Dunhuang Manuscripts Discovered: Ancient Texts Hidden in a Cave for 1,000 Years
Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu unsealed a hidden chamber in the Mogao Caves near Dunhuang, discovering tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts dating back to the 5th century. The cache included the oldest known printed book, the Diamond Sutra, and texts in multiple languages that revolutionized scholarly understanding of the Silk Road, Buddhism, and medieval Central Asian civilizations.
June 25, 1900
126 years ago
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