The Maijishan Grottoes

· Location: Maiji District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province
· Time needed: 3 hours
Maijishan Grottoes
The caves are carved into a cliff of an isolated peak. The visiting route is via a steep stairway on the cliff, which is quite breathtaking but is safely reinforced with cement.
There are 221 caves, 10,632 clay sculptures, and more than 1,300 square meters of mural paintings. The Maijishan Grottoes are famous for their clay sculptures. The tallest clay sculpture reaches 16 meters in height.
Sculptures in the Maijishan Grottoes look so similar to ordinary people that some sculptures even appear to smile at people.
To protect the caves, visitors are separated from the caves by iron gauze and the number of tickets sold are restricted to 6,400 tickets per day.
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