Exploring China’s Buddhist Caves: Timeless Art Along the Silk Road
The Silk Road is renowned as one of the world’s earliest trade routes, facilitating the exchange of goods between China and Europe, via Central Asia. Notably, Buddhism began spreading into China from India along this route as early as the first century AD. This exchange brought forth the construction of temples and holy sites by hollowing out rock faces: Buddhist caves adorned with exquisite mural art emerged across China.
