A screenshot of the official website of Digital Dunhuang. [Photo/Digital Dunhuang]

8. Marvel at the majesty of Mogao Grottoes

Want to appreciate the majestic, mysterious Dunhuang murals to your heart's content? Just head to the website of Digital Dunhuang, where you can have a 360-degree virtual tour of 28 of the Mogao Grotto caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and two of the Yulin Grottoes.

With several clicks, a total of 4,430 square meters of murals in the 30 classic Dunhuang caves constructed over 10 dynasties will come alive before your eyes, thanks to the efforts the Dunhuang Academy has made over past three decades to digitalize the millennium-old caves.