhuang city area to take the Dunhuang West Line.
Time reference: 1-3 hours
Explore the heart of Dunhuang's historic city walls, culture, and atmosphere.
Accommodation/Food: Stay inside or near the ancient city—options include Dunhuang Courtyard Hotel or City Wall Inn. Try mung bean cakes, lamb pancakes, and apricot soup at nearby stalls.
Souvenirs: Mini clay city wall models, musical instruments (e.g., Mongolian flute), local snacks (dried fruits, sesame cakes).
Combine city heritage with the mesmerizing desert oasis of Crescent Spring.
Accommodation/Food: Stay another night in the city. At dessert: enjoy camel meat stew or noodles at courtyards.
Souvenirs: Sand art bottles themed around moon dunes, silk scarves with dune prints.
Add cultural and historical insights with the famous Mogao Grottoes and local museum.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Dunhuang city. Have “Silk Road Feast” featuring apricot wine, lamb, and wheat pancakes.
Souvenirs: Replica grotto murals, museum guidebooks, ancient coin replicas.
Explore major Silk Road passes west of Dunhuang for a taste of frontier history.
Accommodation/Food: Return to Dunhuang. Try local noodle specialties and apricot flatbread.
Souvenirs: Wax-sealed pass replica, Silk Road-themed postcards, ancient-style stamps.
Add a night of desert magic under the stars after exploring the passes.
Accommodation/Food: Overnight in desert tent. Enjoy BBQ lamb, flatbread, tea under the night sky.
Souvenirs: Star-themed sand bottles, desert shawls, camp souvenirs.
Wrap in a deep Silk Road experience with ancient city, grottoes, passes, campsite, folk culture.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in a folk-style guesthouse. Enjoy homemade dumplings, apricot tea, local desserts.
Souvenirs: Handcrafted gourds, embroidered bags, folk wall hangings.
Ease out on the final day with custom experiences and leisure time for shopping and relaxation.
Accommodation/Food: Final night in boutique courtyard hotel. Farewell dinner with apricot wine, hand-pulled noodles, local sweets.
Souvenirs: Personalized crafts, apricot wine, silk tea sets, unique artworks by local artisans.
The retro architecture is of course a modern design, but it definitely doesn’t affect your experience of the ancient charm! When you get close to the props used in costume films, you still feel very fresh and don’t feel lost! Although it is not a historical site, the atmosphere created by this retro-style small film and television city is indeed what I like!
It is said that this is a Song Dynasty-style building, renovated on the basis of the ancient city, and now it has become a film and television base. However, Song seems to be one of the few dynasties in ancient China that did not govern the Western Regions. Choosing to imitate Song Dynasty... Well, it may be the fault of the Japanese.
It is said that there were still crews there for the film and television works that had been shot, but I didn't see them.
Because it is a later building, you can just walk around and feel the style of the northwestern frontier. The tour guide introduced mostly couplets by an art master who lived in the ancient city, and encouraged visitors to buy his works.
There are many young people doing cosplay in the ancient city, and taking pictures may be more important to them.
"It is grand and magnificent", the ancient city is a complete city imitating the architecture of Tang and Song dynasties. There are five main streets in the city, with Buddhist temples, silk shops, wine shops, pawnshops, post stations, etc. The style and appearance are very different from that of the Central Plains period. You can wear ancient costumes and become a knight.
The "Song Dynasty Shazhou City" and "Dunhuang Movie City" were designed and built by the Japanese side based on the Song Dynasty's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" for the Sino-Japanese co-production of the large-scale historical feature film "Dunhuang" in 1987. The building area is 12,700 square meters.
To be honest, this place is purely for one-day tour groups, otherwise no one would come to see this shabby place. It is not a famous scenic spot, nor does it have any cultural or historical background. It was built by the Japanese for filming movies. It is a very small film and television city that can be visited in 20 minutes.
Dunhuang Ancient City
Tickets: 40
Opening hours: 6:00-19:00
Rent period clothes 50
Horseback riding outside the city gate 20
25 km from city center
The ancient city of Dunhuang is actually a film and television base, and many film and television works have been filmed here. The feeling here is a bit similar to the Zhenbeibao Film and Television City in Ningxia, with the strong flavor of the northwest yellow sand and earthen walls and gray tiles, but the specifications and area are much smaller. The ancient city of Dunhuang is not big, and it can be toured in half an hour. In addition, the weather that day was too hot, so we lost interest in the end and climbed directly to the attic on the city wall to escape the heat and sun. From the city wall, you can basically see the whole picture of the ancient city of Dunhuang. It is called an ancient city, but it is more like a rest station on the desert border. The name of the ancient sandbar should be derived from this.
There are not many tourists here, so friends who like taking photos can pose as much as they want here. Of course, it is best to avoid such hot summer days.
Dunhuang Ancient City was the seat of Dunhuang County in the Han Dynasty, located in the hinterland of the oasis in the middle and lower reaches of the Dang River. The Tang Dynasty established Shazhou, the Yuan Dynasty established Shazhou Road, and the Ming Dynasty established Shazhou Guard. The city site has been passed down from generation to generation without moving.
Dunhuang Ancient City felt like the most disappointing attraction we visited on this trip. This attraction is actually a film and television city, and it is a very run-down one. The entire ancient city is small and simple, and it seems that no one has come for a long time and the staff are too lazy to take care of it. In fact, there were not many people coming throughout the morning, which formed a strong contrast with the Zhenbeibao Film and Television City. If you go there by yourself, I don't recommend going to this place.
I heard that many TV series were filmed there, but I can't miss it. As a fan of TV series and movies, I have to check in there. Many things inside are desolate, and the things sold there are very expensive. I forgot how much an apricot peel tea cost, and an old popsicle usually costs one yuan, but he sells it for 5 yuan. There weren't many people when I went there, so I took a lot of pictures of the scenery. There weren't many tourists in the pictures of people, which is also a great part. It's also good to be able to see the customs of Dunhuang or the Western Regions, as well as some of the styles of the Tang and Song dynasties. If you see it too much, you will get aesthetic fatigue. It would be even better if you happen to encounter a crew or a program group filming there when you go there, and you can also be an extra.
It is usually the starting point for a one-day tour on the western route. It is a purely man-made attraction. The scenic area is not large, so you can take a look if you have free time.
The first stop on the western front is just a film and television center, and it is not very large. So please invite the actors and directors to come, and we will just watch the finished film.
You can go in and experience the life of ancient people and take photos.
Everything here is antique, so it is especially suitable for girls and boys who like taking pictures. They can put on their favorite Hanfu and pose beside the quaint street shops. Since the three of us don’t like taking pictures, we just looked around and didn’t stay for long.
Many movies and TV shows have been filmed here. The last few pictures are from the filming location of "The Good, the Bad, the Weird". The ancient city is not too big, and some people visit the ancient city in ancient costumes. However, the fabrics of the clothes are not very delicate, and they don't have the beauty of ancient costumes no matter how you look at them.
It would be nice if an empty city could be run like Song Cheng. Props are everywhere, but it is well made and has everything. If you have enough time, go and have a look. If you don't have time, just look at my photos.
We passed by Dunhuang Film and Television City on the way. We just wandered around the entrance for a while and didn't go in. The reviews of this film and television city on the Internet are pretty good, but I don't have much interest in it. I feel that there are not many people going in, so it should be fun to take pictures, especially for girls in ancient Chinese costumes. You can consider it.
In fact, it is already a film and television city. The legend of Fairy Zixia and Supreme Treasure was filmed here.
Fake Di Renjie
I don't know if you have seen the movie "Dunhuang" made by the Japanese thirty years ago. In my era, this movie was as amazing as "Titanic". "Dunhuang" was filmed in the Dunhuang Film and Television City. I want to see the place where Zhao Xingde rescued the Uighur princess. The Cosplay is the sliding kneeling of Yasushi Inoue.
Question: "Hello, we are from Gansu TV. It seems that this Mr. Di is having a great time here. Where are you tourists from?"
A: “We are from Shanghai.”
Q: “Is this your first time in Dunhuang? How do you feel about it?”
Answer: "Yes, the desert is full of flying sand. I think every boy has a dream of Dunhuang in his heart, and I have had this dream for almost 30 years. I am very happy that I can realize my dream here this time. I am always moved. In order to realize this dream, I even lied to my mother-in-law and said that I was on a business trip."
Question: "Wow, I heard that your mother-in-law in Shanghai is very powerful. What will happen if she finds out that you cheated on her?"
Answer: "When alive, one should be a hero; when dead, one should be a ghost hero."
Q: "How generous! This episode will be aired this week. If your mother-in-law finds out about this mistake, what would you like to say to her?"
Answer: "Mom, love me again."
The ancient city looks like a small film and television base. My friends all changed into ancient costumes to take photos, but the funny guy in our family chose a black guard costume, which is really hard to describe.
Dunhuang Film and Television City, it is said that many crews shoot TV shows here, but we just looked at it from the outside and did not go in
Artificial Film and Television City, ticket price 40, nothing to see, not recommended.
The real set built by the Japanese when they filmed the movie "Dunhuang" was left here. Later, it was changed into a film and television city and became the first stop on the western line. In fact, the film and television city is not big. Later, "Running Man" was invited to promote it. In fact, Yinchuan Western Film and Television City and Hengdian are better and bigger than it, and can provide better conditions. But they charged 40 yuan for the ticket. No one was interested in this place. They got off the car to take a distant photo and said goodbye.
It is called an ancient city, but in fact it is a film and television city. It is full of modern antique buildings, suitable for posing for photos. If you want to see real ancient monuments, you can just take some photos outside.
The film and television city is not big, and you can finish watching it in less than half an hour. Although they are all man-made things, it is also good to understand some ancient culture. You can see the shops, government offices, brothels in costume dramas...
Many film and television works have been filmed here, such as "New Dragon Inn", "Xuan Zang", "The Investiture of the Gods", etc. There are ancient costumes for rent in the scenic area. Put on a set of long clothes in martial arts, hold a sword, hehe ~ cool.
It is more than ten kilometers away from the downtown area of Dunhuang, and the transportation is not convenient. Therefore, it is the first stop of the "Dunhuang West Line". When traveling in Dunhuang, you can take a car to the east line by yourself, but it is not convenient to go to the west line. Because the distance between the various tourist attractions on the west line is very far, you can only go there by carpooling, chartering a car, or driving yourself.
It is a tourist attraction with neither merits nor demerits, but for those of us who were born and raised in the South, it is still worth a visit.
The buildings are made of layers of yellow sand and earthen brick walls. There are some inns and taverns inside. The overall feeling is desolate and dry. The weather is good, so it is very suitable for taking pictures.
The shape of this ancient city is quite good. Film and television dramas are often filmed there, and Running Man has also recorded a program here.
The ancient city of Dunhuang is a man-made building and is not very large, but we still spent more than an hour playing there.
Dunhuang Film and Television Ancient City is the location where Maggie Cheung filmed Dragon Inn and Detective Dee and Yuan Fang. It costs 40 yuan per person and it is worth a visit.
This is a film and television base, which is not within the route, but we were so stubborn that we asked the driver to change the route so that we could take a look around. It turns out that this place is really worth a visit~ Friends can be whimsical and pose in various ways.
It was as if I had walked into an ancient escort agency, with verdant willows on both sides, eighteen kinds of weapons in the courtyard, and the sound of martial arts training faintly coming from the distance.
Friends who have enough time can also visit the ancient city of Dunhuang, which is a film and television base and the filming location of Running Man and many costume dramas!
The so-called Dunhuang Ancient City is actually a film and television city. It is not recommended to visit this attraction, but I still bought a ticket with the mentality of being here anyway. The ticket cost 40 yuan.
The filming location of Dragon Gate Inn fulfilled my martial arts dream
We walked along the main road, and on the street were the small shops that are commonly seen in movies and TV dramas. After a few steps, we saw a magnificent mansion. Unlike the dilapidated and depressed outside, there is a different world inside.
The ancient city was still very deserted early in the morning. Even if we met people there, they were just normal tourists. Our ancient costumes were particularly conspicuous. There was actually nothing worth visiting inside, but we still took pictures for almost 2 hours.
The original price of the ancient city ticket is 40 yuan per person, and the student card is half price. Because of the off-season, the ancient city looks shabby and deserted, providing us with a great place to shoot. When entering the ancient city, there are locals pulling and selling horses. For 50 yuan, you can ride around the city for an afternoon. The rental of ancient costumes is also 51 people, including makeup, so everyone can choose freely. The Northwest style architecture in A Chinese Odyssey and Ashes of Time makes people feel like they are there.
Dunhuang Ancient City is a film and television city. Many movies and TV series were filmed here, such as "The Great Lion" and "Legend of the Ancient Sword". There are many people taking photos of ancient costumes in the ancient city. There are bicycles for rent at the entrance, but it is recommended to walk, one is that bicycles are difficult to ride, and the other is that the city is not big.
There is a governor's mansion in the city, which is the residence of Zhang Yichao, the governor of the Guiyi Army. It is quite impressive. The ancient city is relatively close to Dunhuang.
According to the tour guide, although this place has become a film and television city, it is indeed the original site of the former Dunhuang County.
The houses and furnishings in the ancient city have all been restored in accordance with the past style.
Many movies, including "New Dragon Inn" and "The Banquet", have been filmed here.
There are many shops that rent ancient costumes in the ancient city. If you are interested, you can rent one. It is quite a feeling to take photos of Hanfu here.
Dunhuang Ancient City was built in the 1980s for the purpose of filming documentaries. The investor was Japan.
This place is full of Western style. Walking in the streets and alleys, it feels a bit like being in Kashgar.
A scenic spot worth the ticket price
It's just a very depressed film and television base. The full ticket is ¥40/person and the student ticket is ¥20/person. When buying tickets, the ticket seller also asked the driver's license plate number. It seems that the driver got kickbacks! I think it's meaningless to charter a car to visit this place. If you have time to go and see it, you can take the bus. There are buses to the ancient city.
It seems that not many people go there usually, and it has a desolate and bleak atmosphere of the desert. I don’t know what Dunhuang looked like in ancient times. There are too many frontiers, battlefields and farewells described in poems. The Silk Road travelers hurriedly passed through here across thousands of miles, exchanging goods and food in strange valleys and mulberry forests. This was their life, and it had nothing to do with all the tragic feelings.
It's a man-made film and television city. It's okay to watch it when you have nothing to do~~~~
It is Dunhuang Film and Television City, which is similar to other film and television cities in the country. You can just stroll around when you have nothing to do. There is no need to go there specifically.
It is mainly a film and television shooting base. It is OK to watch the excitement and shoot the tavern in the New Dragon Inn.
It's a rip-off. Don't come if you can avoid it!
First of all, the place is very small and can be walked around in ten minutes.
Secondly, it is very run-down, with few shops open, because there are no people visiting, probably only tour groups come, because they get kickbacks. So it is not as lively as in the movies, there are no shops to visit. There are only a few shops selling ancient costumes and drinks.
Third, it was extremely hot, being right on the edge of the desert.
In short, it's not worth the 40 yuan ticket and it's a complete waste of time. Don't come if you can avoid it.
The ancient city of Dunhuang was the seat of Dunhuang County in the Han Dynasty, located in the hinterland of the oasis in the middle and lower reaches of the Dang River. The Tang Dynasty established Shazhou, the Yuan Dynasty established Shazhou Road, and the Ming Dynasty established Shazhou Guard. The city site has been passed down from generation to generation and has never been moved. According to the research and speculation of Li Bingcheng, a researcher at the Dunhuang Institute of Northwest Normal University, it is possible that Zhao Po Nu marched 2,000 miles westward from Lingju. In the sixth year of Yuanding in the Han Dynasty (11 BC), he mobilized manpower from Zhangye and Jiuquan County to build Dunhuang City, a western fortress, and built Tuhe, Saicheng and Maquankou Weir water conservancy hubs outside the Dunhuang oasis.
I went there this afternoon and I felt it was just average. The cultural heritage is not strong enough and it is now more of a film and television base. The explanation of the guide is also very average, not very recommended.
Dunhuang is a city in the desert. Dunhuang is a magnificent city. Walking around the towering city walls, you can feel its rich western flavor from every brick and tile, every door and pavilion. It is said that there are antique streets with many shops inside the city walls. When you cross the city walls, you can see the prosperity and bustle of this important city on the Silk Road in the past.
It is a man-made attraction, like a film studio. It has been in operation for 30 years and is deserted.
ps: This is a film and television base, which is not within the route, but we were so stubborn that we asked the driver to change the route and take a walk. It turns out that this place is really worth a visit~ Friends can be whimsical and have all kinds of concave shapes~
The reason why it is not recommended is that this place was renovated later and is actually a film and television city without much natural scenery and cultural heritage.
Arriving at Dunhuang Film and Television City, I changed into ancient costumes and took photos for two hours before calling it a day. Of course, there was nothing else worth appreciating here except taking photos.
The ancient city of Dunhuang is now actually a film and television base, and tickets are required to enter. Due to the hot weather and it was noon, we had to give up on going in to take a look.
Dunhuang Ancient City is a cultural tourist attraction that was later rebuilt. It is 16km away from the urban area of Dunhuang and is backed by Mingsha Mountain. It is now a film and television shooting base and was once the filming location of the film "Dunhuang". The ancient city reproduces the glory and majesty of Dunhuang during the Tang and Song dynasties, and has filmed films with a strong Northwest style such as "The Romance of the Gods" and "New Dragon Inn".
A film and television base with a northwest style. The ticket seems to be 20 yuan, and there is a tour guide. The so-called tour guide actually explains what film and television works have been filmed in each scene.
If you are not interested in these, I don't recommend it. I can't say I like it, but it's quite interesting to see the sets in the movies and TV series in front of you.
I don't know if this ancient city is a film and television city. Anyway, it's fine to just take a quick look at the film and television city and enjoy the novelty.
The first stop on the west line~ Because of the off-season, there are not many tourists in the ancient city. The streets imitate ancient times, and the small stalls are dazzling. The sun is just right at noon. Walking around the ancient city, even if there are not many people, it may not be as fun as in the peak season, but I still feel happy~ When I saw Gaochang City, I couldn't suppress my excitement~ Although I know that it is a Gaochang City built by imitating Gaochang's architecture. However, there is no off-season discount ticket price, which is unscientific!
Dunhuang Ancient City is a film and television base built by modern people. It is strongly not recommended to go there. When not filming, it is a dead city. In addition, the journey is very long, and you have to change buses in the middle. There are few buses, and the service staff in the scenic area is very poor.
It's deserted, as if I traveled through time. Everything is so shabby, but I have taken photos of Zui Linglong here.
I feel like the ancient city in the Western Regions on TV looks like this
The first stop of the western tour, Dunhuang Ancient City is a film and television base. The ancient city is well built and especially suitable for taking pictures. Ancient costumes and clothing are provided in the ancient city.
The driver recommended this place while waiting for the speed test. It is suitable for friends who like taking photos. Just go in and take a look when passing by. There is no need to go there specially. It only takes about 10 to 20 minutes to take a look. If you take your time to take photos, an hour is enough. I didn't see the crew, and there were not many tourists. I heard that you can run horses during the peak season, and you can also change into special costumes to take photos. Overall, it's okay.
Dunhuang Ancient City, also known as "Dunhuang Film and Television City, Imitation Song Shazhou City", is a cultural landscape and film and television shooting base built for the Sino-Japanese co-production of the film "Dunhuang" and modeled after the ancient Shazhou City and "Along the River During the Qingming Festival".
If you wear ancient costumes, it's not bad to perform in it, otherwise it's just a shabby film and television city.
Watch the large-scale live performance "Seeing Dunhuang Again" directed by Wang Chaoge. (Ticket group purchase 198, watch 100 minutes, feel like traveling through history) Moved by the joys and sorrows of historical figures that have been buried under the grains of sand, and moved by the long history of Dunhuang and the greatness of the Silk Road. This is exactly "the lack of life length is made up with quality, and the dryness of the performance plot is made up with tears."
The first stop of the one-day tour on the west line. It is said that the movie "New Dragon Inn" was filmed here before. It is not big inside and you can walk around it quickly. You can rent costumes to take pictures. But I want to emphasize that I bought the costumes myself and brought them from Chengdu 😄. This trip to Dunhuang is not only a marathon, but also a costume movie
If you like the feeling of traveling through history in ancient costumes, this is definitely a good place. In addition to clothes, hair accessories and accessories are also very complete, which is really great!
It is mainly composed of some man-made landscapes. We didn't see any film crew when we went there, just some tourists taking photos. There is a shop that rents out ancient costumes.
This is actually a man-made film and television city, and it is also a restoration of the ancient city of Dunhuang. According to the scenic spot, Detective Di Renjie and The Legend of Zu were both filmed here. There are not many highlights, but it is still a good idea to go early when there are fewer people and wear appropriate costumes to take a few photos. There are costume rentals in the scenic spot.
I just passed by the entrance, because I have been to Nanhai Film and Television City, so I didn't go in. I think those who like film and television cities should like it, because I had a lot of fun when I went to Nanhai Film and Television City, hahahaha. Dunhuang is a place with the characteristics of the Northwest, which is even better. Hey, it reminds me of "Fire Dance in the Yellow Sand", which should be the feeling.
It is actually a film and television city imitating the Song Dynasty. If you are interested in ancient costume film and television cities, it is quite interesting. If you are not interested, you will find it boring. There are various movie scenes. It is said that Running Man has been recorded here. Some scenes in it always remind me of the games I have played, such as "Gu Jian Qi Tan", "Xian Jian", and "Xuan Yuan Jian". . . I have been lost in senior domestic martial arts RPG games. .
A photography location where you can meet celebrities. Many films about the desert have been shot here. There is also a new photography location next to it. It is estimated that there will be many celebrities in the future. It is worth a visit.
It was so hot in August. We drove past a scenic spot and thought it was an ancient city, but it turned out to be a film and television city. It would be great if we wanted to take photos in ancient costumes, but our family was too tanned to be in the mood. There are free explanations.
Dunhuang Ancient City, also known as Dunhuang Film and Television City, has been filmed in many TV series and movies. I was most impressed by Stephen Chow's A Chinese Odyssey and New Dragon Inn. The driver joked that after the New Dragon Inn was broadcast, people didn't dare to come here for two years, saying that people would eat human flesh here. It may be because the tourism industry here was relatively weak in those two years, so he made fun of it. The ticket price is 40 yuan/person, and there are free guides to introduce the architectural features and allusions in the scenic area throughout the whole process. I personally feel that this attraction is still good. For friends who are used to seeing high-rise buildings, the first feeling this loess building gives me is the open sky and the characteristic city walls, which give me an experience of the feeling in the costume drama.
After seeing the travel reviews of various great gods, I went there on purpose. The ticket is 40, with a discount of half price. The costumes and decorations are 40 for men and 50 for women, and then we went out to play around the city. Lacking the courage to try, I copied the male and female looks in a talented woman's travel notes with my teammates and my daughter, Dongchang + female knight + girl's pink Hanfu. As soon as I got dressed and walked out, Dongchang Xiaofan was stopped by a beautiful sister-in-law to take a photo, so I mustered up the courage and withstood the pressure. Under the gaze of her husband, I took photos with two generations of beauties in her family. The assistant photographer did not come for some reason. After all, being an actor and taking photos has great limitations. I didn't make more good films. What a pity. For more than an hour, I mingled with various cosplayers in the "ancient city". When I returned the costume, my back was already wet ~ ( ̄▽ ̄~)~
Dunhuang Ancient City is a cultural tourist attraction that was later rebuilt. It is 16km away from the urban area of Dunhuang and is backed by Mingsha Mountain. It is now a filming base for filming and television. It was once the location for the film "Dunhuang". The ancient city reproduces the glory and majesty of Dunhuang during the Tang and Song dynasties. Films with a strong northwest style such as "The Romance of the Gods" and "New Dragon Inn" were filmed here. "Running Man" was also recorded there. You can rent ancient costumes for cosplay, 50 yuan for girls and 40 yuan for boys, including hairstyles. You can wear ancient costumes and walk around and take pictures in the film and television city without time limits. There seemed to be less than 10 tourists in the scenic area on the day we went there. I don't know why. However, if you don't take photos in ancient costumes, there is not much point in visiting a man-made ancient city. If you are on the way, you can go there.
Ticket price: 40 yuan/adult, student tickets are half price 20 yuan, and adult tickets can be purchased on Meituan for 34 yuan.
Time: If you are not taking period photos, one hour is enough.
The ancient city of Dunhuang is actually a half-abandoned film and television city. Japan once filmed a documentary called "Dunhuang" here. By the way, that documentary is very good and well-made.
The ancient city is not big and is dilapidated, but you can rent clothes and take photos, which is very exciting.
The ticket gate is very simple. After entering this gate, we arrived at the ancient city of Dunhuang. The architectural form of the ancient city of Dunhuang is built completely in the style of the Tang Dynasty. From the shape and size of the ridgepole, we can get a glimpse of the charm of the Tang Dynasty.
"Running Man" came here to record a program before, but this place is still far less famous than the Zhenbeibao Film and Television Base in Yinchuan, Ningxia.
The ancient city in the desert is very different from the south of the Yangtze River, with yellow sand and desolation everywhere.
Everything in the ancient city is covered with a layer of sand and dust, which is the most characteristic thing of the Western Regions. It looks dirty.
There are all kinds of buildings in the ancient city, from the General's Mansion, to the County Government, to the Yihong Courtyard, to the pancake shop, and to the tofu shop.