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Aerial view of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu…

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Bumping one’s way slowly on the back of a camel across the desert of Dunhuang, Gansu province, a modern-day visitor can easily imagine the past, when traders trudged along the ancient Silk Road, chatting and laughing in good spirits as they expected a good harvest.

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The former director of the Dunhuang Academy’s unwavering commitment to conservation over the decades is being rightly celebrated, Wang Kaihao reports.

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Dunhuang Academy director, Zhao Shengliang, on why the iconic Buddhist art of the Mogao Caves plays an important global role in promoting Chinese culture.

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Conservation of Buddhist artworks at the Mogao Caves is encouraging similar efforts at home and abroad…

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The paintings from the Mogao caves show the development of Chinese art over a period of 1000 years. In a secret cave on China’s ancient Silk Road, one of the world’s most incredible collections of art lay locked away in darkness for 900 years.

Source: Silk Road secrets: The Buddhist art of the Mogao Caves