Cishansi grottoes

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The Cishansi Grottoes or the Cishan Cave Temple ( Chinese  慈善 寺 石窟 , Pinyin Císhànsì shíkū , English Cishansi Temple / Cishansi Grottoes / Cishan Monastery ) are a Buddhist cave temple in the Linyou district of the district-free city of Baoji in the west of the Chinese province of Shaanxi . They are located on the southwest bank of the Qishui He River . The grottoes have been dug since the Sui and Tang dynasties .

The Cishansi Grottoes ( Cishansi shiku ) have been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (5-467) since 2001 .

literature

  • Chang Qing: Preliminary Survey on the Grottoes of the Cishan Monastery in Linyou . In: Kaogu [Archeology] . tape 10 , 1992, pp. 909-914 .
  • Chang Qing: Archaeological Investigation on the Niches and Buddhist Scriptures at the Southern Cliffside of the Cishansi Grottoes in Linyou County, Shaanxi . In: Kaogu [Archeology] . tape 1 , 1997, p. 53-61 .
  • Chang Qing: Discussion of Archaeological Dating Methods and Research on the Characteristics of Cave Temples: Comments on Cishansi Temple and Linxiqiao . In: Kaogu yu Wenwu [Archeology and Cultural Relics] . tape 5 , 2003, p. 65-75 .

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 麟游 县
  2. ↑ 漆 水河

Coordinates: 34 ° 41 ′ 11 "  N , 107 ° 49 ′ 48"  E