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Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang

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Mogao Grottoes, a1so known as the Caves of a Thousand Buddhas, is situated at the eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain, 25 km southeast of Dunhuang in Gansu Province. It measures 1,680 metres north-south. The grottoes created in different periods of time are clustered on the steep cliff which is 15-30 metres high. Begun in 366 and completed in 1386, these grottoes evidenced a thousand years of history. There are 492 grottoes containing murals and painted statues, over 250 residential caves, 2,4OO painted statues, 45,000-square-metre murals, and 5 caves with eaves built in the Tang and Song Dynasties.  These are the vivid records of China's Buddhism  history, art history and social life.
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Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang are the 1argest Buddhist grottoes with the longest history and the richest treasures both in China and in the world.

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