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A guardian of Tibetan Buddhism grottoes in remote western Xizang

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-06-28 19:24

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A drone photo shows the Piyang grottoes in Zanda county of Ngari prefecture, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, June 24, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

LHASA -- Hidden among sandstone hills in remote western Xizang, a stretch of honeycomb-shaped caverns is way beyond the reach of most travelers.

Known as the Piyang grottoes, the 1,000-year-old caverns in the Xizang autonomous region's Ngari prefecture hold one of the world's greatest collections of Tibetan Buddhist murals.

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