[Dunhuang Dream] Mogao Caves, a thousand-year-old mural story

[Dunhuang Dream] Mogao Caves, a thousand-year-old mural story: Hey, dear friends, have you heard of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang? This name is like a symphony of a thousand years of glory and vicissitudes! Imagine, on the ancient Silk Road, the art and religious thoughts of the East and the West collided here, creating a brilliant spark. Doesn't it feel like you've traveled to a dream world? Let's talk about its history! The Mogao Caves were built in the 4th century AD, and after the Sixteen Kingdoms, the Northern Dynasties, the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Western Xia, and Yuan dynasties, it finally formed the grand scale it has today. Look at those caves, each one is a mark of history, as if telling the glory of the past. The Mogao Caves are an artistic treasure, preserving 45,000 square meters of murals and 2,415 painted sculptures, making it the largest and most content-rich Buddhist art site in the world! Each mural is a crystallization of the wisdom and skills of ancient painters, leaving people in awe. Speaking of religious integration, this is not just a place for Buddhist art, but also a place where Taoism, Confucianism, and other religious thoughts are intertwined. The images of flying deities, bodhisattvas, and Buddhas in the murals make people marvel at the religious culture.