Mingshashan Mountain Review

Super worth going. 2001 2004, 2006 and 2019 have been there separately, the change is really big. Witness pure natural crescents to deformed crescents and then to human intervention crescents. The feeling in the heart is that we really have to love our planet. Finally, I took a wedding photo there, and the memorial was huge.

It is a very good attraction. Come in the summer, queue for about 10 minutes to enter the scenic spot. Riding a camel has to queue, about 1 hour. You can also climb Mingsha Mountain, take pictures and see the scenery. In the Crescent Spring at night, the lights are on, very beautiful.

Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area is located five kilometers south of Dunhuang City. It has been known for its coexistence with mountain springs and the desert wonders of symbiosis of sand and water for thousands of years. It is known as one of the best scenery outside the sea. ​ Today, there are about 30,000 people entering Mingsha Mountain! Many people ride camels, but it looks like they are tired and see camels walking hard, I didn't join them.

敦煌鸣沙山月牙泉景区（Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring），位于甘肃省酒泉市敦煌市城南5千米处，占地面积为76.82平方千米，核心景区面积界定为12.79平方千米。被誉为“塞外风光之一绝”。鸣沙山东起莫高窟，西至党河口，东西绵延40千米，南北宽约20千米，主峰海拔1715米。山体由红、黄、绿、黑、白、五色细沙堆积而成；月牙泉地处鸣沙山的环抱之中，因形状酷似一弯新月而得名。1994年，敦煌鸣沙山月牙泉景区被定为国家重点风景名胜区；2005年，敦煌鸣沙山月牙泉景区获“中国最美的五大沙漠之一”等荣誉称号；2015年，敦煌鸣沙山月牙泉景区获评国家AAAAA级旅游景区、中国敦煌世界地质公园。

听说晚上看日落的游人挤爆鸣沙山，打车回酒店都打不到，就临时改成早上起早游览鸣沙山，7点酒店出发到中门，鸣沙山买学生票特别不方便要到窗口排队，早上窗口也没全开，每个队伍都有团队导游，一摞一摞地换票，排队30分钟，7:30进了鸣沙山，穿上门口小店买的10元的防沙脚套（5/10/15三种），背上10元的滑沙半天（事实证明浪费了，脚印多的坡上根本滑不起来，没有脚印的沙山要么围起来收费滑沙40元，要么围起来不让上去），进入园内就有浏览车或者骑骆驼100元45分钟，浏览车根本不需要，走走很快到月牙泉，10:30左右就玩好了

鸣沙山，在汉代的时候被称为神沙山、沙角山，魏晋时始称鸣沙山。最早在东汉辛氏《三秦记》中有“河西有沙角山，峰崿危峻，逾于石山，其沙粒粗色黄，有如乾糒……人欲登峰，必步下入穴，即有鼓角之声，震动人足”的记载。