Dunhuang Cave complex

Ice, sunshine - pity it is not a better photograph; there are about 1,000 in all, some of them are of almost cathedral size. Reminds one of the chap from St. Kilda who visited St. Mungo's and was astonished - much bigger than any cave at home!

Day 18: Exploring around Dunhuang

March 15th 2018
A big day today so no breakfast, our guide was here at 08.20 and by 9.00 we were in the theatre of the Dunhuang Caves World Heritage Site pre-visit centre (aka “Mogao Grottoes”). The place was packed, maybe 300 people? Visitors are limited to 3,000 per day, to protect the site. The first film was very Chinese, lots of violence and horses thundering around, but it gave a picture of life as it w ... read more

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