The Qianling Temple Grottoes were excavated in the 16th National Period, and the earliest grottoes were recorded 100 years earlier than the Mogao Grottoes. The 38th UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha, Qatar, in June 2014, was successfully listed as a site in the "Silk Road: The Road Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor" as a joint application by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. World Heritage List. The grottoes are adjacent to Liujiaxia Reservoir. Generally, tourists will take a boat through the reservoir to reach Qianling Temple. You can enjoy the scenery of the reservoir on the way. We drive on the newly built road and enjoy the red peaks of Danxia landform along the way. This grotto is the only one in the Hexi Corridor grotto line that can be photographed.