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The mountains holds more than 1,600 years of Buddhist history.

The mountains holds more than 1,600 years of Buddhist history.The mountains holds more than 1,600 years of Buddhist history. Photo

The mountains holds more than 1,600 years of Buddhist history.

Photographer: Hans J. Schneider
From: #119 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Part 2,The Silk Road near DUNHUANG, Gansu)

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The mountains holds more than 1,600 years of Buddhist history.

Set in the middle of a small desert oasis, monks, merchants, and travelers along the Silk Road found spiritial and physical relaxation in its shadows. Now, thousands' of tourists marvel not so much at the exterior, but what is treasures are within.