Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves

Do you want to explore the ancient and cultural Chinese western city? Go to visit the Urumqi. There you will find more. Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves is a must visit spot in Silk Road Tour in Urumqi. It is located in Mingwutage Mountain in Kizil Town Baicheng County which is closed to the Kuche. The caves were built on the cliff on north bank of the Muzhate River. The Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves are the earliest large scale cave group in most west China.

The Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves and the Dunhuang Grottos are both the caves of the Chinese four large grottos. But the Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves were the earliest grottos which were carved from 3th century. Now there are 236 caves including 135 complete caves, 80 caves with murals. The mural area is totally more than 10000 square meters. They all have high value. In 1961, the Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves were listed as Chinese first batch important protection unit.

The Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves group includes two parts. One part which supplies places for monks is the Piheluo cave. The other one is the Zhiti Cave which is for worshipping Buddha and expounding the texts of Buddhism. From the scale of the caves you will imagine that it was a prosperous place ever. According to the research, there were more than hundred thousand residents there in South-North period.

The Mogao Grottos are famous for its colorful Buddhism mural. The Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves are also a long mural corridor. The abundant content, large number are long history all first among Chinese grottos. The German explorer said that the mural in Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves is the most beautiful mural they can found in middle Asia.

The most representative grotto to present the characters are the center pillar grottos. They have the main room and the back room. You will know more ancient culture about Chinese Buddha there in your best China tour. The most attractive murals in the Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves are the Lingge Structure. Every picture in Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves has one story. Every picture has its most typical story with important figures, animals and background. The long history and profound culture background will make you think of much during your China trip there.

Also you can visit the Chinese capital Beijing city and take a Beijing package tour. During your Beijing package tour, you can visit both the modern Beijing city and the ancient Urumqi.