Mogao Grottoes

More than 1 years ago, the Mogao Grottoes and Angkor Wat, two Asian archaeological discoveries that shocked the world, attracted the world's attention to oriental civilization. Both caves are world-class treasures, regardless of size. However, to understand them and explore their history, we should not only consider them from the aspect of artistic value, but also look at them from a higher historical perspective and think from a far-reaching strategic significance, so that the ancient artistic value can give new vitality and connotation of the times, add luster to the friendship between the two countries, cheer for the "Belt and Road" and contribute to world peace.

first, the "two caves" have a long history and are the best in the world.

The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, China, are the largest grottoes in the world. Angkor Wat in Cambodia is the largest temple in the world.

The Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as the Thousand Buddha Cave, are located in Dunhuang at the western end of Hexi Corridor. It was built in the pre-Qin period of sixteen countries, and has been built in the Sixteen Countries, Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Xixia, Yuan and other dynasties, forming a huge scale, with 735 caves, 45, square meters of murals and 2,415 muddy colored sculptures. It is the largest and richest Buddhist art site in the world. In 1961, the Mogao Grottoes were announced by the Chinese people and the State Council as one of the first national key cultural relics protection units. In 1987, Mogao Grottoes was listed as a world cultural heritage.

Angkor Wat, also known as Angkor Wat Temple, is located in Cambodia. It is called the national treasure of Cambodia, the largest temple in the world and the earliest Khmer architecture in the world. The ancient Buddhist books in China are called "Sangxiang Buddhist House". It was built for Vishnu by Suliye Palma II (reigned from 1113 to 115), and it took more than 3 years to complete. Angkor Wat is the most essential part of Angkor Wat, and it is also the representative of early architectural style in Cambodia. In 1992, UNESCO listed Angkor as a world cultural heritage.

second, the "two caves" prove that China and Cambodia are affectionate.

The long-standing friendly exchanges between China and Cambodia and the exchange of Buddhist culture have left a clear mark in the Mogao Grottoes: the portrait of Yin Zhu, the earliest Dongwu ambassador to Fu Nan, appeared on the cave wall of Cave 323 in the Mogao Grottoes; Fu Nan-based Buddhist scripture translators' translations of the true meaning have been sealed in the Tibetan sutra cave for thousands of years; The ubiquitous Hindu gods in Angkor Wat can be found in Mogao Grottoes. The flying sky in the Mogao Grottoes turned into a beautiful Apsara goddess in Angkor Wat; The intricate carved patterns of Angkor Wat are everywhere, and the exquisite decorative patterns of Mogao Grottoes are overwhelming. Numerous craftsmen have created two world cultural heritages, but they have not left their own names.

Three or two caves were robbed of blood.

After the discovery of the Buddhist scriptures in the Mogao Grottoes, many western archaeologists and explorers were attracted.

In p>197, when marc aurel stein, a British archaeologist, made his second archaeological trip to Central Asia, he only spent 2 taels of silver in exchange for 24 boxes of notebooks and 5 boxes of other artworks to take away.

In p>1914, Stein came to the Mogao Grottoes again and bought 57 Dunhuang documents from Wang Yuanlu for 5 taels of silver.