The Mogao Caves at Dunhuang
The Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors: These are the “must-dos” for first-time travelers to China. By any rights, the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang belong on that list. Beginning in 366 A.D., painters traveled from all over China to the oasis town of Dunhuang to fill nearby caves with Buddhist imagery. The caves [...]
