About this place

The echoing sanddune and crescent spring---It is a beautiful 5A natural scenery area. The sanddune and the spring stay together for thousands of years,which is in the south of Dunhuang city 6 km.Local would like to compare them as a deep lovely couple. The sandune is east streching edge of the Kumutag desert, which is the sixth largest desert in China. The crescent spring has never been dry and buried by the sands. Many legendary stories have been come down about them.In ancient time it was also the very important station along the silk road since all of Mogao caves were built in the east cliff of the sanddune.