Tiantishan Grottoes were founded in Beiliang (397-439) during the 16th Kingdom of Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was excavated from Beiliang Wangju Canal Meng Xun from 412 to 439 AD. In 1958, in order to solve the irrigation problem of the land in the Huangyang River basin, it was decided to build the Huangyanghe Reservoir near the Tiantishan Grottoes. In addition to the Big Buddha Grottoes, dozens of statues and more than 300 square meters of murals in the small grottoes tens of meters above the surface are transported to the Gansu Provincial Museum for preservation.
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Tiantishan Grottoes were founded in Beiliang (397-439) during the 16th Kingdom of Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was excavated from Beiliang Wangju Canal Meng Xun from 412 to 439 AD. In 1958, in order to solve the irrigation problem of the land in the Huangyang River basin, it was decided to build the Huangyanghe Reservoir near the Tiantishan Grottoes. In addition to the Big Buddha Grottoes, dozens of statues and more than 300 square meters of murals in the small grottoes tens of meters above the surface are transported to the Gansu Provincial Museum for preservation.
Self-driving to the ticket office of Tiantishan Grottoes, there is a parking lot, the wooden plank road has been to the top of the mountain, the mountain is not high, you can see the side of Huangyang Reservoir and the Big Buddha, it is still very shocking to walk to the Big Buddha, and you can also see the details of the mural next to the Big Buddha. It is very convenient to buy tickets online on Trip.com.
I have been entangled in whether to come to this attraction before. Although Tiantishan Grottoes are an iconic scenic spot for Wuwei Tourism, because there is still a long distance from Wuwei City and the traffic is very inconvenient, so this is what I have been worried about, but fortunately there is a bus from the passenger station. Near Da, in the interest of cultural relics, I went there in person. The price of the ticket is really not expensive. The buildings and equipment inside are also worth seeing. After all, this is a representative of the early grottoes in China. It is a pity that the scenic spot can only visit more than half, and the remaining half is under renovation. The time should be almost renovated. If you compare him with Longmen Grottoes or Maiji Mountain and other grottoes, it may not be so comparable, but as a treasure of art, it is worth visiting here. After all, he has experienced the flood of the reservoir. Retention, it's really not easy
The giant Buda is impressive and the atmosphere is very beautiful. Don't forget to go there!
天梯山石窟不仅是我国开凿最早的石窟之一,也是我国早期石窟艺术的代表,影响深远,具有极高的历史地位和艺术价值,被史学界誉为“石窟源头、石窟之祖”。目前看到的大佛窟是唐代兴造的,它和石窟中最有价值的北凉洞窟同属我国国宝级石窟。大佛窟内南北两壁绘的大幅壁画,整个壁画笔触清新,色泽艳丽,形象逼真。往前行走,大佛窟左面和上部的17个小洞窟因侵蚀严重,已呈自然石洞状态,洞窟内还残存一些塑像和壁画,雕塑中有北魏石佛头像,北周、隋菩萨像和唐释迦说法像。壁画保存不多,但多重叠,有的达5层,在剥离的重层壁画中露出北凉、北魏、唐等残画,其中北凉壁画,菩萨像直鼻、大眼、厚唇、白鼻梁、宝冠卷发,上身半裸,腰裹长裙,西域早期壁画特征明显,具朴拙之美。