Its rich heritage of cultural relics, particularly the Dunhuang Grottoes, have made it one of the most attractive tourist sites in the world. The Dunhuang Grottoes include the Mogao, Yulin ...

Today East and West are converging again on Dunhuang, this time to help save the grottoes from what may be the biggest threat in their 1,600-year history. Mogao's murals have always been fragile ...

Measuring 13 meters long and 3.6 meters wide, it was painted around the mid-10th century, roughly four decades after the fall ...

Dunhuang was once the gateway to the ancient Silk Road, and is famous for its network of underground Buddhist temples. These grottoes are filled with paintings and sculptures spanning the fifth to ...

Two ancient Silk Road sites in China - the Tuyugou Grottoes in Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and ...

A drone photo shows a view of the Tuyugou Grottoes in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region May 1, 2025.

the "Daughter of Dunhuang" and winner of the national honorary title, who sticks to the desert and protects the world's treasure Mogao Grottoes. Taking root in Dunhuang for more than 50 years ...

The Mogao Grottoes, twenty – five kilometers southeast of the town of Dunhuang County, contain the largest and richest treasure trove of stone carvings and mural paintings in China. Carved out ...