To attract more visitors and investors from China and abroad, Dunhuang in Gansu province introduced special measures at a promotional event in Beijing last week, among them free admission to tourist attractions, improving the quality of educational tours, providing subsidies for event organizers, supporting local performances, and expanding airline routes and flights.
At the age of 10, Wu Mingfei received a gift from his mother: a thick book about the murals in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province. This gift ignited his passion for painting and inspired his dream of visiting the caves one day.
The Ancient Sound of Dunhuang Educational Base received official recognition as a World Research Travel Organization cooperative base on Nov 6. It features a 4,000-square-meter immersive learning space, 13 specialized classrooms, support from 200+ experts, and houses nearly 1,000 pieces of Gansu's intangible cultural heritage works.
More than a hundred whooper swans recently made their way to the Yanchiwan International Wetland, situated within Qilian Mountain National Park in Gansu province.
