Horse Hoof Temple
Horse Hoof Temple is a Buddhist temple in Zhangye, Gansu. Horse Hoof Temple is situated nearby to Mati Si North Caves, as well as near the archaeological site Buddhist caves.Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Denomination: Tibetan
- Description: archaeological site
- Also known as: “Mati caves temple”, “Mati Temple Grottoes”, “Matisi Grottoes”, “马蹄寺”, and “马蹄寺风光旅游区”
Horse Hoof Temple
- Categories: archaeological site, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Zhangye, Gansu, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.48415° or 38° 29′ 3″ northLongitude
100.41735° or 100° 25′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8PC2FCM8+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 3323564394OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=tibetanWikidata ID
Q1495655
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Horse Hoof Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Mǎtísì Shíkūqún”
- Chinese: “马蹄寺石窟群”
- French: “Grottes de Matisi”
- German: “Matisi-Grotten”
- Japanese: “馬蹄寺石窟群”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mati Si North Caves and Buddhist caves.
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