Route
Silk Road and imperial cave temples — Mogao, Yungang, Longmen — plus the Leshan cliff Buddha.
The sculptural spine of Chinese Buddhism from Northern Wei through Tang, linking desert oasis to river capitals.
5 mapped anchors on the circuit.
1Mogao Caves (Dunhuang)ChinaThousand Buddha Caves on the Silk Road — painted grottoes of a millennium of Buddhist art.
2Yungang GrottoesChinaNorthern Wei cliff Buddhas near Datong — early imperial Chinese Buddhist sculpture.
3Longmen GrottoesChinaYi River cliff temples near Luoyang with tens of thousands of carved Buddhas.
4Leshan Giant BuddhaChina71-meter cliff-carved Buddha at the confluence of rivers near Mount Emei.
5White Horse TempleChinaTraditionally China’s first Buddhist temple, founded in the Eastern Han near Luoyang.
