Three illustrated trails
Follow the traces of Dunhuang.
Choose a map, then select a marked place to reveal its landscape, Buddha image, or mural story.
Select a numbered point
A short visual
Reading the Dunhuang trail
A moving companion to the map: follow the routes, thresholds, and quiet distances that shaped Dunhuang.
How to read the maps
Place, devotion, and story.
Travel Map follows major physical places. Buddha Traces follows images and sites connected with Buddhist art. Myth & Murals follows painted narratives and celestial imagery. The illustrations are exploratory rather than navigation maps.