Half a century of hardcore protection, a dreamy collaboration between China Railway Construction Corporation and the Mogao Caves

The Longmen Grottoes, with a history of over 1,500 years, are an important World cultural Heritage site. He emphasized that these treasures of Chinese culture should be well protected, passed on and disseminated.
The Longmen Grottoes, Mogao Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes are collectively known as the three major grottoes in China. Each of the three grottoes has a distinct style and shape, documenting the history and culture of different periods and jointly showcasing the splendid civilization created by various ethnic groups through their exchanges and interactions.
For many years, China Railway Construction Corporation has been involved in the design and construction
A number of key national cultural relics protection projects
Protect cultural treasures with meticulous craftsmanship
Pass on the thousand-year-old cultural heritage with meticulous craftsmanship
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The editor invites you to visit the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang together

Explore the behind-the-scenes stories of China Railway Construction Corporation's cultural relics protection

Deep in the Gobi Desert of the Hexi Corridor
The thousand-year-old murals in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang
Standing silently with the painted sculptures
It tells of the splendor of the Silk Road civilization
It embodies the beauty of a thousand years in one glance

However
With the passage of time and the ravages of sandstorms
This treasure house of art was once in jeopardy
Since the 1960s
The First Railway Ministry Design Institute
(The predecessor of the First Railway Survey and Design Institute of China Railway Construction Corporation
Initiate the survey and design work for the protection and reinforcement project of the Mogao Caves
Race against time
For this treasure of human civilization
A guarantee line for the inheritance of civilization has been laid

Looking back from ancient times to the present
In the second year of Jianyuan of the Former Qin Dynasty (366 AD)
The Mogao Caves in Dunhuang
It was excavated 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City
On the cliff face at the eastern foot of the Mingsha Mountain
It took more than 1,600 years of painting
Formed the current scale