Day 1Arrival DayMediumMogao
Buddhist cave murals from a thousand years.
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Mogao Caves
Shazhou Night Market
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Day 2Day TripFullYumenguan
The Jade Gate and wind-carved desert forms.
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Day 3City DayMediumMingsha
Camel ride over dunes to a spring in the desert. The Silk Road story.
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Day Trip
Yulin Caves
Lesser-known murals in a canyon.
Day Trip
Jiayuguan Fort
The western end of the Great Wall.
Half Day
Western Thousand Buddha Caves
Smaller cave group on the river cliff.
Half Day
White Horse Pagoda
Where a monk's horse died on the road.
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