Bingling Temple Grottoes, Linxia, ​​Gansu | Another large Buddha statue.

❤️Recommendation reason: A Yellow River Grotto on the Silk Road, whether it is its historical origin, or its architecture and landscape, is full of unique charm. Standing on the height of the grotto, overlooking the surrounding mountains and canyons, it seems to be in a fairyland 🎈Bingling Temple Grottoes, located in Jishishan, Yongjing County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, is a world cultural heritage. The grottoes were excavated in the early Western Jin Dynasty and can be said to be the ancestor of grottoes. There are 183 caves, 694 stone sculptures, 82 clay sculptures, and murals of about 900 square meters. It is more than 100 years earlier than the Dunhuang Grottoes. The murals and Buddha statues are well preserved and wonderful 🚥 Transportation strategy: 🉑By boat: You can take a boat to Bingling Temple from Liujiaxia Dam, and you can also enjoy the scenery of the Yellow River Three Gorges along the way. The disadvantage is that you can only stay in Bingling Temple for 1.5 hours 🉑Self-driving: All asphalt roads, many mountain roads, there is a parking lot in the scenic area, and it can be reached in 2 minutes on foot . 🎫Tickets: 50 (No. 169 and No. 172 Special Caves 300) 🚗Self-driving: 1.5 hours from Lanzhou 📋Note Tips: The grottoes are divided into the upper temple, the lower temple and the east ditch. Now you can only visit the lower temple. There are general caves and special caves. The ticket for general caves is 50 yuan; there are 5 special caves, 169 and 172 together are 300 yuan per person, Cave 126 is 80 yuan, Cave 128 is 60 yuan, Cave 132 is 90 yuan, Caves 169 and 172 are the earliest caves and murals in Western Qin. The remaining three are all from the Northern Wei Dynasty and have similar shapes. You can choose one of them. Explain the general caves 50-100. Special cave tickets include explanations. 🚗Recommended routes along the way 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟏: Lanzhou➠Liujiaxia Reservoir➠Dinosaur Geopark➠Yellow River Dividing Line➠Yellow River Flower Dike 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟐: Yellow River Three Gorges➠Bingling Temple Grottoes➠Luojiadong Temple➠Return trip