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The grottoes of Maiji Mountain are
located in Tianshui Gansu Province. Maiji (which means
strawstack ) mountain got the name from its strawstack
like appearance. The construction of the grottoes of Maiji
Mountain was began from the Later Qin Dynasty, through
more than 1,500 years, the grottoes now have 194 niches,
more than 7,200 pieces of clay sculptures and stone carvings,
and over 1,000 square meters of frescos. Most of the statues
in the grottoes are goddesses carved in a pose of looking
down, the facial expressions are kind and wise; the engraving
art is mainly a synthesis of round blade engraving and
plane engraving, and a synthetic use of intaglio and rilievi
lines. The grottoes are characterized by its profound
national feature, strong national consciousness, distinct
earthliness, and pronounced spice of people's daily life.
For the purpose of protect this rare cultural heritage,
exhibit the style and features of Chinese grottoes art,
the People's Bank of China will issue a set of Chinese
Grottoes Art (Maiji Mountain) gold and silver commemorative
coins. This set comprises 2 gold coins and 1
silver coin. |
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