Top 10 attractions in Dunhuang, China

By Mi Xingang
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 Yangguan Pass (阳关)

Yuangguan Pass, one of the 'Top 10 attractions in Dunhuang, Gansu' by China.org.cn

Ruins of a beacon tower at Yangguan Pass [Photo by Mi Xingang/China.org.cn]
The Yangguan Pass, a mountain pass on the Silk Road, is located approximately 70 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang. Together with the Yumen Pass, this one too was established as a frontier defense pass by Emperor Wu (156 B.C.-87 B.C.) of the Han Dynasty. However, currently, the Yangguan Pass just consists of the ruins of a once high beacon tower.

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