旅游英语:敦煌莫高窟英文介绍

20XX年旅游英语：敦煌莫高窟英文介绍

Mogao Caves are the nation key cultural relic preservation organ,

isnamed Thousand Buddhas Cave, is situated west the Gansu Corridor

endDunhuang, is world famous by the fine mural and the cast.

Itsbeginning constructs at 16 countries' former Qin times, has

beenthrough repeatedly 16 countries, the Northern Dynasty, Sui, Tang,

fivegenerations, Tangut , the Yuan and so on all previous

dynastiesconstructing, forms the huge scale, existing cavern 735, the

mural45,000 square meter, argillaceous painted sculpture 2,415, are in

theworld the extant scale is biggest, the content richest Buddhism artplace.

Since the modern times had discovered the Buddhist scriptureshole, in had

50,000 ancient times cultural relics, and grew speciallyto study the

Buddhist scriptures hole ancient book and Dunhuang artdiscipline -

Dunhuang studies. But since Mogao Caves receive many people in the

modern times for thedamage, the cultural relic massively drain, its integrity

wasseriously destroyed. In 1961, Mogao Caves are announced by

thePeople's Republic of China State Council one of for first batch

ofnational key cultural relic preservation organs. In 1987, Mogao Cavesare

listed as the world culture inheritance.

敦煌莫高窟英文介绍

Mogao Caves are located southeast the Chinese Gansu Province

Dunhuang east 25 kilometer place Mt. Mingsha on the foothill cliff, first

near dawdle Quan River, face east, north and south length 1680 meters,

height 50 distribution height scattered about, row after row,

about most has beginning constructs at 16 country times, “the Li

Obliging Repairs Mogao Caves Niche for a statue of Buddha Tablet"

according to Tang the record.

Former Qin establishes a reign title for two years (366 years), the

Buddhist priest happy goes via this mountain, sees the golden light sparkle

suddenly, if presently ten thousand Buddha, therefore then opened cutting

on the dike the first ter the law good Zen master and so on

continues in this to construct the hole to repair the imperial sacrifices, is

called the desert high hole, Italy is the desert high e later

generation desert and not general, then renames as Mogao

Northern Wei Dynasty, Western Wei Dynasty and Northern Zhou Dynasty,

the ruler respects and believes in Buddhism, the rock cave construction

has the nobility support, the development is Sui and Tang

dynasties time, along with Silk Road prosperity, Mogao Caves is

prosperous, when Wu Zetian has cavern the Anlushan

Rebellion, Dunhuang successively and turns over to the troops fighting in a

good cause by Turfan to seize, but the statuary activity too greatly has not

been Northern Song Dynasty, the tangut and the Yuan

Dynasty, Mogao Caves gradually hasten the decline, only repaired the

previous dynasty hole room primarily, newly built extremely Yuan

Dynasty, along with Silk Road abandoning, Mogao Caves also stopped

constructing and is neglected gradually in common people's field of

clear Kanghsi 40 years (in 1701), here only then again manner

modern times, people usual name it “Thousand Buddhas

Cave.

The Mogao Caves extant Northern Wei Dynasty to Yuan cavern 735,

divides into the north and south two 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 the area has 248

caverns, in which only then 5 existence murals or makes an idol,But after

other all is the clergy leads a pious life the place which, the housing and

the death buries, has life facilities and so on the adobe bed, stove kang,

flue, niche, desk area total 492 cavern existence mural and

makes an idol, has the mural 45,000 square meter, the argillaceous painted

sculpture 2415, Tang Songmu constructs cliff eave 5, as well as several

thousand lotus flower pillars, spread out on the floor the decorative brick

and so on.