Pass the small square plate, also known as the city, built around 111 BC. Western North Road for the Silk Road leading to the throat strategic pass, located 90 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang City in the Gobi desert. Off the city square with a barrier on the loess is 10 meters wide and 3 meters on the wide and 5 meters under the well-preserved city wall, 24 meters from east to west, north-south width of 26.4 meters, an area of 633 square meters, northwest of the open one. About 100 meters north of the city as the Sahara Lake, Lake gave birth to a large salt water reed. Small castle stand in the desolate Gobi Desert, the foot of the Hata lake 2000 years ago it connected ShuleRoad, water crowded with soldiers of the ship carrying food from the Gobi desert hard from the business travel here to accept the entry monks in check, and then even into the Central Plains.

In 1907, adventurers and archaeologists are Stein and smugglers off the city not far north of the ruins of many of mining to the Han Dynasty, from simple content to determine the small town square plate location for the Pass. According to historical records the location of Pass should be in the vicinity, but only a small square plate of 600 square meters as the city';s most western customs Han is too small. Therefore, the specific position currently PassHome is still not certain, the current well-preserved site of a small square plate is tentatively scheduled for City Pass. A national key cultural relics protection units.

Speaking Pass, people immediately think of a popular poetry, this is Wang Zhihuan';s "Liangzhou word":

White clouds far on the Yellow River,

Maninsan an isolated city.

Why should we complain willow bamboo flute,

Spring Pass is not degree.

That tragic mood of the poem strongly desolate infected with the people, giving rise to this ancient and rich people';s magical legend of the relevant plug for himself. According to legend, Hotan jade isGo here to enter the palace through the Hexi Corridor, aristocratic boudoir. But jade camel pack to the front line can not get sick here, camel keep off the old man told this is because God did not receive the tributes and customs angry. So in closing the circle on the inlaid jade, off God happy. Pass the name of such a talk as if will have a basis.

Pass from Dunhuang to about 90 kilometers from the desert highways, the car can be basically impassable. Charter costs 300 yuan. Tickets

40 yuan