Maijishan Grottoes - China Travel

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The Maijishan Grottoes are one of the most famous grottoes in Northwest China. Together with the Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes and Mogao Grottoes, they are collectively known as the "Four Great Grottoes in China".

The excavation of the grottoes began in the post-Qin period of the Sixteen Kingdoms. After successive excavations and repairs, there are more than 7,000 Buddha statues and more than 1,000 square meters of murals distributed in nearly 200 caves. In 2014, the Grottoes were included in the World Cultural Heritage List together with other scenic spots on the Silk Road, and they are famous overseas, so you can enjoy watching them here.

Maiji Mountain, where the grottoes are located, is an isolated mountain with steep rock walls and surrounded by green plants. Thrilling.

The Maijishan Grottoes are the main attractions of the Maijishan Scenic Area. Maijishan is located 50 kilometers southeast of Tianshui City, Gansu Province, and can be reached by bus from Tianshui City. Maiji Mountain itself has beautiful scenery. Tickets for Maiji Mountain Scenic Area are divided into two types: grotto-included and grotto-free. The prices are different, and tourists can choose according to their own needs. However, the vast majority of tourists come here for the name of the grottoes, so they all choose to watch the grottoes.

It is about 3 kilometers from the gate of the scenic spot to the parking lot at the bottom of the Grotto Mountain, where you can walk or take the scenic shuttle bus. If you are more interested in the connotation of Buddhism, you can hire a tour guide at the ticket office.

After arriving at the bottom of Maiji Mountain, you can see that the entire rock wall of the lonely mountain in front of you is exposed, and the surrounding area is full of greenery and beautiful scenery. On the rock wall, layers of suspended plank roads are built. The suspended plank roads are very dangerous. The highest point is more than 600 meters. Many large and small caves and Buddha statues have been dug between the plank roads. It is very spectacular to take pictures under the mountain.

After a long-distance view, there is a close-up visit to the Buddhist caves. The tour route of the Maijishan Grottoes is very simple, as long as you go up the wooden plank roads built between the mountains and visit the grottoes along the way. Many of the wooden plank roads under the feet have been reinforced with cement, so although looking down may be a bit scary, it is still very safe. The Maijishan Grottoes are well preserved, except for a few special caves that are not open to the public, most of them are for tourists to visit. When walking on the plank road, you can see that the scale of the Buddha Caves was not spectacular at the beginning, and the Buddha statues were small, and many of them were protected by barbed wire. However, the further you go, the larger the size of the Buddha statues, and they are no longer isolated, and there are many Buddha statues in many caves, which are very spectacular.

When visiting the grottoes, you can focus on watching Cave 135 (Paradise Cave), Cave 142, Cave 37, Cave 127, Cave 44, etc., which not only reflect the special depiction of the fierce battle scene in the Buddhist story "Eight Kings Fighting for Relics", There are also exquisitely shaped flying statues, all of which are fine products in the grottoes, and each has its own characteristics.

In addition, there are many wonderful grottoes in the Maijishan Grottoes as special grottoes, which are not open to regular tourists. Additional fees are required for visiting. Those who are interested in the art of Buddha statues can choose to visit.

opening hours

All year round (low season) 08:30-16:30; year round (peak season) 08:00-16:30

Preferential treatment policy

child:Height below 1.2 meters (inclusive), free; height 1.2 meters (inclusive) - 1.5 meters (exclusive), half price

elder:If you are 70 years old (inclusive) or above in other provinces, you will be free with your old age certificate or ID card; if you are 60 years old (inclusive) in this province, you will be free with your old age certificate or ID card; in other provinces, you will be half price

the disabled:Free for the disabled with a disability certificate

soldier:Active military personnel with military ID card, free of charge

student:Half-price for full-time college, middle and primary school students with student ID card

Service Facilities

PARKING LOT:[Maiji Mountain Scenic Parking Lot] Reference Price: Fee; Address: Maiji Mountain Scenic Area, Maiji Village, Maiji Town; Location: 500

must see tips

1. Indoor grottoes in the scenic area are generally not allowed to take pictures. In order to protect cultural relics, please be careful not to use flashlights where you can take pictures.
2. In Maiji Mountain Scenic Area, there are also scenic spots such as Xianren Cliff and Maiji Mountain Botanical Garden. Interested tourists can visit them together.

生活不易生活不止

It's really a very beautiful situation. I have to say that our motherland has great rivers and mountains. I am really satisfied. The scenery here is really very very very satisfied. I have to say that it is really beautiful.

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M23****4281

The environment of the scenic spot is beautiful, the air is good, and the green vegetation is good. It is worthy of being a small Jiangnan. The cave carvings are exquisite, the Chinese culture has a long history, and Maijishan shows the extensive and profound Chinese culture. The plank road of Maijishan Grottoes is also very thrilling.

baozhong

The Maijishan Grottoes are located in the forest of Xiaolong Mountain, 45 kilometers southeast of Tianshui City, Gansu Province. On the cliffs twenty to thirty meters to seventy to eighty meters above the ground, there are layers of caves and niches, as dense as a beehive. It began to be dug in the Eastern Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms and later Qin (384-417 A.D.), and went through 12 dynasties including the Northern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has been continuously excavated and rebuilt for more than 1,600 years. Up to now, a total of 221 large and small caves have been preserved. , more than 7,800 statues, more than 1,000 square meters of murals, and more than 1,000 pieces of cultural relics and artworks. It belongs to the same group of large grottoes as Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Yungang Grottoes in Datong, and Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, and is known as the "Oriental Sculpture Exhibition Hall" by experts. On March 4, 1961, it was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 2010, it was rated as a 5A-level scenic spot. On June 22, 2014, the 38th World Cultural Heritage Conference reviewed and approved the "Silk Road: Chang'an- The Tianshan Corridor Road Network” application project, the Maijishan Grottoes, as one of the heritage sites, has become a world cultural heritage.

131****8569

I went there many years ago.....It is located in Tianshui, Gansu Province, the location is easy to find, and the transportation is also very convenient.... From a distance, you can see the grottoes on the entire cliff. They are of different shapes and sizes, but it only takes physical strength and courage Climbing up the wooden plank road...it's very shocking!

Ivan-feng

The scenery around Maiji Mountain is beautiful, and the mountains are densely covered with green cypresses and pines, wild flowers and lush grass. Climbing to the top of the mountain, looking far and wide, there are lush green hills on all sides. You can see thousands of mountains and ravines, mountains and mountains, green pines like the sea, clouds and mist, and the distant and near objects are intertwined together, forming a beautiful picture. Known as the first of the eight scenic spots in Tianshui, "wheat accumulation of misty rain". It is known as "Longshang Jiangnan" and "the crown of forest springs in Qindi".

幸运的女神1

The grottoes worth seeing include different Buddha statues from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Western Wei Dynasty. They are exquisite, colorful and complete.