Dunhuang Mogao Cave has commenced to construct a digital display and tourist reception facility in the Gobi desert.

This digital display and tourist reception facility is the sub-project of the ongoing Dunhuang Mogao Caves Protective Utilization Program. It will be completed by the end of 2010 and be planned to put into use in 2011.

Located at the south of the Dunhuang 314 provincial trunk highway, this center is 15 kilometers from the Mogao Caves and covering an area of 60 Mu. It will consist of tourist reception hall, a multimedia display area, a digital theater, a dome theater, a dome theater, offices, a post office, a bank, a restaurant, a shopping area, and other facilities.

It will bring three changes to Mogao Caves travel. First, it will enrich the contents by giving tourists an insight into the culture, art and value of Dunhuang via modern means such as digital theater. And it is expected to improve the reception capability of Dunhuang, enabling more tourists to visit the caves at the same time. At last it offers more suggestions for tourists going to Mogao Caves from the tourist center: by bus, on foot, or by riding a camel to enjoy the desert scenery along the way.