In China, in Gansu province, there is a unique temple, consisting of 194-caves-grottoes located inside .
In total, inside the temple is located some 7,200 Buddhist sculptures and about 1000 square meters of frescoes.
The construction of the temple Maijishan started in 4-5 centuries of our era, however, the first time he was investigated by archaeologists only in the middle of the last century. Very well the location of the architectural object. It is located a few kilometers from the Great silk Road. Periodic earthquakes in the area led to the significant deterioration of the temple. However, the authorities are trying to maintain at least the external part of the building. Gradually, all wooden stairs were replaced by iron.
