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Mogao Caves, ChinaSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mogao_Caves.jpg
Author: Yaohua2000
The Mogao Caves are caves in Dunhuang County, Gansu Province, China. Located on the eastern foot of Mount Mingsha, about 25 kilometers from the county seat, Mogao Caves were on a strategic point of the ancient Silk Route. As such the caves became a Buddhist sanctuary. In 492 cells within the cave system are intricate wall paintings of Buddhist art. These paintings were executed over a span of one thousand years.
Mogao Caves were inscribed as a World Heritage Site during the 11th session of the World Heritage Committee at Headquarters in Paris, France, on 7-11 December, 1987.
Mural from Mogao Caves
Inscription Year: 1987
Type of Site: Cultural
Inscription Criteria: I, II, III, IV, V, VI
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Author: Yaohua2000
The Mogao Caves are caves in Dunhuang County, Gansu Province, China. Located on the eastern foot of Mount Mingsha, about 25 kilometers from the county seat, Mogao Caves were on a strategic point of the ancient Silk Route. As such the caves became a Buddhist sanctuary. In 492 cells within the cave system are intricate wall paintings of Buddhist art. These paintings were executed over a span of one thousand years.
Mogao Caves were inscribed as a World Heritage Site during the 11th session of the World Heritage Committee at Headquarters in Paris, France, on 7-11 December, 1987.
Mural from Mogao CavesSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dunhuang_Mara_Budda_2.jpg
Author: Евгений Ардаев
Author: Евгений Ардаев
World Heritage Site Inscription Details
Location: N 40 08 E 94 49Inscription Year: 1987
Type of Site: Cultural
Inscription Criteria: I, II, III, IV, V, VI
Visiting Mogao Caves
The Mogao Caves are located 25 km (15 miles) to the southeast of Dunhuang, in Gansu Province, northwest china. You will need to fly to Dunhuang from a major city such as Beijing. From Dunhuang, you can book a package tour to Mogao Caves or arrange with a taxi.List of World Heritage Sites in China
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Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.
While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.
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