Who and why dug caves in the desert cliffs, built temples, and carved murals? We cover the stone caves and tombs, and reveal the masters and their patrons! (KBS 20091014 broadcast)

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◆ Mystery 1 - Why were so many cave temples built on the desert road? A green island floats in the desolate desert. There are numerous cave temples on the cliffs that stand as if blocking the sandstorm along the border between the desert and the oasis. This is a landscape that can be found in cities on the Silk Road such as Dunhuang, Lanzhou, and Tianshui. Why were so many cave temples built on the edge of the desert? The cave murals vividly tell the stories of people who traveled the desert road a thousand years ago. A monk in Kashmir encountered a sandstorm in the desert and lost his attendant, camel, and even the caravan he was traveling with in the sandstorm. He was on the verge of death until he was rescued by a merchant passing by. Sandy deserts, loess deserts, rugged desert mountains... A thousand years ago, a life-threatening journey, a cave temple stands at the end of the road. ◆ Mystery 2 - Who left such a great legacy in the desert? The huge and beautiful cave temple ruins on the Silk Road were not the work of a single person or a single era. The fact that it was created by the hands of countless people over a thousand years is one of the characteristics that distinguishes it from other Western relics and sites. NHK Silk Road said that the cave paintings were made by artists who were slaves. However, this investigation revealed that the cave paintings on the Silk Road were made using a special production system. It was newly revealed that there was a genius artist with high status. He was Deng Baode. He managed a painting garden with numerous artists. Most of the works that are considered the best of the Dunhuang Mogao Caves murals that remain today are his works. ◆ Mystery 3 - A beautiful woman who woke up from a thousand-year sleep There are numerous cave temples in the Dunhuang Mogao Caves. In each of the murals in the cave temples, a woman's face often appears. It is Madame Zai, Deng Baode's patron. Madame Zai was a patron like the Medici, a great Italian merchant who supported Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci and helped the Renaissance period's culture and art flourish. The cave paintings tell a very special Silk Road story about a beautiful woman who woke up from a thousand-year sleep and a master who left behind immortal masterpieces. ※ This video is [Wednesday Project - Silk Road, Secret of the Stone Cave Paintings] aired on October 14, 2009. #SilkRoad #Murals #Mystery ✔ Documentary is KBS KBS Documentary Official Channel 📺 ✔ Subscribe to KBS Documentary ➡️ / @kbsdocumentary The current situation and content may differ slightly depending on the time of video broadcast. Slanderous and malicious comments may be deleted by the operator to protect the performers.

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