Just outside of Dun Huang, Gansu Province is the Gobi Desert.  Our program coordinated a trip in which we could ride camels into the Gobi Desert, climb a sand dune, then watch the sunset from the top.  It was as awesome as it sounds!

First, we met our camels.  I was pretty apprehensive about the whole things since they are so big.  They sat down on the ground so we could hop on but them getting up felt like a roller coaster.  Luckily, the rest of the trip was nice and relaxing!

We even got to pass through a local grave yard on our way to the sand dunes.

Here comes the sand dunes!

Once we arrived at the sand dunes (which are about 200-300 meters tall) we got off our camels and attempted to climbed up! Pro-tip: Climbing a sand dune is very difficult.  Very, very, difficult.

The sunset was an unforgettable experience, probably my favorite memory from all of China.  I could see the sun slowly set over the large sand dune in front of me.  As soon as it disappeared, I began to feel the light, cold tingle of the night setting in on the desert.