莫高窟位于敦煌市东南25公里三危山对面的鸣沙山东麓,从公元366年开凿第一个洞窟开始直到14世纪,形成了南北长一千七百馀米的石窟群。现存历代营建的洞窟735个,鳞次栉比地分布于高达三十多米的断崖上,上下分布1至4层不等。莫高窟分为南北两区,其中南区的492个洞窟是礼佛活动的场所,现存彩塑两千多身,壁画四万五千多平方米,唐宋时代的木构窟檐建筑5座;北区的243 Mogao Grottoes is located in the eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain, opposite the Sanwei Mountain, 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang City. From the first cave was excavated in 366 till the 14th century, a group of grottoes more than 1,700 meters long formed between north and south. There are 735 caves built in the past dynasties and distributed row upon row of cliffs up to over 30 meters in height, ranging from 1 to 4 layers above and below. Mogao Grottoes is divided into two regions: the South and the South. The 492 caves in the South China are the places where ceremony and ceremony activities are held. There are more than 2000 existing sculptures and more than 45,000 square meters of frescoes and 5 wooden and eaves buildings in the Tang and Song dynasties. 243 North District