Mogao Caves

Dunhuang

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October 28th 2008
Dunhuang, a dry place; lies in an irrigated cotton-producing oasis. Mogao Ku (Mogao Grottoes), one of the few famous grottoes in China situated some 25km southeast of Dunhuang town. Mogao Ku consists of 492 caves (not all open to the visitors). The first cave was built by Monk Lezun in 366 & the last ones carved out at the time of the Mongolian conquest in 1277. After that the Magao sunk into obl ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more