ZhangYe Mati Temple
- Chinese Name:马蹄寺
- Add:甘肃省张掖市肃南裕固族自治县大都麻乡马蹄寺风光旅游区
- website:http://www.mtsly.cn/
- tel: +86 0936-8891646;0936-8891610
- Tickets: 74 CNY p/p
- Opening Time: 08:30-18:00
- Recommend Visiting Time: 1-3 H
ZhangYe Mati Temple
Horseshoe Temple, also known as Puguang Temple, is located between the Qilian Mountains in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County. It is a huge cave temple complex. On the stone wall, there are many grotto Buddha statues carved from the Northern Liang Dynasty to the millennium, as well as high-rise grotto temple buildings, which are very fantastic and spectacular. There are both Chinese Buddhist temples and Tibetan Buddhist temples here. The same place has different styles and is very unique. There are also many legends and historic sites in the temple, such as the hoof prints of heavenly horses, murals of the Yuan Dynasty, and Buddha statues, which are very worth visiting.
The North Temple of Mati Temple is now open to the outside world. The area of the scenic area is relatively large, and the depth of the interior is about 3-4 kilometers. In addition to the many caves of Buddha statues dug in the mountains, the main places worth visiting are the Thousand Buddha Caves and the Palace of King Gesar. , Thirty-Three Heavens Buddhist Grottoes and other areas. The distance between several major areas is several kilometers, which is suitable for driving to visit one by one. Generally, most of the tours to Mati Temple are by car (private cars can enter the scenic spot, and the parking fee is about 5 yuan), and the shuttle bus to Mati Temple will also stop at sub-stations such as Qianfo Cave and Thirty-three Three Days. Go to the next location, so it’s all tourable by car. It takes about 3 hours to visit the major Buddhist caves of the Horseshoe Temple.
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ZhangYe Mati Temple Transfer: Car Rental with Driver
