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The Tiantishan Caves are a series of rock cut Buddhist cave temples in the Liangzhou District of Wuwei, Gansu, northwest China.[1]

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  1. 38 relations: Book of Wei, Brill Publishers, Buddhism, Buddhist art, China, China Daily, Chinese characters, Daoxuan, Detachment of wall paintings, Dunhuang Research Academy, Fayuan Zhulin, Gansu, Gansu Provincial Museum, Getty Conservation Institute, Juqu Mengxun, Li (unit), Liangzhou, Wuwei, List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Gansu, Major cultural heritage sites under national-level protection, Ming dynasty, Mogao Caves, National Cultural Heritage Administration, Northern Liang, Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China, Qilian Mountains, Qing dynasty, Rock-cut architecture, Song dynasty, Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms, Sui dynasty, Tang dynasty, Values (heritage), Western Xia, Wuwei, Gansu, Xiongnu, Yuan dynasty.

  2. Buddhist grottoes in Gansu
  3. Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Gansu
  4. Northern Liang
  5. Northern Wei

Book of Wei

The Book of Wei, also known by its Chinese name as the Wei Shu, is a classic Chinese historical text compiled by Wei Shou from 551 to 554, and is an important text describing the history of the Northern Wei and Eastern Wei from 386 to 550. Tiantishan Caves and Book of Wei are northern Wei.

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Brill Publishers

Brill Academic Publishers, also known as E. J. Brill, Koninklijke Brill, Brill, is a Dutch international academic publisher of books and journals.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Buddhist art

Buddhist art is visual art produced in the context of Buddhism.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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China Daily

China Daily is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Chinese characters

Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture.

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Daoxuan

Daoxuan (596–667) was an eminent Tang dynasty Chinese Buddhist monk.

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Detachment of wall paintings

The detachment of wall paintings involves the removal of a wall painting from the structure of which it formed part.

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Dunhuang Research Academy

The Dunhuang Research Academy, originally the National Research Institute on Dunhuang Art, is a "national comprehensive institution" responsible for overseeing the Mogao Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located near Dunhuang in Gansu, China.

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Fayuan Zhulin

Fayuan Zhulin ("Forest of Gems in the Garden of the Dharma"), in 100 juan (卷 "volume", "fascicle"), is a Buddhist encyclopedia compiled AD 668 by Daoshi (道世).

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Gansu

Gansu is an inland province in Northwestern China.

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Gansu Provincial Museum

The Gansu Provincial Museum is a museum in Lanzhou, China.

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Getty Conservation Institute

The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), located in Los Angeles, California, is a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust.

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Juqu Mengxun

Juqu Mengxun (368–433), also known by his posthumous name as the Prince Wuxuan of Northern Liang (北涼武宣王), was the second prince of the Xiongnu-led Chinese Northern Liang dynasty, and the first from the Juqu clan.

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Li (unit)

Li (lǐ, or 市里, shìlǐ), also known as the Chinese mile, is a traditional Chinese unit of distance.

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Liangzhou, Wuwei

Liangzhou District is a district and the seat of the city of Wuwei, Gansu province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the east.

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List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Gansu

This list is of Major Sites Protected for their Historical and Cultural Value at the National Level in the Province of Gansu, People's Republic of China. Tiantishan Caves and list of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Gansu are major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Gansu.

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Major cultural heritage sites under national-level protection

A major cultural heritage site under national-level protection is the highest protection level approved by China for immovable cultural relics.

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Ming dynasty

The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.

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Mogao Caves

The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 500 temples southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China. Tiantishan Caves and Mogao Caves are Buddhist grottoes in Gansu, major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Gansu and sites along the Silk Road.

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National Cultural Heritage Administration

The National Administration of Cultural Heritage (NCHA) is an administrative agency affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China.

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Northern Liang

The Northern Liang (397–439) was a dynastic state of China and one of the Sixteen Kingdoms in Chinese history.

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Northern Wei

Wei, known in historiography as the Northern Wei, Tuoba Wei, Yuan Wei and Later Wei, was an imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei.

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Northern Zhou

Zhou, known in historiography as the Northern Zhou, was a Xianbei-led dynasty of China that lasted from 557 to 581.

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Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China

The Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China is a conservation charter promulgated in 2000 by China ICOMOS with the approval of National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA). It provides a methodological approach to the conservation of cultural heritage sites in China.

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Qilian Mountains

The Qilian Mountains (also romanized as Tsilien; Mongghul: Chileb), together with the Altyn-Tagh (Altun Shan) also known as Nan Shan (literally "Southern Mountains"), as it is to the south of Hexi Corridor, is a northern outlier of the Kunlun Mountains, forming the border between Qinghai and the Gansu provinces of northern China. Tiantishan Caves and Qilian Mountains are sites along the Silk Road.

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Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history.

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Rock-cut architecture

Rock-cut architecture is the creation of structures, buildings, and sculptures by excavating solid rock where it naturally occurs.

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Song dynasty

The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.

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Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms

The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms, also known by its Chinese title Shiliuguo Chunqiu is a Chinese biographical historical work of the Sixteen Kingdoms compiled by the Northern Wei official Cui Hong between 501 and 522.

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Sui dynasty

The Sui dynasty was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618.

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Tang dynasty

The Tang dynasty (唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705.

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Values (heritage)

The values embodied in cultural heritage are identified in order to assess significance, prioritize resources, and inform conservative-restorative decision-making.

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Western Xia

The Western Xia or the Xi Xia (西夏|w.

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Wuwei, Gansu

Wuwei is a prefecture-level city in northwest central Gansu province.

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Xiongnu

The Xiongnu were a tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD.

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Yuan dynasty

The Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan (Mongolian:, Yeke Yuwan Ulus, literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its ''de facto'' division.

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See also

Buddhist grottoes in Gansu

Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Gansu

Northern Liang

Northern Wei

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiantishan_Caves

Also known as Tiantishan.