Yulin Grottoes

They are located 68 kilometers south ofAnxi in a deep valley where elms abound. Of the remaining 42 caves 32 are on the east cliff and 10 on the west. They were built and restored during the Tang (618-907), Five Dynasties (907-960), Song (960-1279), Western Xia (1038-1227),Yuan (1271-1368), and Qing (1644-1911) ynasties. They have 272 statues and 5,650 square meters of wall paintings including 10,826 pictures of Buddhist saints. The Yutin Grottoes are similar to those at Mogao in Dunhuang in contents and art form and are considered of important to cave art in the world.