Question

Dunhuang Buddhist caves, housing 2,000 painted sculptures and half-a-million square feet of wall paintings are in the Gobi desert, at a major junction of the ancient Silk Road.
Consider the following statements:

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

• A. All of the above
• B. Only 2 & 3
• C. Only 1 & 2
• D. Only 1 & 3

Answer 1

The correct option is A All of the above

It lies in a rain shadow caused by the Himalayas. International Dunhuang Project is an international collaboration to make information and images of all manuscripts, paintings, textiles and artefacts from not just Dunhuang, but also archaeological sites of the Eastern Silk Road, available on the Internet