Foreign dignitaries, Cave 85, Tang dynasty (618–907 CE). Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, China. Courtesy the Dunhuang Academy
Dunhuang as Nexus of the Silk Road during the Middle Ages
GETTY CENTER
Museum Lecture Hall
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Dunhuang, China, figured prominently in linking diverse civilizations across Eurasia during the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE). Professor Victor H. Mair discusses this center of Buddhist religion and art and its role in facilitating the flow of economic goods and cultural influences among peoples of many different ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.
This lecture complements the exhibition Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China's Silk Road, on view at the Getty Center from May 7 to September 4, 2016.