Dunhuang Mogao Crottoes

Overview

The Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, located in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, China, are the most well-preserved and largest Buddhist art site in the world , its history can be traced back to AD 366, excavated from the Sixteen Kingdoms period to the Yuan Dynasty, about 1000 years.There is no accurate account of the origin of the Mogao Grottoes. It is said that at that time, a monk named Le Zun dug the first cave and later continued to dig, and now there are 735 caves. Mogao Grottoes is one of the four ancient Chinese grottoes and one of the largest grottoes in the world, known as the “Exhibition Hall of Oriental sculpture art”.