Dunhuang
Travel Blogs from Dunhuang, China
Dunhuang, on the silk road
... the moon slowly rise and illuminate the campsite and it is a beautiful evening. The next morning we visit the 1000 Buddha caves. Dunhuang is famous for its buddha caves and this set is smaller and less known than the Dugao caves which we will visit ...
Sand Dunes and Mogao Caves
Xiahe to Dunhuang Journey The massive trip from Xiahe to Dunhuang via Lanzhou takes almost 40 hours from start to finish. The bus ride to Lanzhou is about 5 hours and comfortable. At one of the Lanzhou bus stations, I am approached by a taxi driver, ...
From Dunhuang's famous caves to Jiayuguan
... the subsequent periods up till the 19th century. From the 7th to 9th century, culture and art enjoyed a golden period in China, so did Dunhuang Art. The caves include a 30m long reclining Buddha and two huge sitting buddhas. The tour includes a visit to ...
Doing the Gobi
... the thing when coming from the snow. The train actually stops at Liuyuan, so we had another 2hrs of bus before getting to Dunhuang. Only 15RMB, but I probaby would have paid more if there was an option that came with suspension. We were firmly in desert ...
DunHuang
We are on the edge of the Gobi desert. Yesterday we went to the sand dunes. It was amazing. I have pictures which will be coming soon. Today we had to cancel our morning trip because of a sand storm. Which is also an interesting experience. In the ...
Even Buddhists try to buy a good afterlife
... some lunch and then went for a camel ride partway up the Singing Sand Dunes, which are encroaching on the outskirts of Dunhuang. (The dunes sing in a high wind. We heard nothing but the sound of camels snorting.) This wasn't the adventure it might ...
Hiekkaa varpaisiin ja buddhalaista taidetta
Englannin kielinen kierros alkaisikin vasta neljan tunnin paasta. Arsytti ja harmitti, kun istuttiin auringon paahteessa Mogao-luolien lippuluukun edessa. Sinne olisi ihan turha maksaa kallista sisaanpaasya kiinalaisella opastuksella. Toisaalta tuntui ...
Jade Gate & Yang Gate Pass***
The Jade and Yang Gate Pass are 2 very important passes in the ancient travel routes. ...
Dunhaung Ancient City Studio***
A Grand and big interesting studio whereby numerous movies were ...
The DL
So here's the deal- Right now I'm in the tiny little desert city of Dunhuang where there is little else to do but hang out in an internet cafe, which is conveniently across from our hotel. Here's the blog situation. I get to Beijing, after a few days ...
Dunhuang - the amazing Buddhist grottoes
... , frescoes and carvings by paying the guardian paltry sums, which he used for the upkeep of the site. In 1943 a Dunhuang Arts Academy was established which began to restore the cave and protect and research its remaining contents.Among the items ...
Jiayuguan - Dunhuang
... velos de ville sur les petits chemins a travers champs pour obtenir des vues inedites depuis des zones non gardees. Dunhuang, tresors d'archeologie et premieres dunes Quelques centaines de kilometres plus loin, le desert, le vrai, que le gouvernement ...
1700 Year Old Caves
... otherwise we had a good experience. When we got back from the caves, we spent an hour or so buying train tickets from Dunhuang to Urumqi (we leave tomorrow morning) and plane tickets from Urumqi to Nanjing (we return to Zhenjiang on the 25th), but after ...
Caves and Dunes
... night on a bus (not helped by the fact we're both feeling a tad ropey) that was again overloaded, saw us arrive in Dunhuang decidedly grumpy! Anyway, we quickly found a hotel and had a nap. We then planned our trip to see the World famous (first we'd ...
America! I like Bush!
... happens, I'm seeing the goddamn caves I planned this trip around before I get on that train to Lanzhou tomorrow night. Dunhuang has the greatest selection of restaurants ever. There are FOUR western cafes here if you care. But I'm avoiding that ...
Singing sand
... before venturing further into the Gobi Desert. In the 4th century a monk traveling the Silk Road had a vision just outside of Dunhuang: Budhas shining from the cliffside. He dug a cave into the soft sandstone and decorated it with carved Budhas. Over ...
Dunhuang, China
... and cotton fields. I arrived into town at a reasonable hour, the temperature was nice and needed a cold beer to cool down. Dunhuang looks like a nice town, nicest we have seen since arriving to China...and after 840kms on the bike we have two rest ...
Lei Yin Temple and Han Great Wall
A very typical Chinese temple that don't welcome non Chinese and non Buddhist due to method of ...
Dans les dunes a Dunhuang!
... 's beau), et la vue du temple et de l'oasis au milieu des dunes depuis en haut est très impressionant. Des notre arrivée à Dunhuang on s'est booké un trek en chameau pour s'aventurer dans le désert et y passer la nuit, un peu comme j'avais ...
Moving right along...
... that the train that went there went via Xianing (The opposite direction) and there was no direct bus and we had to stop in Dunhuang, we checkec the LP and Dunhaung seemed nice enough so we went back to the ticket counter to the lady that sugested it and ...
Gobi Desert and Last Days of Silk Road Trip
... area surrounding it reminded us of Mordor. We had fun climbing around on the mountains. From Jiayuguan we then went to Dunhuang which is really famous for its Buddhist Grottoes, and therefore it is quite the tourist attraction, and therefore, they have ...
Die beruehmten Mogao Hoehlen / Mogao Caves
... in Dunhuang. Consequentely we take it easy and since the soccer Word Champioship Games are also on air here in China, Karl does not feel to bored. Dunhuang is our first modern city after several weeks between the middle of nowhere and the end of the ...
Energy Night
... visited. The only activity going on in the city at all is at the train station, where buses and taxxxis arrive from & depart to Dunhuang. The trip is about two hours and we had to take a taxxxi because we got to the train station late. Our taxxxi driver ...


