West Thousand Buddha Cave is an integral part of Dunhuang Buddhist art for its similarity to Mogao Caves in colored clay statues, the style of frescos and the structure of the caves.
Hetian Museum stores precious national cultural relics. As a window to ancient civilization, the most attractive exhibits there are the jade monkey and copper Buddha, and ancient brocades.
Imperial Mausoleum of Xixia Dynasty is composed of nine imperial tombs and 254 tombs of imperial relatives and officials. It's the one of the largest and well preserved imperial mausoleums in China and is…
Labrang Lamasery still keeps the most complete teaching system of Tibetan Buddhism in China and is one of the six Tibetan Buddhism temples belonging to Gelu Sect.
Composed of waterwheel garden, waterwheel and cultural squares, this modern theme park replays the view of waterwheels lining both banks of the Yellow River almost fifty years ago. It showcases the fine…
Astana Graves are a series of underground tombs located on Gobi desert in north of the Gaochang Ruins in Turpan of Xinjiang. Famous for the numerous mummies, paintings and other antiques, it is regarded as the…
It is a provincial-level comprehensive museum with historical materials of the growth of Ningxia communist party and other precious artifacts from ancient times combine to make the museum a treasure house of…
Jiayu Pass is the western end of the Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and is widely recognized as the most well preserved military fortress along the Great Wall today.
Dunhuang White Horse Pagoda was built in A.D. 386 in memory of the dead white horse of a monk who preached Buddhism. The adobe structure and the unique lamasery architectural style have made it a desirous…