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The Maijishan Grottoes

The Maijishan Grottoes in the city of Tianshui, Gansu Province, on August 12, 2015. The Maijishan Grottoes are a series of 194 caves cut in the side of the hill of Majishan in Tianshui. 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 CE).

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Source: The Atlantic