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| | Salient Features of Dunhuang Cave Art |
 | | They stand out among the art treasures of the world by virtue of their colossal scale, the centuries-long span of history of their creation and preservation, the kaleidoscopic richness and variety of their contents, the consummate skill of the artists, and not the least, the remarkably good condition in which they have been preserved. |
 | | Cao's son-in-law, the Khotan King Li Shengtian, officers of the military command as well as Cao family's relations, Uighur Princesses, Cao Yijing and his immediate descendants for three generations including daughters and sons-in-law, all are arranged according to seniority. |
 | | Although the Indian and Persian elements are still visible in the style, due to the westward expansion of Buddhist art of "heartland" China, especially that of South China (under the regimes of the Southern Dynasties), the heartland style became prominent in theme, characterization, line drawing, colouring and in its stereoscopic effect. |
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