敦煌英文PPT介绍

1、the beautiful town dunhuang the national, historical city of dunhuang is a renowned（著名的） tourist city for the mogao caves. it is situated in the common boundary of gansu province, qinghai province and xinjiang province. dunhuang, long ago referred to as sha zhou (beautiful desert oasis绿洲), was the h

2、ub（中心）of middle and eastern silk routes in ancient times. the city landmark（标志性建筑） is an attractive statue, the idea of which comes from the mural（壁画)in mogao caves, a shrine（圣地） to the culture and arts of dunhuang. mogao caves (莫高窟） - crystallization of cultural exchange dunhuang mogao caves is one

3、 of the most important cultural relics(文化遗产） in china. dunhuang caves is famous for its fine painted murals (壁画）and clayey sculptures（泥质彩塑）now it has bocome the largest, most plentiful buddhist art in the holy land over the world. the dunghuang caves is a history book describing masses of romantic s

4、tories from the early qin dynasty to qing dynasty. it presents the ethnic look(民族风情） and the historical change during 1500 years.mingsha mountain（鸣沙山） the mingsha mountain is so named due to the sound-making sand. stretching over 40 kilometers, 20 kilometers north-south widespread, the highest eleva

5、tion of 1715 meters. the sand of mingsha mountain has five colors: red, yellow, green, white and black. crescent moon spring（月牙泉） the eye of the desert the crescent moon spring is embraced in the bosom（怀抱） of the mingsha mountain and obtain its name for its crescent-like（新月形） shape. it boasts sweet

6、and cool water, clear as the mirror. since time immemorial, the spring survived even in the dry desert.why? because of the unique terrain（地形）,when the wind blows, the sand is not blowing down the mountain, but it flows from the foot of the mountain to the top, so the sand will never bury the crescent moon spring, known as the desert wonders.yadan landform（雅丹地貌）yang pass（阳关）yumen pass（玉门关）there