Mogao Caves
China
Date of Inscription: 1987
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi) Dunhuang County, Gansu Province. At the eastern foot of Mount Mingsha, 25 kilometres southeast of the County seat. N40 08 E94 49 Ref: 440 |
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Brief Description
Situated at a strategic point along the Silk Route, at the crossroads of trade as well as religious, cultural and intellectual influences, the 492 cells and cave sanctuaries in Mogao are famous for their statues and wall paintings, spanning 1,000 years of Buddhist art.
Mogao Caves
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