Kizil Caves

Xinjiang · China

Kizil Caves, China
Photo: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to October
Budget
$
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A set of Buddhist cave temples cut into a cliff near Kucha, among the oldest such grottoes in China. Faded murals in the chambers reflect the art of the ancient kingdom of Kucha on the Silk Road.

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