Dunhuang (Chinese: 敦煌; pinyin: Dūnhuáng, also as simplified Chinese: 炖煌; traditional Chinese: 燉煌; pinyin: Dūnhuáng in ancient times meaning 'Blazing Beacon') is a city (pop. 187,578 (2000)) in northwestern Gansu province, Western China. It was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road. It was also known at times as Shāzhōu (沙州), or 'City of Sands', a name still used today, "or Dukhan as the Turkis call it." It is best known for the nearby Dunhuang Caves.
It is situated in a rich oasis containing Crescent Lake (月牙泉) and Mingsha Shan (鸣沙山, literally "Echoing-Sand Mountain"). Mingsha Shan is so named for the sound of the wind whipping off the dunes, the singing sand phenomenon.
It commands a very strategic position at the crossroads of the ancient Southern Silk Route and the main road leading from India via Lhasa to Mongolia and Southern Siberia, as well as controlling the entrance to the narrow Gansu Corridor which led straight to the heart of the north Chinese plains and the ancient capitals of Chang'an (today known as Xi'an) and Luoyang.
TRAVELOGUE DUNHUANG
Dunhuang China
Dunhuang: Part 1
Aerial Photography/Video in Crescent Lake, Dunhuang, Gansu Province
Sound of China's Dunhuang Duo Crane Guzheng
"The Dunhuang celestial chart"
Dunhuang: Mogao Cave 158 (敦煌: 莫高窟 158)
Dunhuang: Mogao Cave 249 (敦煌: 莫高窟 249)
Mogao Caves (UNESCO/NHK)
Dunhuang dance show "Flying Apsaras"
Dunhuang Yun Rosewood Guzheng 896E
12 Girls Band - 女子十二楽坊 - Dunhuang 敦煌 (MV)
Pure Land: Inside the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang
Digital 3D Dunhuang Caves exhibit at the Hong Kong Book Fair
TRAVELOGUE DUNHUANG
Dunhuang China
Dunhuang: Part 1
Aerial Photography/Video in Crescent Lake, Dunhuang, Gansu Province
Sound of China's Dunhuang Duo Crane Guzheng
"The Dunhuang celestial chart"
Dunhuang: Mogao Cave 158 (敦煌: 莫高窟 158)
Dunhuang: Mogao Cave 249 (敦煌: 莫高窟 249)
Mogao Caves (UNESCO/NHK)
Dunhuang dance show "Flying Apsaras"
Dunhuang Yun Rosewood Guzheng 896E
12 Girls Band - 女子十二楽坊 - Dunhuang 敦煌 (MV)
Pure Land: Inside the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang
Digital 3D Dunhuang Caves exhibit at the Hong Kong Book Fair
敦煌乐鼓 Dunhuang Drum
China Gansu Dunhuang 中国甘肃省敦煌 Unique Ancient Mogao Grottoes
Background Music Creation - Dunhuang Dance
The Silk Road 03 The Art Gallery in the Desert
Dancing Sculpture of Dunhuang
DUNHUANG
Demo of Shanghai Dunhuang Premium Rosewood Erhu
Guzheng Contemporary Music 敦煌隨想 Dunhuang Capriccio
[중국여행] Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel/ 돈황산장/하나투어 스티커
Dunhuang Travel Video
Crescent Lake, Dunhuang China
【K】China Travel-Dunhuang[중국여행-둔황]명사산사막 월아천/Mingsha desert, Crescent Lake/Mingsha Desert/Oasis/Taoism
Dunhuang and Xian, China Travel
Dunhuang, China the Desert Oasis and using a Graduated ND Filter
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BMW MOTORCYCLE TOUR SILK ROAD 2008 FOOD STALL DUNHUANG
Dunhuang.mov
DUNHUANG'S TOURISM BOOM
Flaying Asparas (Angels) of Dunhuang
Dunhuang Oasis
Gobi Desert-Dunhuang China
World's largest shrine Buddhist "Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes" Aerial Footages
Mogao Caves - Dunhuang, Gansu, China
China on the Move: Mogaiku, Dunhuang - CCTV 090809
Dans les dunes a Dunhuang! - Dunhuang, China (crescent moon lake oasis in gobi desert)
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Camel Riding on Echoing-Sand Mountain
Maiji Caves