A thousand-year-old temple on a cliff, as famous as the Mogao Caves

In ancient times, even the well-traveled Xu Xiake was amazed by the Hanging Temple, exclaiming that it was "thrilling" and writing that he "looked up in awe and climbed up alone with courage." According to the Qing Dynasty's "Hunyuan Prefecture Annals," the Hanging Temple was even more dangerous and spectacular than it is now. Standing on the Hanging Temple at that time, the river below was rushing, and the bottom of the cliff was 90 meters deep, making it feel like being in an abyss. However, there is a thousand-year-old temple on a cliff in China, as famous as the Mogao Caves, and more thrilling than the Hanging Temple. Have you been there? Curious friends may ask, where is this thousand-year-old temple on a cliff? What different scenery is there? With these questions and curiosity, let's talk about the Maijishan Grottoes today. The Maijishan Grottoes, also known as Puguang Temple, is located in the Qilian Mountains in the Sunan Yugur Autonomous County. It is a large complex of grotto temples. There are many grottoes and Buddha statues carved on the rock wall from the Northern Liang period to the present, as well as high-level grotto temple buildings, which are very magical and spectacular. There are both Han Buddhist temples and Tibetan Buddhist halls here, with different styles in the same place, which is very unique.