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authorName23242: Wanying Zhang
Date: 16/11/2020
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Chinese Name: 麦积山石窟 Pronunciation: Mài Jī Shān Shí Kū
Building Height: 142m
Building Time: 384-417
Suggested Visiting Hours: 2-3 Hours
Address: Maiji Mountain Scenic Area, Maiji Village, Tianshui City, Gansu Province
| Ticket Admission | 90 yuan |
| For children | 1.Free of charge for heights below 1.2 meters(1.2 meters is included) 2.Half-price discounts for children with heights of 1.2 meters-1.5 meters (not included) |
| For senior citizens | 1.Free for people over 70 years old (with ID card) 2.People between 60-70 years old can enjoy half-price |
| Opening Hours | Date |
| 08:30-17:30 | May. 1st – October. 31st |
| 09:00-17:00 | November. 1st - April 30th |
Maiji Mountain Grottoes is the World Cultural Heritage, National AAAAA Tourist Attraction, National Key Scenic Area, National Forest Park, National Geological Park, National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit and one of the four largest grottoes in China.
Maiji Mountain is located in Maiji District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province. It is a lone peak in Xiaolong Mountain. It is 142 meters high. It is named because the shape of the mountain resembles a pile of wheat.
There are 221 caves, 10,632 clay sculptures and more than 1,300 square meters of murals. They are world-famous for their exquisite clay sculptures, and they are known as the Oriental Sculpture Art Gallery.
It has rich and diverse biological types and species, and is known as the “Crown of Forest Spring”. With profound tourism value, it is a dazzling artistic pearl on the golden tourist line of the ancient silk road and it is the most potential tourist attraction.
The grottoes were built in the later Qin Dynasty, which had a prosperous development in the Northern Wei Dynasty. After the continuous excavation and expansion in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it had become a famous group of grottoes in China.
In the Tang Dynasty, due to a strong earthquake, the middle part of the Maiji Mountain collapsed, and the cave group was divided into two parts: east and west cliffs.
The first conservation project of Maiji Mountain Grottoes began in 1976. To save the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage convened experts to propose a repair plan for the grottoes.
This plan is to use steel bars as a net on the cliff body, spraying 20cm to 30cm of cement mortar, and finally, make the surface layer old. In 1976, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage invested 3 million yuan to repair the grottoes.
The repair work was completed in 1984, and the engineering technology won the third prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. After the completion of the maintenance project, the west grottoes of Maiji Mountain were tightly nailed to the cliff. It has been 30 years since then.
Cave No.135 was excavated in the late Northern Wei Dynasty (516-534) and is one of the three major caves in the west cliff. Commonly known as “ Paradise Cave”, the horizontal rectangular flat-top cave is unique and there are three bright windows on the upper part of the front wall.
There are 17 statues in the cave. The clay sculptures on the left of the cave with one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas are excellent works in forms of spirit and shape.
The fresco is about 50 square meters and the composition is accurate and the depiction is true, which shows the scene of a fierce battle.
Cave No.5
Cave No.5 is located at the highest point on the west side of the east cliff. It was built in the Sui Dynasty, the early Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. In the cave, there is one Buddha, two disciples and four Bodhisattvas.
The body-shape of the sculpture is slightly twisted and graceful. Later generations will vividly call the Bodhisattva of the Tang Dynasty like a palace baby, with a “full and round” artistic style.
Cave No.121
Located at the western end of the upper layer of West Cliff, Cave No.121 was built in the late Northern Wei Dynasty. Each of the three niches has a Buddha. With the majestic and awe-inspiring spirit, this cave is one of the representative and important caves in the late Northern Wei Dynasty.
1.From Tianshui Railway Station: bus No.34 goes directly to Maiji Mountain. It costs 5 yuan for one.
2.From Tianshui South Railway Station: bus No.60 goes directly to Maiji Mountain. It costs 7 yuan for one.
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Chinese: 请带我去麦积山石窟。English: Please take me to Maiji Mountain Grottoes.
If you go to Maiji Mountain Grottoes from Tianshui Railway Station, it takes about 1 hour (75 yuan).
If you go to Maiji Mountain Grottoes from Tianshui South Railway Station, it takes about 1 hour (75 yuan).
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