Tag: silk road
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Mogao Caves: Inside China’s 1,600-Year-Old Buddhist Library
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.
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Xi’an Terracotta Warriors: The Ultimate First-Timer’s Guide
Planning to see the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an? Here’s everything I learned — from which pit to visit first to the street food you can’t miss in the Muslim Quarter.
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Zhangye Danxia Guide: China’s Real Rainbow Mountains
Zhangye Danxia’s rainbow-striped mountains look Photoshopped — but they’re 24 million years of geology doing its best impression of a painting. Here’s how to visit China’s most surreal landscape, from the best viewing platforms to the golden-hour secret nobody tells you.