Mass Observer » cave painting http://www.massobserver.com Eyes wide open Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:55:16 +0000 en hourly 1 Buddha’s Caves at Dunhuang, China http://www.massobserver.com/2009/02/buddha%e2%80%99s-caves-at-dunhuang-china/ http://www.massobserver.com/2009/02/buddha%e2%80%99s-caves-at-dunhuang-china/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:10:03 +0000 Jay http://www.massobserver.com/?p=6 Dunhuang China cave paintingThe New York Times has a great article from last july about the Buddha’s Caves at Dunhuang, China. The Mogaoku — “peerless caves” — are nearly two thousand years old and are filled with the most amazing cave paintings, which, alas, are in danger of being eaten up by the harsh desert conditions.

Check out the amazing images of the Buddha’s Caves in the New York Times slideshow that accompanies this article online.

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