Dunhuang, a county-level city in Gansu Province, managed by Jiuquan City, is located at the westernmost end of Hexi Corridor, where Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces (regions) meet, with a total area of 3.

Dunhuang is a node city of the Silk Road, famous for its "Dunhuang Grottoes" and "Dunhuang Murals". It is the site of the Mogao Grottoes, a world heritage site, and also the site of Yumenguan and Yangguan on the border of the Great Wall in Han Dynasty. It is one of the four oases in Gansu Province.

Dunhuang natural environment

There are three dangerous mountains in the east, Mingsha Mountain in the south, desert in the west, connected with Taklimakan, Gobi in the north and connected with the remaining veins of Tianshan Mountain. The total area of the city is 31.2000 square kilometers, of which the oasis area is1.4000 square kilometers, accounting for only 4.5% of the total area.

Average altitude1139m, annual average precipitation of 42.2mm, evaporation of 2505mm, annual average temperature of 9.9℃, maximum temperature of 4 1.7℃ and minimum temperature of -30.5℃. The average annual frost-free period is 152 days, which belongs to a typical warm temperate arid climate.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dunhuang

Dunhuang Municipal People's Government-Natural Environment