🏜️ Kizil Cave-Temple Complex
Early Buddhist cave sanctuary on the Silk Roads, Xinjiang
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site: Part of "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor"
- Location: Baicheng City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China (coordinates: 41.783889°N, 82.505556°E)
- Dating: 3rd to 8th centuries CE
- Content: 236 surviving caves with murals, sculptural elements, and architectural remains
The Kizil Cave-Temple Complex is one of the earliest significant Buddhist cave sanctuaries in China, located in the ...