Sanxiandong Scenic Area

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Ticket information telephone consultation introduction in Kashgar, Xinjiang. It is located on a cliff on the south bank of the Boshkeranmu River, 18 kilometers north of Kashgar. It is an ancient cave site

According to research, it was excavated in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and is currently the oldest known cave preserved in western China. It is also the only remaining relic in the ancient Shule area and is extremely precious

Due to the steep riverbank, which is about 20 meters above the ground and difficult to climb, the Uyghur people call it "Yushuburhang", which means three caves. The openings are all rectangular in shape, with the middle opening slightly larger, 2.25 meters high and 2 meters wide. The three caves are divided into two chambers, with the front chamber measuring 4 meters in length and width and approximately 2.5 meters in height, and the rear chamber being smaller; About half of the front room. Both the front and rear rooms are of the longitudinal roll up roof type. In the middle cave, due to the Qing Dynasty's reconstruction, the murals could not be preserved, and only a stone statue of Shakyamuni sitting still exists in the center of the rear chamber

The cave on the west side, with exposed stones and chiseled marks on the walls, is empty and appears to be an unfinished cave. Only the grottoes on the east side preserve precious murals and cofferdams. There are over 70 paintings of different sizes around the cave walls. The ceiling of the cave is decorated with a lotus flower, and there are 50 centimeter high seats painted around it. Sitting inside, wearing a kasaya with a checkered pattern, painted in alternating shades of navy blue and ochre. This kind of clothing was only found in early murals. There is a portrait painted in the back room, with a beautiful shape* The upper body is exposed, and the lower body is painted with horizontal stripes of green, blue, and red, which is quite rare in * * portraits