Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟) ... (5, 249 feet) long lead to the cave openings, which are stacked five stories high some reaching up to 50 meters (164 feet). By the way, ...

The Cave Temples of Dunhuang, also called the Mogao Caves, is a complex of almost 500 caves in northwest China that was active between the […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now.

The 1,600-year-old Mogao Caves are home to more than 2,000 colored sculptures and 45,000 square meters of frescoes -- all found in a series of 735 caves carved along a cliff by ancient worshippers.

Visitors pass through one of the re-created Mogao Grottoes in the Getty Center exhibition “Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China’s Silk Road.” ...

Dunhuang is home to the Mogao Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site that boasts an ancient collection of Buddhist art. I love visiting historical places, so a trip to Mogao was perfect for me.

Flash floods and years of unusual rainfall — likely linked to climate change — are degrading ancient cave art along China's historic silk road at a rapid pace.

Visits to the site are curtailed as a result but don't despair. You can have a similar experience in the current exhibition, Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China's Silk Road, on view ...

Ancient Buddhist murals and statues in caves along China’s Silk Road are under “direct threat” from extreme rainfall brought by climate change, researchers have found.

Experts uncovered evident signs of this disruption in the Mogao Caves, particularly in cave number 85. Wang Tingyu, a researcher at the Dunhuang Research Academy and co-author of the upcoming report, ...

The traveler finds the Mogao Grottoes, a shrine of Buddhist art treasures, ... 249 feet) long lead to the cave openings, which are stacked five stories high some reaching up to 50 meters (164 feet).