1. Flying in the sky, dancing in the clouds, the world between heaven and earth is round.

2. The feather dance of Tian Fei in Dunhuang is breathtaking.

3. The balcony is like a dream, and the sleeves fall.

4. The flying sleeves in autumn are amazing, and Dunhuang Qushui Jinbo.

5. There is a cloud and water room in front of my daughter's building, and the galaxy dances with sleeves.

Mogao grottoes:

Mogao grottoes, located in Dunhuang at the western end of Hexi Corridor. From the Sixteen Kingdoms period to the Yuan Dynasty, its excavation lasted about 1000 years, which is unique in China Grottoes. It is not only a splendid art treasure house of China's ancient civilization, but also an important witness to the dialogue and exchange between different civilizations on the ancient Silk Road.

There are 735 caves in the Mogao Grottoes, with more than 45,000 square meters of murals, more than 2,400 painted sculptures and 5 wooden eaves in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is the epitome of the development and evolution of the grotto art in China, and enjoys a lofty historical position in the grotto art. The paintings and sculptures of Buddha statues and Buddhist scriptures in grottoes are places where Buddhists practice, observe images and worship.

Dunhuang Grottoes are a three-dimensional art integrating architecture, sculpture and murals. The grottoes are divided into north and south areas: Cave 492 in the south area is the place where the Mogao grottoes worship Buddha, while Cave 243 in the north area is mainly the place where monks and craftsmen live, with facilities for practice and living, such as kang pits, flues, niches, lampstands, etc., but most of them have no painted sculptures and murals.

Historical evolution:

Dunhuang is located in the west of Gansu Province, at the western end of Hexi Corridor in terms of physical geography. Qinghai in the south and Xinjiang in the west have been the hub of Chinese and western transportation since the Han Dynasty.

In BC 1 1 1 year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Dunhuang County as a frontier post to resist the Huns. Since the Silk Road was opened by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dunhuang, as an important town in the west, has become a transportation hub connecting the Central Plains and the Western Regions, a commercial center along the Silk Road, and a venue for the intersection of national cultures.

Architecture:

Existing caves were mainly excavated in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and some caves in the Northern Wei Dynasty may have been excavated in the Northern Liang Dynasty. There are three main cave forms: zhongzhu cave, square cave and Zen cave. The plane of Zhongzhu Grottoes is rectangular, and there are square towers and columns with niches and statues around them. The front of the grottoes is mostly herringbone, and the back is flat chess top.