Dongshamen
in Gansu, China

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
40.269 and 94.772 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 40° 16' 8" and E 94° 46' 20"
Currency and Currency Code:
Yuan Renminbi - CNY
Spoken languages:
Chinese, Uighur, Zhuang
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:38 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Asia/Urumqi
UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
4:46 am and 6:31 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe
References
This place on Geonames.org
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Delve into Dongshamen

Dongshamen in Gansu is a town located in China about 1,140 mi (or 1,835 km) west of Beijing, the country's capital town.

Time in Dongshamen is now 08:38 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Urumqi with an UTC offset of 6 hours. We know of 2 airports closer to Dongshamen. The closest airport in China is Dunhuang Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 12 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Mogao Caves in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), South.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Zhuanqukou, Huangqu, Guojiabao, Wudun and Lujiabao. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Videos from this area

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Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, China

Published: January 12, 2013
Length: 36:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Alan Metok

We visiting the Mogao Caves or the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, China. These buddhist caves had the most amazing sculptures and wall paintings and are hundreds of years old. We visited in 2012...


Dunhuang by night / La nuit à Dunhuang (Gansu - China)

Published: September 20, 2014
Length: 57:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: valpard

(EN) Dunhuang (Dūnhuáng in ancient times meaning 'Blazing Beacon') is a county-level city (pop. 187578 (2000)) in northwestern Gansu province, Western China. It was a major stop on the...


Gobi Desert and Last Days of Silk Road Trip Clairedonze's photos around Jiayuguan and Dunhuang

Published: December 05, 2010
Length: 19:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu

Preview of Clairedonze's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/clairedonze/1/1252669176/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod...


Mogao Caves - Dunhuang, Gansu, China

Published: December 02, 2010
Length: 20:53 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWa

http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00a0-5ee4-9b81?ytv2=1 - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Mogao Caves Dunhuang Located in the Gobi desert,...


Spectaculair Gobi Desert and Mogao caves

Published: February 10, 2013
Length: 44:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Taco Petri

Spectaculair Gobi Desert near Dunhuang. The Mogao Caves are also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas.


甘肃:莫高窟 GANSU: Touring the Mogao Caves

Published: December 09, 2016
Length: 24:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: The China Traveller 司徒建国

Travel back to the 4th Century to see the amazing Mogao Caves... If only this dick would let us take a look! FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE CHINA ...


外国人在丝绸之路的夜市试吃驴肉 Donkey Meat at a Silk Road Night Market

Published: January 17, 2017
Length: 51:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: The China Traveller 司徒建国

Sampling lots of food including donkey meat at a night market in Dunhuang, Gansu. FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE CHINA VIDEOS Twitter: ...


Flying from Lanchzhou to Dunhuan

Published: November 08, 2018
Length: 18:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ukrmag


敦煌: 鸣沙山&月牙泉 游记攻略 | Visit Dunhuang: Ming Sha Shan & Crescent Moon Lake

Published: May 07, 2019
Length: 22:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jane's Journey

带着姥姥去西北, 敦煌一定要来一次今天去的是鸣沙山和月牙泉(同一个地方) 太喜欢这里了!分享一下经历和心得,希望大家都能来大西北看一看...


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