Ghostly Tomb

Chapter 1509 East Thousand Buddha Cave
Chen Zhi was right!
The earliest map of Xuanzang's Journey to the West in the world is indeed on the rock wall of the Buddha Cave Grotto in winter.

The East Thousand Buddha Cave is one of the Dunhuang Grottoes, located on both sides of the canyon 35 kilometers south of Qiaozi Township, Anxi County, Gansu Province.

Many people don't know Dongqian Buddha Caves, but when it comes to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, they are very famous.

There are 735 caves in Mogao Grottoes, of which nearly 500 caves are painted with huge murals, with a total area of ​​more than 45000 square meters. The paintings have been painted for more than a thousand years, and are known as the world's largest gallery.

Because the murals in the Dunhuang Grottoes are very mysterious, many domestic people have infinite associations with these magnificent murals, and some people even make them myths and imagine their creators.

But until now, the painters of these murals have always been a mystery through the ages.

For more than a century, academic circles have been arguing endlessly about who painted the Dunhuang murals, which are called world treasures.

Because the painters before the Song Dynasty generally did not have the habit of signing, and it is difficult to see the records of the painters in all the inscriptions of the murals, so the real conclusion has been pending.

In the past few years, researchers have been looking forward to finding the eternal mystery of the mural creators from the northern area of ​​Mogao Grottoes.

They believe that there are many living relics in the 243 caves in the northern part of Mogao Grottoes, which should be the residence of Dunhuang painters.

But soon there were new discoveries. The latest archaeological results showed that the ruins in these caves were very regular, and many Buddhist utensils were unearthed, which belonged to the place where monks lived and practiced.

What kind of monks are able to practice in such a remote and difficult grotto, and what is the reason for them to stay here? These unsolved mysteries make this remote grotto even more mysterious. The murals The origin of the author also appears to be more confusing.

Last year, the Dunhuang Research Institute disclosed for the first time the six extant "Xuanzang Buddhist Scriptures" in the Dunhuang murals. These six paintings are well preserved and brightly colored. It is confirmed that it is the earliest Xuanzang Buddhist scripture map in China.

The creation time was far earlier than "Journey to the West" was written.

Of course, like all murals in the Dunhuang Grottoes, the original authors of these six murals are still a mystery.

After confirming the future itinerary, everyone began to prepare busyly.

Danxuan did not show any hesitation this time, and immediately prepared to leave.

After this period of contact, he now began to trust Chen Zhi very much. This kind of trust made him full of confidence in the future journey. He is no longer confused now. He believes that this time, he will definitely find the result.

Tianfa Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in the country. If Danxuan leaves for a long time, there will be a lot of things to deal with internally.

Danxuan went back that afternoon to deal with details and trivial follow-up work, and arranged for someone to take his place temporarily.

Chen Zhi called Lao Somersault from here, told him about the upcoming journey, asked him to find someone to meet him in Gansu, and arranged all the board, lodging, tour guide and other matters.

The scientific research team here is useless. Chen Zhi asked them to go back first, but let Professor Liao's big apprentice stay, and let him choose two capable people to set off with their team.

After a busy afternoon, everything was ready, because we had to go to work tomorrow, everyone went to bed early at night.

This night, Chen Zhi didn't have a nightmare for the first time.

However, he still came to that pitch-black desert, but this place was no longer hot, and the surroundings were full of large and small stones, and there was a cool air on the stones.

This place is very strange, but it is very cool. There is a large disc-shaped stone in the middle of the ground, which is stained with blood, as if someone has just been killed.

Then there was a sharp strange cry in the darkness, and pairs of eyes appeared. Those eyes were of various colors, and they looked neither like animals nor humans. Those vicious eyes made people creepy...

The plane departed at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and at around 10 o'clock the next morning, Danxuan appeared at their door as scheduled.

For the convenience of traveling, Danxuan did not wear a monk's robe and cassock this time, but a set of casual clothes. He wore a hat on his head, tucked the Buddhist beads into his sleeves, and carried a travel bag on his back, covering his identity as a monk. .

Dan Xuan was originally fair and clean, and he looked quite handsome after wearing casual clothes, and he had an air of otherworldliness.

Fat Wei kept praising him all the way as the Nine Heavens Immortal Man descending into the mortal world...

After a car ride, they soon boarded a plane to Gansu.

There were a lot of people on this plane, and it was a bit noisy. Chen Zhi and the others were already used to long-distance travel. After getting on the plane, they just closed their eyes and rested their minds like ordinary tourists.

But the big apprentice and the two researchers were quite nervous.

The big apprentice's surname is Yang, and he is an authentic southerner. It is said that he came from a poor family and was a doctoral student who was admitted in the countryside. Because he often ate steamed buns worth [-] cents in the cafeteria, he was nicknamed Yang Wumao.

After Yang Wumao chatted with the two scientific researchers for a long time, he kept pulling Pangwei's arm from behind.

"Oh~~, Fat Brother, I'm still worried about something!"

"Oh, just tell me if you have anything to say!" Fat Wei said nonchalantly with his eyes half closed.

At this time, I heard Yang Wumao stuttering,

"that……

The last time we went to that tower, it scared us a lot!

We people are not like you, we are all people in the laboratory, and we are very timid, so we can't see these weird things.

In fact, we have also heard about your affairs, and know that you are all doing big things.

But at that time, Professor Liao told me that we don't need to do dangerous things, so you guys took us to Gansu again to see Buddhist caves! !

Then..., there is nothing scary in that place, right?I..., I have a heart attack! "

"Do not worry!",
Pang Wei half closed his eyes, turned around and dealt with it:

"Where is the East Thousand Buddha Cave that you call someone?
It has long been a famous scenic spot, and most people still have to spend money to go there!
We are actually going to play this time, seeing that you have been working hard these few days, so you, Brother Chen, took care of you specially and took you on a tour at public expense.

Let me tell you, I stayed in five-star hotels along the way, and eating, drinking, and having fun are all the best, so just go and have fun, don't be verbose! "

"Oh, that's good, that's good!

thanks, thanks! ",
This Yang Wumao is a very simple person, but he was dealt with by Fat Wei's nonsense. He smiled and pushed his thick-bottomed glasses, and started talking about the scenery of Dunhuang with a few scientific researchers next to him!

However, they still don't know that what awaits them this time...

(End of this chapter)