Kizil Grottoes

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cave complex
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
Silk Road trade
cultural_exchange
Buddhist_pilgrimage
gptkbp:conservationEfforts gptkb:UNESCO
vulnerable
NGOs
local government
international organizations
gptkbp:contains over 200 caves
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Central_Asian_art
gptkbp:established early 20th century
gptkbp:explores archaeological studies
gptkbp:features frescoes
gptkbp:founded 4th century
gptkbp:function Buddhist_monastery
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Qing Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
Sui Dynasty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kizil Grottoes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Xinjiang,_China
gptkbp:notableFeature Manuscripts
Cave 1
Cave 16
Reliefs
Stupas
Cave 11
Cave 3
Cave 9
Buddha_statues
Bodhisattva_figures
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Buddhist_art
gptkbp:researchInterest historians
archaeologists
art historians
Buddhist_scholars
gptkbp:significance ancient_Silk_Road_site
gptkbp:style gptkb:Gandhara_art
Buddhist_architecture
Indian_art
Chinese_art
gptkbp:tourism cultural tourism
religious tourism
historical tourism
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site Tentative list