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Mengjiaqiao in the region of Gansu Sheng is a place located in China - some 1,148 mi or ( 1848 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Mengjiaqiao is now 09:15 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Suzhou, Laojunmiao, Yumen, Yuanquan, and Yangjiaqiao. When in this area, you might want to check out Suzhou . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Mengjiaqiao ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Mogao Caves - Dunhuang, Gansu, China
tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Mogao Caves Dunhuang Located in the Gobi desert, the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas feature beautiful wall ..
Dans les dunes a Dunhuang! - Dunhuang, China (crescent moon lake oasis in gobi desert)
A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Dunhuang, China by TravelPod blogger Sylvainboisse. See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com Dans les dunes a Dunhuang! "Des nouvelles depu ..
Camels & Sandstorms in the Dunhuang Dunes Markwilliams84's photos around Dunhuang, China
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Gobi Desert and Last Days of Silk Road Trip Clairedonze's photos around Jiayuguan and Dunhuang
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Interesting facts about this location
White Horse Pagoda, Dunhuang
The White Horse Pagoda, in Dunhuang, was built to commemorate 'Tianliu', the white horse of the Buddhist monk Kumārajīva, which carried Buddhist scriptures all the way from Kucha to Dunhuang in China c. 384 CE. Kumārajīva, a revered monk and translator, was born in the oasis city-state of Kucha, the son of a Kuchean princess and a Kashmiri Brahmin. The horse found passages through high mountains, across raging rivers, and water when needed.
Located at 40.15 94.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Crescent Lake (Dunhuang)
Yueyaquan is a crescent-shaped lake in an oasis, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China. It was named Yueyaquan in the Qing Dynasty. According to measurements made in 1960, the average depth of the lake was 4 to 5 meters, with a maximum depth of 7.5 metres In the following 40 years, the depth of the lake continually declined. In the early 1990s, its area had shrunk to only 1.37 acres with an average depth of 0.9 meter (maximum 1.3 meter).
Located at 40.09 94.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Mogao Caves
The Mogao Caves or Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 492 temples 25 km southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China. The caves may also be known as the Dunhuang Caves, however, this term is also used to include other Buddhist cave sites in the Dunhuang area, such as the Western Thousand Buddha Caves, and the Yulin Caves farther away.
Located at 40.04 94.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Stele of Sulaiman
The Stele of Sulaiman is a Yuan Dynasty stele that was erected in 1348 to commemorate the benefactors and donors to a Buddhist temple at the Mogao Caves southeast of Dunhuang in Gansu, China. The principal benefactor is named as Sulaiman, Prince of Xining (died 1351). The stele, which is now held at the Dunhuang Academy, is renowned for an inscription of the Buddhist mantra Om mani padme hum in six different scripts.
Located at 40.04 94.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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