introduce
In 1900, when Wang Yuanlu, a Taoist priest living in the Sutra Cave (Cave No. 17), was rebuilding and cleaning the Taoist temple, he accidentally discovered a small door on the wall of the corridor on the north side. After opening, a square cave room appeared. There are more than 50,000 pieces of historical documents and paper paintings, silk paintings, embroidery and other cultural relics from the Sixteen Kingdoms to the Northern Song Dynasty. This is the famous scripture cave. These documents, after decades of research, opened up a new discipline - Dunhuang studies.
opening hours
8:30-18:00 all year round
