Clear weather and apricot blossoms bring increasing visitors to the Crescent Lake scenic spot (Yueya Quan) in Dunhuang, Northwestern China’s Gansu province.[Photo by Wang Binyin for chinadaily.com.cn]

Clear weather and apricot blossoms bring increasing visitors to the Crescent Lake scenic spot (Yueya Quan) in Dunhuang, Northwestern China’s Gansu province.[Photo by Wang Binyin for chinadaily.com.cn]

Characterized by its desert culture and Buddhist art, Dunhuang is attracting more and more tourists from home and abroad.[Photo by Wang Binyin for chinadaily.com.cn]

Apricots have come into blossom right at the foot of the Echoing-Sand Mountain (Mingsha Mountain), making Dunhuang the ideal spot for spring outings.[Photo by Wang Binyin for chinadaily.com.cn]

Clear weather and apricot blossoms bring increasing visitors to Dunhuang, Northwestern China's Gansu province.[Photo by Wang Binyin for chinadaily.com.cn]

Clear weather and apricot blossoms bring increasing visitors to the Crescent Lake scenic spot (Yueya Quan) in Dunhuang, Northwestern China’s Gansu province.[Photo by Wang Binyin for chinadaily.com.cn]

Clear weather and apricot blossoms bring increasing visitors to the Crescent Lake scenic spot (Yueya Quan) in Dunhuang, Northwestern China’s Gansu province.[Photo by Wang Binyin for chinadaily.com.cn]