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Mogao Caves

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AddressDunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China
Hours Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM
Provinces Gansu
Phone +86 937 886 9060
Designated as world heritage site1987 (11th session)
Did you knowIn 1987, the Mogao Grottoes were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 492 temples 25 km southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China.

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