Huge live evening show staged at the Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel, with a backdrop of the sand dunes. You can purchase tickets from the ticket office next to the Mogao Grottoes Reservation and Ticket Center.
Dunhuang Celebration
Dunhuang
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