laohaha123

2017-12-09 06:56:16

很荒凉，很宽阔的荒凉，视线所及的只是干净的蓝天下的一段长长矮矮的烽燧遗址，让人不由得问：历史远去之际，尚有几人为昨日怀念？

jameshuang

2018-01-04 21:38:50

This is the 2nd pass of the two most west fortresses (Yuan Guan Pass and Yumen Pass) of the ancient Silk Road. Yuan Guan Pass (陽關) got its name because it is located south of Yumen Pass. Yuan in Chinese means sunny and also means south. It was built at the same time as Yumen Pass by the order of Emperor Wudi (漢武帝) of Han dynasty. It was used for consolidating the border defense as well as developing the remote western region (西域). Yuan Guan Pass is 80 km (50 mi) away from Dunhuang city in the southwest region. In 629, the famous Xuan Zang (玄奘), a great Chinese Buddhist monk pilgrimaged to India in search of Buddhist scriptures, and returned via Yuan Guan 16 years later. Today most of the Yuan Guan was eroded and buried under sand. It is impossible to recover with current technology. Chinese government lists it as a protection area. The only remain is the broken beacon tower.We came here after visiting Yumen Pass in the late afternoon. A private owned Yangguan Museum was built onsite based on the old Yang Guan of the Han Dynasty. Yangguan Museum first opened to the public in 2003 with exhibitions showing the history, culture, weapons, buildings etc. of the Yng Guan. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take photos inside the exhibition hall. While waiting for the guide (included in the ticket), we went to the top of the city wall and saw several defense and attack weapons on display. The tour also included a ride on a small tour bus to the mountain side of the Yang Guan ruins. It also provided us a good chance to see the broken beacon tower. After the tour bus dropped us off, it took us few minutes walking to the site where the original Yang Guan was built. Once we were on top of the hill, we realized why the Yang Guan was built here. There was nothing but endless desert and it was a good defense spot.Due to the climate and underground springs, this area also is a hometown of tasty grapes. We actually visited a small village (二墩村) in the middle of desert in between Yumen Pass and Yang Guan. The day we visited was in the middle of the grapes harvest season. We bought 4 bunches of grapes and they were delicious. I think it might be the low humidity that causes the high concentration of sugar. We also found there were many huge barn-like buildings used for making raisins utilizing the nature desert climate. Don’t forget to taste those juicy and sweet fruits when you visit Dunhuang.

684feliciab

2017-11-22 14:06:31

The ruins and remnants of the Han Dynasty strongholds made significant marks on the ancient Silk Road.

ariellek_bj

2018-01-14 18:33:11

What you see today as Yangguan Pass -- a 70km drive southwest of Dunhuang -- is actually the ruins of a beacon tower indicating the possible location of the original gate nearby. The original Yangguan was first built in 150BC and has not been preserved through the century. No one knows where is the exact location of the real Yangguan Pass. Therefore, what you're paying RMB 50 admission ticket to see is just the sandy beacon tower at the top of the hill -- everything else is basically newly built in modern times. It takes a lot of imagination to understand the former splendor and poetic meaning of this place. In the Han dynasty through to Tang dynasty, this is one of the two gates where traders, Buddhist pilgrims and other travelers have to go through in order to leave China and head towards India or the Middle East. In Tang dynasty, the Buddhist monk Xuanzhuang, popularized in the novel "Journey to the West" (aka The Monkey King), returned from India via the Yangguan Gate carrying important Buddhist texts and translations. I'm told that on the south of the hilltop, the locals call this the "antique beach" because over the years, many pottery, jewelry, coins from ancient times, as well as the remnants of houses etc. were found in this area. In reality, I didn't see anything but barren land on the southern slopes of the hill. Today, what you find is a very basic museum describing the Han dynasty (when Yangguan was first built) -- people's lives, what weapons the military used for defence, what the farms looked like, etc. All very basic things you can see in major Chinese museums, if you have visited Beijing's museums you can absolutely skip this part. If you're visiting in the summer and if you have children with you, there are war games here you might like to take advantage of. But I visited during low season, when everything was practically closed down, so I am not sure of the prices. If you pay RMB 20 to take an electric vehicle up the hill and back (essential for visiting during the summer), then you are provided with a tour guide for free. However, if you choose to walk up the hill yourself, the tour guide will not walk up with you. Since I was visiting in mid-February when it was still -5 degrees C during the day, the site had no other tourists and everything looked deserted. I was told the scenery is great during the summer. Perhaps when you visit, you'll see what I missed!

甜甜妈

2018-03-15 14:04:00

相对于莫高窟昂贵的门票来说，这里既免费又凉快，也有仿制的洞窟，人少，冷气充足。还有电视片，介绍敦煌南北窟的发掘过程，挺长知识的。

ykll

2017-12-17 09:55:27

去过莫高窟的游客相信印象都十分深刻，我是被那些大大小小，形态各异，表情丰富的石像所吸引，震撼，中国的文明真是博大精深啊，而且景区的讲解也是很好，管理到位

双双阿童木

2018-01-12 15:17:25

莫高窟对于连霍高速来说 地处偏远 道路不太好 旺季门票180 淡季80配有导游讲解 洞窟内没有灯光 可随身携带电筒仔细欣赏 但不能拍照 最好是早上去参观 太阳在太阳的照射下 更添神秘感 洞窟内的壁画精美绝伦 雕塑栩栩如生 是一场视觉盛宴

453emilyz

2018-03-07 12:20:44

精美的壁画，，肃穆端庄的佛影，飘舞灵动的飞天……庄严神秘，令人屏声敛息！！！票价淡季的时候80，旺季160，外宾要加20块讲解费。每个讲解员大概会带着参观10个窟，不能拍照，如果还想再看的话，可以留在那跟着其他讲解员看其他窟

棉花糖2025

2018-02-22 20:57:03

景点内是不准摄像的，在入口处有寄存相机的地方。景区内每个导游带领参观的洞窟数量都不一样，如果你觉得不过瘾，可以偷偷跟着另外一个导游继续浏览

srito

2018-03-28 17:31:27

学生の頃、歴史を勉強している時に写真で見たり、テレビで見たりしていた敦煌遺跡。死ぬまでに一度は行ってみたいと思っていましたが、ついにそのチャンスが来ました。11月の末、という事で、朝晩はマイナスになる寒さだったのですが、更に、莫高崖に行こうとしていた日の前日から大雪になってしまいました。朝、道路は雪と氷でしたが、車で何とか現地入り。新しくできたレセプション＆ビデオ上映館の周りは全部真っ白です。そこからバスで莫高窟へ向かう道も雪に埋まりまるでスキーに行くような感じ。周囲の小高い丘、遠くの山々がみな真っ白に輝いて（天気は快晴！）ものすごくきれいでした。やっと莫高窟に到着し、予約していた日本語ガイドさんとすぐに会って、見学開始。我々は家族3人のみなので、他のツアー客とは別にゆっくりと見て回る事ができました。写真でしか見たことがない仏像や壁画を説明を聞きながら見て回っていると不思議な気持ちになりますね。正直、久しぶりに観光地で感動しました。日本語のガイドさんもなかなか良かったです。尚、レセプション館まで戻る場るバスの時間などがわからず、バス停にいたドライバーに聞いてもよくわからず（もうすぐと言うだけ）、待合室もなくて外でずっと、30分以上待たされたのが残念でしたが、オフシーズンのしかも中国なので仕方ないのでしょうね。ただ、チャーターした車で来ている人もいた様なので、次の機会があったら、そうできないか旅行会社に聞いてみようと思います。