The cultural revival of Dunhuang’s Mogao Grottoes

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Dunhuang, home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Mogao Grottoes, is drawing visitors and scholars worldwide eager to explore its rich history and experience its cultural revival.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:39So many cultures came together in Dunhuang over a thousand years.

00:44And we see that there's a kind of harmony in the caves,

00:47where all these cultures in a single cave are depicted on the walls.

00:52There's a kind of harmony, and it's not some zero sum perception of cultures and cultural interaction.

01:08It's not just about literature or images.

01:13It's about a lot of different fields,

01:18and they all have very important meanings.

01:21Basically, we study history,

01:25and it's not limited to Buddhism.

01:29The whole culture, politics, etc.

01:38www.globalonenessproject.org

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