China Themes Travel Guide

Why is Echoing Sand Mountains So Special? Located on the Silk Road, the Echoing-Sand Mountain is known as one of the Eight Great Landscapes of Dunhuang and one of...

Yueyaquan (Chinese: 月牙泉; pinyin: Yuèyá Quán) is a crescent-shaped lake in an oasis, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China. Crescent Lake (月牙泉), about 5 km southwest of Dunhuang city, is in shape of crescent, hence the...

Why is Mogao Grottoes So Special? Mogao Grottoes, known also as the Mogao Caves, the Dunhuang Caves, or the Thousand Buddha Caves, are a network of Buddhist cave temples...

Why is Site of the Stone Constructions So Special? The site covers an area of nearly 200 square meters. The residual wall is nearly 2 meters high and 3...

Why is The Ancient City of Lapchuk So Special? There still remains a watchtower on the northeastern corner of the southern city, with a height of 15 meters. Inside...

Why is Beacon Towers So Special? Beacon Towers in Hami There are totally 51 beacon towers of Qing dynasty remained in Hami. In arid and torried areas, beacon towers...

Why is Hami Museum So Special? Hami regional museum is a comprehensive museum at the regional level. It is the main collection organization and exhibition center of cultural relics...

Why is Gey’s Mazar So Special? The Hui nationality in our country is also called Gongbei, and the Uygur nationality is also used to refer to graves in general....

Why is The Ancient City of Dahe So Special? The central area at the bottom of Balikun Basin is flat, with a Ma Pingchuan, fertile land and abundant water...

Why is Rock Carvings So Special? Archeologists have discovered 893 rock carvings in about 20 sites around the county, with the earliest dating from around 10,000 years ago. Those...