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Mogao Caves

The Mogao Caves, also known as the Mogao Grottoes or the Caves of A Thousand Buddhas, are set into a cliff of Echoing Sand Mountain about 25km southeast of Dunhuang. This honeycomb of caves was constructed over a millennium, from the 4th to the 14th centuries, and represents the height of Buddhist art and the world's richest treasure house of Buddhist sutras, murals and sculptures.
Attraction Intro

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Mogao Caves
No. 96 Cave

Murals of Northern Wei Dynasty

Murals in No. 254 Cave

Murals in No. 272 Cave

Painted statues of Buddha

Murals in No. 57 Cave

Bodhisattva of Offerings

Perspective view of cave wall

A Thousand seated Buddhist figures

Fading murals

Exterior of Cave No. 96

Entrance to Mogao Caves
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Last updated: May 6, 2008




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