Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves Turpan

Turpan , Xinjiang Uygur, China
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    8 reviews 3 travel blogs

    Attraction Type:

    Cavern/cave, Landmark/point of interest

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    2of 7 attractions in Turpan

Related BlogsBezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves Turpan

  • 1

    The Ancient Capital and the Buddha Caves

    25 photos

    ... The highway arched around the Flaming Mountain, and we saw some of the fire color come out in the hills around the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves. These grottoes were hollowed out and painted to honor the Buddha about a thousand years ago by the royal ...

  • 2

    The Silk Road: Turpan's Mummies and Ancient Cities

    19 photos

    ... a difficult time deciding what is old and what is new. On the other side of the Flaming Mountains are the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, which boasts hundreds of frescoes dating from the 5th to 7th centuries.  Their boast is empty, however, as ...

  • 3

    Out and about Turpan

    77 photos

    ... the blistering temperatures in summer. Grapes are a main crop and raisins are for sale everywhere. Next we went to the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves. My highlight was hearing and old Uighur play a stringed instrument. He kissed me twice on the cheek and ...