Dunhuang used to be called Shazhou, and this night market is a good place to explore, eat some local delicacy and snacks, and buy some handicrafts. It consists of five separate sections, namely the ...

Another notable digital experience is the project Wonders of Dunhuang: Treasures and Sands, which recreates the ancient city of Shazhou from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) by applying cutting-edge ...

Dunhuang, on the old Silk Road, was one of the ancient world's most important intersections between East and West. The Silk Road was used by merchants and traders to take goods across the Asian ...

During a time of unrest in Shazhou, a once-prosperous Tang Dynasty outpost now under Tibetan control, a rebellion led by Zhang Yichao sparks hope for liberation. As the conflict intensifies ...

Unlike most of her fellow postgraduates, who landed jobs in big cities such as Shanghai, Zhang Xiaoyang chose to work at Dunhuang Academy when she graduated from her archaeology major at Zhejiang ...

The magnificence of Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves should be seen by the world. The issue has always been how to show them to more people, but still protect the delicate thousand-year-old treasures ...

Tourists watch a fulldome digital movie in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 4, 2024. Around 2,000 years ago, Dunhuang was a key hub on the ancient Silk Road. Chinese silk and tea ...

There are about 2,000 camels at the Mingsha Mountain outside Dunhuang, an ancient Silk Road oasis at the edge of the Gobi Desert in China’s Gansu province. Each camel, double-humped with a ...

He went on to study Dunhuang and ancient civilisations with Mair at the University of Pennsylvania. "So it's all these remarkable connections. And I never thought in 1987 that one day I would be ...

[Photo/VCG] The northwestern Chinese city of Dunhuang is more than 2,000 km away from Beijing, but thanks to digital technology, its renowned traditional heritage can be freely enjoyed by the ...

Dunhuang, on the old Silk Road, was one of the ancient world's most important intersections between East and West. The Silk Road was used by merchants and traders to take goods across the Asian ...