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Find the Great Wall in Desert

Dunhuang - Jiayuguan

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Description :Reputed as one of the seven construction wonders in the world, the Great Wall was built to defend the enemies in the past and it was not built in one day or one dynasty, here you can explore more about it.

Tour Code : CHSR-02

Duration : 4 Day(s) / 3 Night(s)

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Dunhuang

Dunhuang is a famous tourist city, where the landmark is an attractive statue called "Playing Pipa (a Chinese musical instrument) in a Reverse Direction", the idea of which comes from the mural in Mogao Caves, a shrine to the culture and arts of Dunhuang. In ancient times, Dunhuang was the center of trade between China and its western neighbors. At that time, it was the most westerly frontier military garrison in China. With the flourishing of trade along the Silk Road, Dunhuang was prompted to become the most open area in international trade in Chinese history. It provided the only access westward for the Chinese Empire and eastward for western nationalities. Today, as a reminder of this historical area, we are left with the Mogao Caves, Yangguan Pass, Yumenguan Pass and many wonderful Chinese poems depicting the time. Although what remains of the two Passes are crumbling walls, one can still experience the atmosphere of that time while visiting in person.
Mogao Grottoes Singing Sand Mountain and Crescent Spring

Jiayuguan

It is said that in Ming Dynasty there was an artisan working on this pass, called Yi Kaizhan, who was good at arithmetic. As long as the materials needed were accounted by him, the accuracy and economization of material needed were available. The inspector did not believe it at all and required him to count the number of the bricks used for establishing this pass. After Yis careful account, he said there were 99,999 bricks. Afterwards, the inspector bought the bricks according to his words and said I will kill you and punish the other workmen to work for more three years for penalty if there is one more brick left or lacked. Finally there was one brick left as the completion of the pass, and this brick was set on the dais. The inspector was joyful to find this and wanted to impropriate these workmens hire. However, Yi Kaizhan responded calmly: This brick was set by god, and it is immoveable. If you move it by force, the whole pass will be collapsed. The inspector did not dare to baffle him any more after hearing his word. From then on, this brick was kept there and nobody dared to remove it. Nowadays, we are able to see this brick on this pass.
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Jiayuguan - Jiayuguan Hotel

The Jiayuguang Hotel (Jiayuguan Binguan) is a blend of European and Asian styles. The hotel is in the center of Jiayuguan, convenient to many shops and restaurants. The hotel also offers its own shopping center, business center, foreign currency exchange, sauna, dance hall, KTV center and chess/card...

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