Six of the most representative caves, Cave Nos. 2, 17, 45, 158, 285, and 320, have their life-size reproductions on exhibition in Shanghai, bringing visitors an immersive experience of the Mogao Caves.

Duan Wenjie, former director of the Dunhuang Academy, used to call Cave No. 285 "the pantheon of diverse cultures" because the frescoes feature Buddhist deities, along with immortals in ancient Chinese folklore, gods from Hinduism and so on. Writing on the right wall showed that the cave was built in 538 and 539, which makes it the earliest one among the Mogao Caves to have its birth year specified.

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