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Situated at a strategic point along the Silk Route, at the crossroads of trade as well as religious, cultural and...
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Guang Yuan Hotel $31 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
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Mogao Hotel $22 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Sun Grand Hotel Dunhuang $70 0.5 mi 0.7 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Dunhuang Mogao Caves” orientaltravel.com / Travelnet Ltd.
“The Secret of the Caves” Concierge.com / Condé Nast Traveler
“A Clash Of Civilizations” Imperial Tours
“The Silk Road’s Mogao Caves: A Study in Harmony” The Cultured Traveler
“Dunhuang” Imperial Tours
“Tracing the Silk Road through China” canada.com / Calgary Herald
“A silken path through Asian history” canada.com / Times Colonist
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“Mogao Caves” VirtualTourist.com
“Mogao Grottoes” VirtualTourist.com
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 6 attractions in Dunhuang
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Located in the Gobi desert, the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas feature beautiful wall fresco paintings and more than 3,000 sculptures dating from the...... more » Located in the Gobi desert, the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas feature beautiful wall fresco paintings and more than 3,000 sculptures dating from the forth to the fourteenth century. « less
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Attraction type: Historic site, Cavern/cave, Ancient ruins, Religious site
Address: Dunhuang
China

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“Amazing site at a major crossroads on the Silk Road”
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5 of 5 stars
malacca123   8 contributions
Hobart, Australia
Oct 25, 2009

The Mogao Grottoes and the nearby but little-visited Yulin Grottoes (about 2 hours' drive away) sit at a major crossroads of the ancient Silk Route from China to the west, just outside the city of Dunhuang in Gangsu Province, China, in the Gobi Desert. There are more than 700 caves at the Mogao site. They were cut into the valley... more

“fantastic art”
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4 of 5 stars
dktraveller78   3 contributions
DK
Jun 1, 2009

The Mogao Caves are very special and definitely worth a visit if you are in Dunhuang. The art is fantastic and well preserved. Unfortunately you cannot take photos in the caves and you have to go with a guide - you cannot walk around in the caves on your own. They are located some 30 km outside of Dunhuang and... more

“Grutas de Mogao (Dunhuang)”
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4 of 5 stars
GUSS_LANTAU   1 contribution
SEVILLA
Dec 1, 2009

En Octubre del 2009 hemos visitado las grutas de Mogao. Es impresionante todo el arte que hay allí en frescos... more

“文化的沉淀”
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5 of 5 stars
A DaoDao Member
Google Translation
Feb 14, 2009

很喜欢莫高窟的感觉。特别是艳阳天的时候，... more

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