World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World’s Greatest Places

The Mogao Grottoes and Manuscripts

Documentary Sep 22, 2022 28 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E4: The Mogao Grottoes are a series of nearly 500 caves, dug out of cliffs in the desert of northwestern China, containing one of the most dazzling collections of Buddhist art anywhere in the world. Learn how the caves were created and see the sublime statues and lush paintings within them. Also take account of the legendary depository of Buddhist literature and historical texts within Cave 17.

Documentary Sep 22, 2022 28 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2022
Run Time: 28 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.