UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in China, inscribed in 1987.
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.
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.
- Inscribed
- 1987
- UNESCO reference
- 440
- Area
- 23,392 ha
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