Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves: Top Photos

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

Detail of the Frontispiece, Diamond Sutra from Cave 17, Dunhuang, ink on paper British Library Or.8210/ P.2 (the oldest, dated printed book, 868 CE)
Detail of the Frontispiece, Diamond Sutra from Cave 17, Dunhuang, ink on paper British Library Or.8210/ P.2 (the oldest, dated printed book, 868 CE) © Jingangjing.jpg: Wang Jie. Photographic facsimile by British Library derivative work: User:Earthsound (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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