阳关沙漠森林公园

冲着“劝君更尽一杯酒，西出阳关无故人”去的，实地一看，确实很大气、苍凉。站在阳关的地台上往下能看见绿洲，隔壁的导游说古时候的绿洲面积比现在要大一百倍。。。。。。哇，那是很大的概念。

阳关沙漠森林公园就是原阳关古道的旧址，通常我们常说的阳光大道就在这里，远眺阿尔金雪山，脚踩着泛着红色光泽的沙地上，环顾四面连绵起伏的沙丘，真的有一种大气磅礴的英雄豪气油然而生！

这里完全可以感受到大漠苍苍的凄凉感，曾经丝路的重要关隘，现已只剩下残垣断壁，只会想起那句“劝君更尽一杯酒，西出阳关无故人“。

去嘉峪关的人都会去，听着讲解员的介绍，你就会想象当年丝绸之路的情景。

这里的森林覆盖率极高，是亲近大自然的好地方，在沙漠里能有这样一个森林公园还是不错的。

只能远观，不能近玩。沙漠戈壁中的一点绿，俯览更具震撼感，可走到观景台观看

劝君更尽一杯酒，西出阳关无故人。

这处森林公园里种植了一大片的胡杨林，修建了水渠，建设了游乐设施以及葡萄长廊，为苍凉的大漠增添了太多的乐趣，成为了当地的重要经济支柱。

包括在阳关的五十元门票内，可以看见茫茫大戈壁以及传说中的阳关道，附近还有个碑林长廊，里面有名人为敦煌的题词碑刻。

In early July this year I took a train to Dunhuang to see the desert.Wewere fortunate to find a nice hotel in central Dunhuang.Nearby the hotel we took a bus to the Yangguan Forrest Park.The views of the sand dunes are really spectaculareven from a long way off.The dunes remind me of the Sahara desert from movies.The entry ticket to the Park is 120 yuan but well worth it.Right from your first arrival at the park one gets a sense of the enorrnity of the desert.Camels canbeen seen every wherefro the entrance and for a fee of 80 yuan you can go for a camel ride.Camel trains leavefrequently accompanied by a camel trainer and are really spectacular.The Camel ride is a MUST Do for anyone visiting the park.It's an amazing experience to be part of a moving camel train.The ride lasts for about an hour with a rest sop on the sand dunes.Around the sand dunes there are various activities such as dune buggy riding,archery, tobogganing down the dunes in a wooden toboggan etc all for a reasonable fee.You can even fly over the dunes in a 3 wheeled craft for about 200 yuan.A fifteen minute walk from the entrance takes you to a beautiful oasis where you can buy cold drink,snacks etc and souvenirs.There are small souvenir stalls in the park.The highlight for me at the park was definitely the camel ride.There are photograhers on site,who take nice photos of you on the camels for a modest 20 yuan.Nice photos ,well worth it Be sure to take a good insect repellent as the mosquitos are irritating and take a waterbottle.Also I recommend a good plastic bag for your camera as sandstorms can damage camera equipment.Have a wonderful visit to the park Andrew