Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves: Top Photos

A desert oasis where a thousand years of Silk Road pilgrims left sacred art in the cliffs

A hermit riding a dragon in Mogao Cave 329 in Dunhuang
A hermit riding a dragon in Mogao Cave 329 in Dunhuang © Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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