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火 火Gansu "Son of the Earth" sculpture business card works name : Son of the Earth . Geographical location: Gobi Beach, Hongshanpo, 20 km south of Guazhou County, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province (next to Suoyang Town 270 County Road). Author : Dong Shubing (Director, Professor, Sculpture Department, School of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University) . Completion time: 7– November 2016, permanently installed the same year. Body volume : 15 m × 9 m × 9 m × Material: brown red sandstone whole stone 3D engraving, 127 pieces assembly . Art theme : Giant baby sleeping on the side of the bed, symbolizing "humanity is the child of the mother of the earth", calling for awe of nature and protecting the environment. Technical highlights : 3D scanning modeling → partition 3D CNC engraving → Site lifting splicing, error ≤ 3 mm . Landscape cluster : form "Guazhou Gobi International Sculpture Art Corridor" with "Unbounded" "Han Wuxiong Wind" . Transportation and tickets: 18 km from Lianhuo Expressway Guazhou Exit, the scenic spot is free; there is a parking lot and a sightseeing trail . Best shooting: After sunrise or 1 hour before sunset, the light side hits the "baby" face, which is very easy to produce film . Latest news: Tourist climbing incident occurred in January 2025, and the official has strengthened on-site duty and protection . In a word, look at a quiet sleeping "giant baby" in the desert of "Son of the Earth", reminding mankind with the softest gesture: facing nature, we are always just children.
4.3/5
单反小大爷Is it worth spending 550 to see all the special caves in Yulin Grottoes? I'm Leo, a traveler and photographer who constantly explores dungeons on Earth Online. On this trip to Dunhuang, I spent a whole day immersed in the murals of the Mogao Grottoes. Still feeling unsatisfied, I added another multiple-choice question to my itinerary between the Western Thousand Buddha Caves on the east route and the Yulin Grottoes on the west route. Yulin Grottoes, also known as Wanfo Gorge, is located in a Gobi gorge approximately 70 kilometers south of Guazhou County, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province. The Yulin River flows through the gorge, and elm trees form forests on both sides, giving the grottoes their name. As the "sister cave" of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Yulin Grottoes currently boasts 43 caves with intact murals, over 270 preserved painted sculptures, and over 5,200 square meters of murals, most of which date back 800 years, from the Tang Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty. Best route: I'm a lifelong self-drive person. At 4:00 AM, we set off from Dunhuang for a two-hour, 170-kilometer drive. Along the way, we admired diverse landscapes, including the Gobi Desert, oases, and poplar forests. We stopped frequently to check in at the Guazhou Sculpture Group (Son of the Earth, The Magnificent Spirit of Emperor Wu of Han, and Boundless), finally catching the first rays of sunlight of the day at Boundless. It was exactly 9:00 AM when we arrived at the main entrance of the Yulin Grottoes. Key Points: Tickets to the Yulin Grottoes are 40 yuan for the general entrance, which includes access to five caves. However, if your budget allows, the four special caves are absolutely must-sees. To avoid any regrets, I spent 550 yuan to visit all of them. Aside from the somewhat controversial Cave 4, the other three are truly exquisite, with extremely detailed explanations and a far superior experience to the general caves. · Cave 25: The "Amitābha Sūtra Transformation," featuring a depiction of the Western Paradise, is of immense artistic value and is considered the pinnacle of ancient Chinese Buddhist murals. Cave 2: Widely acclaimed for its exquisite depiction of the Water Moon Avalokitesvara, it is a masterpiece of Western Xia murals. Cave 3: Its murals blend exoteric and esoteric Buddhist art. Among them, the "Manjusri Transformation" and "Samantabhadra Transformation" paintings, as well as the "Iron Forging" and "Rice Pounding" paintings, reflecting Western Xia society, are all of great value. For the sake of cultural heritage protection, Yulin Caves, like Mogao Caves, prohibits photography. Therefore, I strictly adhered to the scenic area's regulations. As for the exquisite sculptures and murals, I decided to capture these everlasting moments with my own eyes.
4.2/5
YkYxy123456&Looking at the remains of the ancient city wall, I truly felt the artistic conception of "the smoke rises straight in the desert, the sun sets over the long river". The wind and sand have been blowing for thousands of years, and history seems to have solidified here. The desolate and magnificent beauty hits my heart directly.
