Qianfodong
in Gansu, China
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Dunhuang Airport (9 mi)
- Mogao Caves (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 40.037 and 94.802 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 40° 2' 13" and E 94° 48' 6"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yuan Renminbi - CNY
- Spoken languages:
- Chinese, Uighur, Zhuang
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:53 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Urumqi
- UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:33 am and 4:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to China.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning China. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Qianfodong
Qianfodong in Gansu is a town located in China about 1,141 mi (or 1,836 km) west of Beijing, the country's capital place.
Time in Qianfodong is now 08:53 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Urumqi with an UTC offset of 6 hours. We know of 1 airports nearby Qianfodong. The closest airport in China is Dunhuang Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Mogao Caves in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), North.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Wudun, Sanwei, Guojiabao, Yangjiaqiao and Shazhou. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Videos from this area
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Gobi Desert and Last Days of Silk Road Trip Clairedonze's photos around Jiayuguan and Dunhuang
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Mogao Caves - Dunhuang, Gansu, China
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China ---Dunhuang 敦煌・Mingshashan 鳴沙山---
Sheep Escape - FAIL
Sheep escaped out fence, but went back for safety.
20130404敦煌でラクダに乗る。
敦煌の鳴沙山、月牙泉という砂漠がある場所でラクダに乗った。
Camels in Dunhuang, Gobi dessert
Camels ready for working in the Gobi dessert near Dunhuang, China.
China Dunhuang Caves 1995
敦煌: 莫高窟&敦煌夜市 | Visit Dunhuang: Mogao Cave & Night Market
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背景音樂：古巨基《Old Boy》
莫高窟——中國甘肅敦煌
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Mogao Caves
The Mogao Caves or Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 492 temples 25 km southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China. The caves may also be known as the Dunhuang Caves, however, this term is also used to include other Buddhist cave sites in the Dunhuang area, such as the Western Thousand Buddha Caves, and the Yulin Caves farther away.
Stele of Sulaiman
The Stele of Sulaiman is a Yuan Dynasty stele that was erected in 1348 to commemorate the benefactors and donors to a Buddhist temple at the Mogao Caves southeast of Dunhuang in Gansu, China. The principal benefactor is named as Sulaiman, Prince of Xining (died 1351). The stele, which is now held at the Dunhuang Academy, is renowned for an inscription of the Buddhist mantra Om mani padme hum in six different scripts.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Qianfodong.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Lei-yin-ssu, Ch’ien-fo-tung, Mokao Grottoes, Qianfodong, 千佛洞
