Follow in the path of merchants, traders, and warriors at China’s Mogao Caves. Caves carved into the cliffs filled with brightly painted murals are some of western China’s best kept secrets. Located in the arid climate of the Gobi Desert, the Mogao Caves have preserved thousands of sculptures and paintings of Buddha for over 1500...Read More
A Journey through Mongolia, China, and Korea Co-Sponsored by UCLA Extension By Dr. E.C. Krupp, Director of the Griffith Observatory As the earth continues to travel in its orbit, the sun moves closer to the descending node of the moon’s orbit where the moon and the sun will meet in total solar eclipse on 22...Read More