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The temple grottoes of Wan-fo-hsia extend for a distance of over a quarter of a mile.¹ 'The condition of the sacred site harmonized very pleasantly with the picturesque seclusion and peace of this submontane thebais.' Numerous small shrines lay scattered along a raised terrace at the foot of the cliffs on the right bank of a river. None of the grottoes measured over 16 feet square and most of them 10 by 12 feet. In all essential points of architectural disposition and artistic decoration they 'show the closest resemblance to the average type of Chien-fo-tung shrines approximately assigned to the ninth-tenth century.'²