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Giant Buddha Temple

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A reclining Buddha in the old city

Zhangye’s Giant Buddha Temple centers on a large indoor wooden-frame, clay-plastered reclining Buddha. Its Western Xia hall stands within a compound that also preserves later towers and halls.