Dunhuang is called the Desert Oasis. People can get bumper harvest of wheat, cotton, maize, fruits and vegetables every year. The great differences in temperature between day and night plus the dryness and hotness make the fruits high qualified with copious saccharine, delicious taste and a unique characteristic. Among them, the Liguang apricot, Dangshan pear, Ziyang peach, Mingshan date and Huanghe sweet melon are all the excellent fruit products. During the spring period. Dunhuang is very charming with all kinds of flowers. The fragrance can be smelled a lot of miles away, gladdening the heart and refreshing the mink. In the summer season, the paths on the whole oasis crisscross in the fields are with billowing wheat waves, green shades and countless fruits. In the autumn, the farmlands are filled with the scent of the fruits and the cotton fields look promising.
The grape glitters under the shelves. On the grasslands, the flocks of sheep look like the drifting white clouds. The nature has drawn a beautiful picture of bumper harvest. In the winter, all kinds of vegetables are planted in the greenhouses.
Therefore, there have always been the supplies of fresh vegetables on the market during the whole year.