Wandered out to Dunhuang, in western Gansu Province, for a peek at the Mogao Caves.
An enormous Maitreya Statute takes up the entire inside of this temple. The no-cameras-in-the-caves policy is very strictly enforced here hence no photos.
There are seven or eight hundred caves here—some sources say more than a thousand—but unfortunately only about a dozen are routinely open to the public, and these can only be seen by joining a guided tour—you are not allowed to wander around by yourself. More Information.
These caves downstream from the main complex are not open to the public
Undeveloped cave complex
