Maijishan Grottoes monastery, (near) Tianshui, Gansu, CN

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Other examples for the solitary monasteries are […] Maijishan 麥積山 near Tianshui 天水/Gansu,
http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html

Tianshui, China Page
Other names: Tianshuibu,T'ien-shui
World:China:Gansu Sheng
Lat 37.1467 Long 106.7806
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Tianshui.html

The Maijishan Grottoes
Located Southeast of Tianshyui City in Gansu Province on a 142 meters high hill named Maijishan, meaning "Wheat-pile Hill". Work on the grottoes started in the late 4th century and continued through successive North Wei (386-534 A.D.) and Song (960-1279 A.D.) dynasties until the 19th century. There are 194 existing caves, in which are preserved more than 7,000 sculptures made of terra cotta and over 1,000 square meters of murals.
http://www.remyc.com/maijishan.html

Coords: Lat 34.352222, Long 106.002778
http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Maijishan_Grottoes&params=34_21_08_N_106_00_10_E_region:CN_type:landmark_source:dewiki
Input by: tmciolek, Dec 16, 2009

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Final data (and their sources)

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Maijishan monastery, CN.

General location of the Maijishan monastery, CN.
Lat 34.352222 Long 106.002778
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.352222+106.002778+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Maijishan%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=34.352222,106.002778&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name