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World Service,08 Aug 2005,22 mins

Digitising Dunhuang

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1600 years ago a Chinese monk carved a cave for meditation in a cliff near Dunhuang on the Silk Road. This trading post became a treasure house of Buddhist art. Isobel Hilton reports on the project to put these treasures on the internet. Contributors include Susan Whitfield of the International Dunhuang Project.

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