Mogao Caves

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The Mogao Caves are a renowned complex of Buddhist cave temples near Dunhuang in China, famous for their extensive collection of ancient murals, sculptures, and manuscripts along the Silk Road.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist cave temple complex
UNESCO World Heritage Site
archaeological site
alsoKnownAs Thousand Buddha Grottoes
linked to: Mogao Caves
areaOfMurals over 45,000 square meters
ChineseName 莫高窟
linked to: Mogao Caves
conservationStatus under active conservation
constructionStart 366 CE
contains Library Cave
painted stucco sculptures
polychrome murals
country China
discoveredBy Wang Yuanlu
discoveryOfLibraryCave 1900
hasArtStyle Central Asian Buddhist art
Chinese Buddhist art
Tibetan Buddhist art
heritageCriteria (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 4th century
inscribedOnUNESCOList 1987
knownFor Buddhist murals
Buddhist sculptures
Silk Road art
ancient manuscripts
wall paintings
locatedIn Dunhuang
Gansu Province
locatedInDesert Gobi Desert
locatedNear Daquan River
Echoing Sand Mountain
locatedOn Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
managedBy Dunhuang Academy
manuscriptsCollectedBy Aurel Stein
Paul Pelliot
materialUsed rock-cut architecture
nearestCity Dunhuang
numberOfCaves approximately 735
numberOfPaintedSculptures over 2,000
partOf Dunhuang grottoes
linked to: Mogao Caves

Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
primaryFunction Buddhist worship and meditation
religion Buddhism
significantPeriod Five Dynasties period
Northern Wei dynasty
Song dynasty
Sui dynasty
Tang dynasty
Western Xia dynasty
linked to: Western Xia

Yuan dynasty
threatenedBy environmental degradation
tourism pressure
touristAttraction yes
UNESCORegion Asia-Pacific
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 440

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Aurel Stein discoveredAt Mogao Caves
Dunhuang nearbyAttraction Mogao Caves
Dunhuang hasHeritageSite Mogao Caves
Dunhuang knownFor Mogao Cave murals
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Gansu Province contains Dunhuang Mogao Caves
linked to: Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves alsoKnownAs Thousand Buddha Grottoes
linked to: Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves ChineseName 莫高窟
linked to: Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves partOf Dunhuang grottoes
linked to: Mogao Caves
Buddhist art importantSite Dunhuang Mogao Caves
linked to: Mogao Caves
Sogdian alphabet usedIn Sogdian Buddhist caves of Dunhuang
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Longmen Grottoes relatedSite Mogao Caves
Northwest China historicalSite Mogao Caves
Mingsha Sand Dunes proximityTo Mogao Caves
Jiuquan hasMajorTouristAttraction Dunhuang Mogao Caves
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Dunhuang Mogao International Airport serves Mogao Caves tourist area
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Dunhuang Mogao International Airport isGatewayTo Mogao Caves World Heritage Site
linked to: Mogao Caves