Firstly carved in 3 A.D., it had 236 numbered grottoes and is one
of the four Chinese grottoes. It is also named as the second Mogao
Cave of Dunhuang City.
Kizil Grottoes/ Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves is the earliest Buddhist art treasure trove in China, even one century earlier than the famous Mogao Grottoes. As fundamental historical remains of West Region art or Chinese Buddhist art, ...Read More
Kizil Grottos / Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves Located in the precipices of the north bank of Muzhati River in Baicheng County, the Kizil Grotto is one of the four largest Buddha grottoes in China, which was built in the late 3rd century. The Kizil Thousand...Read More