mogao caves
states: [china]
category: cultural
year: 1987
location: Dunhuang County, Gansu Province. At the eastern foot of Mount Mingsha, 25 kilometres southeast of the County seat.
region: Asia and the Pacific
latitude/longitude: 40.1333300000, 94.8166700000
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.
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