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

Ancient caves give young viewers a sense of history

China Daily  

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 TV reality or variety shows in recent years, but not the Mogao Caves. The long anticipated 10-episode reality show, Glory Is Back, featuring Dunhuang, premiered on streaming media platform iQiyi on Nov 18. "Dunhuang is a magical place," Li Wuwang, director of the show, said earlier this month at a promotional event for the program.

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Cultural relics from Dunhuang featured in Shanghai exhibition
4 months ago

Cultural relics from Dunhuang featured in Shanghai exhibition

China Daily  

Lovers of Dunhuang art and culture dressed as the characters in the Mogao Caves frescoes. Cultural relics recognized as the national treasure of China from Dunhuang of Gansu province will be featured at the upcoming exhibition at China Art Museum, Shanghai. The Great Art of Dunhuang, taking place at the China Art Museum, Shanghai, also known as the Shanghai Art …

Cultural relics from Dunhuang featured in Shanghai exhibition
4 months ago

Cultural relics from Dunhuang featured in Shanghai exhibition

China Daily  

Lovers of Dunhuang art and culture dressed as the characters in the Mogao Caves frescoes. Cultural relics recognized as the national treasure of China from Dunhuang of Gansu province will be featured at the upcoming exhibition at China Art Museum, Shanghai. The Great Art of Dunhuang, taking place at the China Art Museum, Shanghai, also known as the Shanghai Art …

Dunhuang Academy's protection team work to ensure relics not lost to sands of time
9 months ago

Dunhuang Academy's protection team work to ensure relics not lost to sands of time

China Daily  

Visitors peruse paintings and scripture scrolls at Dunhuang Art Gallery, which is operated by the academy, in Lanzhou, Gansu province, in April. This restoration directly prompted the introduction of the Chinese Cultural Relics and Historical Sites Protection Guidelines, providing a set of ideas and methods for the protection of China's cultural relics. On May 1, 2016, Digital Dunhuang was officially …

Annual artist visit to Dunhuang
1 year, 1 month ago

Annual artist visit to Dunhuang

China Daily  

Artists from Hong Kong and Macao enjoyed a 10-day visit to Dunhuang in Gansu province. Thirteen artists from Hong Kong and Macao enjoyed a 10-day visit to Dunhuang in Gansu province in late October. Their visit allowed them to experience the culture and history of Dunhuang, an important historic city and cultural meting pot on the ancient Silk Road. Every …

Annual artist visit to Dunhuang
1 year, 1 month ago

Annual artist visit to Dunhuang

China Daily  

Artists from Hong Kong and Macao enjoyed a 10-day visit to Dunhuang in Gansu province. Thirteen artists from Hong Kong and Macao enjoyed a 10-day visit to Dunhuang in Gansu province in late October. Their visit allowed them to experience the culture and history of Dunhuang, an important historic city and cultural meting pot on the ancient Silk Road. Every …

Restorer's passion shows in his work
1 year, 1 month ago

Restorer's passion shows in his work

China Daily  

The Master of Dunhuang, a documentary franchise about those dedicated to the cultural protection and heritage of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province, features Yang Tao, a veteran grotto restorer. Documentary's second season shines an intriguing light on those who work in Mogao Caves, Xu Fan reports. Yang Tao, a seasoned grotto restorer who has worked in Dunhuang for …

Restorer's passion shows in his work
1 year, 1 month ago

Restorer's passion shows in his work

China Daily  

The Master of Dunhuang, a documentary franchise about those dedicated to the cultural protection and heritage of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province, features Yang Tao, a veteran grotto restorer. Documentary's second season shines an intriguing light on those who work in Mogao Caves, Xu Fan reports. Yang Tao, a seasoned grotto restorer who has worked in Dunhuang for …

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

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 …

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves
1 year, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 5 months ago

Cultural exchange keeps ancient city alive

China Daily  

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 …

A deeper dive into Dunhuang
2 years, 1 month ago

A deeper dive into Dunhuang

China Daily  

Veteran fresco restorer Li Bo and his protege Li Can examine a mural at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province. Despite being the world's largest treasure trove of Buddhist art, living conditions in Dunhuang, which sits in the Gobi Desert in Northwest China's Gansu province, are harsher than in China's metropolises. Jointly produced by Tencent News and Dunhuang Academy, …

A deeper dive into Dunhuang
2 years, 1 month ago

A deeper dive into Dunhuang

China Daily  

Veteran fresco restorer Li Bo and his protege Li Can examine a mural at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province. Despite being the world's largest treasure trove of Buddhist art, living conditions in Dunhuang, which sits in the Gobi Desert in Northwest China's Gansu province, are harsher than in China's metropolises. Jointly produced by Tencent News and Dunhuang Academy, …

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'

China Daily  

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

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. …

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

China Daily  

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 …

NPC deputy discusses Dunhuang culture
3 years, 9 months ago

NPC deputy discusses Dunhuang culture

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site with numerous ancient murals and Buddhist statues, in Dunhuang, Gansu province. The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu province are a glorious pearl on the ancient Silk Road, and a typical example of traditional Chinese culture, said Su Bomin, a deputy to the National People's Congress, in an interview during the …

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

Past resonates at ancient site on Silk Road

China Daily  

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

China Daily  

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 …

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