11 / 9 clear liuyuan - Crescent Moon Spring in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes Mingsha apricot yellow skin surface water Donkey am to liuyuan station, where 128 km away from Dunhuang City, dozens of taxis outside the railway station in the hospitality, the next Guests are not many cars, the prices of 500 yuan from the beginning / department, to 50 yuan / department, (normal 20-30 / bit) anyway, sooner or later we must go to the city, the prices are now so cheap, why not climb into two, "Santana" to Dunhuang City. In the August 15 car speed along the moon shining on the vast Gobi, makes people feel good, there is no drowsiness. Chatted with the driver, saying only hotel accommodation here, and the other only very poor hotel, certainly not us, who move in, and strongly recommend to our hotel accommodation. It seems that we on the car thief. Right on cue to the city has looked at several hotels, prices are high, and the counter-offer no less than, tricky, just send our driver, we propose to gradually find their own residence, paying two fares hundred dollars, drivers to see not make any accommodation rebate, this time revealing the true face of the letter I wrote to 50 female spring / seat and the trunk on the luggage withhold, irrational, and good let's more people seven to two, helpless link " 110 "alarm, and finally to the police station to make transcripts, leaving the phone number has been more than four minutes, we can not go along, let the two themselves to find out.
Note the two license plate number: AmEx, Gan F-11690. Shunda's Gan F-13804. Lest they go to guide pre-rut.
In addition a small city of Dunhuang, residence very much a tourist city on weekdays hotels Guapai Jia Gao, the actual discount is considerable. We live in post-Labor hotel 70 yuan / double standard. A little rest, which means a ten-point vehicle to the famous Mogao Grottoes. On the way encountered a talkative driver, said the matter was referred to early morning: the west of Dunhuang is Yumenguan, not crossing spring since ancient times, are children 8 through the locals rarely, there was just abide by customs officers and men, and the other was exiled to that of the part of everyday, is Canglongwohu land, people of non-trivial. Think that is also, the go safety first.
Mogao Grottoes, located 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City, the cliff Mingsha Dong Lu, is a treasure house of grotto art in China, one of the three. Cave began digging in the Former Qin Jianyuan two years (AD 366), the latter through generation of additional and amended, this deposit 492 caves, 45,000 square meters murals, painted sculptures statue of 2415, is a treasure house of grotto art in China's existing largest and most comprehensive 1. In 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Features the art of the Mogao Grottoes is mainly manifested in architecture, statues and murals on the organic combination of all three. Cave-shaped formed into meditation cave temple Cave, Tamiao Cave, dome roof cave, which has affected a variety of shapes of the cave; painted sculpture cyclotomic plastic, floating plastic, plastic film, good industry, plastic, etc.; category Zunxiang painting murals, after changes paintings, stories, paintings, Buddhist art historical sites, architectural paintings, landscape, maintenance painting, animal paintings, decorative painting and other different elements, the system reflects the 16 States, the Northern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Western Xia and Yuan and so on more than 10 dynasties and various aspects of the East-West cultural exchange, becoming mankind's rare cultural treasures. Mogao Grottoes is a veritable treasure trove of artifacts. Cang Jingdong once unearthed in the scriptures, instruments, tapestries, portraits and so on more than 50,000 pieces of high artistic value, a pity because at that time presided over the Mogao Grottoes Wang Daoshi ignorance, which was almost full Pirates of the treasures abroad . Mogao Grottoes is now across the three risk foot of the mountain, from the construction of the Dunhuang Academy Dunhuang art exhibition center, imitation of part of the original big cave, so that tourists viewing the contents of the Mogao Grottoes more colorful. Mogao Caves to see the art treasures of their ancestors left behind, even for a layman is worth!
Dunhuang dry hot desert climate, people suffocate and sit down to a cup of iced endemic "apricot skin water", sweet and sour delicious, scared people the heart, it really amused.
Mingsha 7 km south of Dunhuang is located in east-west stretches 40 kilometers, 20 kilometers from north to south, the whole mountain-shaped yellow sand from the fine grain of rice roots. Mingsha height of about 300 meters, mountain-shaped appearance, peak, such as the blade, seen from afar rolling, such as Qiu Long winding. Mountain overlooking, sand dunes, such as the sea, mountains at the foot of Crescent Moon Spring sparkling, unusual and moving. Wind from time to time, audible if the lightning thunder, breeze blowing, the substantially decreased and orchestral string and wind music, which was known as Mingsha Mountain. There are two odd Mingsha: One person who fell from the top, sand, or mellowed sound Cantabile, or ming, like thunder, unique taste; two for the day Mingsha were trampled-down from the sand, the night of the will be restored between the wind-shaped. Mingsha Mountain Crescent Moon was surrounded by about 150 meters and a width of 50 meters, surrounded by reeds embracing the springs pale blue, because the surface resembles a bright crescent is named. In the evaporation volume is 48 times the precipitation desert, surrounded by sand, after two thousand years and endless, amazing feats. Mingsha - Crescent Moon Spring is a four-star state-level scenic spot. Can travel by bus from the city, sunny sunlight strong, can only choose to go sooner or later, but the ornamental and price ratio, it is too high, not worth it. However, the large scenic areas, to self-help travel Walker should be alternative arrangements zz from sina. Mingsha scheduled to go to the next climb sand mountain, climb three steps up the mountain one step back, then slide down into the two-step by step, feeling really wonderful.
Night stroll at night can be sand, try specialty "Donkey yellow-faced." Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hope head the moon, live beyond the Great Wall border, everyone laughing and joking, do not think that any thinking love for his homeland.
Fees: (Transport: 174 + Accommodation: 400 + Tickets: 980) Yuan / 7
12 / 9 clear Dunhuang City, 7:50-11:30 Jiayuguan City Jiayuguan cantilever 21:48-7:14 Lanzhou Great Wall the Great Wall first pier early in the morning by "Flying Express Bus" from Dunhuang to Jiayuguan City. Anxi way because of the time did not stay to visit the sister Mogao Cave Yulin Cave. Look out the window a look endless yellow sand of the Gobi Desert, has not arrived from the south, the northwest half a month ago, when so many thoughts and feelings, the reality and then ever more bleak, mind a blank, just want to sleep. Ate to stop the rush, all the way beautiful, exciting features, all the way hard and feel happy, and time off fast. At noon arrived at Jiayuguan City, the place is the western end of the Ming Great Wall, this plan an excursion off Jiayuguan City, cantilever Great Wall, the Great Wall first don the evening went by train from Lanzhou, Jiayuguan City. Get off after three chartered to go to the tour.
Jiayuguan Great Wall defense system and the surrounding buildings in the Ming Dynasty. From the outside throughout the Jiayuguan City, the inner city, Urn of three parts, ring ring-phase sets, spectacular. Within the city walls as high as 11 meters. Gives people a bulletproof feeling. The entire complex is something central axis, the distribution of the three Xieshan Ding-style towers, one is led by Simon on the outer city gate Jiayuguan. Towering shrugged off floor, richly ornamented eaves like wings. Denglou overlooking, the whole sky was clear and faint snow-capped mountains, Gobi and fog, stuffed with panoramic view of scenery. Her majestic gives us the feeling being grand, vehement, and her desolation then people feel dejected. Agitation of one's mind like the feeling of Ice and Fire, burst ponder the ancient feeling of infinite. 1 The Great Wall (actually a thick wall) from the turret off meandering southward extension of the city, The monastery is surrounded not see the end. The Gobi Desert in the vast open-Young, it looks really seems both small and short, and has already weathered face, Suiyueliuhen, leaving only a bunch of ruins.
The Great Wall No. 1 pier is the starting point of the Great Wall and the western end of the first beacon. Located 7 km south of Jiayuguan Guan. Great Wall, like a dragon, through the desert, Gobi, winding east, travel thousand years, is to start from here. Along the south Gobi desert, to discuss the north bank Lai steep side, and the Qilian peaks across the river to river as a risk, here is the Ming Dynasty Great Wall on the western end of the first pier from Taiwan. In the first pier you can pay tribute desolate cold Mu history and enjoy the mighty Gobi desert scenery.
Cantilever Jiayuguan Great Wall is located 8 kilometers north of the city, stone off the north side of Montenegro Gap North Slope, is a Jiayuguan part of a military defense system. This period of the Great Wall because of the wall fell down from the steep hill in the ridges, such as the Great Wall upside down, iron wall filled and sealed off down the stretch Shiguan Gap named. Generally speaking, Jiayuguan City tour is closely related to the Ming Great Wall. Dinner in the evening back to the city and later went to Lanzhou by train.
Fees: (Transport: 462 +160 +721 +597 +7 + tickets 56 +420) / 7
13 / 9 clear 7:14 Lanzhou 9:22-19:48 Xi'an, Lanzhou, Gansu, Lanzhou Ramen It is understood that no territory which has attracted a lot of travelers, unless this go to the Qinghai Lake and other places. We also do not intend to more delays, plans to use two hours transit in Lanzhou city, the evening went to Xi'an. The morning bus to Lanzhou, the first station to buy train tickets, after some "playing" Look at the city and went to the mother river - the Yellow River with a statue of Mother Earth to leave a shadow. I'd spend money to two authentic taste of a bowl of Lanzhou beef noodles, fragrant. Authentic. Surface toughness is good, noodles bite teeth and flexible, not like us to ramen noodles on the palate with the tongue wore off, and rotten rake rake. The morning until noon to eat a bowl of noodles do not feel hungry.
20 points relatively recent arrival in Xi'an, the station square in front of chaos, what people have, do not believe anything! Or your own "fight" to find accommodation, arrange travel process, so as not to be taken in. Night live Suntech Road: Metallurgical Hotel.
Cost: Transportation 94 + Accommodation 40
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