6 Gobi adventures: Best ways to get sand in your shoes in Dunhuang

by Clarissa Wei

With nothing but 1.3 million-square-kilometer desert for company, Dunhuang (??) really feels as though it's in the middle of nowhere.

But it's the desolation that makes the desert town so attractive.

The air is crisp; there's not the slightest hint of light pollution at night; it?s one of the few places in the world where anyone can rent a camel and camp out in sand dunes.

With a population of 180,000, Dunhuang (the name means "big and grand") is located in the Gansu province of western China.

As a town, it was a frontier defensive bulwark in the Han Dynasty and a major stop on the ancient Silk Road.

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