Dunhuang Calendar 2024

World Art Gallery-Dunhuang

Dunhuang is a city in Northwestern Gansu Province, Western China. Sachu (Dunhuang) was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road and is best known for the nearby Mogao Caves.

Mogao Caves, commonly known as Thousand-Buddha Cave, are renowned for its exquisite murals and sculptures. They were first built in former Qin period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, and have undergone the construction of the Sixteen Kingdoms, the Northern Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, the Western Xia Regime, the Yuan Dynasty, etc. With 735 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals, and 2,415 colorful clay sculptures, the Mogao Caves are the world's largest and richest Buddhist art site. The magnificent Mogao Caves not only encompass the traditional culture and art of ancient China and the Western Regions, but also have gained the reputation of "World Art Gallery", "Museum on the Wall", and "World Art Treasure" due to the magnificence of the murals and colorful sculptures as well as the profoundness of their contents.

In December 1987, the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, were listed on the "World Heritage List".