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01 Transportation Guide
Self-driving
Starting from the urban area of Dunhuang, go southwest. There are road signs along the way, and the driving time is about 1 hour.
Chartered car
You can choose a chartered car according to the number of people. The price varies with different car models.
West Line group tour
You can join a Dunhuang West Line group tour, which passes through Xiqianfo Grottoes, Yangguan, Yumenguan, and Yadan along the way.
02 Opening Hours and Contact Number
Yangguan Scenic Spot is open to the public all year round. In the peak season, it is open from 8:00 to 20:00 every day, and admission stops after 20:00. Please note that the above information may be adjusted according to seasons and holidays, and please refer to the actual disclosure of the scenic spot on that day.
The duration of the visit in the scenic spot is about 2 hours.
Scenic spot contact number: 0937-8833089
03 Ticket Price and Preferential Policies
The ticket price of Yangguan Scenic Spot is 50 yuan per person, the preferential half-price ticket is 25 yuan per person, and the sightseeing bus ticket is 20 yuan per person.
Preferential policies:
Children (under 1.2 meters in height), active-duty soldiers, retired soldiers, police officers, disabled persons, and elderly people over 70 years old can enjoy free tickets with valid certificates and ID cards.
Tour guides with groups can enjoy free tickets with a tour guide certificate and a valid group task document.
Elderly people (60-70 years old), minors (over 1.2 meters in height), full-time college students with undergraduate or below academic qualifications (under 24 years old in normal school age, excluding evening universities, radio and television universities, adult education, continuing education, short-term training, international students, etc.), journalists, and staff of cultural and museum systems can enjoy half-price tickets with valid certificates and ID cards.
Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan tourists can enjoy the same ticket preferential policies as domestic tourists with valid identity certificates such as "Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents", "Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents" or student certificates (the preferential objects are the same as above).
The above ticket preferential policies are only applicable to Chinese citizens. When purchasing tickets, you must present valid certificates and ID cards at the same time.
Note: According to the phased preferential policy documents issued by the local superior management department in the current year, the preferential objects that need to be implemented shall be implemented in accordance with the document requirements.
04 Tour Route
The recommended visiting route is: Yangguan Scenic Spot Parking Lot → Go to the ticket office of the tourist service center to buy tickets → Check tickets at the entrance of Yangguan Scenic Spot → Enter the gate of Yangguan Museum → Visit the Ancient Dunhuang Military Culture Exhibition Hall → Visit the Liangguan Hansai Exhibition Hall → Visit the Silk Road Exhibition Hall → Visit Yangguan Duwei Mansion → Visit the Replica of Han Dynasty Yangguan Pass → Take a shuttle bus to the Yangguan Ruins Area → Visit the Yangguan Ruins → Take a shuttle bus back to the boarding point (you can get off midway to visit the Silk Road Ethnic Culture Garden and the Silk Road Farming Culture Exhibition Hall) → Visit the Yangguan Antique Barracks → Visit the Yangguan Research and Study Experience Hall → End of the visit. This route allows you to fully understand the historical culture of Yangguan and enjoy the natural scenery of the Yangguan Scenic Spot.
05 Check-in Recommendations
NO.1: Yangguan Museum Tower
The first step to enter Yangguan Scenic Spot is to take photos at the Yangguan Museum Tower. In the morning, because of the backlight, it is recommended to take photos inside or on the tower.
Check-in index: ★★★★★
NO.2: Zhang Qian Square
There are many places to take photos in Zhang Qian Square, including the bronze statue of Zhang Qian, the Han Que Archway, the museum exhibition hall, etc.
Check-in index: ★★★★★
NO.3: Yangguan Ancient Street
"Deep is the courtyard; don't let the spring flowers fade in vain." The antique street is located to the north of the museum exhibition hall, with the architectural style of farmyards, which can create a delicate and charming photo effect.
Check-in index: ★★★★☆
NO.4: Gongde Pavilion
Gongde Pavilion is definitely an overlooked check-in and photo spot. With the small lighthouses around as the background, you can also take beautiful photos.
Check-in index: ★★★★☆
NO.5: Yangguan Duwei Mansion
This is where the Duwei adult works daily. You can apply for a customs clearance document here, and it is a must-visit attraction for tourists.
Check-in index: ★★★★★
NO.6: Replica of Han Dynasty Yangguan Pass
The replica of Han Dynasty Yangguan Pass is reproduced according to the record in Dunhuang Posthumous Book "Shazhou Dudu Fu Tujing No. 5" (P.5034): "The main gate of the ancient Yangguan Pass is 20 steps east-west and 27 steps north-south". It is one of the landmark buildings of Yangguan Scenic Spot. There are soldiers guarding here all the year round, and it is the place to check the documents and leave the pass.
Check-in index: ★★★★★
NO.7: Wang Wei Square
Recite frontier poems under the statue of Wang Wei, and appreciate the poets' sorrow of separation, lofty aspirations and patriotism. Behind the statue of Wang Wei, there is a large Gobi covered with boulders. Each stone is carved with frontier poems in seal script. With the Yangguan beacon tower in the distance as the background, sitting on the stone to take a group of photos will definitely be amazing.
Check-in index: ★★★★☆
NO.8: Yangguan Ruins
Coming to the Yangguan Ruins, you can get close to the historical relics of the Han and Tang Dynasties. There are the Yangguan beacon tower known as "the eyes and ears of Yangguan", the "Antique Beach" where "you can return with both hands full", and the Yangguan Avenue symbolizing prosperity and brightness.
Check-in index: ★★★★★
NO.9: Silk Road Cultural Corridor
The Silk Road Cultural Corridor is based on the cultural heritage of the golden section of the Silk Road. Relying on the thousand-year-old road relics of Yangguan, and using the junction of Gobi and oasis, it integrates historical and cultural relics with desert and oasis scenery, historical exploration, immersive experience and spiritual root-seeking, presenting a epic scroll of Silk Road civilization spanning 2,000 years. The Silk Road Cultural Corridor is 2.4 kilometers long, starting from Tianma Pavilion on the top of Southeast Shimen Mountain, and from southeast to northwest, there are Xuanzang Pavilion, Yangguan Plank Road, Single-plank Bridge, Bowang Houguan, Moon Gate, Vineyard, Silk Road Ethnic Culture Garden, Silk Road Buddha, Silk Road Farming Culture Garden and Silk Road Farming Culture Exhibition Hall in turn. There are also sculptures, archways and landscape sketches interspersed, connecting the four cultural themes of military, ethnic, religious and farming. Being in it, the water of Yemawan Lake is rippling, the Yangguan oasis is green, the desert Gobi is vast, and the Yangguan ancient road is like a belt. The huge visual contrast gives people a strong spiritual shock.
Check-in index: ★★★★☆
NO.10: Yangguan Post
Many torture instruments and farming tools are displayed here, which can be experienced for free. You can take some photos or small videos for yourself as a souvenir. Experience pulling a bow and shooting arrows in the nearby archery range to test your combat effectiveness! You can also rent the same type of armor as the Yangguan general. Here you can enjoy the military culture and folk games to your heart's content!
Check-in index: ★★★★☆
NO.11: Antique Barracks
It consists of the commander's tent, military tents, barracks, 辕 gate, training ground, archery range, racecourse, and parade platform. These buildings show the border military culture and reproduce the military life of the garrison soldiers guarding the border in the past.
Check-in index: ★★★★☆
NO.12: Research and Study Experience Hall
Here you can experience research courses such as pottery making, beacon fire transmission, Great Wall construction, rubbing making, and mural copying. There are also a variety of Dunhuang cultural and creative products and books in the hall.
Check-in index: ★★★★☆
06 Featured Tour Projects
In order to meet the needs of different tourists, the scenic spot has carefully launched a variety of packages. These packages have their own characteristics and provide tourists with a more rich travel experience. Tourists can buy them at the ticket window.
Featured transportation
At the sightseeing bus stop in the scenic spot, you can choose to ride a donkey, horse or camel to the Yangguan Ruins Area, walk on the Gobi, and feel the scene of camel bells ringing and merchants traveling at that time.
The price is 80 yuan per person for riding a camel, 80 yuan per person for riding a horse, and 30 yuan per person for taking a donkey cart.
School Field Archery
After taking the sightseeing bus back to the pass from the ruins area, you can reach the archery range according to the sign. Here you can experience traditional bows and arrows, one yuan per arrow, and if you hit the ten rings, you can get five arrows as a gift.
Pottery Making
After passing through the antique barracks, you will arrive at Yangguan Pottery Kiln. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. You can not only experience pottery making and enjoy the fun of DIY, but also customize pottery, mud paintings, stone paintings, etc. depicting Dunhuang murals.
Beacon Fire Transmission
Experience beacon fire transmission in the south of Yangguan Research and Study Experience Hall. Based on the principle of friction generating heat, use wood to make a fire drilling board and a drilling rod, and stones and wheat straw as auxiliary props. No combustion-supporting materials are added to fully restore the ancient people's fire drilling.
Mural Copying
Dunhuang murals are so beautiful that it's not enough to just look at them with your eyes. After appreciating the art of Mogao Grottoes and Xiqianfo Grottoes, settle the Dunhuang in your heart on the pen. Through line drawing and coloring exercises, create your own impression of Dunhuang.
Rubbing Making
As a way of cultural inheritance, rubbing has made a special contribution to the inheritance of Chinese civilization. Clearly copy the patterns on the stone carvings onto rice paper, sign and inscribe your satisfactory works, and then mount them for your own collection or give them to friends. It's very playable.
07 Food Recommendations
Inside the scenic spot: There is Dicos in the Yangguan Research and Study Experience Hall. Tourists who choose to dine in the scenic spot can go there.
Outside the scenic spot: In the farmhouses of Longle Village, Yangguan Town, you can taste local Dunhuang specialties such as Populus euphratica Braised Pancake, Desert Wind Chicken, and Farmhouse Stir-fry.
08 Precautions
Please pay attention to protecting cultural relics during the visit. Do not touch, climb or damage the historic sites.
There may be a lot of walking in the scenic spot. It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes and clothes.
Since Yangguan Scenic Spot is located in a desert area, the climate is dry and the temperature difference between day and night is large. Please take sun protection and warm-keeping measures.
Please bring enough water and snacks during the visit to cope with possible fatigue and hunger.
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