Mogao Caves in Dunhuang: The largest and richest Buddhist art treasure in the world

I am Guanhai Tingtao tour+ global traveler, please follow me! (This is the 1507th travel shot published in 51 countries and 844 places on 5 continents) The Mogao Caves in Dunhuang (commonly known as the Thousand Buddha Caves), located in Dunhuang City at the western end of the Hexi Corridor. It is the largest and richest Buddhist art treasury in the world, so it is a must-visit place for Dunhuang tourism. More than 1800 years ago, during the Former Qin period, the monk Le Zun traveled here and suddenly saw golden light shining in front of him, as if there were thousands of Buddha statues shining. He determined that it was the will of the Buddha, so he stayed here to carve caves and make Buddha practice, and built the first cave of the Mogao Caves. In the following 1000 years, from the Former Qin to the Yuan Dynasty, countless monks, officials, and common people followed the example of Le Zun and created one cave after another. This is the Mogao Caves. To visit the Mogao Caves, you need to book tickets online in advance. When you arrive at the tourist center of the scenic area, you need to change to the scenic area bus to enter. The scenic area will divide tourists into different small teams and enter the cave for a visit led by a tour guide. The Mogao Caves have more than 700 caves. The tour guide will take everyone to visit 4 to 8 caves. Which ones seem to be random. So whether you can see interesting caves depends entirely on luck.