Saturday, July 23, 2016

Getty Center: Buddhist caves exhibit (video)

Jeff Albrizze, Dhr. Seven, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; CCTV News; Getty.edu


The World in the Year 1000: The View from Dunhuang
Aurel Stein's Ruins of Desert Cathay (1912)
In the year 1000, dramatic cultural and political changes were underway in major regions of the world, including East and Central Asia. At Dunhuang, this was when the Library Cave (Cave 17) was sealed. Hear from Valerie Hansen, professor of history at Yale University, what the contents of this long-sealed cave reveal.
This lecture is made possible by the generous support of Mr. Andrew Cherng and Dr. Peggy Cherng, the Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. and complements the exhibition Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China's Silk Road. More

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