鳴沙山，位于敦煌城南約5公里處，整個山體由細米粒狀黃沙積聚而成。

狂風起時，沙山會發出巨大的響聲，輕風吹拂時，又似管弦絲竹，因而得名為鳴沙山。
由於沙滑動出聲是自然現象中的一種奇觀，有人將之稱為「天地間的奇響，自然中美妙的樂章」。

月牙泉藏身於鳴沙山，水質蔚藍清澈如鏡，終年不涸，是荒漠一大奇景。
可惜的是，近年來黨河和月牙泉之間已經斷流，只能用人工方法來保持泉水的現狀。

想盡覽月牙泉一彎新月的奇特形狀，就要攀上沙山，不過，最近的沙山也足足有10層樓高，上到頂峰已經氣來氣喘。

The Singing Sand Dunes are located just 3km outside Dunhuang and offer idyllic views of sand dunes and desert landscape.
During windfall, the sand dunes would create different tunes of sounds like singing and therefore it is so named.

Crescent Moon Lake is a picturesque lake located in the Singing Sand Dunes.
For a view of the lake and to enjoy a striking view of the desert landscape,
visitors must climb a fairly steep 250m up the sand dunes.