The Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, a hub of ancient Chinese Buddhist art and spirituality, fell victim to extensive looting in the early 20th century. Today, the priceless relics taken from this sacred site ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

The lighting is even more accurate, with Ding primarily using torches, kerosene lamps, and candles to illuminate nighttime ...

Anna Hu sees four one-of-a-kind jewels inducted into prestigious museums and a new collection unveiled at Paris Haute Couture ...

In the afternoon, head to the Mogao Caves—a UNESCO World Heritage site—and witness over a millennium of Buddhist art history.

Seniority in the imperial families is the basis for the scale and grandeur of the imperial mausoleums. Legend has it that the first Mogao cave was established by a Buddhist monk, Lie Zun (Lo-tsun) in ...