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Dangchuan Destination Guide

Discover Dangchuan in China

Dangchuan in the region of Gansu Sheng is a town located in China - some 684 mi or ( 1100 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Dangchuan

Local time in Dangchuan is now 07:51 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zuitou, Zuitai, Xianyang, Hsi-an, and Nanchong. When in this area, you might want to check out Zuitou . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Dangchuan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Maijishan Grottoes

The Maijishan Grottoes are a series of 194 caves cut in the side of the hill of Majishan in Tianshui, Gansu Province, northwest China. This example of rock cut architecture contains over 7,200 Buddhist sculptures and over 1,000 square meters of murals. Construction began in the Later Qin era (384-417 CE). They were first properly explored in 1952-53 by a team of Chinese archeologists from Beijing, who devised the numbering system still in use today.

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Located at 34.35 106.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Caves of Gansu, Chinese Buddhist grottoes, Chinese sculpture, Grottoes, Visitor attractions in Gansu