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    Thousand Buddha Grottoes or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 500 temples 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis located...
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    Second International Conference on the Conservation of Grotto Sites, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, People's Republic of China, June 28 – July 3, 2004, 351–357...
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    itself, is also influenced by Buddhist images and Buddhism. The Mogao grottoes in Dunhuang houses several form of fine arts such as dance and music. It is filled...
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  • "Daughter of Dunhuang" for her over 50 years of devotion to studying and preserving the Dunhuang Grottoes. She was an early proponent of the Dunhuang Academy...
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    The Longmen Grottoes (simplified Chinese: 龙门石窟; traditional Chinese: 龍門石窟; pinyin: Lóngmén Shíkū; lit. 'Dragon's Gate Grottoes') or Longmen Caves are some...
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    Buddha Preached Doctrine to His Mother-Fascinating Mural Stories from Dunhuang Grottoes". Nwp.cn. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-05...
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    The Maijishan Grottoes (simplified Chinese: 麦积山石窟; traditional Chinese: 麥積山石窟; pinyin: Màijīshān Shíkū), formerly romanized as Maichishan, are a series...
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    Head, Tianlongshan Dunhuang Caves Major national historical and cultural sites (Shanxi) Rock-cut architecture "Tianlongshan Grottoes, Taiyuan". Your Gateway...
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    Yulin Caves (redirect from Yulin Grottoes)
    Gansu Province International Dunhuang Project World Heritage Sites in China Fan Jinshi, ed. (1999). 安西榆林窟 The Anxi Yulin Grottoes (in Chinese and English)...
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    dynasty Chang'an, Juyan Han ruins, the Yungang Grottoes, the Longmen Grottoes, the Dunhuang Grottoes, Luoyang of Sui–Tang dynasties, and the Dingling...
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    existing national highway and the Dunhuang railway on the north side. It faces the road leading to Mogao Grottoes in the south. The station is under...
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    the Dunhuang Grottos, Yulin Cave number 25 showing a Bird of Life (共命鸟), playing a panpipe. China, mid-Tang Dynasty. Artwork from the Dunhuang Grottos, Yulin...
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  • The Dunhuang Manichaean texts refers to three Manichaean manuscripts of the Tang dynasty found in the Buddhist scripture cave of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang...
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    influence of Tang art in Dunhuang. Until Dunhuang was conquered by Tibet in 781, the effect of the Tang dynasty in Dunhuang murals was significant and...
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     137–144. ISBN 978-0-8248-2703-8. Shi, Pingting. Complete Collection of Dunhuang Grottoes: Amitabha Sutra. Hong Kong: The Commercial Press (Hong Kong) Ltd....
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    thought from the imperial tombs of the Tang dynasty (618-907) and the Dunhuang grotto murals. What was worth mentioning was that, as the Stork Tower was...
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    "guardian of Dunhuang" for his crucial role in documenting, preserving, and publicizing the ancient artworks at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, China. Chang...
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    sanxian (left) and pipa, from a 762-827 A.D. painting in the Mogao caves near DunhuangGrotto 46 Left interior wall, second panel. Also called cave 112....
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    Xīhàn Jīnshān guó; Hsi-han Chin-shan kuo, 909–911), Dunhuang Kingdom of Western Han (西漢敦煌國; Xīhàn Dūnhuáng guó; Hsi-han Tun-huang kuo, 911–914), was a Chinese...
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    "甘肃合水安定寺石窟调查简报" [Investigation bulletin of Andingsi Grottoes at Heshui County Gansu]. 敦煌研究=Dunhuang Research (4): 48–55 – via buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw....
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    known papercuts, this specimen was recovered by Paul Pelliot in the Dunhuang grotto and is dated to the tenth century. Bibliothèque nationale de France...
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    Wang Yuanlu (category Dunhuang)
    and abbot of the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang during the early 20th century. He is credited with the discovery of the Dunhuang manuscripts and was engaged in...
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  • The Dunhuang Research Academy (Chinese: 敦煌研究院; pinyin: Dūnhuáng Yánjiùyuàn), originally the National Research Institute on Dunhuang Art, is a "national...
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    departing Dunhuang they would pray to the Mogao Grottoes for a safe journey, if they came back alive they would thank the gods at the grottoes. Across the...
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  • Buddha Caves or Qianfo Grottoes may refer to the following Buddhist caves in China: Mogao Caves or Thousand Buddha Caves, Dunhuang Eastern Thousand Buddha...
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    similar meaning). The Fumu was depicted in illustrations found in the Dunhuang caves dating back to the Tang (618–907) and Song dynasties (960–1279)....
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    Chinese art and architecture, for example in a mural painting in the Dunhuang Grottoes that has been dated to the Northern dynasties, about 1000 years older...
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    Mogao caves at Dunhuang. In 1922, the Fogg Museum sent Warner to China to explore western China. He arrived at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang in January 1924...
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    UNESCO World Heritage status: the Mogao Grottoes or "Thousand Buddha Caves," part of the Dunhuang Grottoes near Dunhuang (Gansu Province, 4th-14th centuries...
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  • traditional thread-bound books, over 16,000 volumes of documents from Dunhuang Grottoes, 12 million volumes of foreign-language books, and dozens of electronic...
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