The Przewalski's horse is a member of the equine family, possessing keen senses, high alertness, a fierce nature, and impressive hunger and thirst resistance. It is an impressive runner. It primar...

The Mogao Grottoes have experienced five types of damage throughout their long history. The first type is collapse: horizontal and vertical cracks displace the cave cliffs, rendering them unstable. Th...

The Dangquan River originates from the Yema Mountain in Subei County on the western segment of the Qilian Mountains. As an inland river, it flows northward toward the Gobi desert north of the Mogao Gr...

Ancient Chinese murals are composed of three distinct layers: the supporting structure (which can be a wall or cliff), the underlayer (also referred to as the foundation layer, plaster layer, or mud l...

Why did the color of some murals change? According to a survey, the colors of the majority of murals and colored sculptures painted with lead pigments in the Mogao Grottoes have undergone changes over...