Dunhuang has a clean city centre with a commercial area with many shops and many hotels. There is a small pedestrian area with shops and open air stalls selling artifacts and other tourist goods. Between the city and the dunes of the Gobi desert lies the Leiyin Buddhist temple, which at the time these photos were taken was undergoing a restoration. Dunhuang has an airport with direct flights to Urumqi, Lanzhou and other cities.

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01 Airport
02 China Southern plane in airport
03 Panorama view of Dunhuang
04 Central hospital
05 Tree lined pavement with bicycles
06 Fruit market stalls
07 China telecom building with antennas
08 Statue of woman with mandolin
09 Tree lined street
10 Camel
11 Street sweeper
12 Main street with ornamental arches
13 Bus station
14 Chinese arch in pedestrian area
15 Dunhuang museum
16 Pavement in main shopping street
17 Pedestrian area with stalls and white and blue flags
18 White and blue flags
19 Leiyin Buddhist temple main entrance
20 Incense pot in Leiyin Buddhist temple
21 Buddhist monks in Leiyin temple
22 Leiyin Buddhist temple inner court
23 Coloured prayer flags in Leiyin Buddhist temple
24 Shanzhuang Mountain Villa hotel
25 Street at night with neon lights and decorations
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