Dunhuang | Mingsha Mountain - Crescent Lake

Today I'm sharing strategies for visiting Crescent Lake~~ 🚙Transportation: About 10 yuan by taxi | Bus No. 3 (no need to group up) | Self-driving 💰Ticket: 55 yuan per person in the off-season (valid for 3 days | enter the park by swiping your ID card) 🈺Time: 7:00—17:00 (adjusted according to the season) No restriction on exit time, entry time is restricted🚫 👔Clothing: Large temperature difference between day and night, hats and gloves are indispensable, mainly winter clothes 👟Shoe covers: 20 yuan each time inside the scenic area, cheaper outside the scenic area, I forgot the exact price, wearing shoe covers will prevent sand from entering, no need to rent if wearing boots, or like me, wearing hiking snow gaiters which have the same effect (a little sand may enter), definitely will get sand in your shoes if not wearing any 🐫Camels: Scan the code at the entrance to buy tickets, exchange for paper tickets at the window, go to the place 🈶 with many camels, camel owners will call out numbers, pay attention to listen, 100 yuan/40 minutes, photo taking 📷➕20 yuan, finally reaching the foot of the mountain 🚉Sightseeing car: It's best to enter the park from the middle gate, 10 yuan per ride, actually it doesn't take long from the entrance to the foot of the mountain, a 1-kilometer road, but it's not suitable for the elderly 🧓, it's better to take the sightseeing car 🌄Sunset: If you're going for the sunset, don't enter too early, check the sunset time in advance, enter the park two hours ahead, it's really windy up there, super cold when blowing🥶, I waited for 4 hours for the sunset, and my hands turned purple from the cold after watching it, it's best to buy a rose for photos 📷, instantly feels like the Little Prince 💦Drinks: It's best to bring mineral water and lip balm, the wind really makes your mouth dry❌, there are no toilets on the mountain, but there are some at the foot of the mountain 🈶 🧗Climbing: Climb up step by step from the ladder where there are many people, don't step directly on the sand, it will take more time and effort, to be honest, it's a bit tiring, but if you persist✊, you can make it to the top, and you will sweat when climbing out in the sun, everyone be careful not to take off your clothes, be careful not to catch a cold, but the view from the top is definitely better than the slopes below, going down is quick, some people run down, I just choose to walk with big steps ⚠️ Finally, I hope everyone will protect the environment and not litter.