The “Mona Lisa of the East” at the Mogao Grottoes is one of many priceless inspirations for an ambitious, 30-year-long initiative to save the caves
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Exploring Li Yong-jun’s studio of Dunhuang art
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Li Yong-jun is one of Dunhuang’s famous contemporary painters of quality replica art from the grottoes
A Tantric Story: The Visvavajra Presence at Dunhuang and Sino-Tibetan Esotericism
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Dr. Shella Li Shen reveals the Sino-Tibetan esoteric heritage of Dunhuang, from its period of Tibetan rule to the Tangut Empire
From the Capitals to the Corridor: A Visit to China’s Silk Road
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Bringing heritage sites and religious doctrine together in a dialogue for our Buddhism in the People’s Republic project
Irene Lok’s Dunhuang: Understanding the Gaze of the Bodhisattva
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A Dunhuang scholar takes her research and writing to the international stage with a fellowship at Robinson College, Cambridge
On The Hunt for the Water Moon Guanyin in “Pre-Genghis Esoteric North Asia”
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From the Yulin Caves in Guazhou to Abu Dhabi, from the Tang to the Tangut… striking connections between an auctioned statue by Bonhams and other sacred images take us on a voyage across time and space to find the Water Moon Guanyin “hiding” in Pre-Genghis North Asia
Encore Dunhuang: A Contemporary Silk Road Show of Olympian Ambition
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Reviewing China’s largest-scale mixed media performance of Silk Road history and characters
Art and Culture Brought to Life: Speaking with Lucy Guan of the Dunhuang Research Academy
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Lucy Guan’s leadership of the “Mogao xueyuan” is bringing the digital and educational brand of the Dunhuang Research Academy to new heights
A Tale of Two Mascots: Lele the Mogao Guardian and the Cats at Yulin
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The difference between the Mogao Grottoes and the Yulin Grottoes, seen through Lele the Guardian of Mogao and two lonely felines at Yulin
Echoes from the Mogao Caves in Tan Dun’s “Buddha Passion”
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Exploring the poetic power behind Tan Dun’s “Buddha Passion,” performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra on 22 January