Yulin Caves

The Yulin Caves is a Buddhist cave temple site in Guazhou County, Gansu Province, China. The site is located some 100 km (62 mi) east of the oasis town of Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves. It takes its name from the elm trees lining the Yulin River, which flows through the site and separates the two cliffs from which the caves have been excavated. The forty-two caves house some 250 polychrome statues and 4,200 m² (45,000 sq ft) of wall paintings, dating from the Tang dynasty to the Yuan dynasty. The site was among the first to be designated for protection in 1961 as a Major National Historical and Cultural Site. In 2008 the Yulin Grottoes were submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Chinese Section of the Silk Road.

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Yulin Grottoes
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  Yulin Caves ⓘ
  Painted caves in Guazhou County, Gansu province, China

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Apsara playing a Phoenix-headed konghou - Yulin Cave 15

Yulin Cave 10, Apsara playing Guzheng or Guqin

Yulin cave 10, Xiqin or Erhu

Bird of Life or Jivajivaka (共命鸟), playing a panpipe

榆林窟 - panoramio

榆林窟

Yulin Caves Jiuquan Gansu China 酒泉 楡林窟 - panoramio (3)

Yulin Caves Jiuquan Gansu China 酒泉 楡林窟 - panoramio

Yulin Caves Jiuquan Gansu China 酒泉 楡林窟 - panoramio (4)

Yulin Caves Jiuquan Gansu China 酒泉 楡林窟 - panoramio (6)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Yulin Caves	archaeological site, grotto	Wikidata
commons	image		Apsara playing a Phoenix-headed konghou - Yulin Cave 15		Commons
commons	image		Yulin Cave 10, Apsara playing Guzheng or Guqin		Commons
commons	image		Yulin cave 10, Xiqin or Erhu		Commons
commons	image		Bird of Life or Jivajivaka (共命鸟), playing a panpipe		Commons
commons	image		榆林窟 - panoramio		Commons
commons	image		榆林窟		Commons
commons	image		Yulin Caves Jiuquan Gansu China 酒泉 楡林窟 - panoramio (3)		Commons
commons	image		Yulin Caves Jiuquan Gansu China 酒泉 楡林窟 - panoramio		Commons
commons	image		Yulin Caves Jiuquan Gansu China 酒泉 楡林窟 - panoramio (4)		Commons
commons	image		Yulin Caves Jiuquan Gansu China 酒泉 楡林窟 - panoramio (6)		Commons