Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.
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Answer? Semiotics Analysis? Yes? That? Thousand buddhas? Images? Where is it? Mogao? Grottoes? Yes? Dunhuang.
Semiotic analysis of the thousand buddhas in Dunhuang.
That? White clothes? Buddha? Are you online? Mogao? Grottoes? Yes? Dunhuang.
On the White Buddha in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.
Mogao grottoes, located in Dunhuang at the western end of Hexi Corridor. From the Sixteen Kingdoms period to the Yuan Dynasty, its excavation lasted about 1000 years, which is unique in China Grottoes.
It is not only a splendid art treasure house of China's ancient civilization, but also an important witness to the dialogue and exchange between different civilizations on the ancient Silk Road. There are 735 caves in the Mogao Grottoes, with more than 45,000 square meters of murals, more than 2,400 painted sculptures and 5 wooden eaves in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is a microcosm of the development and evolution of grotto art in China, and enjoys a lofty historical position in grotto art.
The paintings and sculptures of Buddha statues and Buddhist scriptures in grottoes are places where Buddhists practice, observe images and worship. Dunhuang Grottoes are a three-dimensional art integrating architecture, sculpture and murals. The grottoes are divided into north and south areas: Cave 492 in the south area is the place where the Mogao grottoes worship Buddha, while Cave 243 in the north area is mainly the place where monks and craftsmen live, with facilities for practice and living, such as kang pits, flues, niches, lampstands, etc., but most of them have no painted sculptures and murals.