The National Natural Scenery Zone
The National AAAA Tourist Scenic Zone

Maijishan Mountain Scenery Zone is situated in the east part of the northern sub-range of West Qinling Mountain, 45km away from the Tianshui City. Occupying an area of 215 sq.km, it includes Maijishan Mountain, The immortal Cliff, Stone Gate, Quxi Brook and the old town Jieting, among which Maijishan Mountain is the most famous.
Maijishan Mountain (wheat straw in Chinese) enjoys the typical landscape of Danxia landform. The environment is tranquil with steep cliffs standing high and dense trees surrounded. Initially carved in 384, and experienced 1500-year-long subsequent carving since Northern Wei State till Qing dynasties, Maijishan Grottoes has been one of the four biggest cave complex in China. It remains 194 caves with 7200 clay and stone statues and 1300-sq.m of murals in all and is reputed as the“Art Gallery of the Oriental Sculpture”. Maijishan grottoes is the most beautiful one among the others of those kinds in China, its clay sculptures feature in both form and spirit, fully reflecting the real life of common people of the past.