Level 3 City

Dunhuang

Desert oasis hiding a thousand years of Buddhist cave art in the dunes

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BOUNTIES DONE

XP Available
bolt 530 XP
bolt +200

Enter the Mogao Caves

Step inside 1,600 years of Buddhist art across 492 painted grottoes carved into a desert cliff.

Landmark
$$Moderate
bolt +150

Climb the Singing Sand Dunes at Sunset

Scramble up the Mingsha dunes and listen to them 'sing' as sand cascades down golden slopes.

Nature
$Moderate
bolt +125

Ride a Camel Along the Silk Road

Sway atop a Bactrian camel through the same desert dunes that ancient Silk Road traders crossed.

Adventure
$$Moderate
bolt +55

Slurp Dunhuang Yellow Noodles at the Night Market

Taste the turmeric-yellow hand-pulled noodles unique to this desert oasis town.

Food
$Easy