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Tianshui.

Tianshui lies in southeastern Gansu, where the western Qinling meets the middle Wei River. The city administers Qinzhou and Maiji districts and five counties. Its municipal overview connects the name Tianshui to a story of a heavenly river pouring water. In this set, Maijishan’s grottoes rise in Maiji District, while Fuxi Temple stands on Fuxi Road in Qinzhou District.

Maijishan Grottoes rise along a wooded cliff.
Maijishan Grottoes

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Forested Maijishan cliff

Tianshui

Maijishan Grottoes

A forested red cliff in Tianshui holds Buddhist cave temples, painted clay figures and cliffside architecture.

 Red columns and a painted gateway at Fuxi Temple in Tianshui.

Tianshui

Fuxi Temple

A Ming-founded sacrificial complex on Fuxi Road, arranged along a north–south axis through four courtyards.
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  1. Maijishan GrottoesAuthor not specified on source page · Rights status not determined Photo source ↗ Orientation normalised, proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or retouch.
  2. The gateway of Fuxi Temple in Tianshui, photographed in September 2024.范培珅 · Rights status not determined Photo source ↗ Orientation normalised, proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or retouch.
  3. A forest-framed view of the cave-bearing peak, with a long gallery crossing the rock and tiled roofs at its foot.颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Orientation normalised, proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or retouch.