The Bezeklik Caves
1000 Buddha Caves of Bezeklik
Look familiar? Uighur princes…
Aerial Photos of Turfan
The Taklamakan Desert
Qanat system
Qanats and Farming
Ferghana Valley
Last summer of 2014, I traveled to Uzbekistan, and as part of this trip,
I went by car from Tashkent to the Fergana Valley. Part of this trip involved
a visit to the archaeological ruins of Kuva, which was a Buddhist temple
complex in the 4th and 5th centuries C.E.
Here are some other photos from this trip:
Remains of Kuva temple sight
Schematic of Kuva comlex (located in National Museum in Tashkent)
Statue of Shri-Devi Goddess with her crown of skulls
which was extracted from Kuva site.
Another deity – buried with the Shri Devi
goddess above – possibly Makaravaktra Dakini
A photograph of the large Buddhist statue that was unearthed in
the 1950s at Kuva. It had been destroyed (along with other
statues), likely by Arab invaders in the 7th and 8th centuries.
Buddhism posts – pictures of Dunhuang
Dunhuang Cave #285
The Oasis Temple Complex of Dunhuang
Another cave in Dunhuang
Photograph by Aurel Stein of Cave 16 – with schrools
The perceived value of Arts degrees
Map for Quiz
Please consult this map and note the following locations. Some of these locations don’t appear on this map but were discussed during lectures – please consult your notes and maps from these sessions.
Manchuria
China
Mongolia
Xinjiang
Tibet
India
Altai Mts.
Tianshan Mts.
Kunlun Mts.
Tarim Basin
Taklamakan Desert
Gobi Desert
Xi’an
Urumchi
Turfan
Dunhuang
Beijing
An Amazing Website – 360 degree photography from Xi’an
In fact, you can search anywhere in the world to see amazing panoramic shots – click around….
http://www.360cities.net/image/shaanxi-the-xian-circumvallation-2-xian-city-walls-south-gate-at-night