Mutisi grottoes
The Mutisi Grottoes or the Grottoes of the Muti Temple or Grottoes of the " Wooden Ladder Temple" ( Chinese 木梯 寺 石窟 , Pinyin Mùtī sì shíkū , English Mutisi Grottoes / Temple-Caves of Mutisi / Temple-Cave with Wooden Ladder ) im district Wushan of Tianshui in the Chinese province of Gansu are a Buddhist cave temples .
The cave temple dates back to the time of the Northern Wei Dynasty from the time of the Southern and Northern Dynasties . It contains sculptures and frescoes from the Northern Wei Dynasty , Tang Dynasty , Song Dynasty , the Five Dynasties , Yuan Dynasty and from later times. The caves have already been damaged and robbed several times.
The Mutisi Grottoes ( Muti si shiku ) have been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (6-869) since 2006 .
Web links
- Wushan Grottoes in Need of Repair - English
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.china.org.cn/archive/2005-11/11/content_1148470.htm
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.china.org.cn/archive/2005-11/11/content_1148470.htm
