https://china-travel.org/tags/gansu/Recent content in Gansu on China Travel GuideHugo -- gohugo.ioen-US© 2026 LéaSun, 18 Oct 2026 12:24:45 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/<p><strong>Contents</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/#quick-overview-which-area-is-for-you" >Quick overview: which area is for you?</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/#1-shazhou-night-market-and-the-old-town-core" >1. Shazhou Night Market and the Old Town Core</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/#2-dunhuang-night-market-and-the-bookstore-side" >2. Dunhuang Night Market and the Bookstore Side</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/#3-design-rooms-and-boutique-stays-downtown" >3. Design Rooms and Boutique Stays Downtown</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/#4-the-mingsha-mountain-and-crescent-moon-spring-side" >4. The Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring Side</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/#5-desert-camps-and-glamping-nights" >5. Desert Camps and Glamping Nights</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/#quick-budget-breakdown" >Quick budget breakdown</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/#practical-tips-for-dunhuang" >Practical tips for Dunhuang</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/#faq" >FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-dunhuang/#my-final-recommendation" >My final recommendation</a></li> </ul> <p>My first Dunhuang hotel was chosen for a poor reason and turned out to be the right one. I had arrived off the afternoon train from Zhangye West wanting somewhere cheap within walking distance of food, so I booked a room two minutes from the Shazhou night market. By that same evening I was standing on a dune above Crescent Moon Spring with the light going orange across the sand. The taxi out there took fifteen minutes.</p>