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...

The Crescent Spring (月牙泉) is located in the Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area (鸣沙山月牙泉景区) near Dunhuang (敦煌), in Jiuquan City (酒泉市), Gansu Province (甘肃省), approximately 5 kilometers south...

The Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟), located at the western end of the Hexi Corridor (河西走廊) in Dunhuang (敦煌), have been carved over a period of approximately 1,000 years, from the...

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...