Yulin Grotto, Gansu, China
4.5 (21 reviews) Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Guazhou County Historic Sites • Caverns & Caves • Monuments & Statues
Worthwhile stop
A nice stop , worth visiting grottoes without the massive crowds of Mogao- you will likely be alone. Not as comprehensive or as impressive as Mogao but still quite amazing. Most of the caves are redone by Ming dynasty but original sculpture bases from Tang and Song can be observed and the paintings are generally in good shape as well, with a fair number from the Western Xia period. Tour will cover about 6-7 caves and last about 1 hr. About a 2.5 hr drive from Dunhuang, so if you are on the way to or from the town it makes sense to visit but would not advise going if you are in Dunhuang already- the Mogao will be more than sufficient and you will likely feel the long drive was not worth it.
Address
Tashi County, Guazhou County 736000 China
Working hours
Monday : 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday : 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 7:14
User Ratings
4.5 based on (21 reviews)
Reviews
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5imd12xl 5:00 PM Jun 10, 2014
Worth visiting - nice paintings
The tour showed us about 6 caves. Although, this is not as much of a tourist attraction site as the Mogao Caves, I had a great experience here. The tour guide's English was great. The paintings were great. I still recommend this place despite it is not known among foreign or local tourists.
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4Massimo R 5:00 PM Oct 1, 2013
Very interesting and unknown to tourists !
These Caves are situated about 60 km south of the road from Dunhuang and Jiayuguan , along the old "Silk Road" . The caves were excavated on the cliffs on each side of a little canyon where the Yulin river still flows . There are 42 buddhist caves excavated from 7th to 14th century . Inside there are hundreds of beautiful wall paintings , not less impressive than those in the Mogao Caves .The green blue colours of paintings are original and very rare . There are also a lot of statues which were added in 19th century which are less interesting . The visit is guided by local guides. Unfortunately , even in this remote place , you can't take pictures inside the caves ! This site is really worth visiting as the site has been very well restored , the caves are very interesting , the geological position is unique , and , moreover , there are no tourists !!!!! I strongly recommend this visit if you are going from Dunhuang to Jiayuguan !
