Exhibition featuring Bingling Temple Grottoes held in Lanzhou, China's Gansu

Visitors view murals during an exhibition featuring Bingling Temple Grottoes at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Nov. 7, 2026. An exhibition featuring 165 cultural relics and sets of relics from the collection of a research institute dedicated to the Bingling Temple Grottoes opened at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou on Saturday. About two-thirds of the exhibits are on public display for the first time. The exhibition runs until Feb. 7, 2027.

Located in Yongjing County in Gansu, the Bingling Temple Grottoes date back more than 1,600 years. The site has 216 caves and niches, 815 statues and over 900 square meters of murals. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage property "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor." (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

A student works on a painting based on a mural, using a reproduction as a reference, at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Nov. 7, 2026. An exhibition featuring 165 cultural relics and sets of relics from the collection of a research institute dedicated to the Bingling Temple Grottoes opened at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou on Saturday. About two-thirds of the exhibits are on public display for the first time. The exhibition runs until Feb. 7, 2027.

A visitor views exhibits during an exhibition featuring Bingling Temple Grottoes at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Nov. 7, 2026. An exhibition featuring 165 cultural relics and sets of relics from the collection of a research institute dedicated to the Bingling Temple Grottoes opened at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou on Saturday. About two-thirds of the exhibits are on public display for the first time. The exhibition runs until Feb. 7, 2027.

A visitor is pictured during an exhibition featuring Bingling Temple Grottoes at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Nov. 7, 2026. An exhibition featuring 165 cultural relics and sets of relics from the collection of a research institute dedicated to the Bingling Temple Grottoes opened at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou on Saturday. About two-thirds of the exhibits are on public display for the first time. The exhibition runs until Feb. 7, 2027.

A visitor views statues during an exhibition featuring Bingling Temple Grottoes at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Nov. 7, 2026. An exhibition featuring 165 cultural relics and sets of relics from the collection of a research institute dedicated to the Bingling Temple Grottoes opened at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou on Saturday. About two-thirds of the exhibits are on public display for the first time. The exhibition runs until Feb. 7, 2027.

A visitor takes photos of statues during an exhibition featuring Bingling Temple Grottoes at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Nov. 7, 2026. An exhibition featuring 165 cultural relics and sets of relics from the collection of a research institute dedicated to the Bingling Temple Grottoes opened at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou on Saturday. About two-thirds of the exhibits are on public display for the first time. The exhibition runs until Feb. 7, 2027.

A docent explains an exhibit to visitors during an exhibition featuring Bingling Temple Grottoes at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Nov. 7, 2026. An exhibition featuring 165 cultural relics and sets of relics from the collection of a research institute dedicated to the Bingling Temple Grottoes opened at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou on Saturday. About two-thirds of the exhibits are on public display for the first time. The exhibition runs until Feb. 7, 2027.

People take photos of a statue and murals during an exhibition featuring Bingling Temple Grottoes at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Nov. 7, 2026. An exhibition featuring 165 cultural relics and sets of relics from the collection of a research institute dedicated to the Bingling Temple Grottoes opened at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou on Saturday. About two-thirds of the exhibits are on public display for the first time. The exhibition runs until Feb. 7, 2027.