Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

A panoramic drone photo taken on Nov. 2, 2024 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Lang Bingbing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Tourists visit the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Nov. 2, 2024. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 2, 2024 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Lang Bingbing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Tourists visit the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Nov. 2, 2024. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Yang Zhiqiang, a cultural relics restorer of Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute, carries out protection and restoration work at a cave of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Nov. 2, 2024. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Mu Changyou, a cultural relics restorer of Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute, checks a statue at a cave of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Nov. 2, 2024. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 2, 2024 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Dong Guangqiang, director of the digital center of Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute, checks the mural sculptures at the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Nov. 2, 2024. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 2, 2024 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

TIANSHUI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 - Tourists visit a cave Buddha statue at the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site, in Tianshui city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 16, 2024.

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

TIANSHUI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 - Tourists visit a cave Buddha statue at the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site, in Tianshui city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 16, 2024.

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

TIANSHUI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 - Tourists visit a cave Buddha statue at the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site, in Tianshui city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 16, 2024.

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

TIANSHUI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 - Tourists visit a cave Buddha statue at the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site, in Tianshui city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 16, 2024.

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

TIANSHUI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 - Tourists visit a cave Buddha statue at the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site, in Tianshui city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 16, 2024.

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

TIANSHUI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 - Tourists visit a cave Buddha statue at the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site, in Tianshui city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 16, 2024.

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

Maiji Mountain Grottoes Cave Buddha Statue

TIANSHUI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 - Tourists visit a cave Buddha statue at the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site, in Tianshui city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 16, 2024.

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-TOURISM (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-TOURISM (CN)

(240406) -- TIANSHUI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 5, 2024 shows tourists visiting the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Tianshui has garnered considerable attention in the cyber world thanks to the popularity of Tianshui's malatang, a numbing-spicy hotpot. When it comes to the real world, the city received 309,000 and 348,600 tourists on April 4 and 5, the first two day of the three-dat Qingming holiday, with tourism-related revenue of 177 million yuan (about 24.47 million U.S. dollars) and 198 million yuan (about 27.37 million U.S. dollars), respectively. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-TOURISM (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-TOURISM (CN)

(240406) -- TIANSHUI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on April 5, 2024 shows tourists visiting the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Tianshui has garnered considerable attention in the cyber world thanks to the popularity of Tianshui's malatang, a numbing-spicy hotpot. When it comes to the real world, the city received 309,000 and 348,600 tourists on April 4 and 5, the first two day of the three-dat Qingming holiday, with tourism-related revenue of 177 million yuan (about 24.47 million U.S. dollars) and 198 million yuan (about 27.37 million U.S. dollars), respectively. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-TOURISM (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-TOURISM (CN)

(240406) -- TIANSHUI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on April 5, 2024 shows tourists visiting the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Tianshui has garnered considerable attention in the cyber world thanks to the popularity of Tianshui's malatang, a numbing-spicy hotpot. When it comes to the real world, the city received 309,000 and 348,600 tourists on April 4 and 5, the first two day of the three-dat Qingming holiday, with tourism-related revenue of 177 million yuan (about 24.47 million U.S. dollars) and 198 million yuan (about 27.37 million U.S. dollars), respectively. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-TOURISM (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-TOURISM (CN)

(240406) -- TIANSHUI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Customers are pictured in a store serving malatang in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 3, 2024. Tianshui has garnered considerable attention in the cyber world thanks to the popularity of Tianshui's malatang, a numbing-spicy hotpot. When it comes to the real world, the city received 309,000 and 348,600 tourists on April 4 and 5, the first two day of the three-dat Qingming holiday, with tourism-related revenue of 177 million yuan (about 24.47 million U.S. dollars) and 198 million yuan (about 27.37 million U.S. dollars), respectively. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-TOURISM (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-TOURISM (CN)

(240406) -- TIANSHUI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member cooks malatang at a store in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 3, 2024. Tianshui has garnered considerable attention in the cyber world thanks to the popularity of Tianshui's malatang, a numbing-spicy hotpot. When it comes to the real world, the city received 309,000 and 348,600 tourists on April 4 and 5, the first two day of the three-dat Qingming holiday, with tourism-related revenue of 177 million yuan (about 24.47 million U.S. dollars) and 198 million yuan (about 27.37 million U.S. dollars), respectively. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

Exploring grotto wonders at Maiji Mountain in NW China

STORY: Exploring grotto wonders at Maiji Mountain in NW China SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Maiji Mountain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMELIE, German student, Lanzhou University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EMELIE, German student, Lanzhou University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LIYA, Kazakh student, Lanzhou University 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): EMELIE, German student, Lanzhou University 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): QUENTIN, French student, Lanzhou University 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): EMELIE, German student, Lanzhou University 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): LIYA, Kazakh student, Lanzhou University 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): QUENTIN, French student, Lanzhou University 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): EMELIE, German student, Lanzhou University 11. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): QUENTIN, French student, Lanzhou University 12. SOUNDBITE 11 (English): EMELIE, German student, Lanzhou University 13. SOUNDBITE 12 (Chinese): LIYA, Kazakh stude

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-MALATANG-TOURISM (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-MALATANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240321) -- TIANSHUI, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 20, 2024 shows a scenic spot in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. At dawn, the bustling snack streets of Tianshui, a city in northwest China's Gansu Province, were already teeming with activities, with visitors eager to taste the local specialty, malatang, literally meaning a numbingly spicy hotpot. TO GO WITH "Across China: Local delicacy spices up tourism in northwest China city" (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-MALATANG-TOURISM (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-MALATANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240321) -- TIANSHUI, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 20, 2024. At dawn, the bustling snack streets of Tianshui, a city in northwest China's Gansu Province, were already teeming with activities, with visitors eager to taste the local specialty, malatang, literally meaning a numbingly spicy hotpot. TO GO WITH "Across China: Local delicacy spices up tourism in northwest China city" (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-MALATANG-TOURISM (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-TIANSHUI-MALATANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240321) -- TIANSHUI, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 20, 2024. At dawn, the bustling snack streets of Tianshui, a city in northwest China's Gansu Province, were already teeming with activities, with visitors eager to taste the local specialty, malatang, literally meaning a numbingly spicy hotpot. TO GO WITH "Across China: Local delicacy spices up tourism in northwest China city" (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

(220507) -- TIANSHUI, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2022 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

(220507) -- TIANSHUI, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2022 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

(220507) -- TIANSHUI, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2022 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

(220507) -- TIANSHUI, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2022 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

(220507) -- TIANSHUI, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2022 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES (CN)

(220507) -- TIANSHUI, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2022 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)