Gansu: Echoing Sand Mountain and Crescent Lake, Dunhuang (甘肃省敦煌市鸣沙山和月牙泉)

Echoing Sand Mountain is a series of dunes surrounding C

rescent Lake. Named for its distinctive shape and aural characteristics, its echoes can be heard as the wind blows over the dunes.

Visitors ride camels up the dunes, which rise to 250 meters.

With gardens blooming on its banks, Crescent Lake offers a lovely visual counterpoint to all that sand.

Admission: RMB 120 during peak season (May 1-October 31) and RMB 60 in low season.

Echoing Sand Mountain and Crescent Lake is six kilometers south of Dunhuang.

China Southern operates a daily return flight between Xi'an Xianyang Airport and Dunhuang Airport. Air China flies between Beijing and Dunhuang once a day.

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