莫高窟(英文ppt介绍).pptVIP

History Dunhuang was established as a frontier garrison (边境要塞）outpost by the Han Dynasty?Emperor to protect against the?Xiongnu?in 111 BC. It also became an important gateway to the West, a centre of commerce along the?Silk Road, as well as a meeting place of various people and religions such as?Buddhism。 History After the Tang Dynasty, the site went into a gradual decline , and construction of new caves ceased entirely after the?Yuan Dynasty. Islam（伊斯兰教） had conquered much of Central Asia, and the Silk Road declined in importance when trading via sea-routes began to dominate Chinese trade with the outside world The Northern Song Dynasty，?the tangut (西夏）and the Yuan Dynasty，?Mogao Caves gradually hasten the decline，?only repaired the previous dynasty hole room（孔房） primarily，?newly built extremely few．After Yuan Dynasty，along with Silk Road abandoning，?Mogao Caves also stopped constructing and is neglected gradually in common peoples field of vision． After clear in 1701，?here only then again manner attention．The modern times，?people usual name it?“Thousand Buddhas Cave． CAVES Mogao Caves are the nation key cultural relic preservation organ（全国文物重点保护单位） It is world famous by the fine mural and the cast．Its beginning constructs at 16 countries former Qin times，?has been through repeatedly 16 countries，?the Northern Dynasy，?Sui，?Tang，?five generations，?Tangut?，?the Yuan and so on all previous dynasties constructing。 Forms the huge scale，existing cavern 735，?the mural 45000 square meter，argillaceous painted sculpture 2415，?are in theworld the extant scale is biggest，the content richest Buddhism artplace The Mogao Caves extant cavern 735，?divides into the north and south two areas．South the area is Mogao Caves main body，?is engaged in the religious activities for the clergy the place，?some 487 caverns，?have the mural or make an idol．North the area has 248 caverns，?in which only then 5 existence murals or makes an idol （冥想）But after other all is the place that the