莫高窟,俗称千佛洞,坐落在河西走廊西端的敦煌鸣沙山崖壁上,以精美的壁画和塑像闻名于世。这里全年日照充足、干燥少雨、四季分明,昼夜温差较大。石窟南北长1600余米,上下共5层,最高处达50米。从十六国的前秦时期,历经十六国、北朝、隋、唐、五代、西夏、元等历代的兴建,形成巨大的规模,现有洞窟735个、壁画4.5万平方米、泥质彩塑2415尊,飞天塑像4000余身,是世界上现存规模最大、内容最丰富的佛教艺术地。它与山西大同云冈石窟、河南 Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as Thousand-Buddha Caves, is located on the cliffs of Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain at the western end of the Hexi Corridor and is famous for its exquisite murals and statues. Sufficient sunshine throughout the year, dry and less rain, four seasons, temperature difference between day and night larger. Grottoes 1600 meters long north-south, up and down a total of 5 layers, the highest point of 50 meters. From the pre-Qin period of the 16 countries, after the construction of 16 countries, the Northern Dynasties, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, the Xixia and the Yuan Dynasties, huge scale has been formed. There are 735 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals, 2415 statue, flying statue of more than 4,000 flying, is the world’s existing largest and most abundant Buddhist art. It is with Shanxi Datong Yungang Grottoes, Henan