Tags: World Heritage Site.
The Mogao Caves or Mogao Grottoes (Chinese: 莫高窟; pinyin: Mògāo kū) also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas (Chinese: 千佛洞; pinyin: qiān fó dòng) form a system of 492 temples 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the center of Dunhuang an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road in Gansu province China.
