The Journey of Discovery has finally arrived in Dunhuang, China
and the One Millionth Discovery expedition met up with the China
Exploration & Research Society (CERS), one of Land Rover's
humanitarian and conservation partners. Dunhuang is a city in
North Western Gansu province, Western China. It was a major stop
on the ancient Silk Road, containing the Crescent Lake and
Mingsha Shan - the name for the sound of the wind whipping off
the dunes aka 'the singing sand phenomenon'. In ancient times,
Dunhuang was actually the centre of trade between China and its
western neighbours. Led by CERS, the expedition crew drew up
near the common boundary of Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang, the
historical city Dunhuang containing the world-famous Mogao
Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Together, they explored the
Mogao Caves - a shrine of Buddhist art treasures, 25km
(15.5miles) from downtown Dunhuang on the eastern slope of
Mingsha Shan. Commonly known as the 'Cave of a Thousand
Buddhas', the statues are stacked five stori