Mogao Caves
| UNESCO World Heritage Site, historic landmark, tourist attraction, cave church/monastery
China /
Gansu /
Yumen /
World
/ China
/ Gansu
/ Yumen
World / People's Republic of China / Gansu / Jiuquan
UNESCO World Heritage Site, historic landmark, tourist attraction, cave church/monastery
Situated at a strategic point along the Silk Route, at the crossroads of trade as well as religious, cultural and intellectual influences, the 492 cells and cave sanctuaries in Mogao are famous for their statues and wall paintings, spanning 1,000 years of Buddhist art.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogao_Caves
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Coordinates: 40°2'28"N 94°48'30"E
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