Sunday, January 25, 2009

Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, China

Mogao Caves
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/china/mogao-caves.htm

The Mogao Caves (aka Mogao Grottoes, Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, or Caves of Dunhuang) are a system of Buddhist cave temples near the city of Dunhuang in Gansu province. They were a center of culture on the Silk Road from the 4th to the 14th centuries and contain a religious artworks spanning that entire period. There are about 600 surviving cave temples, of which 30 are open to the public.

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