The Eastern Grottoes of Thousands of Buddha in Anxi

The Eastern Grottoes of Thousands of Buddha is located 98km west of Anxi County, dug on cliffs of riverbanks. There are 23 caves in existence. Among them nine caves have statues and wall paintings. Preserved in cave No.5 of the Western Xia Regime, cave No.1 of Yuan Dynasty and cave No.3 of the Qing Dynasty are frescoes of 486 square meters and 56 painted statues. The frescoes in cave No.5 of the Western Xia Regime are well preserved and cover a lot of ground.

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