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What are the interesting tourist attractions in Tianshui, Gansu?

1, Ren Xian Cliff and Ren Xian Cliff have beautiful natural scenery, and the human landscape is second only to McKee Mountain Scenic Area. It is a scenic spot where Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism coexist. It consists of three cliffs, five peaks and six temples. The existing temples have been restored and rebuilt by later generations, and some clay sculptures are works of the late Northern Wei Dynasty.

2. yuquan temple. Yuquan temple was built in Yuan Dade for three years. The existing buildings were rebuilt in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and they are national key cultural relics protection units. Yuquan temple is named after the clear water on the mountain and the sweet Yuquan. There is the Yuquan Fairy Cave, one of the eight scenic spots in Qin Zhou.

3. water curtain cave Cave Group water curtain cave Cave Group is located in Zhongshan Canyon, which mainly includes five caves: water curtain cave, Lashao Temple, Thousand Buddha Cave, Xianshenchi and Sanqing Cave. Water curtain cave is an arched natural cave about 50 meters long, 30 meters high and 20 meters deep. Whenever the rainy season comes, the eaves of the cave flow like a bead curtain covering the door, hence the name water curtain cave.

4. Xuanyuan Valley, according to local folklore, Xuanyuan Valley is the birthplace of Xuanyuan Huangdi. Xuanyuan Huangdi, the founder of China's 5,000-year-old culture, initiated Chinese civilization and occupied a very important position in the history of China. He spent his early years in Qingshui, so Qingshui is called the hometown of Xuanyuan.

5. Fuxi Temple, the architecture of Fuxi Temple is solemn, simple and magnificent, and it is a sacred place for Chinese people at home and abroad to find their ancestors. According to legend, Fuxi was the first emperor in ancient history and legend, so the building complex was a palace-style building model, and it was also the largest sacrificial building complex in China.

6. Maijishan Grottoes, located in the southeast of Tianshui, is one of the four largest grottoes in China and a world-famous art treasure house, with the reputation of "Oriental Sculpture Museum". Maijishan is named after the mountain is like a pile of wheat. It was excavated more than 1500 years ago, and it is layered and dense as a honeycomb. Grottoes are dug on cliffs, some 20-30 meters away from the base of the mountain, and some 70-80 meters away from the base of the mountain. There are hundreds of caves and Buddha statues carved in them, which is very rare in China Grottoes.