When will Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes open? When does the "Cloud Tour" mode start?

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is the representative of China Silk Road culture, which contains the most magnificent collection of China culture. However, affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the Mogao Grottoes also announced the suspension of the opening of scenic spots. However, in order to give everyone a chance to enjoy the beauty of the Mogao Grottoes at home, we deliberately tried to open the QR code cloud tour mode. Let's have a look.

When will Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes open?

According to the needs of prevention and control in novel coronavirus, in order to avoid cross-infection caused by people gathering, Dunhuang Research Institute decided to suspend the opening of Mogao Grottoes, Maijishan Grottoes, Bingling Temple Grottoes, North Grottoes, Yulin Grottoes and West Thousand Buddha Caves under its jurisdiction from June 24, 2006 until further notice.

Visitors who have booked tickets online will be fully refunded through the original payment channel, and the refund information will be sent through your reserved mobile phone number. Please understand and cooperate!

Four Seasons "Cloud Tour" in Mogao Grottoes

The "Cloud Tour" Mogao Grottoes launched this time, people can scan and identify the newly launched "Four Seasons of Mogao Grottoes" QR code, feel the spring, summer, autumn and winter of Mogao Grottoes, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Mogao Grottoes anytime and anywhere. Spring buds, summer green, autumn leaves and winter snow are all under control.

After enjoying the beautiful scenery of the four seasons in the Mogao Grottoes, "Digital Dunhuang" will provide visitors with a platform to watch Dunhuang art at close range and enjoy exquisite murals and colored sculptures.

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According to reports, the "Digital Dunhuang" resource platform is based on the digital achievements of Dunhuang grottoes art, and collects data on images, videos, archaeological research and protection of Dunhuang grottoes to reproduce the exquisite Dunhuang grottoes in the digital world, meeting the audience's needs for sightseeing and appreciation that break the time and space restrictions.

On the basis of the "Digital Dunhuang" resource library, Dunhuang Research Institute has launched an online tour of "Fine Dunhuang Art, Waiting for Spring to Bloom", including decorative patterns such as flying sky, algae wells and thousand Buddha caves, as well as four online tour routes that mainly introduce folk life, historical paintings and architectural musical instruments in murals, so that the audience can perceive Dunhuang culture and art from a distance.

After visiting the exquisite grottoes, dissatisfied tourists can also explore the fun of life in ancient and modern times through the chronological order of Dunhuang. It combines China's traditional festivals and the 24 solar terms with Dunhuang murals, statues, unearthed documents and other materials, ingeniously and interestingly introduces the wisdom of the ancients into modern people's lives, so that the traditional Spring Festival has a unique humanistic connotation and traditional culture becomes a fashionable way of life.

The brand column "I Love Dunhuang" is a mood item to soothe the soul. It extracts relevant mood items from Dunhuang murals, painted sculptures and unearthed documents, giving everyone some encouragement and comfort and deepening the public's understanding of Dunhuang culture.