Timing
about 30mins from downtown Dunhuang to Mogao;
5-10mins from the Parking Lot to the Ticket Office;
10-15mins from the Center for Conservation, Research and Exhibition of Dunhuang Grottoes to the Entrance to caves (including photo taking en route);
10-20mins from the Ticket Office to the Entrance to caves (including scenery viewing and photo taking);
20-30mins for visiting the Center for Conservation, Research and Exhibition of Dunhuang Grottoes;
90-120mins for visiting the caves (including visiting the Exhibition Hall of the Hidden Library Cave);
30-60mins for landscape viewing, photo taking and shopping.
Route
I) Parking lot → Ticket Office → grottoes area (including the Exhibition Hall of the Hidden Library Cave) → Historical Museum of the Dunhuang Academy → shopping area → Center for Conservation, Research and Exhibition of Dunhuang Grottoes → Parking Lot;
II) Parking lot → Ticket Office → Center for Conservation, Research and Exhibition of Dunhuang Grottoes → grottoes area (including the Exhibition Hall of the Hidden Library Cave) → Historical Museum of the Dunhuang Academy → shopping area → Parking lot. |