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Dunhuang
Dunhuang is an oasis city in the west of Gansu province, China, where the northern and southern Silk Road routes into the Tarim Basin divided. Founded as a Han dynasty garrison in the 2nd century BCE, it was a centre of trade and Buddhist culture, held by the Tibetan Empire from the 780s to 848 and then by the Guiyi Circuit. The nearby Mogao Caves preserve its art and manuscripts.
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