The apsaras, angel-like beings known as feitian in Chinese, are a symbol of the historic Silk Road oasis of Dunhuang in Gansu province. Common motifs in the city range from towering sculptures of ...

Taking inspiration from the Dunhuang mural painting Feitian (lit: flying god), a large ... First launched in 2016, the Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo is China's one and only ...

As I entered the first cave and stared up at the swirling feitian—the flying Apsaras of Buddhist art ... The elaborately painted cave temples at Mogao, an ancient Silk Road site on the edge of the ...