Day 8 Dunhuang

Attractions: Gade Gate Pass & Great Wall of Han Dynasty, Yardang National Geological Park, The Western Thousand-Buddha Cave

Accommodation: Overnight in Dunhuang

Visit the Gade Gate Pass & Great Wall of Han Dynasty, The Great Wall of Han Dynasty is also known as the Outer Great Wall, and its ancillary facilities are the outer Leh City. The Great Wall was built in the early years of Emperor Wudi of Han Dynasty. After several years of investigation by archeologists, it was found that the Han Dynasty had built a "Outer Great Wall" of more than 10,000 kilometers from Dunhuang in Gansu Province to Pyongyang in North Korea in the east. It was the "Outer Great Wall" built by the Han Dynasty and longer than the Ming Wall.

Then visit to Yardang National Geological Park, commonly known as Dunhuang Yadan Devil City. It is an important part of Dunhuang Global Geopark in China. At the same time, it is also one of the three most beautiful Yadan landforms in China. Dunhuang Yadan landforms are the largest, most mature and most ornamental communities of Yadan landforms found in the world so far. In December 2001, the Ministry of Land and Resources approved the establishment of the "Gansu Dunhuang Yadan National Geopark". In August 2003, the park was officially opened and opened to visitors. In November 2006, it was assessed by the National Tourism Administration as an AAAA level tourist attraction, and has been approved as a land and resources science popularization base, Gansu Provincial science popularization Education base, and Gansu Provincial Geological Heritage Nature Reserve.

Continue to visit The Western Thousand-Buddha Cave, which is situated to the west of Mogao Caves, is set into a cliff on the bank of the Dang River, 35 kilometers (about 22 miles) from Dunhuang City. Because the frescos in this cave are similar in structure and artistic style to those found in Mogao Caves, the Western Thousand-Buddha Cave is considered Duahuang Buddhist art.