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 late Tang mural commemorating the victory of General Zhang Yichao|Zhang Yichao over the Tibetans in 848 AD, from Mogao cave 156.
A late Tang mural commemorating the victory of General Zhang Yichao|Zhang Yichao over the Tibetans in 848 AD, from Mogao cave 156. © unknown painter, late Tang Dyanasty (circa 705–907 A.D.) photographed by 茹遂初 (Ru Suichu) in 1978, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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