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Dunhuang Feitian Photoshoot | Mingsha Mountain Travel Photography.

Dunhuang can also dance in all directions. Dunhuang dances Feitian, with a pipa in hand, playing a tune in the mortal world, the most beautiful in the world. On Mingsha Mountain, beside Crescent Spring, on the ancient Yangguan Road, in the cold smoke and setting sun, one realizes that a thousand years pass in an instant. Dunhuang Feitian is the most well-known treasure of the Mogao Caves of the Chinese nation. Dunhuang Feitian is an artistic image nurtured by the combined influences of Indian culture, Western Regions culture, and Central Plains culture. After centuries of dynastic changes and cultural exchanges between East and West, its posture, style, and artistic conception reached their most perfect stage during the Tang Dynasty, becoming a fully Sinicized Feitian. Arriving at the Mogao Caves is like traveling through a magical time tunnel. Being there, it feels as if one can see the lives and beliefs of people from a thousand years ago. Inside the caves, the walls are covered with depictions of dancers from "thousands of years" ago. It evokes a fantasy that makes one feel like "a dream enters Dunhuang, a glance sees a thousand years." Each mural tells a story, depicting the dance and beauty of women from that era. Li Bai praised it in a poem: "With delicate hands holding a lotus, she steps lightly in the ethereal realm. Her rainbow dress trails a long ribbon, floating and ascending to the heavens." Each mural conveys the optimism, liveliness, and confidence of the people of that time, evolving with the changing dynasties to embody different meanings. Today, as we don these beautiful costumes and dance gracefully, we once again showcase the image of flying, confidence, and optimism, creating a collision of eras spanning thousands of years, sparking different kinds of brilliance. Dun means great, Huang means magnificent, this is Dunhuang. Take a trip to Dunhuang, and you will feel its unique charm. Feitian fairies come with the caves. Graceful and elegant, they dance lightly. Without feathers, without halos. They rely on clouds but do not depend on them. Their clothes flutter, soaring in the sky......
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Posted: May 28, 2024
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