Destinations: Mogao Grottoes, Great Wall of Han, Yumen Gate Pass
Activities:
Your tour today in Dunhuang includes the visit to the famous Mogao Grottoes, also being called “ Mogao caves or Caves of thousand pagodas” - a shrine of Buddhist art treasures, 25 km (15.5miles) from downtown Dunhuang on the eastern slope of Singing Sand Dune, at the crossroads of trade as well as religious, cultural and intellectual influences, the 492 cells and cave sanctuaries in Mogao are famous for their statues and wall paintings, spanning 1,000 years of Buddhist art.
You will also visit the Great Wall of Han Dynasty and Yumen Gate Pass (Jade Gate Pass) which is a very important military stopover along the silk road. Dinner will be arranged tonight and transfer to the Liuyuan railway station for your overnight train to Turpan.(soft berth train tix is booked, 4 pax sharing one cabin)
Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner