Meet with Dunhuang

Popular cultural play 'Encore Dunhuang' returns to stage

2024-03-25

The large-scale indoor immersive melodrama Encore Dunhuang has resumed since March to speed up the recovery of local tourism market.
Dunhuang Academy's protection team work to ensure relics not lost to sands of time

2024-03-19

The Dunhuang Academy's cultural relics protection team was honored with the title of National Outstanding Engineering Team early this year, China's highest honor in the field of engineering.
Burst of flavor puts city in Gansu under spotlight

2024-03-18

It took six hours for Liu Yi, 26, to get to Tianshui, Northwest China's Gansu province, by train. It took another two hours of waiting in a queue before he could finally get his hands on a bowl of local malatang — a mix of foods boiled in hot, spicy broth.
Explore 'Gallery in the Desert': Mogao Grottoes Cave 320

2024-03-15

The High Tang Dynasty (713-766) stands as a pinnacle of artistic achievement, characterized by vibrant exchanges along the Silk Road that fostered remarkable advancements in Buddhist art at the Mogao Grottoes.
Sculpting the 'greenness' of life

2024-03-12

The silver-haired sculptress, He E, is always seen drawing drafts, writing notes, or sculpting at her desk. She feels everlasting vitality through artistic creation.
Dunhuang flying fairies beautify Zigong

2024-03-08

New crafts, plus oil paintings from Master Zeng Hao equals this year's fabulous lanterns, the Dunhuang flying fairies. This year, Zigong presents a new idea in lanterns, making figures with no metallic wires in their faces to make them vivid and lively. Though it's very challenging, the result is worth a visit.
Dunhuang murals shed light on ancient New Year celebrations

2024-02-29

The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang have long been considered a treasure trove of cultural heritage. The murals adorning the walls of the grottoes record rich scenes of ancient life, including how ancient people celebrated New Year.
Dunhuang's lantern show charms visitors

2024-02-19

In Dunhuang, Gansu province, festive lanterns competed in splendor and brilliance to celebrate Chinese New Year.