Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is located in the northwestern region of Jiuquan City, is also the treasures preserved in the Hexi Corridor, where the collection of cultural relics of the essence of the past generations, become famous as a treasure trove of cultural research value is extremely high, and become a very popular tourist attractions.

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes exterior

At the time I was thinking, in such a large piece of desert, few rare oasis, and Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes not only survived here, but also bred a piece of the world's culture.

Mogao Grottoes is the world's largest existing, richest Buddhist art. The Buddhist art said, because in ancient times, Dunhuang is in the westernmost part of the Hexi Corridor, and the western region is very close.

It can be said that after Dunhuang even if it is out of the country, those responsible for missionary monks, trying to find a place to let the Buddhist culture take root and flourish, according to the region of Dunhuang, and ultimately chose this place.

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes murals

Mogao Grottoes existing Northern Wei Dynasty to the Yuan's caves 735, divided into the north and south. The south area is the main body of the Mogao Caves, for the monks to engage in religious activities, there are 487 caves, all with murals or statues. The North District has 248 caves, of which only 5 exist frescoes or statues, while the others are monks practice, living and burial place after death, there is a kang, stove kang, flue, niches, lamps and other living facilities. Two districts *** count 492 caves exist mural paintings and statues, there are mural paintings of 45,000 square meters, clay colorful statues 2415, the Tang and Song dynasties wooden cliff eaves 5, as well as thousands of pieces of lotus pillars and paving bricks, etc..

Hidden scripture cave

This year, the 1654-year-old Mogao Grottoes launched a cultural and creative products - Mogao Grottoes ice cream. Speaking of summer, it goes better with ice cream, which **** comes in three flavors - strawberry nine-layer, chocolate grotto exterior and milk crescent spring. Walking in the blood of Dunhuang, in the heat of the illumination, eat a unique Dunhuang ice-cream, cool face at the same time to feel the love of Dunhuang, after eating the ice-cream stick can also be used as a bookmark as a souvenir.

Strawberry Nine Stories

Outside the Chocolate Grotto

Milk Crescent Springs