Background The historical background of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is that in the second year of Fujian and Jianyuan in the former Qin Dynasty (AD 366), some Buddhists came here and saw the golden light on Mingsha Mountain, and thousands of Buddhists sprouted the heart of digging, and later became a Buddhist holy place, named Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as Thousand Buddha Cave.

Although the Mogao Grottoes have been invaded by nature and destroyed by human beings in the long years, there are still 492 caves in the Sixteen Kingdoms, Northern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Xixia and Yuan Dynasties, with more than 45,000 square meters of murals and more than 2,000 colored sculptures, making it the largest treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. If the murals are arranged, it can stretch for more than 30 kilometers, making it the longest, largest and richest gallery in the world.

Brief introduction of Mogao grottoes.

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is the general name of Mogao Grottoes and West Thousand Buddha Cave in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. It is one of the four largest grottoes in China and the largest and best-preserved Buddhist art treasure house in the world.

The Mogao Grottoes are located 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City, and are dug on the cliff at the eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain. The length from north to south is about 1.600 meters, and it is arranged in five layers from top to bottom. The height is strewn at random, row upon row, shaped like a honeycomb pigeon house, spectacular and unusual. It is the largest and richest treasure house of classical culture and art in China, and also a world-famous Buddhist art center.

Refer to the above? Chinese government network-Dunhuang Mogao grottoes