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3-Day Dunhuang itinerary guide

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Dunhuang — Lion Yardang, near Dunhuang

Top stops to prioritize

  • Mogao Caves
  • Shazhou Menbing
  • Shunzhanghuang Noodles
  • Shazhou Market
  • Dunhuang Night Market
  • Dunhuang Museum
  • Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring
  • Mingsha Mountain

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Mogao Caves, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Mogao Caves
  • Dunhuang Night Market
  • Dunhuang Museum
  • Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring
  • Mingsha Mountain
  • Yangguan Museum

Day 2: Keep it simple

For day 2, these 6 places should be enough to fill your day with something exciting to do in Dunhuang.

  • Handai Great Wall Relic Site
  • Yumen Pass Scenic Area
  • Yangguan Historic Site （Northwest Gate）
  • White Horse Pagoda, Dunhuang
  • Leiyin Temple

Day 3: West side of town

For day 3, we recommend exploring the west side side of town.

  • Shazhou Market
  • Western Thousand Buddha Caves
  • Wuwei Culture & Sport Office Paper
  • Confucian Temple Community Residents' Committee
  • Great Wall Electrical Appliance Group Dunhuang Sales Center
  • Dunhuang Transportation Bureau
  • Qiangren Firm

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