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Interested in hidden secret? Let's go to Mogao Caves to explore

Fantastic China  | 2023-01-10 | Views:198

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Do you want to enter a mysterious cave and discover its hidden secret? This UNESCO World Heritage Site in Dunhuang, Gansu Province shall be a good choice for you!

The Mogao Caves are located at a strategic point along the Silk Road, where religious, cultural and intellectual interactions took place frequently along with trades. It contains hundreds of grottoes, each filled with Buddhist statues, manuscripts, or walls of murals and calligraphy ---- some of the finest examples of Buddhist art culture spanning a period of 1,000 years!

If you look carefully and patiently at those wall paintings, you’ll surprisingly find yourself recognizing some Buddhist figures and making out some myths and legends. Besides, there are thousands of painted sculptures in these caves, vividly portraying different characters. Though fragile, these ancient arts are still well preserved by archaeologists and relic experts, so that the various colours of these works of art have never faded even till today. ✨

Come and visit! You will definitely be amazed by this outstanding Buddhist art sanctuary.


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