The Mogaoku Grottoes in Dun Huang, Gansu Province, are 1,600 years old.  There are approximately 495 caves in which Buddhist followers carved images of Buddha and painted on the walls and ceilings.  It is also referred to as the 1,000 Buddha Caves; however, there are more than 1,000 Buddha’s depicted there.  Unfortunately, you are not allowed to take any pictures inside of the caves to preserve the quality of the paintings.

Inside this building is the 3rd largest Buddha in the world.  It is 35 meters tall and just massive!  I wasn’t even as tall as the Buddha’s foot!  Interestingly, this Buddha used to be the 5th largest in the world but the 3rd and 4th largest Buddha’s in Afghanistan were destroyed so it moved up to number 3.