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Maijishan Grottoes

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Buddhist cave complex on a mountain shaped like a wheat-stack in Tianshui, Gansu. 194 caves with 7,200+ sculptures. Caves accessible via a vertical maze of plank walkways and bridges clinging to the cliff face. Active 5th-13th centuries.

34.3567°, 105.8939°

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