Kizilgaha caves explained

Kizilgaha Caves
Map Type:	China Xinjiang
Relief:	yes
Location:	Xinjiang, China

The Kizilgaha Caves (Chinese: t=克孜爾尕哈石窟|s=克孜尔尕哈石窟|p=Kèzīěrgǎhā shíkū) consist in a Buddhist Temple inside a complex of caves in the area of Kucha, Xinjiang, China. The paintings in the cave go back to the 5th century CE.^[1] Other famous sites nearby are the Ah-ai Grotto, Kizil Caves, Kumtura, Subashi Temple and the Simsim caves.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Yamauchi . Kazuya . Taniguchi . Yoko . Uno . Tomoko . Conservation . Japan Center for International Cooperation in . Mural Paintings of the Silk Road: Cultural Exchanges Between East and West : Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Symposium on the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, January 2006 . 2007 . Archetype . 978-1-904982-22-7 . 35 . en.
2. (Other than Kizil)... "The nearby site of Kumtura contains over a hundred caves, forty of which contain painted murals or inscriptions. Other cave sites near Kucha include Subashi, Kizilgaha, and Simsim." in Book: Buswell . Robert E. . Lopez . Donald S. . The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism . 24 November 2013 . Princeton University Press . 978-1-4008-4805-8 . 438 . en.