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Maiji Mountain Grottoes,Maiji District,Tianshui City,Gansu Province,China,Asia.Xiaolongshan.World Cultural Heritage.

Ancient Cliff Dwellings of Guyaju Caves in Yanqing County, Hebei Province, about 80 kilometers northwest of Beijing, largest site of an ancient cave residence in China

The Thirty-Three Heavens Cave at the Mati Temple Grottoes in Zhangye, Gansu Province, China.

Vardzia-a cave monastery complex of the XII-XIII centuries, photo from the inside with a view of the mountains. High quality photo

Afghanistan cave houses near Bamyan Giant Buddhas

Luoyang Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang City, Henan China

The Buddha statues and murals in the Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu Province, China

A huge statue of Buddha, carved into the rock, is surrounded by many tourists. The sunlight makes the statue look very solemn, reflecting the greatness of ancient art

Lijiashan is a small town in Shanxi province in China

Aerial photography Of Maiji Mountain Grottoes,Maiji District,Tianshui City,Gansu Province,China,Asia.Xiaolongshan.World Cultural Heritage.

Traditional cave dwellings in Shanxi Province, China

The Kizil Caves in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are a series of early Buddhist caves along the Silk Road.

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details of buddha sculpture of UNESCO World heritage Yungang Grottoes since the Northern Wei Dynasty, Datong City, China

Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank. It is located on a dry marl plateau about 1.5 km (1 mi) from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalya.

Henan, China- MARCH 19, 2014: Chinese Buddhist art were carved into caves excavated from the limestone cliffs of the Xiangshan and Longmenshan mountains

Aerial photography Of The Longmen Grottoes,Luoyang,Henan Province,China,Asia.World Cultural Heritage.

Mogao Caves near Dunhuang, Gansu, China. Ancient Buddhist temple complex carved into desert cliffs, surrounded by sand and dry landscape

Caves at Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, China

Yulin Grottoes in Gansu, China, are a major Buddhist cave site of the Tang to Yuan periods. Known for vivid murals and statues, they reflect Silk Road artistic exchange and form an important part of the Mogao cultural landscape near Dunhuang.

See the hill from the biggest cave in the world.

different style of ancient sculpture and carving of Longmen Grottoes scenic area, Luoyang China

Most local people have left their traditional cave dwelling in west of China, yet some people still live this kind of place.

temple architecture landscape on the hillside, in a scenic area, North China

$Gansu Province, Dunhuang City,\nThe Mogao Caves are located at the western end of the Hexi Corridor in Dunhuang. They were carved from the 16th century to the Yuan Dynasty, spanning approximately 1,000 years. This is unique among Chinese rock caves. It is not only a brilliant art treasure house of ancient Chinese civilization, but also an important witness to the dialogue and exchange between different civilizations that once occurred on the ancient Silk Road. The Mogao Caves currently have 735 caves, preserving over 45,000 square meters of murals, more than 2,400 statues, 5 wooden structures of the Tang and Song dynasties, and is an epitome of the development and evolution of Chinese rock cave art. It enjoys a lofty historical position in rock cave art. The Dunhuang Grottoes are a three-dimensional art combining architecture, sculpture and murals. The Dunhuang Grottoes are among the three major grottoes in China, along with the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province, and the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province. In 1961, the State Council designated the Dunhuang Grottoes as a national key cultural relic protection unit. In 1987, the Dunhuang Grottoes were listed as a cultural heritage on the World Heritage List. Here, regardless of the seasons - spring, summer, autumn, or winter - there are many tourists from both China and abroad visiting every day.$

Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang City, Gansu Province - ancient architecture at a famous tourist attraction

Guoliang Tunnel‌ at Taihang mountains at night(郭亮挂壁公路)

Maijishan Cave-Temple Complex in Tianshui city, Gansu Province China. A mountain with religious caves on the Silk Road

Niches at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.

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