Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Lake
鸣沙山月牙泉 · Míngshā Shān Yuèyá Quán
Tall “singing” sand dunes right at the edge of town, wrapped around a crescent-shaped spring.
Booking requiredBring your passport3–4 hours (late afternoon to sunset)
Tip
Climb the dunes for sunset, then come back at dawn on the same ticket. Rent the orange shoe covers to keep sand out.
- Opening hours
- Roughly early morning to after sunset; reported as 06:00–19:30 from late August 2026. Times change with the season. To be confirmed
- Price
- ¥110 (1 Apr–30 Nov), ¥55 in winter. The ticket lets you re-enter for 72 hours by face scan. Camel rides, sand sledges and dune buggies cost extra.
- How to book
- Reported to be online-only with real-name booking: use Trip.com with your passport, or the site’s official WeChat account. Book a few days ahead in summer. To be confirmed Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- Taxi or DiDi, about 10 min from the centre; city buses also run along Mingshan Road
- Address in Chinese
- 甘肃省酒泉市敦煌市鸣山路鸣沙山月牙泉景区
Photo: N509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Checked against these sources on 2026-09-27. Rules change often, so confirm on the official site before you go.
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