一片荒漠，卻是當(dāng)年繁華邊關(guān)的遺址，留下數(shù)不清的文物。只可惜已被盜掘得差不多了。封閉起來成了馬后炮。

去嘉峪關(guān)的人都會去，聽著講解員的介紹，你就會想象當(dāng)年絲綢之路的情景。

沖著“勸君更盡一杯酒，西出陽關(guān)無故人”去的，實地一看，確實很大氣、蒼涼。站在陽關(guān)的地臺上往下能看見綠洲，隔壁的導(dǎo)游說古時候的綠洲面積比現(xiàn)在要大一百倍。。。。。。哇，那是很大的概念。

只能遠觀，不能近玩。沙漠戈壁中的一點綠，俯覽更具震撼感，可走到觀景臺觀看

包括在陽關(guān)的五十元門票內(nèi)，可以看見茫茫大戈壁以及傳說中的陽關(guān)道，附近還有個碑林長廊，里面有名人為敦煌的題詞碑刻。

這里完全可以感受到大漠蒼蒼的凄涼感，曾經(jīng)絲路的重要關(guān)隘，現(xiàn)已只剩下殘垣斷壁，只會想起那句“勸君更盡一杯酒，西出陽關(guān)無故人“。

這里的森林覆蓋率極高，是親近大自然的好地方，在沙漠里能有這樣一個森林公園還是不錯的。

陽關(guān)沙漠森林公園就是原陽關(guān)古道的舊址，通常我們常說的陽光大道就在這里，遠眺阿爾金雪山，腳踩著泛著紅色光澤的沙地上，環(huán)顧四面連綿起伏的沙丘，真的有一種大氣磅礴的英雄豪氣油然而生！

勸君更盡一杯酒，西出陽關(guān)無故人。

這處森林公園里種植了一大片的胡楊林，修建了水渠，建設(shè)了游樂設(shè)施以及葡萄長廊，為蒼涼的大漠增添了太多的樂趣，成為了當(dāng)?shù)氐闹匾?jīng)濟支柱。

這里的景象是意想不到的美麗......遠遠望去一望無際的沙漠與天相連成一線，風(fēng)將沙吹成一座座沙堆，沙山，好似一幅幅油畫。

In early July this year I took a train to Dunhuang to see the desert.Wewere fortunate to find a nice hotel in central Dunhuang.Nearby the hotel we took a bus to the Yangguan Forrest Park.The views of the sand dunes are really spectaculareven from a long way off.The dunes remind me of the Sahara desert from movies.The entry ticket to the Park is 120 yuan but well worth it.Right from your first arrival at the park one gets a sense of the enorrnity of the desert.Camels canbeen seen every wherefro the entrance and for a fee of 80 yuan you can go for a camel ride.Camel trains leavefrequently accompanied by a camel trainer and are really spectacular.The Camel ride is a MUST Do for anyone visiting the park.It's an amazing experience to be part of a moving camel train.The ride lasts for about an hour with a rest sop on the sand dunes.Around the sand dunes there are various activities such as dune buggy riding,archery, tobogganing down the dunes in a wooden toboggan etc all for a reasonable fee.You can even fly over the dunes in a 3 wheeled craft for about 200 yuan.A fifteen minute walk from the entrance takes you to a beautiful oasis where you can buy cold drink,snacks etc and souvenirs.There are small souvenir stalls in the park.The highlight for me at the park was definitely the camel ride.There are photograhers on site,who take nice photos of you on the camels for a modest 20 yuan.Nice photos ,well worth it Be sure to take a good insect repellent as the mosquitos are irritating and take a waterbottle.Also I recommend a good plastic bag for your camera as sandstorms can damage camera equipment.Have a wonderful visit to the park Andrew