2008-12-21

Maijishan Grottoes - Chinese tourism scenic spots

Located in the southeast of Tianshui, as a result of the Hill like a stack of piled up so named. Grotto built in more than 1500 years ago, mostly in the 20-80 meter high cliffs on the cut, Xiangdie layers, such as cellular density. Between the caves connected to the path along the cliff, and climbing up on top.

Maijishan Grottoes of the most well-known Is clay, and the size of the statue is similar to a real person, some whisper, some with Di Mei Yan, life patterns, as the "Oriental Museum statue." Although the Maijishan Grottoes in clay-based, but there are a certain number of stone sculptures and murals, exquisite carving skills, murals flavor, either of the Northern Dynasties "show as bone-ching" Sui and Tang dynasties, or "full round", a portrait of life, the amiable gentility, the very breath of life. Cave Xiucheng more unique, "Cliff House", Dongya in the clay head to the Big Buddha 15 meters high seven Foge is typical of China's Han Ya-ko construction, with a very high value. In recent years, also with Maijishan Grottoes Shannon opened the plot Temple, Temple-product, cross-long Temple attractions, scenic spots to make enriched the connotation.

Maijishan Grottoes, was a complete-Shan Tang Kaiyuan 22 years (735 AD), Tianshui-strong earthquake occurred in the vicinity, the Cave of the entire group will be divided into West and Dong Ya Ya in two parts. Dong Ya existing hole 54, 140 West Cliff. As the stone Maijishan are purple-brown water into a rock cluster, not the essence of small hard steel, the use of most of the clay sculpture and painting. Maijishan statue, a major theme of Buddhism, Buddha, his disciples, King, Book and so on, even though the statue on behalf of the Department with a, but it does not imitate copy, but maintained Since the characteristics of the times, the system reflects the art of clay sculpture of China's development, evolution. Whether it is as high as 15 meters Colossus. Or only small as 0.3 meters, are filled with feelings of the secular world, people feel that this is not sculpture, but a manifestation of folk customs.

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