Dunhuang Attractions
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Dunhuang lies west of Gansu province, on the famous Silk Road.
Under the rule of Emperor Han Wudi Dunhuang was elevated to the status of a town in 111 BC. Its situation on the Silk Road, which divides here into two roads going north and south respectively, helped Dunhuang to enjoy an economic boom. Along this trade route new ideas, religious teachings such as Buddhism and scientific knowledge spread east and west. As a result Dunhuang has developed since the 4th C to become a center of Buddhism. In 619, when it was the seat of the administrative district of the same name, its name was changed to Shazhou; the remains of this old town lie to the west of present-day Dunhuang.
Under the rule of Emperor Han Wudi Dunhuang was elevated to the status of a town in 111 BC. Its situation on the Silk Road, which divides here into two roads going north and south respectively, helped Dunhuang to enjoy an economic boom. Along this trade route new ideas, religious teachings such as Buddhism and scientific knowledge spread east and west. As a result Dunhuang has developed since the 4th C to become a center of Buddhism. In 619, when it was the seat of the administrative district of the same name, its name was changed to Shazhou; the remains of this old town lie to the west of present-day Dunhuang.
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