A glance at the thousand-year-old Maijishan Grottoes
Maijishan Grottoes, one of the four major grottoes in China. If Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is the 'Great Gallery' in the Gobi, then Maijishan Grottoes is the 'Sculpture Museum' on the cliff.
There are currently 221 grottoes in Maijishan Grottoes, with 3938 various statues of 10632 bodies, from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Two Song Dynasties, all showing different styles of statues and the continuation of statue craftsmanship over the ages.
📒: Unlike the grand style of Yungang and Longmen, the clay sculptures of Maijishan are restrained and gentle, full of the smell of the world. After the wind and frost, these excellent colored sculptures still shine.
📒: The ancients, with their devout faith, infused eternal beauty and Buddha nature into every Buddha statue in this grotto. Those worldly smiles, the smiles of the Buddha, carrying people's longing for a good ordinary life, are forever fixed in the grottoes of Maijishan in the depths of the Qinling Mountains.
🚗Travel:
In addition to chartered platforms and self-driving, Tianshui has a special travel bus line. You can also find a taxi or a networked car, round trip, remember to bargain. If you book a homestay in the scenic area directly, the homestay owner will take you in.
🎫Ticket:
The pass is 80 yuan and you can visit most of the caves, and some of the caves inside are charged separately.
⏰Opening hours 9:00-5:30, basically the staff of the scenic area will start to urge everyone to go out after five o'clock, and start clearing the field at half past five.
➡️Tour route
Divided into 1 and 2 lines, line 1 has to climb stairs to a height of 84 meters, mainly ordinary caves; line 2 includes 2 special caves, the route is flat, suitable for fear of heights, with elderly children. Looking at the flow of people, 80% will choose line 1.
Line 1 sees more caves, mainly concentrated in the downhill process. There are fewer caves on line 2, but you can see special caves, and the view of the three large caves is good. Judging from the broadcast in the scenic area, once it enters the holiday peak, it should be diverted like this. Non-peak is based on the ticket price of ordinary caves + separate special caves to visit.
➡️Tour time
Maijishan has two ticket checks (at the entrance of the scenic area and at the entrance of the park) and one sightseeing car check. The sightseeing car journey is about 3.5 kilometers. Line 1 tour takes about 1.5 hours, and line 2 observation should not exceed 1 hour.
➡️Travel time
It is recommended to set off at 7 o'clock, arrive at the sightseeing car entrance at 8 o'clock, queue for the sightseeing car for 5 minutes, queue for entry for 15 minutes, queue for diversion for 30 minutes, so that you can start the tour at 9 o'clock. If you come later between 9-10 o'clock, the parking lot of the scenic spot will be full and the road will be closed. You can only get off at the tourist distribution center, which means you have to take the scenic area bus to the entrance of the scenic area. It will take more time to queue at each point at least twice as much time.
➡️Do you need a tour guide
Absolutely unnecessary. The tour guides soliciting customers at the entrance of the scenic area will only send them to the entrance of the hospital, don't expect them to climb stairs and queue with tourists.
From Northern Wei to Tang and Song, and then to Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has been through more than 1600 years of wind and frost, but a large part of it has not been completely preserved. It must be seen that it is really an artistic feast. It is a worthwhile trip.
Just off the peak, so there are no people when you arrive at the attractions. You can go up the mountain directly early in the morning. The air and temperature are just right. It is not recommended to climb the high-fearing friends. It is best to wear light clothes because there are many wooden ladders.
One of the four major grottoes in China, let the wisdom and spirit of the ancients be amazed, the beautiful natural and human landscape, the lifelike mud-shaping image, the magnificent and beautiful Northern Dynasties murals and the breathtaking scenery, the beautiful scenery, it is worth a visit!
Needless to say, the introduction and value of the grotto itself, as long as it is not very afraid of heights, you can still climb it. After all, I am afraid of heights myself. After three years of entanglement, I finally went there. After I went there, I found that I was not so scared. We stayed in the scenic B&B one night in advance. We went early in the morning, plus the time for the interpreter to see the special cave. The overall time of two hours is enough. There is a bus here to take the train station, and then take a taxi or change to Tianshui City.
To be honest, I came to Tianshui for the purpose of not eating Mala Tang, but for Maiji Mountain Grottoes. This is one of the four major grottoes in China. It is known as the Oriental Sculpture Exhibition Hall. It has been planting grass for a long time. However, I have to complain. Before I came to Maiji Mountain, no one told me. The whole tour basically depends on peeping. ~ Due to the humid climate and other reasons, Most of the grottoes here are protected by dense barbed wire locks, let alone taking pictures, it is hard to look at, the visit experience is not very good ~
Maijishan Grottoes is indeed one of the four major grottoes in China, with rich statues and exquisite skills, as if they can travel through the millennium to touch the magnificent era of Buddhism. Unfortunately, Gansu Grottoes account for two of the four grottoes, but compared to Mogao Grottoes, Maijishan Grottoes are not publicity enough, resulting in fewer tourists, which is a pity. I hope Gansu Cultural Tourism can increase publicity and show Gansu's unique charm to China and the world.
Maiji Mountain decided it was worth a visit, and from a distance, seeing the shape of the straw, and the big Buddha statues on the mountain, it felt different from the charm of other grottoes. Especially many Buddha statues, very unique and imaginative after buying tickets on Trip.com, you can use your ID card to brush the ticket gate of the scenic spot. Overall, I am very satisfied.
A bit far from the high-speed rail station. , Public transportation is not convenient, it is recommended to take a taxi. There is a mountain road in the door, you can buy a scenic shuttle bus, or climb the mountain. The scenery on the mountain is very good. Unfortunately, many grottoes are locked and can't see the inside. But it is still very worth a visit.