Reviving the old silk road

Dunhuang can help awaken the common memory of countries along the 'Belt and Road'

The Dunhuang murals, colorful sculptures in a 3D virtual environment and the use of digital technology has helped revitalize the ancient Silk Road.

Since the time of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Dunhuang has been the "throat" connecting the Central Kingdom with the Western Regions (a Han Dynasty term for the area west of Yumenguan including what is now Xinjiang and parts of Central Asia).