The Maijishan Grottoes, formerly romanized as Maichishan, are a series of 194 rock-cut caves cut into the Maijishan hill in Tianshui, Gansu Province, northwest China. They contain over 7,200 Buddhist sculptures and over 1,000 square meters of murals.
The name Maijishan consists of three Chinese words: mai is the generic term for most grains, ji means "stack" or "mound", and shan means "mountain". Maijishan is often translated as "wheatstack mountain" or "corn rick mountain".
The mountain is formed of purplish red sandstone. Construction of the grottoes began in the Later Qin era. A team of Chinese archeologists from Beijing conducted the first modern exploration in 1952–53.
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Address China
Coordinates 34°21'6.117" N 106°0'14.418" E
