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Mogao caves
The Mogao caves are located in Gansu province, Dunguang in northwest China. Based on records, it is believed that a Buddhist monk had a vision of a thousand Buddha's and inspired the excavation of the caves he envisioned in 366 AD. There are traces of Indian Buddha art in earlier works, recent works depict all walks of life in a local setting.
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