Mogao Caves
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Address | Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China |
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Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM |
Provinces | Gansu |
Phone | +86 937 886 9060 |
Designated as world heritage site | 1987 (11th session) |
Did you know | In 1987, the Mogao Grottoes were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. |
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ID | 820636 |
About Mogao Caves
The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 492 temples 25 km southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China.
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