Dacheng Dunhuang Exhibition Guide: Bringing the Flying Apsaras Murals into the Art Museum

【Basic Information】 • Exhibition Period: 7.26.2025 - 11.23.2025 • Location: Nanshan Museum, Shenzhen, 2nd Floor, Exhibition Hall No. 2 • Tickets: Special exhibition requires tickets, permanent exhibition is free 1️⃣ 【Immersive Grotto Experience】 Six 1:1 replica caves let you get up close to the essence of Dunhuang art: • Cave 275 (Northern Liang): One of the earliest caves in Mogao Grottoes, featuring the main statue of the crossed-leg Maitreya standing 3.34 meters tall. It is one of the oldest among over 2,400 statues in Mogao and is known as the "Most Popular" • Cave 158 (Mid-Tang): The "Most Beautiful Nirvana Buddha," a 15-meter-long reclining Buddha with eyes half-closed and a slight smile, perfectly presenting the Nirvana state of "extinction as bliss" • Cave 285 (Western Wei): Known as the "Pantheon of Multicultural Fusion," the murals show traces of the blending of Central Plains and Western Regions art • Cave 320: Famous for the "Most Beautiful Flying Apsaras" murals, with flowing robes, as if entering a fairyland