About
Ancient silk road oasis with desert dunes and cave treasures
Why go
- Feels like traveling back in time
- Landscapes that donโt exist anywhere else
- A place where everyone going somewhere stopped, just for a moment, to breathe
Must try
- Mogao Caves with ancient Buddhist murals
- Mingsha Dunes where the wind makes the dunes sing
- Crescent Lake oasis
- Ride camels across the dunes
- Yadan Geopark
Pro tips
- Bring a scarf or shawl for wind and sand
- Park at the north lot, south lot fills by 9am
- Stayed at a hostel right in the middle of the night market
- Night market has amazing food and pop-up bars
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