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World Heritage places tagged “dunhuang” in China

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Mogao Northern Caves — Dunhuang Oasis North Cliff Monastic Cells

Sixteen Kingdoms to Yuan (366 – 1368 CE) northern cells 960–1300 · Buddhist monastic Dunhuang oasis international

North cliff austere monastic cells 1000–1300 CE opposite southern painted scripture halls.

🇨🇳 China · Temple complex

Mogao Caves (Caves of the Thousand Buddhas)

Sixteen Kingdoms to Yuan 366–1368 CE (peak Tang 618–907) · Multi-ethnic Buddhist (Han, Tibetan, Uyghur, Sogdian)

492 temple caves on 1.7 km Mingsha cliff with 2,000 painted sculptures and 45,000 m² murals spanning 366–1368 CE (Sixteen Kingdoms to Yuan).

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Mogao Northern Caves — Dunhuang Oasis North Cliff Monastic Cells

Mogao Caves (Caves of the Thousand Buddhas)