https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/files/original/69138e8b56848cc7c30e93c8d835294a.jpeg 1b4bb8d66ecc048d71c9dff3329ca7e5 Site Represents a site. Stewardship THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Institutional nature Museum, Ecomuseum, Extended Museum, Territorial Museum, Cultural Center, Memory House, e-Museum, etc Archaeological Place The town or city Dunhuang County, Gansu Province. At the eastern foot of Mount Mingsha, 25 kilometres southeast of the County seat. N40 7 59.988 E94 49 0.012 Prim Media 817 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mogao Caves IS5110 2022 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. CHINA Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived wordlheritage2022 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource zj32 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 491 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,40.041476,94.8069443; Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/440/ Description An account of the resource Carved into the cliffs above the Dachuan River, the Mogao Caves comprise the largest, most richly endowed, and longest used treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. It was first constructed in 366AD and represents the great achievement of Buddhist art from the 4th to the 14th century. 492 caves are presently preserved, housing about 45,000 square meters of murals and more than 2,000 painted sculptures. As evidence of the evolution of Buddhist art in the northwest region of China, the Mogao Caves are of unmatched historical value. These works provide an abundance of vivid materials depicting various aspects of medieval politics, economics, culture, arts, religion, ethnic relations, and daily dress in western China. The unique artistic style of Dunhuang art is not only the amalgamation of Han Chinese artistic tradition and styles assimilated from ancient Indian and Gandharan customs, but also an integration of the arts of the Turks, ancient Tibetans and other Chinese ethnic minorities. Many of these masterpieces are creations of an unparalleled aesthetic talent. Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 04/05/2022 References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. Murray, Stuart A. P. (2009). The Library: An Illustrated History. Chicago: Skyhorse Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-61608-453-0. Extent The size or duration of the resource. cm x cm x cm Subject The topic of the resource Immovable Culture Heritage Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 05/05/2022 11:34:18 am Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://www.e-dunhuang.com/ Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Mogao Caves IS5110 2022 Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Ancient China Buddhism carving tangible heritage