Tuyoq Thousand Buddha Caves
Tuyoq Thousand Buddha Caves is a scenic area in Turpan, China.
Visitor information
- Also known as
- 吐峪沟石窟
- City
- Turpan
- Coordinates
- 42.8645107, 89.6946761
About Tuyoq Thousand Buddha Caves
The Tuyugou Grottoes are located in Tuyugou, about 40 kilometers west of Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is located at the intersection of the middle route and the north route of the ancient Silk Road. It is a large group of cave temple sites. A large number of Buddhist scripture manuscripts in Chinese, Uighur, Sogdian, Manichae and other languages have been unearthed, as well as household registration, tax, land, loan contracts and other secular documents. The Tuyugou Grottoes are a national key cultural relic protection unit. They were first excavated around the 5th century AD and were used until the 14th century AD. There are 157 existing caves, 3 above-ground temples, and 9 pagodas.
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