2,000 Year-Old Oasis Known as the City
of Sands, Dunhuang in the western part of Gansu Province was
originally an important post on the ancient Silk Road. Among
the most famous archaeological treasures are the Mogao Grottoes.
There is a total of 492 caves housing one of the country's
most famous collections of Chinese Buddhist scriptures frescoes
and paintings. Other attractions include the Western Thousand-Buddha
Caves and the Singing Sand Mountain.
