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Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves
The Nine-Story Building (Cave 96); Library Cave (Cave 17); exquisite murals and flying apsaras; giant reclining Buddha; thousand-year-old manuscripts.
Situated at a strategic point along the Silk Road, the Mogao Caves comprise a system of 492 cells and cave sanctuaries famous for their statues and wall paintings, spanning 1,000 years of Buddhist art.
Mogao Caves
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