Writings on the right wall showed that the cave was built in 538 and 539, which makes it the earliest among the Mogao Caves to have its origin year specified. Cave No 17, or the Cave of Scriptures ...

Now, the remote city is best known for its rare, beautiful lake and the Mogao Caves, a series of grottoes filled with Buddhist statues. The caves were first built over 1600 years ago, carved out ...

“Digital Dunhuang – Tales of Heaven and Earth”, which runs until October 22, showcases the Buddhist artwork found in the Mogao caves of Dunhuang, in the mainland’s north-western Gansu provinc ...