This Buddhist wonder consists of many temples built in artificial caves, digging into the steep sandstone cliffs.
Discover Buddhist wonders on the legendary Silk Road
The autonomous district of Hunan, Gansu province of China is home to a very unique ancient Buddhist wonder on the legendary Silk Road.
It is a cave temple system called Matisi, built centuries ago by the Uygur tribe.
The temples in Matisi are all built in artificial caves, digging into the steep sandstone cliffs.
The works are connected by paths in the mountain.
The oldest caves in this place were created around the 5th and 6th centuries.
Not only impressing the rugged terrain, ancient temples in Matisi are also considered invaluable works of Yughur architectural art.
These temples are a unique combination of Chinese architecture and Tibetan Buddhist art with the unique identity of Yughur culture.
It can also be considered an ancient Buddhist museum with a system of Buddha statues, murals, worship objects . kept very well over the centuries.
