In the Mogao Caves, you will find many murals with a typical Chinese style. Mogao Caves, also known as Thousand Buddha Caves, a Buddhist temple cave system. Mogao Caves is also the cultural center of the 4th century until the 14th that contains the works of religious art that covers the entire period. In this cave complex, there were about 600 surviving cave temple, where 30 of them open to the public and tours. The rest was closed for conservation, because these caves containing murals Tantra is considered too explicit for visitors. In general, the oldest caves in the middle of the cliff. Each cave is labeled with numbers above the door. Cave system that is here divided into several parts, namely Cave Northern Wei (386-581), Cave Western Wei (535-56), Cave Northern Zhou (557-581), Cave of the Sui (581-618), Tang Cave (618 -906), and the cave which was established last (906-1360). Part of this cave has caves smaller.
Mogao Cave is a famous Buddhist relic in the world, located in Mount Mingsha, 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. Mogao Caves are large stones, some small, as are the statues that are in, there is a high, some are short. Its great looks very grand, and the tiny and delicate. In 1987, the Mogao Caves included in the protection of world cultural heritage list by UNESCO. tourists normally be taken on first visit the cave number 96 (Mogao Caves), karea outside the cave was built nine-storey palace is a building marker Mogao Caves. Largest Buddha statue in the Mogao Caves, 35.5 meters high, is a statue of Buddha in the largest room in the world.
Buddha statues in the cave had been restored many times and was no longer the shape of the original, but still retain its glory. If you want to see the real face of the Mogao Caves, tourists can visit the cave number 328, where there are statues that are very delicate and beautiful. The lines of this sculpture is very beautiful body, face shape and the five senses are also very compatible. For those who looked to be thrilled, as if there is a feeling that resonates in tough expressed in the liver.
In addition to sculpture, mural art is also an important part of the Mogao caves. Despite thousands of years old, but the paintings were still very bright color, and obvious scratches. The contents of most of the paintings is a story in the book of Buddhism. Flying angel figures that have appeared in the paintings all the more impressive. Maidens will perform singing, dancing and laying flowers when the Buddha gave teachings about religion. In over 490 existing cave sculptures and frescoes, almost in every cave there is a painting of an angel, there are holding lotus flowers, playing a musical instrument or are laying flowers, his expression is very lively and interesting.
In terms of art, painters devote great attention to the structure and form of figures, so look alive at all. Angel painting was worth staring longer to be felt both in terms of tourism as well as academically. Besides angel, in the Mogao Caves mural there are also figures of dancers Biba, a kind of stringed musical instruments. The dancers were lifted one leg up high, hands up Biba in the back, as if dancing to the music.Perhaps nothing is as beautiful caves and so fascinating as Mogao Caves. Mogao Caves does have its own unique not only for Buddhists but also for researchers, historians, and the people of various religions of the world. Mogao caves are first made, is in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Mural contained in these early caves like those found in caves 428 and 529 numbers are influenced by Indian art. Cave of Buddhist mural featuring 257 numbers with Roman-style robes. Cave number 101, influenced Greek culture.
Furthermore, the process of making this cave also continues into the Western Wei Dynasty, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Western Xia, and lastly the Yuan Dynasty (906-1360). This cave and all its contents, murals, sculptures and manuscripts roll-roll (which consists of a variety of languages such as Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, Turkish, and others. Mogao cave complex is a testament to the triumph of Buddhism in the past, which should continue to be preserved until the future, for the sake of human civilization.
