Yumen Pass: Gate of the Silk Road
Yumen Pass (Chinese: 玉門關), also Jade Gate or Pass of the Jade Gate, is located around 90 kilometers west of Dunhuang (敦煌), Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. During the Han (漢) dynasty (202 BC - AD 220), this was a pass through which the Silk Road passed.
