Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, a beautiful secret place on the Silk Road✨

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A glance for a thousand years! A super shocking check-in guide for the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, traveling through the beautiful secrets of the Silk Road✨

Super practical guide 📖

📍 Address: Dangquan River, eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain, 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province. This art treasure house in the desert is waiting for you to explore!
🕙 Business hours: The peak and off-season hours are different, the peak season (April 1st - November 30th) is 08:30 - 18:00, and the off-season (December 1st - March 31st of the following year) is 09:00 - 17:30. Remember to arrange your trip in advance.
🎫 Tickets: Full price ticket in peak season is 238 yuan (including watching the digital movies "Millennium Mogao" and "Dream of Dunhuang", scenic area vehicle and on-site visit), and 140 yuan in off-season! You need to grab tickets on the "Mogao Grottoes Visiting Reservation Website" 1 to 30 days in advance. During the peak season, it is as difficult as grabbing concert tickets. Set the alarm ⏰ and go!
🚗 Transportation: You can take bus No. 3 in Dunhuang city to the Mogao Grottoes Digital Display Center directly; you can drive there by navigation, and the parking lot charges are reasonable🅿️ Super convenient~

📸 Must-see highlights
✅ Digital Exhibition Center: First watch the dome movies "Millennium Mogao" and "Dream Back to Dunhuang". The naked-eye 3D effect will take you directly "through" to the heyday of Dunhuang!
✅ On-site cave visit: Follow the guide to enter 8-10 selected caves, each of which hides thousands of years of murals and colored sculptures! Flying fairies, sutra transformation stories, the details are so beautiful that they make people scream~
✅ Mogao Grottoes Cultural Relics Protection Research Exhibition Center: exhibits replica caves and precious cultural relics, you can feast your eyes without buying tickets!

Things to note ⚠️

❌ Taking photos or touching the murals is strictly prohibited in the caves!
❌ Wear comfortable shoes, as you will need to walk a long distance in the scenic area.
❌ There are many people in the peak season, so plan your route in advance and visit during off-peak hours for a more pleasant experience!

The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang are truly "a stunning sight that lasts a thousand years"! The moment I walked into the cave, I was shocked by the gorgeous murals on the walls and was speechless. The fluidity of the flying ribbons and the compassion on the faces of the Bodhisattvas, every stroke is the wisdom and ingenuity of the ancients 🎨 The digital movie is also very attentive, directly telling the past and present of Dunhuang clearly! The only small regret is that the visiting time is quite tight during the peak season. It would be better if we could stay a little longer😭 But overall, this is definitely a holy place that you must visit once in your lifetime! Whether you are an art lover or an ordinary tourist, you can be deeply moved here. Take your camera and go to this date that spans a thousand years! 🌟