MAIJISHAN GROTTOES

The 'Maijishan Grottoes' (麦积山石窟) are a series of 194 caves cut in the side of the hill of Majishan in Tianshui, Gansu Province, northwest China. This example of rock cut architecture contains over 7,200 Buddhist sculptures and over 1,000 square meters of murals. Construction began in the Later Qin era (384-417.D).

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See also

★ Maijishan National Park

References

★ Artistic treasures of Maiji Mountain caves by Alok Shrotriya and Zhou Xue-ying (asianart.com, accessed 09/09/2007)

★ Maijishan Scenic Spots Submission from the Chinese Government to Unesco, 29/11/2001