Kizil Caves

The Kizil Caves are a set of Buddhist rock-cut caves located near Kizil Township in Baicheng County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. The site is located on the northern bank of the Muzat River 65 kilometres west of Kucha. This area was a commercial hub of the Silk Road. The caves have an important role in Central Asian art and in the Silk Road transmission of Buddhism, and are said to be the earliest major Buddhist cave complex in China, with development occurring between the 3rd and 8th centuries CE. The caves of Kizil are the earlier of their type in China, and their model was later adopted in the construction of Buddhist caves further east. Another name for the site has been Ming-oi (明屋), although this term is now mainly used for the site of Shorchuk to the east.

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Location: 41.7844, 82.5047, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Kizil Caves ⓘ
  cave in People's Republic of China

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  Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves ⓘ
  cave in People's Republic of China

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  Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves ⓘ
  cave in People's Republic of China

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Cave 69, lunette with King Suvarnapusa

Bibliotek area, Kizil

Collapsed central pillar cave at Kizil

Female donor with label in Tocharian, unrecorded cave, Kizil Caves

Bodhisattva, Cave 179 (II Schlucht. II Höhle)

Cave 207

Kizil Caves painters

Attendant, New Cave 1

Kizil New Cave 1

Cave of the Female Ape (detail)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
site	cave		Kizil Caves	grotto, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	cave		Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves	grotto, archaeological site	Wikidata
commons	image		Cave 69, lunette with King Suvarnapusa		Commons
commons	image		Bibliotek area, Kizil		Commons
commons	image		Collapsed central pillar cave at Kizil		Commons
commons	image		Female donor with label in Tocharian, unrecorded cave, Kizil Caves		Commons
commons	image		Bodhisattva, Cave 179 (II Schlucht. II Höhle)		Commons
commons	image		Cave 207		Commons
commons	image		Kizil Caves painters		Commons
commons	image		Attendant, New Cave 1		Commons
commons	image		Kizil New Cave 1		Commons
commons	image		Cave of the Female Ape (detail)		Commons