It wasn't until after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 that efforts were made to restore the grottoes.

The Buddhist deities depicted here have round faces, thick lips, deep-set eyes and high-bridged noses. Their physiques are ...

you can see the mingling of Chinese and foreign elements on nearly every grotto wall." Today East and West are converging again on Dunhuang, this time to help save the grottoes from what may be ...

A UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, the Yungang Grottoes are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty (386-535) in Datong's suburbs. The grottoes are ...

The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). These works, entirely devoted to the ...

and (iv): Criterion (i): The assemblage of statuary of the Yungang Grottoes is a masterpiece of early Chinese Buddhist cave art. Criterion (ii): The Yungang cave art represent the successful fusion of ...

The grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ... holds unique power for cross-cultural dialogue. "Unlike Chinese calligraphy, sculpture delivers a direct visual experience that transcends language ...

The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang once guarded the ancient Silk Road by providing much-needed comfort and spiritual support to travelers. CHINA DAILY In Chinese, mingsha means singing sand.