Shuiliandong Caves

Tianshui Top 6 in Important Religious Institution

This is a very cost-effective scenic spot, 30 yuan ticket, 10 yuan round trip fare, conscience price. It is best to go in the afternoon, as the light is better for taking pictures. The last bus from the scenic spot back to Wushan County is at 6:30 pm. Shuilian Cave and Lashao Temple in the scenic area are worth visiting.

Shuiliandong Grottoes, a large group of caves in the Weihe River basin second only to the Maijishan Grottoes, has the world’s largest open-air cliff-relief giant Buddha. On a concave cliff with a height of 60 meters and a width of 60 meters, there is a sculpture of one Buddha and two in relief clay. Bodhisattva and Big Buddha are 42.3 meters high. The Shuiliandong Grottoes were built in the late Qin Dynasty in the Sixteen Kingdoms. They were added and rebuilt from the Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties to Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing. There are currently seven temples and five terraces, Shuiliandong and La There are four units: Shao Temple, Thousand Buddha Caves, and Xiansheng Pool, with more than 100 statues in past dynasties, more than 3,000 square meters of murals, eight relief and semicircular pagodas, more than ten ancient buildings, twelve stupas, and inscriptions The Twenty-Nine Pass is the only open-air grotto temple that combines reliefs, cave niches, hanging sculptures, and murals in the country. According to the "Wushan County Chronicles", Kumarajiva traveled from Qiuci to Guzang (now Wuwei), and then passed through the Wushan County area before reaching Chang'an. The Buddhist monk's house was built in Shuiliandong, which made Lashao Temple famous.

It’s a great place, I don’t know why it’s so unpopular. really like

Just went to play, it's not free, tickets are 30 yuan, sightseeing cars are ten yuan

Tianshui is a friendly place. I once met a friend from that place. It is a memory of youth