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Immersion kit
Get into China before you land
Immersion kit
Get into China before you land
Read
- The Silk RoadsPeter Frankopan, the big picture
- Foreign Devils on the Silk RoadPeter Hopkirk, the Library Cave raiders
- Tun-HuangYasushi Inoue, a novel of the hidden scrolls
Watch
- The Silk Road (1980)the legendary NHK and CCTV series
- Dun-Huang (1988)the epic of the Library Cave
- Hero (2002)Zhang Yimou, filmed near Dunhuang
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)the Gobi on screen
Listen
- Kitaro, Silk Roadthe soundtrack of the route, on Spotify
- Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemblemusic from along the route, on Spotify
- Tan Dun, Buddha Passionan opera inspired by Mogao, on Spotify
Apps
Immersive
- Digital Library Caveopen Cave 17 in 3D, in English
- Digital Dunhuangwalk Mogao's caves in 360°
- International Dunhuang Programmethe Library Cave manuscripts online
On the blog
2 posts from China
Before you goAug 2026Silk Road unveiled: VR caves, apps & immersive tech in ChinaThe Mogao Caves made me curious. There are 735 of them and your ticket opens eight, with only natural light and the…Read
ItineraryAug 2026Silk Road itinerary: Dunhuang & Zhangye in 4 daysThe Silk Road leg of our China trip: a quick flight from Shanghai into the Gobi desert, a night in an oasis resort in…Read
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