- Kizil Caves
The Kizil Caves (also romanized Qizil Caves; Uyghur: Qizil Ming Öy; Simplified Chinese 克孜尔千佛洞) are a set of 236 Buddhist rock-cut caves located 75
kilometre s northwest ofKucha on the northern bank of theMuzat River inBaicheng County ,Xinjiang province,China . [cite web
url=http://www.xinjiang.gov.cn/1$002/1$002$002/354.jsp?articleid=2005-6-16-0036
title=Kezil Thousand-Buddha Grottoes
publisher=xinjiang.gov
accessdate=2007-08-05] This area was a commercial hub of the The Silk Road. [cite web
url=http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/xinjiang/korla/Kizil.htm
title=Kizil Thousand-Buddha Cave
publisher=
accessdate=2007-08-05]The caves are said to be the earliest major Buddhist cave complex in China, with development occurring between the 3rd and 8th centuries. Although the site has been both damaged and looted, at least 1000 square metres of wall paintings— mostly
Jataka stories— remain.ee also
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Kucha
*Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
*Mogao Caves
*Ajanta Caves
*The Silk RoadFootnotes
External links
* [http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/religion/buddhism/tarim/tarim.html The Oases of the Northern Tarim Basin]
* [http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/religion/buddhism/tarim/kizil.html Kucha and the Kizil Caves]
* [http://china.org.cn/english/2001/Mar/8852.htm Revealing the Beauty of the Kizil Caves]
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