Visitors view an exhibit at
the Dunhuang Art Exhibition held at the National Art Museum of
China in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 22, 2008. The exhibition
was kicked off Tuesday, with 120 pieces of copies of Mokao Grottoes
murals and ten pieces of unearthed cultural relics on display. The
Mokao Grottoes, 25 km southeast of the town of Dunhuang, are the
most famous of the many religious shrines built around A.D. 366.
They consist of 492 caves carved in the steep face of a cliff
between Sanwei and Mingsha mountains. (photo: Xinhua)
(Xinhua News Agency January 23, 2008)
