The stele itself is just one feature of an entire complex of caves, buildings, and artifacts dating back to ~ 400 CE (although largely ~ 1100 ish). eg: The Lib

The stele itself is just one feature of an entire complex of caves, buildings, and artifacts dating back to ~ 400 CE (although largely ~ 1100 ish). eg: The Library Cave, aka Cave 17, a trove of offline document c̶l̶o̶u̶d̶ cave storage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogao_Caves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogao_Caves