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Elephant Mountain Grottoes

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Buddhist cave complex on Elephant Mountain in Sichuan. Centerpiece is a 36-meter-tall seated Buddha carved into the cliff. Tang dynasty (7th-9th c. CE).

29.3667°, 105.1167°

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