Cultural gems still visible from home
4 years, 8 months ago

Cultural gems still visible from home

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A Zhaojun Museum guide speaks to audiences through live 5G broadcast in Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on March 7. DING GENHOU/FOR CHINA DAILY As a graphic designer, Liu Liangxian has always dreamed of visiting the Mogao Caves in Gansu province, where one of the world's greatest sites of Buddhist art has inspired generations of Chinese and foreign artists alike since ancient times. But when the novel coronavirus outbreak began spreading nationwide earlier this year, Liu knew he had to put his plans to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site on hold. Liu is one of the many art aficionados benefiting from the efforts of cultural institutions and groups across the country－including heritage sites and museums, galleries and performance platforms－to continue offering artwork to the public, amid social distancing measures, through online innovations. As the graphic designer discovered, the Mogao Caves near the historic Silk Road oasis of Dunhuang launched a "home travel" museum program involving a broad range of cultural organizations, stretching from eastern Zhejiang and southern Guangdong provinces to Liaoning province in the northeast.

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Dedicated to a new age of restoration
1 year, 4 months ago

Dedicated to a new age of restoration

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Li Bo, a veteran restorer of the Dunhuang Academy, leads a colleague, Li Lingzhi, in examining murals in one of the Yulin Caves at Guazhou county near Dunhuang, Gansu province. Located in the far west of Northwest China's Gansu province, the city of Dunhuang and its neighboring areas — home to the Mogao Caves and other historical monuments witnessing the …

Dedicated to a new age of restoration
1 year, 4 months ago

Dedicated to a new age of restoration

China Daily  

Li Bo, a veteran restorer of the Dunhuang Academy, leads a colleague, Li Lingzhi, in examining murals in one of the Yulin Caves at Guazhou county near Dunhuang, Gansu province. Located in the far west of Northwest China's Gansu province, the city of Dunhuang and its neighboring areas — home to the Mogao Caves and other historical monuments witnessing the …

Dedicated to a new age of restoration
1 year, 4 months ago

Dedicated to a new age of restoration

China Daily  

Li Bo, a veteran restorer of the Dunhuang Academy, leads a colleague, Li Lingzhi, in examining murals in one of the Yulin Caves at Guazhou county near Dunhuang, Gansu province. Located in the far west of Northwest China's Gansu province, the city of Dunhuang and its neighboring areas — home to the Mogao Caves and other historical monuments witnessing the …

Dedicated to a new age of restoration
1 year, 4 months ago

Dedicated to a new age of restoration

China Daily  

Li Bo, a veteran restorer of the Dunhuang Academy, leads a colleague, Li Lingzhi, in examining murals in one of the Yulin Caves at Guazhou county near Dunhuang, Gansu province. Located in the far west of Northwest China's Gansu province, the city of Dunhuang and its neighboring areas — home to the Mogao Caves and other historical monuments witnessing the …

Dedicated to a new age of restoration
1 year, 4 months ago

Dedicated to a new age of restoration

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The Mogao Caves in Dunhuang are a popular destination for tourists. WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY The site, which, archaeologists estimate, dates back to the Northern Wei Dynasty, shares cultural and artistic consistency with the Mogao Caves. He's always been astonished at the ability of the ancient painters to precisely portray the mental state of the characters, and to present dynamic scenes …

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves
1 year, 5 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

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A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves
1 year, 5 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

China Daily  

A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves
1 year, 5 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

China Daily  

A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

Cultural exchange keeps ancient city alive
1 year, 6 months ago

Cultural exchange keeps ancient city alive

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Ancient Sounds of Dunhuang draws inspiration from the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site boasting rich collections of Buddhist artworks. The new performance staged at the theater, Ancient Sounds of Dunhuang, draws inspiration from the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site boasting rich collections of Buddhist artworks. The collections of the Dunhuang Academy, with treasures such as clay …

Digital caves bring history alive
1 year, 8 months ago

Digital caves bring history alive

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The Digital Library Cave project re-creates the 1,600-meter-long external cliff face of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province. For more than a century, the Library Cave, or Cave 17 of the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, in Northwest China's Gansu province, has been famous for its extraordinary collection of relics and a tale that has had its share of twists …

Digital caves bring history alive
1 year, 8 months ago

Digital caves bring history alive

China Daily  

The Digital Library Cave project re-creates the 1,600-meter-long external cliff face of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province. For more than a century, the Library Cave, or Cave 17 of the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, in Northwest China's Gansu province, has been famous for its extraordinary collection of relics and a tale that has had its share of twists …

China beefs up cultural relic protection with digital technology
1 year, 8 months ago

China beefs up cultural relic protection with digital technology

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Mogao Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site in Dunhuang of Gansu province, on Oct 2, 2019. On Tuesday, an interactive digital platform called the "Digital Library Cave" was launched, featuring a virtual duplication of the Library Cave, employing digital technology to revive the relics for the benefit of both researchers and the general public. Jointly developed by the Dunhuang Academy …

China beefs up cultural relic protection with digital technology
1 year, 8 months ago

China beefs up cultural relic protection with digital technology

China Daily  

Mogao Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site in Dunhuang of Gansu province, on Oct 2, 2019. On Tuesday, an interactive digital platform called the "Digital Library Cave" was launched, featuring a virtual duplication of the Library Cave, employing digital technology to revive the relics for the benefit of both researchers and the general public. Jointly developed by the Dunhuang Academy …

For those who can's visit, grottoes come to them
2 years, 4 months ago

For those who can's visit, grottoes come to them

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Reproductions of cultural relics, murals and Buddha sculptures from the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are shown at Wuhan University's Wanlin Art Museum. More than 3,000 miles from Dunhuang, the Mogao caves, murals and painted sculptures are meeting audiences at the Wanlin Art Museum on the campus of Wuhan University in Wuhan, Hubei province. "We are proud to see the exhibition of …

Chinese museums, galleries regale netizens with cultural feast through online exhibitions
2 years, 7 months ago

Chinese museums, galleries regale netizens with cultural feast through online exhibitions

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Some replicas of stone statues from the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province, are shown at an exhibition, which opened on March 10, at the Zhejiang Art Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. WANG JINCHAO/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese museums and galleries have accelerated their digital transformation and have rolled out online exhibitions through the application of digital technologies while exploring innovative …

UNESCO, Gansu announce partnership
2 years, 8 months ago

UNESCO, Gansu announce partnership

China Daily  

The Mogao Caves, a long-established UNESCO World Heritage Site, is Gansu province's signature spot. UNESCO and Northwest China's Gansu province have signed a partnership agreement to promote cultural heritage protection and creative industries in the province. UNESCO will introduce best practices in site conservation and management, sustainable cultural tourism development, community involvement in heritage protection, safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage …

I thank the saints that preserve nation's 'pantheon'
3 years, 1 month ago

I thank the saints that preserve nation's 'pantheon'

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Owen Fishwick In the center of Rome stands the Pantheon－a temple dedicated to all gods. A mere 6,611 kilometers away, China has its own "pantheon"－the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province. This is apt because in the caves are a vast wealth of Buddhist artworks, murals, statues, meditation chambers, burial sites and living quarters dating back as far …

Exhibition features Palace Museum, Dunhuang
3 years, 3 months ago

Exhibition features Palace Museum, Dunhuang

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Lou Jie, a researcher with the Dunhuang Academy, introduces a replica of a Mogao Cave to visitors at a preview of the Beyond the Bounds of History exhibition in Beijing's Palace Museum on Sept 16. Two Chinese cultural heritage sites have joined hands to present a major exhibition highlighting their lasting glamour and the significance of the ancient Silk Road. …

Exhibition features Palace Museum, Dunhuang
3 years, 3 months ago

Exhibition features Palace Museum, Dunhuang

China Daily  

Lou Jie, a researcher with the Dunhuang Academy, introduces a replica of a Mogao Cave to visitors at a preview of the Beyond the Bounds of History exhibition in Beijing's Palace Museum on Sept 16. Two Chinese cultural heritage sites have joined hands to present a major exhibition highlighting their lasting glamour and the significance of the ancient Silk Road. …

Dunhuang art goes digital
3 years, 4 months ago

Dunhuang art goes digital

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An immersive digital art exhibition featuring paintings in the ancient frescoes in Dunhuang of Gansu province will soon begin a three-year national tour starting from Shanghai. An immersive digital art exhibition featuring paintings in the ancient frescoes in Dunhuang of Gansu province will take place in Shanghai later this year before going on tour in 12 Chinese cities in the …

Digital Dunhuang Exhibition
3 years, 7 months ago

Digital Dunhuang Exhibition

China Daily  

Renowned as a World Heritage Site in Northwest China’s Gansu province, the Mogao Caves deserves to be called a holy land of Buddhist art as the home of the largest scale and the richest Buddhist cultural content found in the world. An integration of cave architecture, painted sculpture and murals, it is recognized by both Eastern and Western scholars as …

Past resonates at ancient site on Silk Road
3 years, 10 months ago

Past resonates at ancient site on Silk Road

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Tourists visit the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site with numerous ancient murals and Buddhist statues, in Dunhuang, Gansu province. In the Dunhuang grottoes and surrounding areas in Gansu province, visitors can hear voices from the dust and sample the flavors of life long ago Bumping one's way slowly on the back of a camel across the desert of …

Reporter's log: A tourist carries home vivid images of people obscured by sands of time
3 years, 10 months ago

Reporter's log: A tourist carries home vivid images of people obscured by sands of time

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Paintings in the No 428 cave of the Mogao Grottoes recount stories and philosophies of Buddhism. I was like opening a sealed box with unknown contents when the guide randomly opened one of the old caves at Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu province. The Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site, comprise 735 caves built by believers from 366 to …

Ancient caves give young viewers a sense of history
4 years, 1 month ago

Ancient caves give young viewers a sense of history

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A scene from the reality show, Glory Is Back, which features the present and past of Gansu province's city of Dunhuang, the Gobi Desert, Mogao Caves, as well as its people. Which makes it a strange circumstance that the Forbidden City and Summer Palace in Beijing, along with a string of key museums across China, have been featured in popular …

Cultural gems still visible from home
4 years, 8 months ago

Cultural gems still visible from home

China Daily  

A Zhaojun Museum guide speaks to audiences through live 5G broadcast in Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on March 7. DING GENHOU/FOR CHINA DAILY As a graphic designer, Liu Liangxian has always dreamed of visiting the Mogao Caves in Gansu province, where one of the world's greatest sites of Buddhist art has inspired generations of Chinese and …

AI tech helps tourists enjoy Dunhuang's art like never before
4 years, 8 months ago

AI tech helps tourists enjoy Dunhuang's art like never before

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A visitor experiences the Hetu artificial intelligence platform during a tour of Cave 257 in Mogao. On the evening of April 8, Dunhuang Academy and Huawei jointly launched a brand-new technology-driven tour experience at the Mogao Grottoes. Using Huawei's newly-released Hetu artificial intelligence platform, coupled with the output of the Digital Dunhuang project, visitors to the Mogao Grottoes can enjoy …

AI tech helps tourists enjoy Dunhuang's art like never before
4 years, 8 months ago

AI tech helps tourists enjoy Dunhuang's art like never before

China Daily  

A visitor experiences the Hetu artificial intelligence platform during a tour of Cave 257 in Mogao. On the evening of April 8, Dunhuang Academy and Huawei jointly launched a brand-new technology-driven tour experience at the Mogao Grottoes. Using Huawei's newly-released Hetu artificial intelligence platform, coupled with the output of the Digital Dunhuang project, visitors to the Mogao Grottoes can enjoy …

World heritage grottoes online tour launched for stay-at-home visitors
4 years, 9 months ago

World heritage grottoes online tour launched for stay-at-home visitors

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A screenshot of the official website of Digital Dunhuang. Sitting at home, Wang Nan, a Dunhuang culture enthusiast in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, paid her first visit to the Mogao Grottoes via her smartphone. The Dunhuang Academy, which administers the Mogao Grottoes, in Northwest China's Gansu province, has been offering online exhibitions on various platforms, including its official …

Virtual tours provide a unique insight
4 years, 9 months ago

Virtual tours provide a unique insight

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A livestreaming tour of the Potala Palace on March 9 gives viewers a chance to see its collection of Buddhist statues. XINHUA HEFEI－Walking past traditional Chinese buildings with cream-colored walls topped with dark tiles, a golden sea of rapeseed flowers and lush green bamboo forests, Huang Min, 29, guided an audience of 90,000 on her phone. The picturesque scenery in …

Building on a legacy
5 years, 1 month ago

Building on a legacy

China Daily  

The Mogao Caves are one of the country's biggest treasure troves of Buddhist art. The former director of the Dunhuang Academy's unwavering commitment to conservation over the decades is being rightly celebrated, Wang Kaihao reports. Editor's Note: President Xi Jinping called for more efforts to carry forward the culture of Dunhuang, during his visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site …

Building on a legacy
5 years, 1 month ago

Building on a legacy

China Daily  

The Mogao Caves are one of the country's biggest treasure troves of Buddhist art. The former director of the Dunhuang Academy's unwavering commitment to conservation over the decades is being rightly celebrated, Wang Kaihao reports. Editor's Note: President Xi Jinping called for more efforts to carry forward the culture of Dunhuang, during his visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site …

Documentary on cultural links between Mogao Grottoes and Angkor Wat launched
5 years, 4 months ago

Documentary on cultural links between Mogao Grottoes and Angkor Wat launched

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A documentary depicting exchanges between China's Mogao grottoes and Cambodia's Angkor Wat was released on August 31st,2019. As a major highlight of the closing ceremony of the fourth Silk Road International Cultural Expo held Saturday in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu province, a documentary depicting exchanges between China's Mogao grottoes and Cambodia's Angkor Wat was released. According to the Dunhuang Academy, …

Technology enlisted in ongoing battle to preserve grottoes
5 years, 4 months ago

Technology enlisted in ongoing battle to preserve grottoes

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Summer vacation is the busiest time at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province. A ticket reservation service and a cap on the number of visitors have been adopted to help preserve the murals. LANZHOU－Summer is the busiest season for staff at the Mogao Grottoes, as more than a third of the annual visitors to the UNESCO World …

Technology enlisted in ongoing battle to preserve grottoes
5 years, 4 months ago

Technology enlisted in ongoing battle to preserve grottoes

China Daily  

Summer vacation is the busiest time at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province. We are studying the relationship between this data and the rate of the decay to continue exploring appropriate preventive measures," says Guo Qinglin, head of the academy's conservation institute. In the 1980s, Dunhuang Academy China began partnering with research institutes and universities, including China's …

Technology enlisted in ongoing battle to preserve grottoes
5 years, 4 months ago

Technology enlisted in ongoing battle to preserve grottoes

China Daily  

Summer vacation is the busiest time at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province. A ticket reservation service and a cap on the number of visitors have been adopted to help preserve the murals. LANZHOU－Summer is the busiest season for staff at the Mogao Grottoes, as more than a third of the annual visitors to the UNESCO World …

Technology enlisted in ongoing battle to preserve grottoes
5 years, 4 months ago

Technology enlisted in ongoing battle to preserve grottoes

China Daily  

Summer vacation is the busiest time at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province. A ticket reservation service and a cap on the number of visitors have been adopted to help preserve the murals. LANZHOU－Summer is the busiest season for staff at the Mogao Grottoes, as more than a third of the annual visitors to the UNESCO World …

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes
5 years, 5 months ago

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes

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Digital-imaging specialists work in one of the Mogao grottoes. The crowds heading to the iconic repositories of ancient Buddhist art constantly threaten the fragile cliff-side environment on the fringe of the Silk Road oasis, according to Zhao Shengliang, director of the Dunhuang Academy, which manages and studies the site and its relics. The first type is limited to 6,000 tickets …

Reveling in global legacy of the silk road
5 years, 5 months ago

Reveling in global legacy of the silk road

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Tourists visit one of the Mogao Caves' 492 Buddhist grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu province. Conservation of Buddhist artworks at the Mogao Caves is encouraging similar efforts at home and abroad Editor's note: As the People's Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct 1, China Daily is featuring a series of stories on the role regions have …

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes
5 years, 5 months ago

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes

China Daily  

Digital-imaging specialists work in one of the Mogao grottoes. The crowds heading to the iconic repositories of ancient Buddhist art constantly threaten the fragile cliff-side environment on the fringe of the Silk Road oasis, according to Zhao Shengliang, director of the Dunhuang Academy, which manages and studies the site and its relics. The first type is limited to 6,000 tickets …

Reveling in global legacy of the silk road
5 years, 5 months ago

Reveling in global legacy of the silk road

China Daily  

Tourists visit one of the Mogao Caves' 492 Buddhist grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu province. Conservation of Buddhist artworks at the Mogao Caves is encouraging similar efforts at home and abroad Editor's note: As the People's Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct 1, China Daily is featuring a series of stories on the role regions have …

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes
5 years, 5 months ago

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes

China Daily  

Twenty-five exhibitions and events related to the digitized murals, sculptures and other relics have been rolled out at home and abroad, from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, and Hong Kong to Bali in Indonesia and Moscow, with virtual reality and 3D technology improving the experience, he said. Many of the foreign visitors to Dunhuang are from the United States and Japan, while …

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes
5 years, 5 months ago

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes

China Daily  

Digital-imaging specialists work in one of the Mogao grottoes. The crowds heading to the iconic repositories of ancient Buddhist art constantly threaten the fragile cliff-side environment on the fringe of the Silk Road oasis, according to Zhao Shengliang, director of the Dunhuang Academy, which manages and studies the site and its relics. The first type is limited to 6,000 tickets …

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes
5 years, 5 months ago

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes

China Daily  

Digital-imaging specialists work in one of the Mogao grottoes. The crowds heading to the iconic repositories of ancient Buddhist art constantly threaten the fragile cliff-side environment on the fringe of the Silk Road oasis, according to Zhao Shengliang, director of the Dunhuang Academy, which manages and studies the site and its relics. The first type is limited to 6,000 tickets …

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes
5 years, 5 months ago

Digital drive opens more doors to grottoes

China Daily  

Twenty-five exhibitions and events related to the digitized murals, sculptures and other relics have been rolled out at home and abroad, from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, and Hong Kong to Bali in Indonesia and Moscow, with virtual reality and 3D technology improving the experience, he said. Many of the foreign visitors to Dunhuang are from the United States and Japan, while …

Cave man, from afar
5 years, 5 months ago

Cave man, from afar

China Daily  

Cave 17 is home to about 60,000 ancient documents. Dunhuang Academy's first full-time foreign researcher is helping to bring the magic of Mogao to the world, Wang Kaihao reports in Dunhuang, Gansu. In 1987, Neil Schmid, then an undergraduate studying Chinese language at Georgetown University in Washington DC, traveled to Dunhuang, Gansu province, for the first time. "It's so complex, …

Cave man, from afar
5 years, 5 months ago

Cave man, from afar

China Daily  

Cave 17 is home to about 60,000 ancient documents. Dunhuang Academy's first full-time foreign researcher is helping to bring the magic of Mogao to the world, Wang Kaihao reports in Dunhuang, Gansu. In 1987, Neil Schmid, then an undergraduate studying Chinese language at Georgetown University in Washington DC, traveled to Dunhuang, Gansu province, for the first time. "It's so complex, …

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