After breakfast we drive from Liuyuan to the city of Dunhuang. Dunhuang lies at the western end of the Gansu Corridor, called "Hexi Zoulang" The name Dunhuang originally meant "prospering, flourishing" -- a hint that Dunhuang must once have been an important city. Its position at the intersection of two trade routes was what made Dunhuang flourish. The coming and going of horse and camel caravans carried new thoughts, ideas, arts and sciences to the East and West. The rest of the day after lunch is at your free disposal, overnight at "Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel" (4*).