How to get to Maijishan Grottoes more conveniently?

Maijishan Grottoes Transportation Guide: Self-driving transportation: From Tianshui North Road, follow Beili Highway, pass through Ganquan, Xiamen, and reach Jiajiahe for about 23 kilometers, turn south to Maijishan Highway, and continue for 5 Kilometers away from Maiji Mountain Scenic Area. From Maiji Mountain Scenic Area, continue 30 kilometers south to Quxi Scenic Area. Continue 8 kilometers eastward from Jiahe River to the Xianren Cliff Scenic Area. It is about 24 kilometers from Xianren Cliff to Shimen Scenic Area along Beili Highway and through Mumatan.

Urban transportation: In front of Beidao District Railway Station, there are special tourist buses to Maijishan every day. The fare is 5 yuan. The journey takes about one hour, and there is a bus every half hour.

Located in the southeast of Tianshui, it is named after the mountain looks like stacks of wheat. The grottoes were built more than 1,500 years ago. Most of them were excavated on cliffs with a height of 20 to 80 meters. The layers are stacked on top of each other and are as dense as a honeycomb. Each cave is connected by a plank road, which can be climbed up to the top of the mountain.

The most famous clay sculptures in the Maijishan Grottoes are the clay sculptures. The size of the sculptures is similar to that of real people. Some of them are whispering to each other, and some of them have lowered eyebrows and are smiling. Their shapes are lifelike and are known as the Oriental Statue House. Although the Maijishan Grottoes are mainly made of clay sculptures, they also have a certain number of stone carvings and murals. The carving skills are exquisite, and the murals are simple and elegant. Whether they are the graceful and clear statues of the Northern Dynasties or the plump and plump figures of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they are all lifelike, gentle and lovely. My dear, it is full of life. Most of the caves are built into unique cliff pavilions. The 15-meter-high Seven Buddha Pavilion on the head of the clay sculpture Buddha on the East Cliff is a typical Han-style cliff pavilion building in my country and is of high value.

In recent years, the Maijishan Grottoes have successively opened Xiangji Temple, Douji Temple, Jiaolong Temple and other scenic spots, enriching the connotation of the scenic spot. The Maijishan Grottoes were originally a complete mountain. In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 735), a strong earthquake occurred in the Tianshui area, and the entire cave complex was divided into two parts, the East Cliff and the West Cliff. There are 54 existing caves on the East Cliff and 140 on the West Cliff. Since the Maiji Mountain rocks are all made of purple-brown water-derived parent rock, they are not suitable for fine carving, so clay sculptures and paintings are mostly used. The main themes of Maijishan statues include Buddha, Bodhisattva, disciples, kings of heaven, powerful men, etc. Although the statues of various generations are in the same place, they do not imitate them, but maintain their own characteristics of the times, systematically reflecting the development of clay sculpture art in my country. Development and evolution process. Whether it is a 15-meter-high colossus. The statue, which is only 0.3 meters tall, is full of worldly emotions, making people feel that this is not a sculpture, but a reflection of folk customs.