2.Dunhuang Shopping
Dunhuang Shopping
Camel Hoof on Silk Road
A dish, also known as Camel Hoof on Jokul, gained its name for the shape that is like camel prints on the Jokul. It is a known fact that the camel is the most important means of transportation along the ancient Silk Road. They can travel across the arid desert for great distances, aided by their four broad feet. Camel Hoof is actually tendon, and is highly nutritious. People hardly ever kill camels, and with its long life span, the hoof is difficult to find, and is almost as precious as bear palm. To prepare the hoof, clean and marinate it in water until soft, then flavor with some seasoning and steam it together with a chicken for seven or eight hours till the bones can be easily removed. Cut the hoof into pieces, add flavors braised in bamboo steamer for two or three hours. Finally, use egg white to make the jokul, put them together and make a shape of camel hoof on Jokul.
Stir-fried Hump with Five Shredding
This traditional Dunhuang dish was a favorite of high-ranking imperial concubine Yang Yuhuan of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The primary ingredient is Camel hump, accompanied with five shredding consists of Yulan (dryed bamboo shoot), Dongru (a type of mushroom), leek shoots, ham and chicken breast. It is featured in fat and the soft meat.
Quick-frying Hump
Cut the Camel hump into regular pieces or shredding and quick-fry them. Flavor with seasonings, and voila the finished fresh, soft and tasteful Quick-frying Hump.
Three Treasures of Anxi - Suoyang Wine, Guazhou Melon and Shuangta Fish, is source of Anxi dining culture. Tourists should try them; otherwise your Dunhuang trip will be not complete.
Fry Oil Cake
Stuffed sugar candy, rose-essence, walnut and sesame in an oil flour skin that are rounded, and then fried. The cake tastes fragrant, sweet and crisp.
Yellow Noodles
It is a kind of Lamian (dough stretched to form fine noodles). Yellow Noodles look like golden threads, tastes delicious and have a soft texture. They can be added to soups, or mixed with cooked vegetable dishes, and being savoury, makes a good appetitive. From the vivid painting in the Mogao Caves, we may know Lamian is a traditional food with long history.
Niang Pi Zi
It is a kind of traditional popular fast food that is both a little spicy and vinegary. Mix flour and water together into a bowl, then ladle the mixture onto an iron plate, after steaming one minute, the mixture become a wafer thin cake. Cut the cake into strips, leave until cool and flavor with mustard, garlic, capsicum, sauce and vinegar. It is similar to the tasteful Cold Noodles (Liang Pi) of Xian.
Apricot Peel Water
It is a popular drink in Dunhuang City, with a sweet and sour taste like syrup of Plum. It is the cooled boiling water of dry apricot, which is very refreshing, especially for tourists.
Shazhou Night Market on Yangguan East Road is the best place to try these local flavors, such as lamb shashliks and Lanzhou (the capital city of Gansu Province) Lamian (a kind of noodles).
Tianshi Caigenxiang Restaurant
This restaurant serves food with the northwest flavor, and dishes are mainly beef and mutton. Dishes in this restaurant are usually liberal in quantity.
Average cost per person: CNY30
Recommended dishes: Fried Beef
Address: 1st floor of the Building of Armed Force Department, Guanxi Road
Dunhuang Shopping
Dunhuang City is a favorite tourist city in China, but not a modern city and it maybe a little difficult to find large, luxurious emporiums or supermarkets here. In spite of this, tourists' will find handcrafts, gifts and souvenirs readily available in Dunhuang City. Dunhuang City was called 'Gua (melon) Zhou' in ancient times, meaning the hometown of fruits. Dunhuang City is teeming with many kinds of fragrant sweet fruits; some excellent kinds are particular to Dunhuang City that you may not find in other places.
Handcrafts of carpet, painted sculpture, craftworks of camels, luminous cup, calligraphy and painting and Dunhuang wax printing, etc are the most famous. Luminous Cup, known as a Yangguan Jade Cup, is a rare drinking vessel that glows in the dark, hence the name. The cup is made of the fine jade quarried from Mt. Qilian containing abundant mineral substances. Using the cup to drink is good for people's health. Camels are the most important animal for transportation on ancient Silk Road, which is called the pride of desert and people venerate its grittiness and hardworking, make flannelette effigies of it. It has been taken as the mascot of the China Art Festival. Now it is a specialty local tourist souvenir. The recommended factories or stores for tourists to buy handcrafts are as follows.
Dunhuang Shi Luminous Cups Factory (manufacturers of luminous cups)
Address: No.11, Yangguan Road (East)
Handcrafts of carpet, painted sculpture, craftworks of camels, luminous cup, calligraphy and painting and Dunhuang wax printing, etc are the most famous. Luminous Cup, known as a Yangguan Jade Cup, is a rare drinking vessel that glows in the dark, hence the name. The cup is made of the fine jade quarried from Mt. Qilian containing abundant mineral substances. Using the cup to drink is good for people's health. Camels are the most important animal for transportation on ancient Silk Road, which is called the pride of desert and people venerate its grittiness and hardworking, make flannelette effigies of it. It has been taken as the mascot of the China Art Festival. Now it is a specialty local tourist souvenir. The recommended factories or stores for tourists to buy handcrafts are as follows.
Dunhuang Shi Luminous Cups Factory (manufacturers of luminous cups)
Address: No.11, Yangguan Road (East)
Dunhuang Shi Carpets Factory (manufacturers of handcrafts of carpets)
Address: No.24 Danghe Road (North)
Address: No.24 Danghe Road (North)
Dunhuang Painting and Calligraphy Yuan (selling paintings and calligraphies)
Address: No.36, Mingshan Road
Address: No.36, Mingshan Road
Crescent Lake Craftworks Factory (manufacturers of art wares)
Address: Crescent Lake Village of Yangjia Bridge
Address: Crescent Lake Village of Yangjia Bridge
Museum Store (selling paintings, calligraphies and antiques)
Address: No.8, Yangguan Road (East)
Address: No.8, Yangguan Road (East)
Shazhou Market, located on the East Yangguan Road, is a recommended place to buy locally made products. Those above mentioned products are available in the market, especially the delicate rubbing of fresco in the Mogao Cave. Moreover, there are snack stalls, craftworks and also the local fruits, you can choose whatever you like or want there. For the various kinds of fruits, local people developed preserved fruits products recently. Preserved fruits together with Dunhuang Wine will make fine gifts for relatives and friends.
Tips: In the market, you can bargain for most of the goods.
Dunhuang Dining -- What to Eat
Dunhuang Dining -- What to Eat
Located in Western China and bordering Xinjiang Province, Dunhuangs cuisine is influenced much by the nomads, Grilled Mutton being the most popular dish in both restaurants and hotels in this vibrant city. The cultural taste of Dunhuang dining though is far deeper. They draw on four distinct catering styles; including the Awe-inspiring Han Dynasty (206BC-220) (primarily barbecue based.), Atmospheric Tang Dynasty (618-907) (mouthwatering, aromatic and visual perfection.), The modern New Wave of Dunhuang (stressed in the special appearance of the dishes.) and the Various Snacks from Street vendors, local flavors that will satisfy any tourists' hunger pangs.
Developed and improved by Zhao Chang'an (master chef and restaurateur), Dunhuang Dishes are recognized as one of the New Eight Cuisines of China. Firstly, we will introduce some traditional dishes.
Camel Hoof on Silk RoadA dish, also known as Camel Hoof on Jokul, gained its name for the shape that is like camel prints on the Jokul. It is a known fact that the camel is the most important means of transportation along the ancient Silk Road. They can travel across the arid desert for great distances, aided by their four broad feet. Camel Hoof is actually tendon, and is highly nutritious. People hardly ever kill camels, and with its long life span, the hoof is difficult to find, and is almost as precious as bear palm. To prepare the hoof, clean and marinate it in water until soft, then flavor with some seasoning and steam it together with a chicken for seven or eight hours till the bones can be easily removed. Cut the hoof into pieces, add flavors braised in bamboo steamer for two or three hours. Finally, use egg white to make the jokul, put them together and make a shape of camel hoof on Jokul.
Stir-fried Hump with Five ShreddingThis traditional Dunhuang dish was a favorite of high-ranking imperial concubine Yang Yuhuan of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The primary ingredient is Camel hump, accompanied with five shredding consists of Yulan (dryed bamboo shoot), Dongru (a type of mushroom), leek shoots, ham and chicken breast. It is featured in fat and the soft meat.
Quick-frying HumpCut the Camel hump into regular pieces or shredding and quick-fry them. Flavor with seasonings, and voila the finished fresh, soft and tasteful Quick-frying Hump.
The above dishes usually use Camels that die naturally, or are old and infirm as the ingredient. They are delicacies, and you should expect to pay accordingly. If tourists wanted to try such dishes, you should visit some famous hotels in Dunhuang City.
The local snacks are also attractive; here we have some recommended local flavors with simple introduction.
Three Treasures of Anxi - Suoyang Wine, Guazhou Melon and Shuangta Fish, is source of Anxi dining culture. Tourists should try them; otherwise your Dunhuang trip will be not complete. Fry Oil CakeStuffed sugar candy, rose-essence, walnut and sesame in an oil flour skin that are rounded, and then fried. The cake tastes fragrant, sweet and crisp.
Yellow NoodlesIt is a kind of Lamian (dough stretched to form fine noodles). Yellow Noodles look like golden threads, tastes delicious and have a soft texture. They can be added to soups, or mixed with cooked vegetable dishes, and being savoury, makes a good appetitive. From the vivid painting in the Mogao Caves, we may know Lamian is a traditional food with long history.
Niang Pi ZiIt is a kind of traditional popular fast food that is both a little spicy and vinegary. Mix flour and water together into a bowl, then ladle the mixture onto an iron plate, after steaming one minute, the mixture become a wafer thin cake. Cut the cake into strips, leave until cool and flavor with mustard, garlic, capsicum, sauce and vinegar. It is similar to the tasteful Cold Noodles (Liang Pi) of Xian.
Apricot Peel WaterIt is a popular drink in Dunhuang City, with a sweet and sour taste like syrup of Plum. It is the cooled boiling water of dry apricot, which is very refreshing, especially for tourists.
Dunhuang Dining -- Where to Eat
Dunhuang Dining -- Where to Eat
In Dunhuang, there are no the fast food restaurants like KFC or Pizza Hut. There are only Chinese local food restaurants available. Most of the restaurants you found in Dunhuang can serve you authentic, delicious Chinese food at quite a reasonable price. On the average, a meal costs about CNY30~40. So you can enjoy a very pleasant meal in Dunhuang City, with a reasonable price level.
Recommended Restaurants
Daji Lvrou Huangmian Restaurant (Daji Donkey Meat & Yellow Noodles Restaurant)
This is claimed to be the most famous restaurant in Dunhuang, serving local dishes. Donkey meat and yellow noodles in this restaurant attracts many people, locals or tourists, every day. It is not a large restaurant, and it is always full of customers in the tourism peak season. Thus the service can be a bit slow, but taste of the dishes is absolutely authentic.
Average cost per person: CNY15~20
Recommended dishes: Donkey Meat; Yellow Noodles
Address: Located in the city center of Dunhuang and aside the statue of Flying Apsaras
Daji Lvrou Huangmian Restaurant (Daji Donkey Meat & Yellow Noodles Restaurant)This is claimed to be the most famous restaurant in Dunhuang, serving local dishes. Donkey meat and yellow noodles in this restaurant attracts many people, locals or tourists, every day. It is not a large restaurant, and it is always full of customers in the tourism peak season. Thus the service can be a bit slow, but taste of the dishes is absolutely authentic.
Average cost per person: CNY15~20
Recommended dishes: Donkey Meat; Yellow Noodles
Address: Located in the city center of Dunhuang and aside the statue of Flying Apsaras
Tianshi Caigenxiang RestaurantThis restaurant serves food with the northwest flavor, and dishes are mainly beef and mutton. Dishes in this restaurant are usually liberal in quantity.
Average cost per person: CNY30
Recommended dishes: Fried Beef
Address: 1st floor of the Building of Armed Force Department, Guanxi Road
Another great place for dining must be the Night Market in Shazhou Market of Dunhuang City. This night market is composed of a dining square and a pedestrian street. Dining in the square, you just need to order your dishes and the waitress will get the food from the restaurant and then bring it to you. Of course, you could also enjoy your meal directly in the restaurants if you like. The Xingpi Shui (Apricot Peel Water) and the local beer are also worth a try.
Recommended dishes: Sliced Mutton Barbecue; Grilled Fish; Roasted Mutton Chops; Soup with Sheep Entails
Recommended dishes: Sliced Mutton Barbecue; Grilled Fish; Roasted Mutton Chops; Soup with Sheep Entails
If you prefer a good dining environment, you could try the restaurants around the Feitian Hotel in Mingshan Road of Dunhuang City. Some Chinese and western restaurants in this area may satisfy your appetite with a favorable price.
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