Dunhuang		          
 

The Taklamakan Desert, the world's second vastest

Crossing the world's second largest desert required great courage and knowledge of the stars.
Murals at the Mogao Caves Mogao Caves
450,000 square feet of exquisite murals from the fourth to thirteenth centuries. 		 
 

Han dynasty Great Wall

 

Han Dynasty Great Wall
The desert has preserved one of the oldest sections of the Great Wall, dating to the year 120 BCE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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