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Mogao Caves: Inside China’s 1,600-Year-Old Buddhist Library

Jun 29, 2026

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The Mogao Caves near Dunhuang hide 60,000 manuscripts and 2,400 painted statues behind a sandstone wall in the Gobi Desert. Here’s what makes this Silk Road masterpiece one of the most haunting places in China.