ancient ruins
Maijishan Grottoes
A UNESCO Buddhist cave complex carved into a 142-meter haystack-shaped cliff with 7,800 sculptures and 1,000 square meters of murals accessed by vertiginous walkways.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Gansu, China · Asia
Tianshui sits on the route: 25 minutes from Guochuan, 35km from Maijishan Grottoes.
Tianshui is a major city located in Gansu, China. With a population of 1,212,791, it is one of the largest urban centers in Asia.
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Tianshui is a prefecture-level city in Gansu province, China, and is the province's second-largest city (behind the provincial capital Lanzhou). Located in the southeast of the province, the city strides along the upper reaches of the Wei River and at the boundary of the Loess Plateau and the Qinling Mountains. As ofRead more
the 2020 census, its population was 2,984,659 inhabitants, of which 1,212,791 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts of Qinzhou and Maiji. The city and its surroundings have played an important role in the early history of China, as still visible in the form of historic sites such as the Maijishan Grottoes.
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Tianshui is located in Gansu, China, Asia. The coordinates are 34.5795 latitude, 105.7424 longitude.
Tianshui has a population of approximately 1,212,791 people, making it a major city in China.
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A UNESCO Buddhist cave complex carved into a 142-meter haystack-shaped cliff with 7,800 sculptures and 1,000 square meters of murals accessed by vertiginous walkways.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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