Immerse in the otherworldly art of Dunhuang

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Published: 12:00am, 3 Aug 2018Updated: 2:28pm, 3 Aug 2018

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Be transported to the world-famous grottoes in a new digital exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.

Unlike some other cultural relics, grotto art cannot travel. But technology has now enabled us to get up close and personal with these faraway treasures without ever having to step into a cave. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Digital Dunhuang — Tales of Heaven and Earth, now being held at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, presents one such rare opportunity for the public in Hong Kong to experience Dunhuang in intimate ways.

Jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Dunhuang Academy, Tales of Heaven and Earth is a continuation of the hugely popular Dunhuang – Untold Tales, Untold Riches exhibition in 2014, and explores yet more facets of the fascinating Dunhuang Caves, dubbed the "Encyclopaedia of the Middle Ages”.

The interactive multimedia programmes allow visitors to see the artefacts up close.

“The term comes from the fact that Dunhuang was very strategically situated on the Silk Road and a place where east met west. It was very much an international metropolis like Hong Kong today so the grottoes, which were completed in a span of over 1,000 years, offer a comprehensive archive of the ways of life and religious beliefs of the different peoples that crossed paths in Dunhuang over a millennia,” explained Fion Lin, Assistant Curator of Hong Kong Heritage Museum (Performing Art).

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