Tourist / tourists & visitors peer and look into small windows on caves containing carvings and clay deities at the Maijishan Grottoes, formerly romanized as Maichishan, which are a series of 194 caves cut in the side of the hill of Majishan in Tianshui, Gansu province, PRC. China. Stairways and walkways are attached to the sheer rockface to allow visitors close contact with the clay figures and ancient stone carvings at the site. (67/126)


Tourist / tourists & visitors peer and look into small windows on caves containing carvings and clay deities at the Maijishan Grottoes, formerly romanized as Maichishan, which are a series of 194 caves cut in the side of the hill of Majishan in Tianshui, Gansu province, PRC. China. Stairways Stairways and walkways are attached to the sheer rockface to allow visitors close contact with the clay figures and ancient stone carvings at the site. (67/126)


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Location: Maiji District, Tianshui, Gansu Province, northwest China. PRC
Photo credit: © David Gee / Alamy / Afripics
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