Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as Thousand Buddha Cave, was built in the pre Qin period of the Sixteen Kingdoms. After the construction of the Sixteen Kingdoms, the Northern Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, the Western Xia Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty and other dynasties, it has formed a huge scale. There are 735 caves, 45000 square meters of murals, and 2415 clay colored sculptures. It is the largest and richest Buddhist art place in the world. In 1961, Mogao Grottoes was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 1987, Mogao Grottoes were listed as a world cultural heritage.

[Opening Hours] 8:00-18:00
Ticket
Peak season: 260 yuan/person time from May 1 to October 31
Off season: 130 yuan/person time from November 1 to April 30
[Address] 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu