Lanzhou Private Day Tour to Liujia Gorge and Binglingsi Grottoes

Bingling means one hundred thousand Buddha in the Tibetan language. The grottoes are in two temples, upper and lower, and are distributed on the cliff that is 2 kilometers long from north to south, borders on the Yellow River and is strategically located and difficult to access. Bingling Temple Grottos started in the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316). There are altogether 34 grottoes, 149 shrines, 694 big or small stone statues, 82 mud statues here. There is an ink preface of that time found in the No.169 grotto, which is the earliest preface found in the all the grottoes by far. It was listed as the UNESCO world culture heritage in 2014. Accompanied by your tour guide, stroll around and learn the grottoes's history, value and meaning. Your lunch is also included, after the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel in Lanzhou.