Dunhuang Mogao Caves | You can't get enough even after ten visits

Few attractions can be as shocking, heartbreaking, regrettable, and yet so captivating as the Mogao Caves. · ⛰️Dunhuang Mogao Caves 📍Provincial Road 217, Dunhuang City, Jiuquan, Gansu Province 🎫Ticket price: 238 RMB 🚗Parking available · 🌈Attraction features: -Preparation before visit: Be sure to read a lot of materials and books to understand Dunhuang culture, otherwise, you really won't understand it. Be sure to book tickets as early as possible, as it is very difficult to get reservations during peak season. -Tickets: Full ticket is 238 RMB, including guided tours of 8 caves, round-trip bus, and two cultural films. Emergency ticket is 100 RMB, including round-trip bus and guided tours of 4 caves. Special cave tickets are within 200 RMB, allowing access to some special caves. It is recommended to buy the full ticket, as the cultural films are very exciting, and watching these two films before visiting the Mogao Caves will be very rewarding. -Attraction: You may have heard of a few famous caves, but be prepared that even with a full-price ticket, you may not be able to see the caves you want. This is because the Mogao Caves have strict flow control and will adjust based on air quality and other standards in each cave. Even the guides have to follow orders at any time, going to whichever cave is assigned. So even if you visit the Mogao Caves ten times, you may not see the caves you want. · 🕐️Opening hours: -Peak season: 8:00-18:00, off-season: 9:00-17:00. -Recommended visit time is 2-4 hours. Do not enter the scenic area too late, preferably before 2 PM, otherwise, you will be in a rush and it will not be worth it. · 🚗Transportation tips: -The Mogao Caves scenic area is very special. You need to first arrive at the Digital Exhibition Center, which has parking. Then take a round-trip bus to the actual site. The site is not large and does not have many places for private cars to park. After all, it is a key cultural relic protection area, and too many people are not allowed to enter the scenic area privately. · 💗Other tips: -Dunhuang is very cold in winter and very hot in summer, so be well-prepared for both sun protection and warmth. -Touching and photographing inside the caves is not allowed, partly to protect the murals and partly to prevent the relics from being exploited by criminals. Respect the cultural relics. -You can move around and take photos freely outside the caves. There is a museum and the Taoist Pagoda next to the caves, which are worth visiting. -You will have to walk back and forth in the scenic area to visit the caves, so it is recommended to travel light. There are almost no resting places, and you will be standing most of the time.